Ferguson writes Addams to confide his previous aversion to her conclusions about alcohol and to tell her that reading Twenty Years at Hull-House has changed his opinion about her work. He also asks her to consider devoting her careful attention to the case for Prohibition.

Addams sends Taylor a book about Tolstoy along with her holiday greetings.

Addams writes Stewart regarding her pledge to the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association.

Addams thanks Ewing and her husband for the Christmas carnations and returns her holiday greetings.