Blackwell Family                General Correspondence       Howard, Mrs. Henry W.
Blackwell, Alice StoneMrs. Henry W. Howard
R. F. D. NO 1. TORO CANYON ROAD
CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA

                                  Sunday - January 11th
Dear Mrs. Blackwell-
                                My mother gave me 
your delightful book about your mother 
for a Christmas gift and I enjoyed it so 
very much that I hope you wont mind 
my writing to tell you so. you have 
certainly made her live again in your 
book and I was tremendously interested 
in every word.
    Of course the parts about your father 
and yourself were particularly dear to 
me. How well I remember the wonderful 
times I had on Boutwell Avenue and 
the continuous tale your father told me 
about "The Black Man." How well I also 
remember Beth Hagan and the pictures 
she showed me and the wonderful 
blackberry pudding we had for dinner!Your book brought many child hood 
memories back to me as well as informing 
me about the wonderful things that 
your mother and father did that I 
never knew or dreamed of. How proud 
you must be to have had such a mother 
and father and how proud they must 
be that you have so successfully "carried 
on" for so many years the causes that 
are dear to their hearts.
    I have been married nearly twenty -five 
years - just think of it. but in some 
ways I don't feel much older than 
when I went to listen to the story of 
"The Black Man." In other ways I am very 
much older (I should hope) but I still 
retain the child like love and admiration 
that I always feel for you who were at 
that time my veritable "fairy godmother."

Very affectionately,
Elaine Goodridge Howard.[*Elaine Goodridge*]
Mrs. Henry W. Howard
530 Toro Canyon Road
Santa Barbara, California
April 20, 1946
Dear Mrs Blackwell -
                            I am writing 
for my mother as it is 
impossible for her to write any
more. She wants me to tell you 
how much she appreciates your 
seasonal greetings. She says they 
grow finer each time. She 
thought the Christmas greeting 
the best and now comes thiswonderful Easter message
which she says even surpasses 
the Christmas one!
   She is quite well considering
everything but is greatly handicapped 
by her lack of sight.
and you know all about
that yourself.
   I know how much the 
plight of the starving peoples
of the world must distress
you. I hope we are really


Mrs. Henry W. Howard
530 Toro Canyon Road
Santa Barbara, California

going to do something
at least to relieve the situation. 
I wish it could have
been done long ere this.
   This is a lovely day out
here in Santa Barbara after
a week of cold drizzly fog. I
suppose we are spoiled out
here and expect the days
should all be lovely.   I am getting along as to health 
much better than I was and 
can really enjoy life in a 
quiet way again. 
   I often think of you and 
your father and "Beth" and 
the happy days I had in your 
house as a child. 
   Mamma sends her love and 
her thanks for your remembrance 
of her.
                               
Affectionately your "god child"
         Elaine