BLACKWELL FAMILY
Antoinette B. Blackwell   Hawe, Mrs J W.Elizabeth Jan. 3 1885.  
Howe
My dear Mrs. Howe
You gave us the
topic for our statistic questions - 
the sanitary condition of schools
and the reasons for putting women
upon school boards.  Now will not
you complete the good beginning
by putting four or five distinct
inquiries into publishing shape.
If so, I agree to push the
investigation strongly and to make
every member of the Conv. help.
It takes so long and is so
troublesome to get nine women to
agree as to just the points we need
to investigate that if you will
determine so much with authority,
I can say that; and there we can
begin to work at once even beforethe leaflet is printed and goes to
the Vice Presidents.
Amount and direction of light,
owning[?] and ventilating, drainage
etc. our study and our excitement
at examinations are points which
impress me.  But do be good and
put it all in shape as was done last 
year.
The Orange ladies seem proud to
have the Mid Year in this hall - the 
"Masonic Building"- and anxious to
give entertanment to all who may be
present.  The club President, my sister
in law, Mrs. Brown, daughter of the
late Professor Emerson of [An?ouse], but
an able and a fairly liberal woman
who can help us efficiently if will
in the Congress, cordially invites you
to be her guest.
Would Wednesday March 13 be a 
good date?  They only control the Hall on
Wednesdays
Hastily but cordially   A.B.Blackwell.