Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Feb. 12, 1925

Thursday, February 12, 1925
Cold

Lincoln’s birthday and the boys were out of school. They got up devilish and Gilbert said he felt sorry for me today. They coasted in the park and played in the snow all morning and at noon I put the little ones to bed and left the big ones in the house and went down town to buy shoes. Got two pairs that I believe will be comfortable. Was getting an awfully sore bunion on my left foot.

(The boys played in Brookside park on the east side of Indianapolis. When this was written, the boys were approximately 7, 6, 5 and 2 when she left them alone while she went downtown to shop. She probably took the "inter-urban" downtown to shop.)