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.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Saturday, April 18, 1925

Saturday, April 18, 1925
Fair and hot

The boys went bare footed a little while today before their baths. All but Dale. He played ball in the park most of the day. Dick got a new pair of shoes at Neffs so they are all shod once again. Summer ought to be better than winter as far as shoe bills are concerned as they go bare footed so much.

(Lots about shoes. FYI, the Indiana Historical Society lists Neff's shoes as a business started in 1885. I haven't heard of it, so I assume it is long gone. Stout's Shoes, which is still in business on Massachutsetts Ave., was established in 1886. It's the place to go for very narrow and very wide shoes!)