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.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Wednesday, May 20, 1925

Wednesday, May 20, 1925
Cloudy

Dale and Don Couper seem to hit it off so well these days. Don has always seemed like a nice boy. He is real clever at making things, bows and arrows are the order of the day at the present. He often gives Dale candy and bless his heart, Dale usually divides with me. He knows my sweet tooth. Albert keeps me busy reading and telling stories to him since he is sick.

(So, Grandma had a sweet tooth! It's good to know where that particular trait in the family came from.)