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.

Monday, July 03, 2006

Friday, July 3, 1925

Friday, July 3, 1925
Hot

Ned slept better last night and wasn’t so feverish today, but awfully pettish and cross. Perhaps this attack won’t last long. Papa thinks not. Albert seems better. His glands going down. We have hopes of going to Crawfordsville in a week. They will surely be well enough by then. If I can get ready.

(Gilbert was from Crawfordsville, so they would go there to visit family. I am sure there was a lot for her to do to get everything and everyone ready for a trip like that.)