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 11, 2007

Thursday, February 11, 1926

Yet another day when Grandma did not write in her "Bookof Remembrance". So, how about what she wrote one year ago in 1925:

Wednesday, February 11, 1925
Snow

Ironed all morning till two and then got ready and went to the mothers’ meeting at school. Dale hurried home and took care of the little ones. They got along fine and I enjoyed the meeting so much. They had cute dances and a little drill of wooden soldiers that was too cunning. Also a fine address on “Lincoln”. I bought some of their salad, talked to some of the ladies and came home, glad I had gone.

The reason I chose this one was because I started posting on February 12th, so this one would not have "seen the light of day" otherwise.