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, March 25, 2008

Friday, March 25, 1927

Friday, March 25, 1927

The day of our class dinner when we entertain our husbands. Took most of the time finishing up my dress to wear. Lola and the Collins’ kids came over to stay with the boys.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "I have heard about the program to entertain their husbands. Mother had told me of the stunned look on Daddy's face when it was announced that Mother would sing, "Passing On the Rye". Someone played the piano while Mother mouthed the words and gestured and Mrs. Ragsdale, a very good singer, hid behind the piano and sang."

Apparently, though Grandma could play the piano, she did not have much of a singing voice.)