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.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Sunday, March 20, 1927

Sunday, March 20, 1927
Rain and cooler

We moved Dick downstairs and put him in a rocker today. He says he would like to sleep down there on the couch. Certainly would help me. Ella and Mama and boys spent the afternoon and Mac’s came in the evening.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "The couch was in the kitchen - right next to our only bathroom. No wonder it was a help to mother! Ella was Uncle Guy's wife and the boys were our cousins, Bob & Don Campbell).