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, March 09, 2008

Wednesday, March 9, 1927

Wednesday, March 9, 1927
Fair.

This was the day of the party. Miss Parsons had said she would stay with Dick but I found out that Mrs. Peggs wanted her as she wanted to go so I stayed at home. After supper Mr. and Mrs. Peggs called and brought us some flowers from the party.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Miss Parsons must have been a member of our church, since knew both Mother & Mrs. Peggs. I wonder if Mother got her new dress made."

I would guess with Dick laid up with a broken leg and Ned sick with a fever, that Grandma didn't get much sewing done.)

1 comment:

Eleanor9:03 AM, March 09, 2008
I suspect that one reason Mother offered to stay home was she didn't get her dress done. From previous posts, I think she probably didn't have a suitable outfit for a party unless she made one. (Of course Mrs Parsons could have said no, I've already promised to watch Dick)

How formal they were back then, calling each other Mrs, Miss, or Mr. I don't think I ever heard her call her friends by their first names, except for a few close friends enough that we called then 'aunt or uncle'.
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