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, May 01, 2008

Sunday, May 1, 1927

Sunday, May 1, 1927
Fair and warm

A lovely day. All went to Sunday School and I stayed at church while the rest all walked up town. Ned and Marjorie stayed alone while I went to class, without crying. Ned and I went to Mama’s in PM while Gilbert worked and the boys went to the show.

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Kathy5:48 AM, May 01, 2008
Sound like Grandma had a perfect day where she got to do things she enjoyed.
Kathy
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Eleanor9:06 AM, May 01, 2008
But where was Marjorie when Mother went to Mama's with Ned, the boys went to the movies, & Daddy worked? Did he have Morjorie with him?
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