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.

Monday, June 09, 2008

Thursday, June 9, 1927

Thursday, June 9, 1927
Hot but breezy

Mama came over again and we went to get some flowers but the lady wasn’t home. Jones and Mrs. Schiffman came out in the evening and we had a good time. I finally got the boys’ beds painted.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Mother & Grandmother must have walked a block south in the alley where Mrs. Moore had a little nursery in her yard at 11th St. & Temple. I loved going there but now days zoning laws probably wouldn't allow it. The Joneses were probably Nina and Paul Jones. I remember Mrs. Schiffman went to our church but I am puzzled how she and Jones were connected.")