Author: David Haldeman

Sunday March 20 1938 – at Prospect Street Methodist
A lovely, lovely day for the wedding. Preceded by Margaret & Loren, BBB & Rosina came down the aisle together & were married. The church overflowed. Rosina’s church and minister. Afterwards to a reception for bridal party. Walt ushered & a few friends. Not many relatives. Took pictures & Rosina’s boss took movies. We threw rice on them as they came out of the picture studio before going out to her house.
We came home about 2:00 leaving their car very much decorated.
And so to bed.
Daddy says he won’t give me away.

Saturday March 19 1938
Finished dress & coat this A.M. & pressed. Walt & I got the waffle iron for BBB & R. Also bought 5 boxes candy for Rosina. Went to rehearsal at 4:30. Practised step & ½ with them.
Gave them the waffle maker after. They seemed pleased.
Walt & I went uptown about 8:15 to look at chairs (didn’t get any) when we got back to the car. Parked behind church the handles were crooked & one gone. Evidently some one made an unsuccessful attempt to swipe it. Home & to bed.
Daddy & Mary planted gladiolus. Will they bloom 3 months from today?

Friday March 18 1938
Shower for Rosina tonight. She was very much surprized until the last minute. Mother gave her a crocheted rug & Mary the comfort she had made. She got lots of nice things, luncheon cloths, dish towels, sheet-pillow cases- etc.
Walt went to a party for BBB. He got home about 2:00.
Drastic changes are to be made in personnel – Reduction of forces about 20%- Don’t know yet how it will affect our Dept.

Thursday March 17 1938
In rereading Walt’s letter tonight the $70 dawned on me – a Raise!– oh how grand. Was I dumb – the letter was dated the 15th.
Cleaned my room tonight – and it took nearly 2 hours – Let’s see – 2 hrs to a room – 6 rooms – 12 hours to clean my house at that rate. I’ll have to speed up someplace.
Washed hair – did nails – figured accounts & so to bed.

Wednesday March 16 1938
The first spring day- almost Aprilly – 72 at 3:00 P.M. officially but it hailed on the way home.
The woman who gazed so mournfully into the Scioto at Town St. when I went to Lazarus for lunch was still there when I went back to work. I hope I don’t find her a suicide in tomorrow’s paper.
Finished dress tonight except hem. And so to bed.
Letter from Wally tonight says they have already started to shingle the roof of our house. Green, thank goodness.
What did he mean “Yes I did” – so now it is $70”—-

Tuesday March 15 1938
Reading Dorthea Bramde’s “Wake Up & Live”*- It really has some workable ideas. I want to reread it again. Got a picture to give Rosina at the shower.
Have finished most of yellow dress tonight. Started it too in fact.
Bath & to bed.

*[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Wake_Up_and_Live/QkuqCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover]

Monday March 14 1938
Down on bus – and did it rain.
Finished redingate except handwork.
Willard called for suggestions for gift for BBB & Rosina. I didn’t know he was a good friend of theirs.

Sunday March 13 1938
SS – Still headachy. Grandma & whole family over to see house. Home & figured cost of window shades & curtain rods etc. Surely would love to have new sink in kitchen & a rearrangement. But impossible.
BBB & Rosina at BY (Leaderless until 7:00) Then down to BBB’s until 9:00. Listened to C. McCarthy etc. got bits of wedding news. Rosina is so secretive. Seems to resent anyone finding out the color of her dress- kind of furniture, etc. Huh? Home and to bed at 10:00.

Saturday March 12 1938
Up early to inspect the house before Walt went to work. Fought a headache all day.
Walt went to see Mr. Stafford at the Loan at 2:00 and called me about 2:30 to say he had paid $100 down- agreed to fix roof. We pay half furnish paper for 2 bedrooms. Fix furnace. Plaster upstairs over.
Decided to have a linen shower for Rosina Friday evening.
To bed rather early in deference to my headache.

Friday March 11 1938
At 4:40 Stan told me I needn’t work tomorrow. Finished report we had been working on at 5:00. But inasmuch as I placed it so it looked better & read more consistently than originally I had to type it over. Finished at 5:30. Ran for the bus. Had a milk shake in Delaware & walked home.
Was met with news of a house on Greenwood Street they had all been to see so Walt & I inspected it with a flashlight. Basement, furnace, fireplace, extended windows, bathroom, upstairs 2 bedrooms. But with the minimum that each implies. BBB over for the evening. Is he happy?