Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday June 14 1932
I made 20 pts of jam while mother was uptown in P.M. Went to church for W.W.G. picnic. All went to Powelsons. Kath Thoma & Marguerite had their boys’ friends but not for long. I felt & acted silly. The girls came down for a while afterwards. I wonder if Phil Boyd knows Ruth Owen.

Monday June 13 1932
First day of Bible School. Clara Gillan & I have 14 – 7 boys & 7 girls. 8-9. They are surely cute & smart, too. The butterfly came out of the cocoon. It surely is big. I went to Alines’ for berrys [sic] in the evening. & then down to Woods to take her stuff home. Took Mary B. with me. You should see the story I started.

Sunday June 12 1932
The church was beautiful for children’s day. Lattices, roses, lilies. Mary Burtch came home with us for dinner & we went to O’Shaunessy [sic] dam to see the monkeys, lions, deers [sic], bears, tigers etc. Got home just in time for me to lead at B.Y. Nita took me for a ride during church & afterwards Glenn & I had an awful quarrel & mother says I have to sit with them.

Saturday June 11 1932
Walked home. Helped finish my dress. Got marie [sic] ribbon for it & some indelible rouge in evening. Pauline was over. I stayed up till about 12 getting B.Y. lesson. Mary was up in afternoon & Nita for a minute in the evening.

Friday June 10th 1932
Took Mary Burtch home and got dress. Rice cloth. Got it about 1/2 made in afternoon. Helen called and asked if I would like to play tennis with her and William and Melvin Stonebreaker. We played on Lafayette Street and then took a little ride. Got root beer. Went out past Rainbow Gardens and while turning around in Garfield Park the car stalled. Finally got pulled into Stony — & then walked to Helen’s. I stayed there all night.

Thursday June 9th 1932
Up at 5:15. Mrs. Epley’s for a meeting for a picnic. Only six came so we went around and gathered up two more. Went back of Zachman’s then played ball. Got home in time to take a bath and go to church for faculty of V.B.S. meeting. Incidentally got a Klondike from the Cradle Roll Party. Mary Burtch and I went play that Mary was in and she is staying all night.

Wednesday June 8th 1932
Aunt May and Miles came about 2:00. Mother and I made calls for Cradle Roll party tomorrow afternoon. All went to Grandma’s for supper. Met Mary Burtch at prayer meeting and went with her to buy a birthday card for Bernard Brooks. Quite a job. All too sentimental or too prosaic.

Tuesday June 7th 1932
Mother fooled me into getting up at 7:45. Oh dear. The Canterbury Bells are beginning to bloom. Tre Jolie. Junior guild meeting. Formal initiation at church. New members kneeled at picture of Christ with candles. Picnic Thursday.

Monday June 6th 1932
H.W. and I went to see Greta Garbo in “As You Desire Me”. Peculiar plot.

Sunday June 5th 1932
I bawl G.P. out, he sits beside me and P.C. gets mad. I make up to B.B. to find out M.B.’s chance and she gets sore. What are you supposed to do.