Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday October 29th 1935
Left my gloves at the Palace Saturday. Stopped for them this evening and they had them. Bought a pound of chocolates and put them in one of the boxes Wally had given me.
Had a time learning how to sew my quilt together but finally got one row joined!
Ironed the stuff I washed last night.
Wrote Wally a letter this noon. Bill golfed this p.m. so I cleaned things up.

Monday October 28th 1935
Spent two hours and a half this morning deciding how to join my quilt.
Laura and Ed were where Ed used to live getting his stuff and when they came we got along pretty good. She decided on the silhouette plaques. I asked her which- a hand-painted luncheon set or that. I meant to write Wally. Regulation of truck lines will mean a lot more accounting work.

Sunday October 27th 1935
Daddy down this morning. Waltl came for dinner about 11:00. Macy, Elmer and Dale happened in.
Walt and I took a drive around Columbus, Mount Vernon Avenue, Grandview, Schiller Park. About 20 miles. I had planned to go to Fireside with Louis but Wally doesn’t want me to. They brought me home about 4:30. Wally bought me a pound of cashews.
Louis called. I told him Walt didn’t want me to go. Maybe I should have made an excuse.
Laura and Ed were married yesterday. I probably wouldn’t know it but for Edwin. I spilled pie[sic]

Saturday October 26th 1935
Messed around until 11:00 lunch. Then mother, May, Floy and I went uptown. Met Wally for a minute. (He hitched up.) Mary got a red dress at the Joy shop and I got a green wool at “Dels”. $6.90 reduced from $7.90 Paid the Fashion got some tuck stitch PJ’s there. And I dashed home with the headache. Back uptown at 3:30 to meet them all including Louis. Louis, Mary, Walt and I went to “Page Miss Glory.” Shopped for chairs. Ate at Liggett’s. Out to Aunt May’s for cards. After they left I had a lecture on jealousy.

Friday October 25th 1935
Didn’t hear from mother or Mary in the morning, but went to Morehouse Martin’s at noon and there they were. Had lunch with them. Dropped them at the Broad Theater. They were at Aunt May’s when I got there this evening. Mary, Floy and I went painting. Aunt May and mother came down.
Finished my Silhouettes and one Mary started. To bed about 11:30.

Thursday October 24th 1935
Stopped at Lazarus for a pair of hose $0.55.
Finished the white on my quilt. Now all I have to do is join it.
Got a new typewriter from the advertising Department. A lot better than the one I had though.
Bath- nails- bed 10:00.
Was 15 minutes early this morning and Bill just made it!
Got a letter from Wally and enjoyed it before I started work.

Wednesday October 23rd 1935
Of course when I get to work 10 minutes early Bill would be 10 minutes late.
Turned cold today. We can get ready for winter now I guess.
Finished cutting white for my quilt and have only two more to piece. Laura gave me enough for two blocks.. I ran out.
Called Aunt May and she’s expecting us all out over the week-end. Even invited Wally out for Sunday dinner!

Tuesday October 22nd 1935
Streetcar Went right off and left me so I was late again. Oh Dear.
Laura told me last night that she and Ed are to be married soon. He got a suit yesterday and she got a blue velvet dress today. I wish it were me and Walt. (Such grammar.)
Quilt coming along fine.
Wrote a letter to Wally and took it to the mail box in the rain. Nice soft warm rain though

Monday October 21st 1935
Waiting on three trains going to Shelton’s. Got to Columbus about 7:30. Mr Shelton took his dog to the university so I took a car and got to work about 8:35. Bill wanted to know if I could get to work a little earlier on Monday. I said yes by spending a dollar a week more. He doesn’t want me to spend my money though. So I didn’t take any lunch hour. Worked on $800 Nat. Dist. Fire claims.
By doing 2 a night I can have all the white on my quilt by Thursday evening.

Sunday October 20th 1935
Sunday School. Aunt Zella and Uncle Roy* here for dinner. Wally and I cut houses- food- decoration articles from magazines. BY. Bernard Brooks and Rosina down afterwards. Had some cider that Wally got last night. Too hard for me. Had a good time though.
I love Wally. We went to bed about 11:00. I had a bath. Before BY we walked around up town and Wally got me some carmel crisp and lemons.

*Roy Hemmerly, Trella’s father Ray’s brother from Forest, Ohio