Saturday, February 1, 1947
Trip to Columbus
Consecrated the morning to being ready to go to Columbus at 2:00. Took kids to mother’s and got them settled & were at Romine’s at 2:05 at Flo wasn’t ready. Started snowing as we started out and kept it up intermittently all the time we were gone.
Mary had gone to Aunt May’s so we called and told her we would pick her up at 7:30. Went to Long’s Bookstore and were enchanted with the quantity of books but as they weren’t priced we hesitated in taking them down. Ray & I each bought one. Then up to the North High Bookstore & I got “Gray’s Manual of Botany” & 4 other books. In looking for Livingstone’s Seed Store – which moved 4 yrs ago! I found another book store and record shop. Bought 7 records and good ones.
Down to Neil House Tavern for dinner but Romines were uncomfortable and thoroughly disapproved of my choice of an eating place – But I still like it. Then out for Mary but she had cramps in her toes so we didn’t go skating but arched at Olentangy Rec. Center. Took Mary to dorm about 10:30 – Stopped at Romine’s for a little Table Tennis & sandwiches. Mother & Daddy were sitting up cause David was in their bed!