Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

Monday May 23rd 1977
David and Karen in 4 Dental appointments. Shop busy but I took them to lunch at Isaly’s and then they left for Huron to visit Burton’s.

Sunday May 22nd 1977
Picked mother up about 1 and brought her out here for David and Karen’s visit. They arrived with kids by 2:00. Sarah putting two or three words together very plain. Josh still sleeps a lot but holds head up well and focuses his eyes very studiously on objects.
All of us went to see Reuben Smith’s Iris but they had a hail storm in the afternoon (we had a bare sprinkles) so they were beat up. Showed David and Karen my Philippine slides.

Saturday May 21st 1977
Got letters to board mailed along with six weddings- two will calls because we told them we could only do it that way and 3 at 2:30 and Connie’s at 7:30. Connie in to finish up reception flowers. I set up for churches with help of Tonya and Nancy.
Connie’s wedding beautiful. Had table set in the house dining room for reception at Club home. Rock band played and it was a revelation to see Rich dance. His stepdad came in his shirtsleeve!

Friday May 20th 1977
Thought I’d get caught up on rest so I went to bed at 8. At 8:30 Richard Carey rang the bell. Wanted to go over Constitution to see how money should be handled. So I’m to send a letter to all board members quoting Constitution and bylaws and get their opinions. He left about midnight. And I got letter ready to duplicate.
Mary and Rocky into shop about noon ready to leave on their four-week trip to Washington, Oregon and points between.

Thursday May 19th 1977
Mrs. Jane called about 10 and asked if I had ever got a cleaning woman. She’s ready to come back to work! So I said come right away, as I was trying to do what didn’t get done for Burroughs Group Monday. Quest Club had roast beef from Spears Meats. Managed to get some for Howard tonight.

Wednesday May 18th 1977
Phyllis Melo called to invite me and six other Historical Society members to attend Republican Harding Day dinner at Tri Rivers. We all had fun but speaker sure didn’t know anything about Harding. I didn’t realize these meetings were a cross between a revival and a horse race!

Tuesday May 17th 1977 spotted sandpiper on pond
4 wedding appointments- Gretchen McCurdy with one- bride- lost 57 lb & through AA is off alcohol and drugs. Clare Gillen called me suggesting Carroll Neidhart be given some recognition by the board for his service to the Historical Society. I wrote up a resolution making him an honorary life member. All board members present signed it and Carroll really gasped when we read it. Meeting at Richard Careys. Home at 11:30 p.m.

Monday May 16th 1977
Worked hard all day cleaning. Howard did rec room and windows. Hot! Some Burroughs Club members came at 4 and plopped down in TV room and never budged! Edna Kennedy, President, didn’t arrive until 7- battery dead on her car. But had good food. But Irene Clark messed up committee I’m figuring what we had to pay!

Sunday May 15th 1977 Sunny 82 Baltimore Oriole yellow-billed cuckoo
Oriole singing in wood & a few warblers around but mosquitoes swarmed over me when I went down by pond. Heritage Tour of old house group. I was hostess at Flickinger house from 1 to 3 and then visited Gordon, Rossmussen, Van Oosten, Harrold, and Neidhart houses and Memorial in Marion Cemetery.
Home at 5 and found picture and note left by Doris and Stewart [Gibson]. Daddy’s family when he was about six. Supper and worked on journal from 6 to 11. Have rough draft ready. Sorted all Philippine material into envelopes and stored things in my old room. Bed at 1:15 AM

Saturday, May 14, 1977
[No entry]