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May Bragdon Diary, February 18, 1906 – February 22, 1906, p. 100
2/19/06
"
Her Husband's Defense
."
2/22/06
"
The Toast of the Town
"
Feb. 18 Sunday
Read a lot of course, today about
Alice
Roosevelt's
wedding yesterday. Sorted
my maps &c.
Floss
came in the p.m.
and
Mother
told her about
Florence
Charlton's
engagement to "
Edward Jolly
of
Regina
". She almost had hysterics.
I went over to the
3rd church
(late)
and heard most of
Mr. Guthrie's
sermon
Then walked up to
Davises
.
George
was just going. I staid to supper (
Helen
was at "
Jane's
") and went to church
with
Chat
and
Mrs. D.
Didn't want
to much and it lasted late - so I
was late home - Read "
The Martian
" upstairs.
Feb. 19 Monday
Cold and windy - Busy, of course.
Had supper with
Mother
at
Mechanics Institute
and she heard the cooking
lesson while I went to
Baker Theatre
with
G.C.B.
and heard "
Her Husbands' Defense
".
Feb. 20 & 21 Tues, Wed
Uneventful days -
Father
is reading
Fisk
's "
American Revolution
" aloud to
Mother
& I while we sew &c. Also play
flinch
.
Feb 22 Thurs.
The birthday of
Geo. Washington
. We
had a half holiday, but I worked
till abouts 5 - I'm so
very
busy
Then inspected the engine & dynamo rooms.
Lunched with
Edith
,
"Bob" Hutchinson
&
Miss
Dickens
. Tonight went with
Laura
,
Lura
&
Marie
to see
Viola Allen
in "
The
Toast of the Town
" - The play was
Clyde Fitchy
& pretty
2/19/06
"
Her Husband's Defense
."
2/22/06
"
The Toast of the Town
"
Feb. 18 Sunday
Read a lot of course, today about
Alice
Roosevelt's
wedding yesterday. Sorted
my maps &c.
Floss
came in the p.m.
and
Mother
told her about
Florence
Charlton's
engagement to "
Edward Jolly
of
Regina
". She almost had hysterics.
I went over to the
3rd church
(late)
and heard most of
Mr. Guthrie's
sermon
Then walked up to
Davises
.
George
was just going. I staid to supper (
Helen
was at "
Jane's
") and went to church
with
Chat
and
Mrs. D.
Didn't want
to much and it lasted late - so I
was late home - Read "
The Martian
" upstairs.
Feb. 19 Monday
Cold and windy - Busy, of course.
Had supper with
Mother
at
Mechanics Institute
and she heard the cooking
lesson while I went to
Baker Theatre
with
G.C.B.
and heard "
Her Husbands' Defense
".
Feb. 20 & 21 Tues, Wed
Uneventful days -
Father
is reading
Fisk
's "
American Revolution
" aloud to
Mother
& I while we sew &c. Also play
flinch
.
Feb 22 Thurs.
The birthday of
Geo. Washington
. We
had a half holiday, but I worked
till abouts 5 - I'm so
very
busy
Then inspected the engine & dynamo rooms.
Lunched with
Edith
,
"Bob" Hutchinson
&
Miss
Dickens
. Tonight went with
Laura
,
Lura
&
Marie
to see
Viola Allen
in "
The
Toast of the Town
" - The play was
Clyde Fitchy
& pretty
2/19/06
"
Her Husband's Defense
."
2/22/06
"
The Toast of the Town
"
Feb. 18 Sunday
Read a lot of course, today about
Alice
Roosevelt's
wedding yesterday. Sorted
my maps &c.
Floss
came in the p.m.
and
Mother
told her about
Florence
Charlton's
engagement to "
Edward Jolly
of
Regina
". She almost had hysterics.
I went over to the
3rd church
(late)
and heard most of
Mr. Guthrie's
sermon
Then walked up to
Davises
.
George
was just going. I staid to supper (
Helen
was at "
Jane's
") and went to church
with
Chat
and
Mrs. D.
Didn't want
to much and it lasted late - so I
was late home - Read "
The Martian
" upstairs.
Feb. 19 Monday
Cold and windy - Busy, of course.
Had supper with
Mother
at
Mechanics Institute
and she heard the cooking
lesson while I went to
Baker Theatre
with
G.C.B.
and heard "
Her Husbands' Defense
".
Feb. 20 & 21 Tues, Wed
Uneventful days -
Father
is reading
Fisk
's "
American Revolution
" aloud to
Mother
& I while we sew &c. Also play
flinch
.
Feb 22 Thurs.
The birthday of
Geo. Washington
. We
had a half holiday, but I worked
till abouts 5 - I'm so
very
busy
Then inspected the engine & dynamo rooms.
Lunched with
Edith
,
"Bob" Hutchinson
&
Miss
Dickens
. Tonight went with
Laura
,
Lura
&
Marie
to see
Viola Allen
in "
The
Toast of the Town
" - The play was
Clyde Fitchy
& pretty
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