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May Bragdon Diary, 1910 – 1914, p. 71

71MARCH 11 Fri 1910 Fine looking day! but coldish. Mr. J Breck Perkins died in Washington on this a.m. Lunched with Mary Belle & she came up thro' Cutler Bldg tower &c. with me afterward. Went to Hippo at 5 J.W. away this p.m. Mrs. Shortt sick to- night so I went to Meta's (away - At Amelie's) & to Marguerite (sore foot). Then Papa read Outlooks. Accounts & bath till late afterwards. Got last Sunday's Kodaks. Sat 1911 A lovely day - overhead - warm sunshine. Mary, Bess & Mame & I went to the Seneca to the Women's Lunch club and heard Mr. W.J. Seward talk on Libraries - the 3:30. Then I walked down to Edith's via. Platt St. found her sick in bed but going to N.Y. tomorrow, just the same. Came home to supper but didn't do much tonight > Mon 1912 Busy and uneventful. Mother & I are reading "The Married Life of the Frederic Candles" Jim lent us and old letters which are entertaining &c. otherwise Tues 1913 Busy weather has began! Bess & Mary were here tonight we had a little fire in the grate. Sherbert &c. and played "Ruin"! a lovely night outside and Spring in the air Wed 1914 Bright beautiful day. I washed the dishes & Uncle Will wiped them and later Mother came & we all went down town. Trudy & I to the Station. P.O. Schulers &[illegible] and then I went to Mrs. Drury's & [illegible] up & Mother & I went to the Bassets for lunch - a nice time - Mr.

. Then Trudy came & we went & to Lizzie Dickerman's & Nellie Hills's & Louis Rowe's (not home) & Drury for a cup of tea & to the train. Sunset & moonlight all lovely. An eclipse after we got home tonight.

71MARCH 11 Fri 1910 Fine looking day! but coldish. Mr. J Breck Perkins died in Washington on this a.m. Lunched with Mary Belle & she came up thro' Cutler Bldg tower &c. with me afterward. Went to Hippo at 5 J.W. away this p.m. Mrs. Shortt sick to- night so I went to Meta's (away - At Amelie's) & to Marguerite (sore foot). Then Papa read Outlooks. Accounts & bath till late afterwards. Got last Sunday's Kodaks. Sat 1911 A lovely day - overhead - warm sunshine. Mary, Bess & Mame & I went to the Seneca to the Women's Lunch club and heard Mr. W.J. Seward talk on Libraries - the 3:30. Then I walked down to Edith's via. Platt St. found her sick in bed but going to N.Y. tomorrow, just the same. Came home to supper but didn't do much tonight > Mon 1912 Busy and uneventful. Mother & I are reading "The Married Life of the Frederic Candles" Jim lent us and old letters which are entertaining &c. otherwise Tues 1913 Busy weather has began! Bess & Mary were here tonight we had a little fire in the grate. Sherbert &c. and played "Ruin"! a lovely night outside and Spring in the air Wed 1914 Bright beautiful day. I washed the dishes & Uncle Will wiped them and later Mother came & we all went down town. Trudy & I to the Station. P.O. Schulers &[illegible] and then I went to Mrs. Drury's & [illegible] up & Mother & I went to the Bassets for lunch - a nice time - Mr.

. Then Trudy came & we went & to Lizzie Dickerman's & Nellie Hills's & Louis Rowe's (not home) & Drury for a cup of tea & to the train. Sunset & moonlight all lovely. An eclipse after we got home tonight.

71MARCH 11 Fri 1910 Fine looking day! but coldish. Mr. J Breck Perkins died in Washington on this a.m. Lunched with Mary Belle & she came up thro' Cutler Bldg tower &c. with me afterward. Went to Hippo at 5 J.W. away this p.m. Mrs. Shortt sick to- night so I went to Meta's (away - At Amelie's) & to Marguerite (sore foot). Then Papa read Outlooks. Accounts & bath till late afterwards. Got last Sunday's Kodaks. Sat 1911 A lovely day - overhead - warm sunshine. Mary, Bess & Mame & I went to the Seneca to the Women's Lunch club and heard Mr. W.J. Seward talk on Libraries - the 3:30. Then I walked down to Edith's via. Platt St. found her sick in bed but going to N.Y. tomorrow, just the same. Came home to supper but didn't do much tonight > Mon 1912 Busy and uneventful. Mother & I are reading "The Married Life of the Frederic Candles" Jim lent us and old letters which are entertaining &c. otherwise Tues 1913 Busy weather has began! Bess & Mary were here tonight we had a little fire in the grate. Sherbert &c. and played "Ruin"! a lovely night outside and Spring in the air Wed 1914 Bright beautiful day. I washed the dishes & Uncle Will wiped them and later Mother came & we all went down town. Trudy & I to the Station. P.O. Schulers &[illegible] and then I went to Mrs. Drury's & [illegible] up & Mother & I went to the Bassets for lunch - a nice time - Mr.

. Then Trudy came & we went & to Lizzie Dickerman's & Nellie Hills's & Louis Rowe's (not home) & Drury for a cup of tea & to the train. Sunset & moonlight all lovely. An eclipse after we got home tonight.

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