Category: The Diary of Llewellyn

Very cold. To bed about 9:30. Rushed all day in office.

Next Entry: November 19, 1924

To bed early. Very cold all day. Started exercising.

Next Entry: November 18, 1924

Went to all services of church & league & S.S. Nelson’s came up in afternoon. I slept. Snowed & rained around League time. Supposed to go to Suffern but did not go. Folks went to Roseland. Uncle Dory sick.

Next Entry: November 17, 1924

Went to Macy’s & Gimbels looking for a hat. Finally went to Newark & got it in Holmes. Black satin. Uncle Rene & Aunt Aggie came out about 6 o’clock, they went to Roseland. Mama & I went to movies. Came to store & met us afterwards.

Next Entry: November 16, 1924

Mama & I went to movies. Papa went to bed. Policeman called up said store was open. Mama & I went up to lock it.

Next Entry: November 15, 1924

Sunday School board meeting at Mr. Winans. Very good meeting. M.E.W.’s practiced basketball. Russell walked home with me.

Next Entry: November 14, 1924

One of the things that’s been on my to do list for a long time is to write up a “cast of characters” post for the diary entries on this blog. There are a lot of people who pop up on a regular basis.

Uncle Rene & Papa went to see Fripo – Weinert fight at Newark Armory. Mama & Aunt Aggie went to movies. Geo, Florence, Margeurite & I took them down & then went to movies in Caldwell saw ‘After the Ball’. Went down after them again.

Next Entry: November 13, 1924

Armstice Day. Legal holiday in Jersey. Papa closed all day – We had to work all day. Mama & Papa went to movies. I went to bed. George to movies with Florence.

Next Entry: November 12, 1924

(Mills) Carpenter start to lay parquet floors. Geo to bed at 7:30. Second lecture course at church – “Theodore Roosevelt.” Wore my black sating dress. Got off at 3:30 & went out to Dawson’s & had hair waved. Beat at night, home afterwards because house was all torn up & could not bring anyone in.

Next Entry: November 11, 1924