My Grandmother's Diary ~ Part 20, August 31 - September 11, 1920

Gertrude's brother, Arthur Russell Hitchings ( 1897 - 1967),
married Ethel Elizabeth Coleman in 1920.  He served
in Germany during World War 1, just a few
years before these diary entries were written. 

This is the 20th installment of my grandmother's diary from 1920.  Her name was Gertrude Matilda Hitchings (1905 - 2001) and she lived on Elliott Street in Beverly, Massachusetts.  I'm transcribing small sections of this tiny 3" diary, with its minuscule handwriting, and posting it at my blog every Monday.  You can read the first installment of the diary HERE.

TUES. AUG 31, 1920

Got up at 7.30 stayed

Home all morning. Ma

Sick.  After dinner went

up Bradstreet home at 5

After supper Eunice, Gladys

and I went to Russell’s.

Went to bed at 9.30

WED. SEPT. 1

Got up at 7.30 at 10

Went downtown with

Eunice.  After dinner went

down to Marion’s.  Went

to the lawn party. After

supper up Busby’s Point

came home at 9.30  Bed at 10.30

THURSDAY 2

Got up at 7.30 stayed home

until 10.30 then went to the

store.  After dinner went down

Helen’s took baby out all afternoon

stayed to supper came home at 8

Rus & Ethel down.  Bed at 9.45

NOTE:   Gertrude visited her married brother Russell with her sister Eunice and friend Gladys.  She also visited her first cousin Marion Hoogerzeil and went to a law party.  I don't know where "Busby's Point" is in Beverly.  Does anyone have a clue about this?  The next day she visited her married sister Helen and watched her baby nephew, Clemont. 

FRI. SEPT 3, 1920

Got up at 7.30 worked

around the house all morn-

ing.  Helen, Baby & Nana

came up.  Stayed home all

afternoon and read. 

After supper went to ride with

Eunice & Alice.  Bed at 9.30

SATURDAY 4

Got up at 7.15 worked around

the house all morning and

afternoon.  Mr. Lowell came

over at 2.15.  Took a walk up

the store after supper.

Went to bed at 10.15.

SUNDAY 5

Got up at 9.15  Mrs. Butler’s

cat got killed.  Home all morn-

ing.  After dinner went to walk

with Eunice & Ella.  Mr. Lowell

over.  Home all evening reading

Went to bed at 9.30.

NOTE:   Another visit with relatives (sister Helen, baby nephew Clemont, and her "Nana", Florence Hoogerzeil.  Riding with her sister Eunice and friend Alice.  Mr. Lowell the occasional boarder is back for the next two days. 

MON. SEPT. 6, 1920

Up at 8.45 home all the

morning, after dinner

Eunice & I went up to Ethel’s

Pa went to Haverhill.  Ellsworth &

Helen up to supper.  They went to Salem.

Eunice & I took baby home.  Came

Home at 11.  Bed at 11.45

TUESDAY 7

Up at 9 had breakfast

at 9.15 stayed around the

house all morning.

After dinner went down Nana’s

had my dress fitted came

home at five.  Home all evening

sewing.  Bed at 8.45

WEDNESDAY 8

Got up at 6:30 went to

school came home at 12.45

After dinner Eunice & I went

down Nana’s came home

got supper.  Home all the

evening. Bed at 10.

NOTE:   Gertrude and her sister Eunice went to visit their newly married sister-in-law, Ethel (married to Russell).  Pa went to Haverhill, where he did drafting work for the US Shoe Corporation of Beverly.  Gertrude's married sister, Helen, and husband, Ellsworth visited with their baby.  Gertrude finished her new dress just in time on Tuesday night, because school started up the next morning!  

THURS. SEPT. 9, 1920

Up at 6.30 went to

school home at 1.15

stayed home all afternoon

studying.  After supper

went to ride with

Rozella, came home at 8.30

Went to bed at 9.30

FRIDAY 10

Up at 6.45 went to school

at 7.45 went up to Helen’s

to dinner stayed all afternoon

came home at 5. Stayed

at home all evening and

studied.  Ma & Pa over

Butlers.  Bed at 9

SATURDAY 11

Up at 7.00 had breakfast

Stayed home all morning & afternoon

Working.  After supper Eunice, Ida

& I went downtown shopping then

Went to Danvers with Frank

Came home at 9.45 bed at 10.30

NOTE:   Gertrude went riding (bikes? trolleys?) with her friend Rozella.  She visited her married sister Helen.  On Saturday she went shopping with her sister Eunice and friend Ida.  Who is Frank (and she underlined this name)?  A new boyfriend?


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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "My Grandmother's Diary ~ Part 20, August 31 - September 11, 1920", Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 24, 2017, ( http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/04/my-grandmothers-diary-august-31.html: accessed [access date]).