10/31/2018
It was a busy day for Nina Winn 100 years ago! Thanks to Richard Duffy for the transcription. If you want to receive a daily transcription of Nina's diary, send us a message with your email address.
Note Nina's references to the "Hallowe'en" traditions of 100 years ago. Looks like she bought some yellow crepe paper and bats and witches to decorate. Looks like she also had a bit of a party with lanterns and a nephew dressed like Charlie Chaplin.
Thursday, October 31, 1918
Rained early and
poured at noon but a beautiful
sunset and clear at night. Put in
the first long day of my life working
[outside the home] & enjoyed it hugely.
Up by 6. Fire, sifted ashes [*], brot
up coal, etc. & fixed table for night
& had time to read paper. Left at 8 &
in town by 8:50 -- worked til 12:15
(should have been one) & from 1:15 to
5. Lunched at Ginter's & then to
Shephard's [sic -- the correct spelling
was Shepard's department
store] & bot some yellow crepe paper
& some Hallowe'en things -- bats,
witches & owls for night. Tied-up
reports & wrote book numbers, etc.,
punched [holes] & put in eyelets.
_Heavy_brain_work_. Out with
Mrs. Coe and here at 6, Found
Vida, Jo Frost here & re-set table
and started supper -- everyone here but
Rachel. C.C. [Christmas Club meeting]
for Jo who goes to Richmond tomorrow
to teach. Asked Mabel up too so
there were 11 of us around the table.
Had potato salad, cheese sandwiches,
cider, celery, olives, cake, pumpkin pie,
bananas, grapes, chocolate kisses,
neccos [Necco wafers] & fancy crackers.
Barbara, Arthur, Marjory & Edward
Farnsworth up in eve with lanterns etc. & A.H.W.
[nephew Arthur H. Winn, came costumed] as
Charlie Chaplin. Cleared up things after they went
at ten. Had a good time. Did dishes while
I had help.
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