Delia Locke Diary, 1911-1915
Page 208 1914. When Mrs. Staples entered the Normal, she left her little Elsie with Mrs. Berkeley Bryant, who loved her as her own daughter and suffered intensely in parting with her. Elsie is now Mrs. Brown of Nome, Alaska, and her mother is anticipating a visit from her shortly, and came here also...
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| Summary: | Page 208 1914. When Mrs. Staples entered the Normal, she left her little Elsie with Mrs. Berkeley Bryant, who loved her as her own daughter and suffered intensely in parting with her. Elsie is now Mrs. Brown of Nome, Alaska, and her mother is anticipating a visit from her shortly, and came here also to meet Wayne Bryant, whom she had not seen for years. (T.S.R. 54. 2 P.M. 77. S.S. 66.) June 24. Wednes. This morning eve had rain and the A.M. continued cloudy. Received letter from Will Cooke and from Willie. and wrote to Theresa. (T.S.R. 59. 2 P.M. 75. S.S. 65.) June 25. Thurs. Received letter from Ida. Susie P. Cornish with her little boys, has visited her mother and returned home. A dreadful fire has been raging in Salem, Mass. made more dreadful because of lack of water to quench. The fire was burning in four different sections of the City at once, carried by sparks from one locality to another, in spite of all their efforts. It reminds us of the San Francisco disaster of 1906, but really I suppose, destroying more manufactories, cotton factories and others, and rendering 1000 or more people homeless. (T.S.R. 53. 2 P.M. 75. S.S. 68.) June 26. Fri. Receive a postal from Alma Locke and wrote to Sister Susie. Alma is visiting the Websters in Portland. (T.S.R. 54. 2 P.M. 86. S.S. 73.) June 27. Sat. Received letters from Eunice and Alma Locke and a postal from Ada, and wrote to the children in the East. (T.S.R. 61. 2 P.M. 92. S.S. 80.) June 28. Sabbath. Theresa, Jim and the boy came to us for a few hours. This evening Rev. Sahlstrom, after the union services in our Church, at which Rev. Bates preached, announced a Social of our Ladies Aid and the Christian Endeavor Societies jointly to be held on our Lawn next Fri. evening, for Fourth of July exercises. Then up jumps Mr. Bates and announces that the M.E. Ladies Aid and the Epworth League would have a Social on Thurs. eve. (one day ahead of ours) at their Church. This was our first hint that there is any Epworth League and upon inquiry we find it was started only two ... |
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