Thursday, January 31, 1929

Charlie came today. The boat was supposed to get in at eight so Helen wasn’t coming to school, so I was very much surprised to see her at school. She said that the boat was late and wouldn’t get in until two. In English we had a discussion about invitations and a gift to the school. It was suggested that we give them a cup cabinet and a cup. We had a simple experiment in Physics and got thru half an hour ahead of time. Right after dinner I went to bed and slept until about three and then I read until about six. I did some of my lessons before dinner. We had a wonderful supper. Cold sliced boiled ham, wonderful tomatoes, and apple pie and cheese. Mom decided to get that dress for me that she brought home the other day. It’s darling - Brown Crepe-d-chine. She got one for herself and one for June. Darlings both.

Jane's Notes: On this day in history Leon Trotsky was expelled from Russia to Turkey.

Wednesday, January 30, 1929

I did it! I wore my hair up to school today. It was hard to keep it up tho’ because the ends are so short. I received quite a few compliments and also on Monday, night. We had an English lesson I didn’t expect and a written Spanish lesson again! After lunch I rested and I must have gone to sleep. At three June, Jane, Helen and I went to see “The Student Prince.” It was a very good movie. We got out at five and then went after Pop. We brought Helen home with us. I showed her my birthday presents and we played the phonograph. At twenty to seven we took Jane and Helen home and went to the club for Pop. We watched the Carnival Fire Works while we waited. After dinner I got dressed for Betty’s wedding. It was at 8. We took Helen Miller with us. The brides maids were in different colors of taffeta and Betty made a lovely bride. Bob wasn’t a bit nervous. He smiled at Betty as she came up the aisle and they were talking as they hurried out. It was a beautiful wedding. We got home just at nine thirty.

Jane’s Notes: The Student Prince is an operetta in four acts with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. It is based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's play Alt Heidelberg. The piece has elements of melodrama but lacks the swashbuckling style common to Romberg's other works. The plot is mostly faithful to its source. Ernst Lubitsch made a silent film also based on Förster's work, titled The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, starring Ramón Novarro and Norma Shearer. Its orchestral score did not use any of Romberg's score, although it did include Gaudeamus Igitur.

Tuesday, January 29, 1929

This morning we had another experiment in the dark room. The first one I thought was fun but after three it isn’t so interesting. Helen, Mary and I ate green mangos all thru the period. After lunch this noon we went downtown when Pop went to work. We were looking at dresses. We walked around for two hours without accomplishing a thing except I bought a bra, a darling one. Finally Mom brought three dresses home on trail, one for each of us. We didn’t get home until four thirty and Mom had a part at four. I had a party (shower for Betty Cockion) at five. I had to hurry in dressing. I wore all new under clothes that were just finished today. It was quite a large party. It was on the lawn and there was a reporter there who took our picture. There was an attractive basket there fixed in white with a bride and groom on either side of it. Betty’s all thrilled and excited about her wedding. It’s tomorrow. I went home with Hope about 7:10. When we got home I found a package in the naive and a package from Mrs Larkin. I got a picture from Lucile. She’s changed so I hardly recognized her. Mrs. Larkin sent me some lovely silver topped jars for my dresser to go with my set. Helen’s brother comes day after tomorrow. She’s so excited. So am I.

Jane’s Notes: Those silver topped jars were always on Mom’s dresser for as long as I can remember. Wonder what happened to them?

Monday, January 28, 1929

My Day. This has been a wonderful day. I am of age - 18. Its quite a turning point. At the table this morning I found 100 pesos at my place! Imagine! To spend for things I want before we leave. When I got to school several girls gave me greetings and Connie gave me a darling present. I couldn’t keep my mind on my lessons. Right after lunch we dashed over to Mrs. Gibson’s to give her the things to put in the cake. Then we hurried to the flower market to get the flowers. We had an orchid for each person and then a center piece of them. Then we ordered the ice cream. Then we came home and hurried right downtown again. I got home about three and Helen called me up and told me that Jimmy was sick. Jimmy called later and said that he was ill and couldn’t come. What a fix. Alex came thru and saved this day by asking Allen Howell for me. He was quite an addition to the party. At five I went to the hair dresser and had my hair put up. I wore it up for the first time. At ten to seven I got Hope and then dressed as fast as I could and fixed the cards etc. and was ready five minutes ahead of time. We finished dinner about ten and then we went to the Hotel. I had a wonderful time. I got darling presents from Helen and Hope.

Jane's Notes: Mom would have been 102 on this day in 2012. The scrapbook has a diagram of the seating arrangement for he party.

Sunday, January 27, 1929

This morning I got up about 8:30. Right after I had taught my class we hurried downstairs and drove off with the family. We went to a picnic at Calowand. We left at about 10:10 and got out there at 12:10. It was a rough drive. When we got out there the Penn, Wickwaners, Larking, Don & Edgar, Frances R, and the Rofs were there. They had all started out early in the morning and had been in swimming. We all had lunch soon after we got there. The Salmons got there just as we were starting lunch. Right after lunch I got into my suit and three quarters of an hour later went in. I stayed in for about an hour and a half and got quite a sunburn. After we got out we had some more to eat and we started home about four thirty. We got into Manila just at six. We had dinner and afterwards we played several hands at bridge. Fred called me and said Myra Belle had tonsillitis and they wouldn’t be able to come. Its the third time I’ve asked them and the third time something stopped them.

Saturday, January 26, 1929

Helen had to go to the office this AM so she went down with Pop. They left at 7:30. About 8:30 Mom and I went down town to get some place cards and took my earring down to be fixed. Then we went looking for a kimono for me and a birthday present. We looked at a silver backed brush, comb and mirror. We decided to wait until we got back to the good old USA. Then we went down to the Osaka Bazaar to look for a kimono. They didn’t have any long enough for me but I found what I wanted. They had the cloth and said they would make one up for me. I came home at eleven and I washed my hair. At two Mom, June, and I went down to see a movie. We got home at about five. Mom was going to a tea and she was late because we were held up by the carnival parade. At six thirty Helen and I went down to the Filipino Village in the carnival to act as guides. It is the St. Supes Benefit thing. We were supposed to stay until ten thirty but there wasn’t anybody to guide around so we left at twenty to nine, had a ride on the caterpillar and then went to Helen’s for supper.

Friday, January 25, 1929

Three tests this morning and one we didn’t expect. One was an intelligence test. I’m afraid my intelligence will be rated very low. Mr. Rojo tried to make us write in Spanish but we were so tired we wouldn’t do it. Helen and I were going to the inter class track at two this afternoon but then we decided to play golf instead and what a game I played. It was rotten but it was fun just the same. At one tee near the pool somebody stood and watched us and I was swinging at the ball about five times before I finally hit it. I played with Helen and Lucy. They brought me home at three thirty and I dressed for tea. Helen Miller, Marny Ostrand and I were invited to play bridge with Doreen Chapman at her house. I had a much better time than I expected. We didn’t do any serious playing. I won the prize through no fault of my own. I didn’t play one hand. We left there about 7:10. Marny took Helen and I to the church super. They had quite a program especially the quartet. I was awarded my leadership medal that I won at camp in 1926. Helen is staying all night.

Jane's Notes: The mood improves.

Thursday, January 24, 1929

The chauffeur was sick this morning and Pop threatened to make us walk this morning but as usual he got dressed in time to take us over. Well, two teachers brightened our day by announcing tests tomorrow. The day was bad enough. Gloomy and dark and cold. Besides my having a cold that won’t go away and keeps me snuffling all the time. It’s maddening not only to my hearers but to myself. We got along well in Physics today. We did an experiment with perfect ease that Lura had worked hard over yesterday. Yesterday afternoon I got “Saturday’s Child” and found that I had already read it but this afternoon I read it all afternoon until about six. As a result I feel dull and sleepy from being ill in the house all day.

Jane's Notes: Another maddening day. Hmmmm....

Wednesday, January 23, 1929

We’ve started something awful in Algebra that I don’t understand at all and we started studying English again. I’m afraid we’re going to graduate in our uniforms after all. If we could have fine French viol and over a satin slip it won’t look half bad. But that has to be decided later. Why can’t they give us some enjoyment out of graduation. I guess Orchids are out too. Graduation isn’t during school hours anyway. It makes me so mad I could choke. This afternoon we went to Mrs. Stagg to practice some songs and plan a booth at the C S on Friday. After we left there I went home and got my book and we went to the Elks Club while I got another one. We were going swimming but we decided it was too cold and too late. After I got home I found that the book I had was one I’ve already read. That’s maddening.

Jane's Notes: All in all a maddening day.

Tuesday, January 22, 1929

Another cold morning and my cold is just as bad. This morning I was chairman for the Debate. I felt quite important. I sent Connie her invite today. At Physics we had an experiment that took place part of the time in the dark room. Its quite interesting. There are three more experiments that have to be done in the dark room. After lunch I read the new Post. At four thirty I went to Helen’s. Mary Carlson and Myra Belle were there too. We had tea and did a lot of talking and then Myra Belle played the piano for us. I never saw or heard such playing and she plays so much by ear. I had a wonderful time. We left there about 7:15. After supper I read the new Pictorial Review.

Jane's Notes: Post Magazine first appeared on Saturday 25 July 1840, just seven months after the introduction of the Penny Post and was the first publication anywhere in the world to be sent by post — hence its name. It is a magazine aimed at the UK's general insurance industry and is still going. Pictorial Review is a magazine which first appeared in September, 1899. The magazine was originally designed to showcase dress patterns of William Paul Ahnelt's American Fashion Company. By the late 1920s it was one of the largest of the "women's magazines". In June, 1931 it had a circulation of 2,540,000. In 1936, the publisher sold the magazine to its Vice President, Adman George S. Fowler. In 1937 it merged with The Delineator, another women's magazine. Two years later it ceased publication. I presume that all of these magazines must have arrived in the Philippines by boat and probably were somewhat dated by the time Mom had a chance to read them.

Monday, January 21, 1929

It was cold again this morning. I shivered between the sheets. I’m going to have a dinner party. I’m asking three boys that I don’t know very well but I talked it over with Helen at school this morning and she seemed to think it was all right. English class was a class meeting today and Morton read his play and it sounds pretty good. We went swimming this afternoon. It looked like it was going to be warm because the sun was out but it was icy chilly. I saw Beverly Handcock out there. He’s been to Java or India, just got back. Frances Russell and Mary Louise Corbett were out there playing tennis and we brought them home. Pop was out to the University Club this evening for dinner. Just as we sat down poor little Mrs. Voite came to call. We asked her to have dinner with us. After dinner I invited my birthday party. I’m going to have Alice, Lucy, and Helen, Connie, Hope, Fred & Mya Belle, Dick and Erick Sitsonlutter, Alex, Shorty & Jimmy, and Dave Collins. We entertained Mrs. Voite until about nine fifteen, then we walked home with her.

Sunday, January 20, 1929

I caught a cold at Helen’s the other night and it gets worse and worse. This morning I felt all stuffed up in spite of all the Vicks I used last night. I tasted Vicks all morning. I was late to Sunday School because I got up late. I didn’t stay to church but came home and wrote three themes which finished my autobiography. After lunch we went to the show. It was Gilda Gray in the “Devil Dancer.” Mom and Pop thought it was rotten but I thought it was average. When we got home the rest of the family went out to see Sleepy’s house but I stayed home. After they came back we went for a ride and got some strawberries. June had a lesson in bridge after dinner. We played until eight thirty.

Saturday, January 19, 1929

I sat around in my kimono until about ten this morning, then Mrs. Cavander came to look over the house and I did some quick dressing. After she left Mom and I went out to do some shopping. We went to Domingo’s, to a Japanese store, and to the hat store. I got another album and some writing paper. I saw some things I resolved to buy. Then we went down after Pop. After lunch I did various things around my desk like pasting my Bagio pictures in my new album. Helen called me up at three and told me that they would be around for me at three twenty. At three thirty they came after me to take me to see the “nomads sports”. We would call it a track meet. The Englishmen have these “sports” every year and a big cup is awarded to the winner. Alex Tyre won it the last two years but a Mr. Clelwrd got it this year. They had a tea dance after the affair and there awarded the cups and prizes. The big cup was filled with champaign and we all had a sip out of it. Helen and Mrs. Miller both left early so for part of the time I had five Britishers to myself. We got home about eight fifteen. Mom said Mrs. Morton told her that Charlie was coming out again.

Jane's Notes: In the scrapbook there is a program from this event. The note with it says: I went with Helen Miller. Afterwards there was a tea dance. Towards the last part I was alone with five Englishmen. Quite a experience. Eh! What!”

Friday, January 18, 1929

Another debate today. Mrs. Rothenberger appointed me chairman of the next one. She gave the new kids each a topic to discuss in Civics so maybe well find out what they’re like. I went to a tea at Ada’s this afternoon, two tables of bridge. May Howard and Jo Canlure were there and they both have year old babies. They just sat and talked about what their babies ate and how heavy they were while the rest of us enjoyed it all. Hope brought me home from there at about seven. The kids, June and Jane Salmons, wanted to go to a show so I chaperoned them down to the “Ideal”. We saw Lon Chaney in “The Big City”. It was a very good picture. I saw Dick (sigh) down there. After the show we went to the Masonic Temple. I came home from there with Mom.

Jane’s Notes: The Big City is a 1928 silent crime film directed by Tod Browning.[1] It is now a lost film. The last known print of the film had been sent to Australia in the late 1950s. The film was returned to MGM and placed in their vaults where it perished in the same vault fire that claimed London After Midnight in 1967.

Thursday, January 17, 1929

Now we have to start Algebra. Exhibit! That stuff bores me. Morton presented a draft of his play. I liked it better than Lura’s. He presented another idea for a plot that I liked the sound of even better. The Chauffeur didn’t come today so I drove Pop down to the office and then took June down to the Pier to see Jane MacGee in. The boat was supposed to arrive at one. It didn’t come in until about twenty to three. I found lots of interest in the wait however. The people, workings of the dock, etc. Jane’s cheeks were awfully rosy and Mrs. MacGee looked much better and so very well. The orchestra was playing as the boat came in but I couldn’t see their faces but the music sounded keen. We came home at three thirty and then I had to drag June away. I went to Mrs. Stagg’s and she fixed me up about my honors. At five I went down after pop and took Ann to the club. Then we came home and took Eleanor for a half an hour ride. At ten to seven I went after Pop at the club. I’ve got a miserable cold. I got it last night. I could just feel it coming on.

Wednesday, January 16, 1929

Enter two new pupils. A boy and girl. They’re in our civics class and the boy takes English with us. Lura and Morton are writing plays for class day. If we don’t like them we can use a ready made one. Lura read the general idea of hers today in English. Morton’s to present his tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 15, 1929

Exhibit talk is beginning. It’s in February. Mrs. Rothenberger told us about the cover, etc. We had to make our auto-biography. Another written lesson in Spanish. Grrr We had lab today. We have a new set of experiments that we don’t know anything about so we’ll have to take two days on them. At about four today we went swimming. I got out at five fifteen. We had tea and sandwiches. We left there (Polo Club) at ten to six and went after Pop. He wasn’t ready to come so we rode up the blvd and then went back for him. Talked about our trip and college.

Jane's Notes: I have that autobiography. I'm slowly getting it transcribed and will publish in the blog from time to time during lapses in the diary.

Monday, January 14, 1929

School! I’m getting so tired of it, sitting there one class after another. Today we had a debate in English. The negative won. Helen’s side. Another written lesson in Spanish. Mr. Rojo makes me so angry. He’s forever giving us written lessons because he’s so dumb he can’t think of anything better. A boring Physics class again. I wish we would begin to have lab again. June and I went down with Pop. We went to the show saw Raymon Griffith in “Wedding Bill$.” Got home at four. I did my lessons and then read until dinner time. After dinner nothing to do but read magazines. Oh! Humm!

Jane’s Notes: Raymond Griffith (January 23, 1895 – November 25, 1957) was one of the great silent movie comedians. Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper. Griffith claimed that it was the result of his having to scream at the top of his lungs every night in a stage melodrama as a child actor—others have stated that a childhood disease was more likely the cause. Although a few comedy films of his are considered classics he is almost totally forgotten today. Like many silent comedians, he had a traditional costume; his was a top hat, white tie and tails, often augmented by a cape and/or walking stick. The coming of sound ended Griffith's acting career

Sunday, January 13, 1929

The Primary Department has been moved to a new room just above the old one. We went there for the first time today. Mom and I came home right after church and left Pop there because he had a rehearsal. While we were eating dinner Hope called me up and asked if I wanted to go for a ride with her in the afternoon. At one Mom, June and I went to see “The Patsy” with Marion Davis. It was a very good and funny! At four thirty Hope arrived with her mother, father, and Dave Collens. They asked June if she didn’t want to go along and of course she did. We went to Montalban. We wouldn’t have been able to see the dam if we hadn’t met Charlie Jarrue. He told the man in charge to let us in. On the way back I drove half of the way. We got back about seven. We went to Hope’s and everybody turned in to help get supper. We got home about nine thirty.

Jane’s Notes: Rodriguez, Rizal is a first-class, urban municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It is the northernmost town in the province and comes after San Mateo, Rizal, and Quezon City coming from Metro Manila. The town is located on the slopes of the Sierra Madre mountain range and features many resorts; it is also the largest town in Rizal province with 312.70 km.

The town's old name, Montalban, refers to its mountainous topography. It was also the town's official name from 1909, until Batas Pambansa Blg. 275 was passed in September 1982, which officially renamed the town. The town's official name is taken from the family name of Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr., one of the most prominent Montalbeños. According to the latest census, it has a population of 223,594 inhabitants in 24,524 households. With its fast urbanization and economic growth, the municipality currently ranks as the eighth-richest municipality in the Philippines, with an annual income of Php 310 million (2007). The dam Mom refers to is probably the Wawa Dam.

Saturday, January 12, 1929

I got up at a quarter to nine and we had a dentist date at nine thirty. We were five minutes late. I had to wait about an hour while he worked on June. Then he started grinding on me. June had to go to another dentist about her tooth that is out of place and we had some errands to do so it was noon be the time we got home. After lunch I started the book I got at the Elks Club yesterday and finished it about five and then started reading a movie magazine. Frances Salmon came to stay all night with June. After supper we had a regular cut up. Did all kinds of crazy things from my doing a dance “The Spring Song” to Eleanor playing the part of a villain in a melo drama and Mom and Pop doing the cake walk which was the “Charleston” of their day. We laughed until we were sick. If anybody had looked into our window they would have thought it was a mad house.

Friday, January 11, 1929

Helen was excused from Spanish today because of the debate so I was alone in Spanish. School is getting quite exciting! Today we talked about the class play and we had to sign a paper sent up by Miss Flagg telling just how we wanted our name to appear on our diploma! We got our cards today. I stayed the same in everything except Algebra and I went up five points in that. Mr. Rojo gave me an awful scare! He told me I only got 70 in Spanish but I got 80. This afternoon about three thirty went out with June to the Polo Club to swim. There were very few people out there. I’m trying to hear the Dolphin. We got home about five fifteen. I called up Pop and asked him to send the car so before he came home from the Club I went over to the Elks Club and got a book to read. Just as I got home Hope called up and asked if I didn’t want to go to the show with them. We went to see “The Red Dancer.” After the show I met Phil Musgrave in front. First time I’ve seen him to speak to in ages.

Thursday, January 10, 1929

It wasn’t as cold this morning as it was yesterday and the day before but it was cold enough. Mrs. Mallone popped a written lesson on us today in Algebra and she gives the worst ones of anyone I know. I think she just searches piles of books for ugly ones. Mrs. Rothenberger announced another debate for Monday. Thank heavens. I’m three for this year. Mr. Rojo scared me today about my spanish grade. After lunch I did part of my lessons then at about three thirty we went out to the Polo Club for swimming. We left the Club at five and came home. I came up stairs and wrote a thank you letter to Vernita then we had supper. I finished my lessons afterwards.

Jane’s Notes: Seems Mom made a new years resolution to study more.

Wednesday, January 9, 1929

The last few mornings have been cold - and how. The temperature was down to 63. I could hardly make my self get out of bed. The paper said it’s the coldest its been in three years. The morning at school proceeded as usual until the last part of the second period. The period before English. Then I began to get all cold and nervous. Just at the end of the period the statistics came from Mr. Bordner. The debate proceeded in good order and I only got mixed up about two times but I had to look at my notes too often. We won fourteen to five. Willhermine got up and made a very pretty speech to the other side. All ended well. But we had to write again in Spanish. O! Well such is life. After lunch I went down town with Pop, Mom & June went too. We got home about three thirty. About four thirty I called up Helen and asked her to come over. She said she couldn’t come until her car came. She came about six. I showed her my shawl and Xmas presents. Then we looked at the Oregana. Her car came when we had barely begun so maybe she’ll come again tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 8, 1929

School was terribly dull today. In English the teacher read some essay or other and Mr. Rojo gave us a written lesson and Mr. Sarrano gave us a lecture. I got excused from part of the Spanish Class and didn’t have to write because the debating team had to meet and get organized. After lunch I finished my book by Burta Ruek and read the last two numbers of a serial in the Post and then about four o’clock I started to study. I worked from then until six thirty principally on the debate. Just before dinner I went over to Mr. Bordener to get some statistics. He scared me to death with his gruff manner. After a lot of stuttering and stammering on my part he got what I wanted and said that he didn’t have it right there but that he would send to me at school tomorrow before the debate all of which was very kind but he didn’t have to be so snappy about it. After dinner I read some more and then to bed.

Monday, January 7, 1929

School again. It was so cold this morning that I didn’t want to get up. 67 degrees or something like that. We got to school and every teacher had the same thing to tell us. That we had been going too slowly and that we would have to take longer lessons. We got back test papers in Civics and English. 86 and 68 respectively and we get our report card on Friday. Mrs. Rothenberger sprung a debate on us. We’re to give it on Wednesday. I was put on the negative side. The subject was - Resolve that Women’s Suffrage should be adopted in the P.I. What a question. Willi S. and Godfrey Conner are with me and Henry M. and Eric Beil, and Minnie are on the other side. I’m glad that I’ll get it over with at the very beginning and not have to worry about when I come. About four we (June & I) went swimming. Lara and Francis Russell came out later. I washed my hair after I got out. We brought Frances home and just as we got to her house we had a puncture. That made us late home. I was going with Pop to the Temples Ball but I had forgotten about and my hair was wet and I didn’t have time to dress so I stayed home and read instead.

Sunday, January 6, 1929

I didn’t get up until about ten which was too late to go to Sunday School. I had a big breakfast and then read the Sunday papers. We had all had such big late breakfasts that we decided not to have any lunch. At twelve twenty we went down to the show. We saw “The Two Modern Commandments” and “Especial Delivery”. They were both good but I liked the first one the best. When we got home I took June and Eleanor for a ride. We had dinner at about five o’clock. We had chicken dumplings and ice cream. Afterwards we played cards until seven and then I read until about ten.

Saturday, January 5, 1929

Hope spent the night here so we didn’t get up until about nine thirty. We had a leisurely breakfast and didn’t hurry in our dressing so it was about half past ten or eleven before we got dressed. Hope looked at my books until about twelve. Hope had lunch with us and then I took her home right after. I rested and read until about four and then dressed for tea. Helen Miller had us over to her house for Jean Elderage. There was just four of us. Helen and Mrs. Miller and Jean and myself. We had a very pleasant afternoon. After dinner we dressed to go to see the play. It was “Laff that off”. Most everybody said they thought it was about the poorest play the Community Players had put on this season but I liked it. Lt. Hirssey invited Mom, Pop and I to a party he was giving for the cast of the last play and this one after the show. Mom got an awful cold as she was sitting thru the play and she felt bad so she went home. Pop and I went and stayed until about twenty to three. I had quite a good time.

Friday, January 4, 1929

In the morning I went downtown with Mom. I didn’t get anything done myself because it was so late before we got down and Mom was in such a mad rush. At twelve twenty we went after Pop and he gave me a package that came in the mail yesterday. It was a Christmas present from Clara. It was an adorable pair of jersey stepins with a face on one pant leg. In the afternoon I puttered around. Charmain and Frances Salmon came over to see June. When Pop came home about seven he brought another package. It was addressed to Eleanor. It was from Vernita with a present for each of us girls. I got a pair of yellow silk and lace stepins and a bra to match. Lovely. Before supper I went taking the kids (June, France and Charmain) with me and got Hope to spend the night with me. We had a regular house party.

Thursday, January 3, 1929

This morning after tea June and I went down to the Lyric to see “Sorrel and Son”. I had heard from several people that I shouldn’t miss it and I’m glad that I didn’t. It was really a wonderful picture. Pop came for us with Helen because she was to have lunch with us. When we got home Jean was there already. We had lunch and then went into the music room and talked. Helen had to go back to work at two but Jean stayed until four. Then she and Mom went to two different teas and I went to call on Myra Belle. She has thrilled me so about Oregon that what other people say against it doesn’t affect me at all. She gave me her Oregana (the year book) to take home. We had a wonderful visit. June came for me about six and went home and all but ate the book whole. I read it all thru.

Jane’s Notes: Sorrell and Son (1927) is a silent film released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards the following year. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping, Sorrell and Son, which became and remained a bestseller from its first publication in 1925 throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The screenplay was adapted by Elizabeth Meehan. It was written and directed by Herbert Brenon. Filming took place in England.

Saturday, March 2, 1929

I had to get up at seven this morning because we had to practice for the play. We stayed until about ten thirty. A most boring rehearsal. Just as I got home Mom was starting out shopping so I went with her. We bought something for Ada and material for my graduation dress. etc. We went after Pop at twelve. After lunch I wrote a letter to Bess. Hope came after me at three to take me down to the boat. June and Mom wanted to go down so there was a whole car full of people. I mailed my letter and then hurried on board. I never saw such a crowd. Their (the Greens) stateroom was full of gifts. The pier was almost as crowded as it was when they left. Lots of people left on that boat. There were heaps of people down to see Ada off. Mom, June and I went to the Club and then to the China Drawn Works where I got a chocker and a red lacker desk set. I went out to Mary Crosby’s at six thirty and stayed until nine. Then I hurried to Hope’s. Dave and a friend of his (Bunny) took us out. Army Nave Club, Hotel, and Tom’s. Home at 3:30 AM.

Jane’s Notes: Over the next few weeks Mom buys more of that red lacker desk set. When we were cleaning out Mom & Dad’s house Missy said she found pieces of the set all over the house. She has the complete set now.

Wednesday, January 2, 1929

I didn’t get up until late and after breakfast. I worried away the time until lunch. After lunch I sewed, read and puttered until about five thirty when Jean Elderage popped in with Mrs. James. She had just come down from Baguio the night before and we were all glad to see her as we hadn’t seen her since June. She sat and talked until about six and was just about to leave when Mom (who had been out) came home so she stayed a little longer. We invited her to lunch the next day. After dinner I read as I do so much lately.

Tuesday, January 1, 1929

As the new year came into being I was sitting with Mary Crosby and David Gearheart on Dewey Bay watching the search lights from the boats in the harbor and listening to the whistles and the hundred and one guns going off at the Army and Navy Club. We sat their listening and enjoying it all for about twenty minutes and still it was going on. We went to the University Club and had something to drink and some sandwiches. I got home about one thirty. New Years morning the Polo Club had an at home for all its members. We went out and took Hope about twelve. There was heaps of people there. We had dinner about one and then sat around until about three watching people dance and some people that were stupid performing acrobatics. We brought Hope home with us. At about five thirty we started out for the party at the Baldwins. On the way out we took Hope home. Their huge house was still decorated for Christmas in wonderful decorations as usual. They had pretty good orchestra and I had a good time. Home about ten thirty. I expect this to e a wonderful year for me with graduation, our trip and college entrance.