Gertrude Evadean Groff Handy

  Diary

  1954

August

August 30, 1954
Attended baby shower for Annette Shults. Anniversary card to Rev. and Mrs. Briele.

August 31, 1954
Called on Lucinda and Harry. Took supper with Harold and Josephine Lundgren. She gave me 2 gold band dishes.

September

September 1, 1954
Letter to Mrs. T. Wilson.

September 2, 1954
Birthday cared for F. Kiniry. Birthday card & gift for E. Haig. Called on E. Haig. Letter to aunt Genevieve.

September 4, 1954
Letter to Grace Drake.

September 5, 1954
Attended aunt Lena Timmerman’s funeral. Flowers.

September 6, 1954
Attended picnic at camp with Floyd & Alta.

September 10, 1954
Card & gift for Lucinda and Harry on 60th wedding anniversary.

September 12, 1954
1) Called on Mildred & William Thresher. 2) Took supper with Janice & Keith.

September 13, 1954
“Paper” party at Ferne Allen’s.

September 17, 1954
High prize for grange party.

September 19, 1954
1) Took dinner with Ernest and Edna Spencer, 2) Birthday card to Dottie Crouse, 3) letter to Earl Burkdorf, 4) letter to Iva Wendell, 5) letter to Lucinda

September 21, 1954
1) Called on Jennie Cronkhite, 2) called on Mrs. Saleman.

September 23, 1954
Called on Eugenia Stock.

September 24, 1954
1) Wrote letter to Irene Park, 2) called on Marie Alter, 3) Called on Edith Hodge.

September 26, 1954
1) took things to church for Harvest Home Day, 2) called on Irving Klock’s. Their grandson had been killed by being hit by a car. 3) Herbert & I went to Avery’s Inn at Arietta for dinner. 4) Wrote a letter to M. Mackey.

September 27, 1954
1) paid share in flowers for R. Welch’s funeral. 2) Took Harvest Donation to Old Folk’s Home at Clinton. 3) Took Lottie Handy along to see Lucinda and Harry.

September 28, 1954
Took Joanne up to Allens to finish typing grange notebook.

September 29, 1954
Ethel Haig spent the day with me at C. Creek farm.

September 30, 1954
Letter to aunt Genevieve. 1) Marion Groff spent day with me at C. Creek farm, 2) We called on Ethel Handy, 3) I called on Mary Kucharski

October

October 1, 1954
Ethel took dinner with us at C. Creek. Then we went to Little Falls to buy hats.

October 5, 1954
I went with Edna & Ernest Spencer to Sidney to help drive.

October 6, 1954
Hilda Mosher went with us to missionary meeting at Beischers.

October 9, 1954
Helped on Election Board for Herbert.

October 10, 1954
Wrote a letter to Lucinda.

October 11, 1954
Started hooked rug lessons.

October 12, 1954
Flowers for Wm. Spencer’s funeral.

October 13, 1954
Called on Alma Miller.

October 14, 1954
Sent cards to Mrs. Wilson Failing Sr., Mrs. Seward Countryman. Lucinda, Harry & Marion Black were here for supper.

October 16, 1954
Attended Alice Smith’s wedding at Schenectady. Took a gift.

October 17, 1954
Supper with Weavers at their camp. Called on Mae & Judd Chase.

October 18, 1954
Hilda Mosher & I were delegates to the missionary convention at Troy.

October 22, 1954
I was chairman of the committee for the church supper.

October 26, 1954
Opening of the Thruway. Alta & Floyd, Larry & Ferne were here for dinner & supper. Hazel & George called in the afternoon. Ferne & Cecil called in the evening. Marion Groff, Frank Kiniry and Alma Miller were here for supper.

October 30, 1954
The Study Class meeting was here. Lynn & Gladys Sickler stayed all night.

October 31, 1954
Marion Groff invited us there for supper.

November

November 1, 1954
Joanne & I bought our winter coats. She went to N. Y. City.

November 2, 1954
I wrote a letter to Lucinda.

November 3, 1954
Missionary meeting at Margaret Moshers.

November 4, 1954
1) Gave money for overalls for Karen’s birthday. 2) Attended Pomona Grange meeting at Perth.

November 5, 1954
Took Spencers to card party at Crum Creek.

November 6, 1954
We went to New Rochelle with Joanne’s clothes.

November 7, 1954
We took Joanne, aunt Genevieve, Seymour & Katy to dinner.

November 8, 1954
Joanne started work at N. Y. City. We came home in the P. M. I went to “Open House” at St. J.

November 9, 1954
1) letter to Joanne. 2) card to Flo Chase.

November 10, 1954
Letter to aunt Genevieve. Hazel Trumbull was here for the day. We got dinner at Crum Creek. H. Bureau meeting at Hallsville.

November 12, 1954
Substituted for Mr. MacRoy. Attended Community Club. Attended grange meeting.

November 14, 1954
Wrote to Lucinda. Thanksgiving meeting at C. Creek.

November 15, 1954
I went over to stay all night with Grace & Agnes Drake. We called on Goldsmiths & Mrs Ira Ward.

November 16, 1954
1) Grace & I called on Agnes Ward and Nettie Shaw. 2) I wrote a letter to Joanne.

November 17, 1954
Dinner with Alma Miller.

November 18, 1954
1) Letter to Grace Drake. 2) Trip through Palatine Dye Factory.

November 19, 1954
1) Letter to Joanne, 2) letter to Lucinda, 3) sympathy card to Jessie Knapp.

November 24, 1954
Called on Mr & Mrs B. Kelly.

November 25, 1954
Spent Thanksgiving Day with Alta & Floyd Weaver.

November 26, 1954
Sent wedding anniversary card to Veba & Marion.

November 27, 1954
Keith & family & Harold & Hazel Trumbull were here for supper – Joanne was home.

November 28, 1954
1) Called on Ferne & Cecil after church. 2) Wrote to Ruth Burritt.

November 29, 1954
Letter to aunt Genevieve. Grange supper at Mayfield.

November 30, 1954
Called on Lulu Robinson & Elma Flanders. Took supper with Margaret Handy.

December

December 1, 1954
Went to cooking school at F. Plain & won bag of groceries. Went to American Legion card party. Took Lottie Handy.

December 3, 1954
Went to card party at C. C. Grange hall. Won prize.

December 4, 1954
Took Alta & Floyd to church supper at Oppenheim. They stayed all night with us at C. Creek farm.

December 5, 1954
Alta, Floyd, Marion & Floyd Groff went with us to Vernon Center.

December 8, 1954
Attended H. B. Christmas party at Hallsville.

December 13, 1954
Attended covered dish party at school cafeteria (hooked rug class).

December 14, 1954
Attended shower for Sharon Vosburgh at Mrs. Mixters.

December 17, 1954
Entertained by Ernest & Edna Spencer to see wedding presents.

December 18, 1954
Attended Sharon Vosburgh’s wedding and reception.

December 19, 1954
Took Spencers to Sidney. His brother had died.

December 20, 1954
We went with Floyd & Marion to Vernon Center. Harry died the night before.

December 22, 1954
Went to Harry’s funeral. Christmas entertainment at church.

December 23, 1954
Margaret, Clarence, Harold, Eleanor & Fancher, Ethel, Richard, Janet Groff and Keiths were here for evening & lunch. Joanne came home.

December 25, 1954
Christmas dinner at Floyds & Marion’s. Supper at Lottie Handys.

December 26, 1954
Supper with Floyd & Marion.

December 27, 1954
Wrote to Lucinda & Joanne.

December 28, 1954
Had Briele family here for supper.

December 29, 1954
Went to Vernon Center.

December 30, 1954
Wrote letters to Grace Drake and Joanne.

December 31, 1954
Went to funeral parlors to see L. Shults’ baby “Annette”.

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