July 1941
19 Had a very busy afternoon. Una & Doris went to Town with Heber. Dear girl. Don Stephens here all night.
20 Very fine all day and we fed 88. The biggest day yet and everyone tired but quite happy.
21 Had Annie to wash and every body pretty tired and busy. I stayed in Club House quite a bit. Ice cream social at night and didn’t make much, We fed the boys band from West Kent afterward.
22 Pretty tired but busy all day. Fed 49. Anita went to Town in morning. Premier Campbell phoned asking us to give supper to Col. Ralston and party. The last straw. All in.
23 Feeling better to-night. Fed 51 to-day. Gertrude Robertson Ethel Kennedy and Miss Glenn arrived. Everyone to bed reasonably early.
24 Fine and hot, but every body on deck. PJ & I went to Rustico in AM and we all went to Carleton to night and took Elaine. Fed 66 in afternoon. Mrs Norman MacNeill here at noon.
25 Very hot in morning and thundered nearly all day. Quite a few around. Have averaged 47 in the last 10 days. Got Mrs Joe Doucette to wash dishes.
26 Very cold all day and temp 60 in afternoon. Not many around. Girls went to Town at night. Dad and I at home. Mr & Mrs Fred Webb Mr & Mrs Baker and Myrtle Moffat and Emma Tait
July & Aug 1941
in the kitchen in evening. Made marmalade.
27 Still cold and blowing hard. Rev Edwin Simpson preached in United Church. Went over to see Mother in evening. Fed 26. A lot around.
28 Finer to day but still cold. Temp 50 to-night and such a roar on the sea. Mrs Rainsford Keith of Havelock and Virginia were here this afternoon and until the bus came at 9 PM.
29 Not so cold to-day. Zilda here all day and washed. Fed 42. Dad went to Town in afternoon. Two girls from Ottawa here to-night. Terrible smoke from fires in Que.
30 Quite a number at shore today but not so many around here as last week. A lot playing golf.
31 Just got word of a luncheon party coming to-morrow, quite a number in. Days warmer.
Aug 1st A nice day and the luncheon a success. Had Leiut Gov. LePage, Premier Campbell, JE Gardiner Mr Meyers from S. Africa, etc. Went to S. Side at night. Dead tired.
2 58 today. Started day feeling pretty rotten but pepped up a bit. Miserable cold day. We went to town to a show at night, Western Union. Girls gave me an electric iron. Ken Brookmen, Les, Lorne
3 and Maurice here for weekend. Sunday was cold and dreary. People miserable. Boys went back to Town at night. Miss Wayling
