Made Preparations for Style Show of Old Dresses - Thursday, June 4, 1964

There was a meeting of those who are going to model old dresses for Washington's 125th anniversary style show at the city hall tonight. Oneita Fisher was there helping take down information. It should be a nice event. Everyone who saw Great great Grandma Pearsall's wedding dress oohed and ahhed over it. When I got home Mr. Trier was here completing a form for insurance that Daddy took out for me. I hope all my "no's" for the health questions weren't lies. Mom, Phyllis and Ann are at Isabelle's for ceramics. Virginia got up at 4:30 (after babysitting till 2:00) to get ready to go to Ames with Mrs. Waggamon for a meeting of district Future Homemakers of America presidents.

We Have a New Picnic Table, Washer and Dryer - Wednesday, June 3, 1964

This was a "Christmas in Australia" type day at our house. Mom ordered a redwood picnic table and benches with the $25 Grandma Kay gave us at Christmas, and she and Daddy went to town to get them this morning. And since the washing machine had broken and Mom always thought we would someday get them, they looked at and bought a Speed Queen washer and dryer. Jarvis's brought them out. It was an easy installation since DeLongs had also had them. I really am failing to accomplish a great deal these days. It's awful when I live for the mail to come and then "die" when I don't get what I'm looking for.

Looked at a Car for Student Teaching - Tuesday, June 2, 1964

Mom, Dad, Ann and I went up to Keota tonight to look at a car (1961) for sale at Gretter's Chevrolet. It is the one Learys had. It's a pretty brown color and very nice. It seems I will need a car when I start student teaching. Skip called me at the Journal office and asked me if I wasn't busy tonight, did I want to go to the ball game at Brighton. I told him I had to work on the yearbook. Nic Walker is working at the Journal now. He's in journalism at SUI. Marilyn used to give me the inside line on him. I finally heard from Karen - the Park College mailroom didn't get my letter to her.

Voted in Iowa's Primary Election - Monday, June 1, 1964

I voted in Iowa's primary election. It has not been a very exciting election since both Hughes and Hultman are unopposed for governor and there is no U.S. Senate election. I feel so "responsible" in voting - it will be even more so November 3, of course. Mom, Ann and I went out to Grandma's to water the tomatoes and cabbages and hoe the garden a little tonight. I'm about to go nuts over the mail I'm not receiving - I hope I get it all at once! I must get back to the yearbook. I just wonder how much Karen has left to do. I wrote to Mr. Edwards.

Went to a Verdi Literary Society Reunion - Sunday, May 31, 1964

As if in answer to Phyllis's boredom and my secret goal to go out with someone at least once a month, Ben Leeper (I thought it was Davis until I introduced him wrong to Mom) and Skip Robinson came past tonight and asked Phyllis and me to go to Washington with them. I was riding my bike at the time. Skip is a graduate of Parsons (but eight years ago). We saw the show, Captain Newman, M.D. This afternoon Mom, Phyllis and I had an interesting time hearing Karl Libe and other old timers reminisce about the Verdi Literary Society meetings they used to have at Memorial Miller School south of Washington. Oneita Fisher organized a reunion of it at the same school.

Spillville, Iowa was Dvorak's Inspiration for the New World Symphony

I did not feel like doing much today - therefore, I didn't. I don't know why I should feel depressed - female biological composition, I guess. I mowed Virginia's and Mom's parts of the grass tonight for lack of anything else I felt like doing. This afternoon I read some of the Iowa history book Don Brown wrote for Iowa students, Iowa, the Land Across the River. I didn't know Antonin  Dvorak got his inspiration for the New World Symphony at Spillville, Iowa. I "participated" in the flag raising ceremony on my way to the Journal office this morning since just after I walked past the post office, the three men carrying the flag marched forward behind me and the ceremony had begun.

Took Two to Honor Society Alumni Banquet - Friday, May 29, 1964

I took Linda Pence and Diana to the honor society alumni banquet at the Kalonial Townhouse tonight. Only nine alumni were there, but it was a nice evening. Phyllis wanted to go in to the United Presbyterian Home tonight since the president of Tarkio was there showing slides. She had Jim take her in. He stopped here for Phyllis's birthday cake and icecream. He's really a nice boy - too bad he has to be our cousin! I gave Phyllis a little yellow stop sign charm for her birthday - I guess it has the sentimental value of the time she ran a red light in Kansas City. Virginia and Ann are at the youth fellowship overnight camp at Forest Lake.