May 11 to May 17, 1913

Sunday, May 11

Rainy

Home all Morning.  Down Town for dinner.  Over to G. afternoon.  Out for walk up to Society Theatre wi  G.  Huey called up.  Home 10:15 P.M.

[The Society was at Broadway and John St. It had an Organ in its early days, so possibly even in 1913. The Society later was renamed The Broadway and today is a Pharmacy.]

Monday, May 12

Fair

School - Worked on Gas Engine.  Nearly finished.  Home 6 P.M.  Study Calculus.  G. over few min -12-  Turn in 10 P.M.

Tuesday, May 13

Fair

School - Worked on Gas Engine.  Got it done.  Couldn't get it to run tho.  Tired out.  Home 6 P.M.  Saw G., made up Ex '13 in Experimental.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Wednesday, May 14

Fair

School - Exam in 41.  Home abt. 8:30.  Took Gooderham's Books over. [J.W. Gooderham lived a few blocks away at Harvard & Thomas.]  Then went to see G.N.M. had supper there. 

Thursday, May 15

Rain - Fair

School.   Home 4:45  G. over eve.  Fixed bath tub at 508.  Turn in - 10:30 P.M.

[E. Clarence lived with his mother who, I believe, owned the apartment house at 504 E Republican Street, in Seattle.  So when he says he "fixed the bath tub in 508" or "made key" or "looked for leak," he means he is working on the apartments, for his mother.]

 Built in 1910, this is how the apartment house looks 100 years later.

Friday, May 16

Fair

School - Exam in Exp. 40.  Drove for Mrs. Dow 4 hrs 2-6 P.M.  Over to G., Lulu over.  Home 10:30 P.M.    

4 hrs    $2.00 [Mrs. Dow is probably Mrs. Frank P. Dow who lived at 627 36th N. Her husband was the President of the Frank P Dow Co., a Custom House Brokerage Business.  I imagine that in those early days of the automobile, a lady of wealth may own a car but not, for one reason or another, want to drive it.  For E. Clarence, this would have been an excellent source of income. In 1913 bread cost about 6¢, a quart of milk 8¢, but more importantly for Clarence, shows were 10-25¢.  $2 could come in very handy.]

Saturday, May 17

Rain

Out to School.  Worked on Gas Engine.  Did not get it to run.  Home afternoon.  Tired out. Had nap.  Over to G. eve.  Down town with Howard and Farmer.  Home 11:40 P.M.