Showing posts with label king county fair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label king county fair. Show all posts

Monday, 22 April 2013

April 20 to April 26, 1913


Sunday, April 20
Dandy  - Fine
Sunday School with G.  Over to Dinner, good too.  Then out canoeing with G.  Had fine time.  Back abt. 8 P.M.  Home at 10 P.M.  Turn in 10:30.

Monday, April 21 
Windy   Fair
School   -  Worked on Electrical Exp 9 + 10 all afternoon.  Home 6 P.M.  Study Calc.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Tuesday, April 22
Fair
School  -  Exp. Valve setting.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Gladys sick with Mumps.  [I wonder if 'Gladys'  is his often mentioned 'G.']   "Lu" called up too.  Study eve.  Till  9P.M.

Wednesday, April 23
Fair
School  -  Home 5 P.M.  Nothing doing  Turn in 8 P.M.

Thursday, April 24
Fair
School  -  
Down Town Morning Lectures at School.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Over to see G. She's pretty sick.  Study eve.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Friday, April 25
Fair
School  -  Worked on gas engine turning up flywheel.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Went to see G.  little better.  Study till 10 P.M.

Saturday, April 26
Fair
School  -  Home afternoon.  Study E.E.  Out to County Fair Eve[ning].    [The King County Fair is the oldest fair west of the Mississippi River. It is held in Enumclaw, WA.  Clarence probably took the train from Seattle to Enumclaw, a trip of about 40 miles.]   Had hot time. Minnie there had couple of dances also with Miss Baucher. [Popular dances in 1913 USA: Chinese Ta Toa, Newman Tango, Pavlova Gavotte, Philadelphia Drag, Rumba, Ballin' the Jack, Innovation Waltz.]     Home 12 P.M.  G. Better.