Nursing Diary no.2 - 6 April 1924-February 1926

certificates arrived. Mother was out until late Saturday night, and was rather surprised to find me arrived when she came Home. Went to Church Sunday a.m. with Mae. Visited Aunt Mary & Uncle Frank, and had tea, went to Church in P.M. with them. Aunt Mary showed us her "trousseau", the dearest wee dresses-and jackets- and a room almost a complete nursery. I do hope everything will be O.K. Monday P.M. went to a dance- only stayed a few dances. went with Rhea Moore- & met Mae & the girls there after the show.

Tuesday. we ironed & I packed most of my trunk. I bought a hat box in London- and thats all I am going to carry. Wednesday nothing unusual happenedThursday .A.M. the girls phoned that the birth certificates had arrived and would I come to London that night. Me saying I would. So finished my packing. Mrs Hay, Bill Moore had tea with us and went to the station. It wasn't quite so bad as Good. Bye was a week ago- but it certainly was plenty bad enough. Especially when I knew I wouldn't be Home for

Christmas. However, we are building on Easterif not before. Phoned Eddie Moore at Stratfordand he came up to see me. Arrived safely in LondonBrownie, Beattie, Buckie and Mandus there. We all went right to the Hospitaland saw everybody we could. It was fearful sayng Good-Bye to all the girls there. It will be so long before we meet again. It takes such a little while before we are all scattered. Friday .a.m. we were down at the American Consulearly. Waited until 11. am until our passports were OK. Mr. Taggart, the American

Consul- was very nice and a perfect scream. He was very anxious to impress upon us the fact that we must be very careful over here. Anyway I think he meant very well. Then I finished my policy business, and it is OK until the next paymentsometime in February. Said Good-Bye to Miss Childs. Some days she is so happyand other days so blue. It is fearfully hard for her now because her Mother & Father are pretty old, and she can't possibly come. She has been an perfect brick to stay with them the way she has.

Then I went up to Rugies - Mrs. Nicholls was aloneand we had quite a talk. She is afraid Rugie is very dissatisfied - not doing anything in particular - and seeing the rest of us all go off. But Rugie doesn't think she can leave her Mother. Anyway I hope after Christmas she will for a couple of months and come over here with me. We had lunch. Then I got my hatbox at Mrs Beattie's - said GoodBye there- we did a little shopping & back to Rugie's. Mrs. Nicholls had a few in for tea so Rugie & I assisted. We were