Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1909

Sun. Jan. 31, 1909

5° 18° At Harvard all day. Mr Dresden & Korngold had supper with me. Mr D. & I went to West Pk. no.3 after. where Chorus sang.

Monday Feb. 1

13° 32° Office meeting at 275 La Salle 10.30. Luncheon with Agnes Nestor at Union restaurant.

Tuesday 2

26°, 47°. Reading class at Mrs Thompson's 10 am to 12 a.m. Went to office in afternoon. Miss McEnerney measured me for costume.

Wed. Feb. 3, 1909

33°. 42° Worked at Harvard all day. Chorus 8.p.m Fraternity Halls. Mrs Dresden called in late afternoon

Thursday 4

34° - 57° At Harvard. Called on Mrs Dresden for afternoon tea. Mrs Graham Taylor & her daughter there

Friday 5

40°-53° Worked all day at 372 West Ohio St.

Sat. Feb. 6, 1909

Very giddy - Rested at the Harvard.

Sunday 7

44° - 34° Not much better. At Harvard all day.

Monday 8

39° 33° Went to Creerar [Crerar] Library. Luncheoned at Field's with Miss Phelps.

Tues. Feb. 9, 1909

47 ° 23 office meeting at 275 La Salle 9.30 a.m Luncheon with Miss H. at Union Restaurant. 372 W. Ohio St. in afternoon.

Wednesday 10

23 °- 13 ° . At Harvard. Chorus at Fraternity Halls at 8.p.m. Miss Holmes rang.

Thursday 11

36 ° - 12 ° Worked at 372 West Ohio St. Mrs Dresden called late in afternoon.

Fri. Feb. 12, 1909

47 ° 31 ° Worked at 372 West Ohio St. Came home by Berry the Printers. Mr Dresden called late. I called on Dresdens in evening

Saturday 13

47 ° - 28 ° at Harvard. Sextone [Sexton] girls came for me as chaperone. Stayed the night with them at 5613 Jackson Ave. Came home to Harvard

Sunday 14

29 ° - 24 ° at 10.am. Attended Gompers protest meeting at Garrick theatre in afternoon. Darrow & Post the speakers. Blizzard on.