Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1910

SAT. NOV. 12, 1910 Quiet day in strike. Went home for dinner

SUNDAY 13 Went out to Pilsen Park first. Then to 275 La Salle. Miss H & Miss Phelps & Harriet Reid [Reed] had dinner at Lake Shore Cafe

MONDAY 14 Went to office early After lunch went out investigating with Mr Simon Lesman on the N. W. Side.

TUES. NOV. 15, 1910 Quiet day as far as strike. At 11 p. Miss Starr. Jas Mullenbach, Agnes Johnson & I interviewed Chapman at Hotel Metropole. Went home with Miss Starr for the night.

WEDNESDAY 16 Had breakfast with Miss Addams & came to office. Girls went to art gallery.

THURSDAY 17 Stayed till late in office. Streams of people sent up from 4th floor to Mrs Robins.

FRI. NOV. 18, 1910 Miss Cowan, Miss Starr & I dined at City Club to present Strikers cause to Harry Ward's committee.

SATURDAY 10 Busy day at headquarters

SUNDAY 11 Rested during morning. Wrote to mother & rested during afternoon Editha called.

MON. NOV. 21, 1910 At strike headquarters.

TUESDAY 22 At strike headquarters.

WEDNESDAY 23 Busy day at strike headquarters. Visited Jenkin Lloyd Jones in afternoon. Dined at Glen Inn. Worked on letter.

THURS. NOV. 24, 1910 Worked at office till 2 p.m. dinner at Indiana House. At 5 went down to Lincoln Centre read some Australian poems.

FRIDAY 25 52 - 40 In office. Trying to get letter of J.Ll.J's off. At night went with Mrs Morehous to see Garden in Salome.

SATURDAY 26 Too tired to crawl. Went home at 4.30 & went to bed.