I was talking to a friend a few days ago about my blog and how I was mostly posting the journal entries from Journal #1 on the same day that Mary wrote them.  In other words, if Mary’s journal entry was dated September 8, 1930, I posted that entry on September 8, 2015. Well, it seemed like a great idea at the time. But it now occurs to me that it will take many years to get through that journal, let alone the other two journals, if I stay the course.  So, I’ve decided to drop that idea — and just get posting!

So here’s the next entry in Journal #1.

Entry from Journal #1: September 14, 1930

We saw Let’s Be Gay – Sure good.  Mrs. Korting & I were down to see Mrs. Setzer, who is sick.

1.  Let’s Be Gay.  The correct name of the movie is Let Us Be Gay.  A pre-code comedy drama, it was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starred Norma Shearer.  Here’s a clip from YouTube:

2.  Mrs. Korting. Mrs. Korting must have been a neighbor and friend of Mary’s as she is mentioned several times in her journal.  Here is a picture from 1948 of Mary with several friends, including Mrs. Korting (4th from the left, back row).

And here is the photo back, with all the women identified.

A transcription of the photo back:

Marysville, Mont

1948-5-5

Mrs. Mary Riordan

” Bessie Lunstrum

” Ann Babb

” Lizzie Korting

Back row

Mrs. Haltermann[?]

” Carrie Ross

” Daisy Hendricks

front row

Mrs. Theresa Bunphry[?] played also with us*

*I would guess “played also with us” is a reference to the card game – bridge –  which I know Mary played regularly with several neighbors.

3.  Mrs. Setzer. I did a basic search in Ancestry but was unable to locate anything definitive.