Mary Quayle Innis, Personal Diary. [1944-1948].

[p.356] DECEMBER 14 19 To Loblaws. Schools open very deep snow but bright & fine. Still no milk. Fri. 19 To Red Cross & to Museum to see tapestries with Donald. cold. Sat. 19 Baked, sewed & mended. very cold. Sun. 19 H. & I to B.S.S. Nativity Play, Anne in choir. Mary & Hugh studying hard. Tues 19 downtown shopping. Colder. very tired.

[p.357] DECEMBER 15 19 Milk came - none since Mon. Shopped. H & I to Amnesty Hall Xmas party - play, Carols, lovely evening. 19 Baked bread etc. Heard Meistersinger." Spoke on Leacock to Oakwood Library Club - they sent Corsage. Nice party. Sun. 19 heard part of symphony. H. & I to tea at Lowers, met Phelps's & Pratts brot us home. 19 Washed. Anne & Hugh exams. Addressing Xmas cards. 19 Doris T. & I went to see Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet." Wonderful! Walked home in sleet storm.

[p.358] DECEMBER 16 Sat.19 Baked cake. With Hugh to Yonge St. Sewed & addressed Xmas cards. x 19 Heard Symphony & to Church to hear Handel's Xmas music. Very Cold. Mon. 19 Washed. shopped getting ready for club party. Children have exams. Tues. 19 To meeting on budget at Y. W. Shopped. A. & Hugh having exams. Thu. 19 To Y W history common name & illustrations. Dinner "Our Club" at Granite Club. Harold spoke.

[p.359] DECEMBER 17 Sun. 19 A. in S.S. Concert. Hugh A. & I to BSS to Nativity play - Mary in choir. Heard symphony. 19 Washed. sent Xmas cards. shopped. Snowing. Hugh writing exams. 19 Shopping. Exams. Got candles, nuts etc. Wed. 19 To supper party at Y W lovely time. Club Xmas party at Laura's. All 15 yrs. red games, music etc. cold. 19 Colder. To Loblaws & sent check to Yoder. Hugh & Anne exams.

[p.360] DECEMBER 18 19 Washed. To Loblaws, Mary finished exams. To Xmas party at Luella's Lovely time. Snowing. Tues. 19 Shopped - great crowds - A. in with cold. H. out. Creightons came in. Wed. 19 To shop. Anne & I baked mince tarts. Club party here, all in 1827 costume - sq. dancing. Thu. 19 A. & I shopped. To Heliconian Xmas dinner. "Can. Tourist Paradise." Lovely carols. Sat. 19 Donald came in a.m. Talked all day. So glad to see him. I went to Helicon. Xmas party " Mexico."