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

[p.366] DECEMBER 24 Sun. 19 Girls & I to Church. Lovely service. Alex Brady here for dinner. Anne the angel. Filled stockings. Mon. 19 washed. Made pies & candy. Taylors came in. Anne's tableaux & Donald's play. Filled stockings. Tues. 19 To Village. Wrapped gifts, baked. Alex Brady here in evening. Filled stockings. Cold. Wed. 19 Talked to Fred. Cold. Played poker. Sylvia Thrupp came, nice to see her. Fri. 19 D. & I to bank & Loblaws. Sylvia Thrupp called up. Phil Creighton here. Hung stockings.

[p.367] DECEMBER 25 x 19 Snowing hard - Lovely day - Many records - "Nutcracker Suite" etc. H. gave me Pratt's Poems & Van Wyck Brooks. Alan came 19 Rain & sleet all day. Lovely time. Played records, played darts, turkey, etc. Russian records from Fred, Dumbo records 19 Cold. New bookcase, records, books etc. Lovely tree. Goose dinner. Children skating H. left for Winnipeg. Lovely day. records, box from D. got dark nylons, handbag, glass dishes, etc. Played poker & authors. Took a walk at night. 19 Lovely records, books etc A. & I played cribbage. Chicken dinner. Wonderful to have D. here. Very cold. Took D. to station at 10 & he went to Cal.

[p.368] DECEMBER 26 Tues. 19 Washed, cleaned up. House in usual uproar. Children skiing & skating. 19 Cold. All of us, Alan & Mary W. to see Pinocchio & Xmas trees at city Hall. Alan here for cold turkey. Crown & anchor. 19 Children skating all day. wndy & Alan here for skating & dinner. Mary out. Cold. Fri. 19 H. took Fred, Anne & Hugh to lunch, Anne at Honeypot. H. & I to Jack Crean's. Mary & Fred played bridge. Sun. 19 Mary, Anne & I to Church. read, wrote letters. Boy friends of Hugh's here & girls" of Anne's. Cold.

[p.369] DECEMBER 27 Wed. 19 Ironed. wrote letters. Very cold. Alex Brady came over. 19 Fred, Hugh & I to movie - Fred Allen & Jack Benny in "Fifth Chair" very funny. Wendy here for dinner. 19 Fri Children skating. I shopped. Boys, Anne & I to movie. Ice storm. Mary out. 19 Talked. Fred, H., H. & I to see "Henry V"." Harold to Chicago. Donald called up from Palo Alto. Fred & I talked. 19 Washed, made marmalade. Much rushing in & out. Hugh & Harold left for Cleveland.

[p.370] DECEMBER 28 Thu. 19 To bank & Loblaws. H. home for tea. Children skating. D. out all day. Fri 19 Fred left early, Hugh took him to station. Mary out to dinner, I to T.Taylor's reception at U.W.C. Jacksons drove me home. Sat. 19 Baked. Skating. Alan here. Sleet & rain. Sun. 19 Fred left early. I to Church. Very cold. Hugh in bed sick. Heard Symphony & read. Wrote to donald. A. skiing. Tues. 19 To bank & stores. Mild. Read & wrote letters. Cleaned my desk. Our club Xmas party at Luella's, wore evening dress, supper & games.