Mary Quayle Innis Diary 1964-1968

February 9

1964. Sun. to Dr. Dobbie's lecture & then to church. With Lorraine & Hugh to dinner at Town & Country. Read & typed.

1965. Tues. Very cold. To Ref. library & took mss. to Rare Book Room.

1966. Wed. Mild. Had large order sent from Loblaws, & got valentines. Wrote letters.

1967. Thu. Committee mtg. at Club & lunch with Dell. Worked in Educ. Studies Lib. To see Topkapi. Police here, girl attacked. [unclear] to see [unclear].

1968. Fri. Relig. Educ. Com. worked hard on opening exercises. Very cold.

February 10

1964. Mon. Meeting at Principal's office. To Univ. library. bright sun. Dinner at Mulock.

1965. Wed. Warm & sunny. Sent 5 pound deposit to Gued pension, letter from Loen. To bank & store for walk.

1966. Thu. To Hart House to lunch with Alec Brady. very good time. To Central Circ. raining.

1967. Fri. Relig. Com. Can. Jewish Congress all day. Many pupils of H.A.I. Interesting, tiring day.

1968. Sat. To store. very cold - 5 degrees. Letter from Dorothy & Fred. Hugh & family came for dinner - lovely time. Heard part of "Lohengren".

February 11

1964. Tues. Applications etc. U.C. wives tea here. Phoned Lorraine.

1965. Thurs. Got my watch etc. To Waterloo. Anne & boys met me, deep snow. Anne at her lab.

1966. Fri. At Religious Educ. Com. 9:30 - 12 - to Granite Club lunch & spoke on Mrs. S. Dinner at B. Bassam's. Hazel died. Phoned Fred.

1967. Sat. Shopped, worked in Locke library. Worked on card index of briefs. Heard "Chorephorae" on CJRT.

1968. Sun. Zero. To church. Buffet dinner at Cricket Club with Kemps & Eleanor Long. Very good time.

February 12

1964. Wed. To see Miss Firth at Baldwin Room re Mrs. Simcoe. To dinner with Helen at Jean Hurst's & to Helen's apt. at Glen Grove.

1965. Fri. Baked muffins & cake. played with boys. Made apron & fixed Hugh's pants.

1966. Sat. Up at 7 & just got 8 a.m. train to Waterloo. All met me. Baked, bathed & fed Mary. Anne & Ian out in evening. Mild.

1967. Sun. 9 deg. below zero. To church. Read, wrote letters, worked on briefs. Very cold.

1968. Mon. zero. Worked in Locke Library all morning. Put knitted blanket together. Lorraine called up.

February 13

1964. Thu. lunch at U.W.C. Beth spoke on Canadian glass. To Dr. Welsh. Wet snow.

1965. Sat. To shop. Mild & fine. Anne to University. Played with boys. they reading words.

1966. Sun. Looked after Mary, mended, washed & baked. Lovely day. Snowing all day. Patched Hugh's pants.

1967. Mon. Dountoun, shopped, got navy hat, worked on briefs. Called up Lorraine.

1968. Tues. 1 below zero. spent morning at O.I.S.E. Shopped. Called up Beulah. Sewed at dresses.