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alteration. We then went down town to buy cuffs - unluckythere were none in stock at Smallman & Ingrams so we [newspaper cutting covering text - September 17, 1859 Mr Karges had been a resident of Listowel for 62 years. he spent 33 years in the shoe store bsuiness and 12 years on a farm on the outskirts of Listowel.] my shoes - and such a time. However I finally got a pair very broad toes- 7.20 and a lovely pair of black oxfords 9.20 Mother & I met Mrs Callard on the street car & went out with her for dinner. I met Mrs
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Annie Callard they are both just as lovely as they can be and I do hope I can go out there after them. Mrs Callard & I came back about 9 30 -and after talking a bit I went to bed very, very tired.
Wednesday Sept 6/22 Awake at 6 a.m. had lots of time to dress. Breakfast at 7 15 and felt very smart in my uniform - the collar & cuffs are very
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nice. After breakfast we came back & made our beds. Then we went to the school room. Mrs Callard came in & told us a few fundamentals - example- always stand when our superior enters the room. Then our class of twleve was divided- six went with Mrs MacPherson & six of us stayed with Mrs CallardBy the way they are twelve Probationers Mrs Read, Mrs Mac Dougall, Mrs Just
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Mrs Cahill, Mrs Summers, Mrs Ruttle Mrs Leivie, Mis Hardy, Mrs Nist, Mrs Fisk, Miss Farr & myself. There are all dandy girls and I know we are going to get along wonderfully fine. - Well the class was divided and we went over part of the Hospital storerooms etc were explained to us and we saw what the wards looked like. There was only one baby in the Nursery
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a darling little darked haired baby. There were several kiddies in the Children' Ward- and some looked so awfully ill. The Women's Wardand Men's Ward- are not very plesantbut I wish we were far enough advanced to be in them We came back to the School Room at 10 am and had some milk and crackers- I drank two glasses of milk- because mother wanted me toand I am going to be nice and fat with a