Hello, friends! I hope this post finds you safe and well, as you are likely under quarantine or at least practicing ‘social distancing’ at the moment. How are you adjusting? Our family has had to dip into our reserve of patience numerous times this week. We’ve come to find that this reserve is rather small…kind of like the current canned goods selection at our grocery store. You just can’t restock it fast enough!
My three-year old has had the hardest adjustment since her playmates and hands-on preschool activities have no virtual replacement. She has been doing puzzles, watching her favorite show on TV and saying positive things like this:
“The bank is closed, the museum is closed, the park is closed, my school is closed but our house is open!”
“Mommy, today we can say hello to daddy and sissy!”
(taking my face in her hands) “What’s on your forehead?”
“Oh, I have wrinkles.”
“That’s OK, I still love you.”
Today’s picture from the album is from Easter Day 1913. (The holiday fell extremely early that year, on March 23rd). The front page headlines from that date make for some interesting reading. I’ll share a few with you:
GIVE EASTER HATS TO POOR
Philadelphia Women’s Relief Fund Adopts New Charity
A new form of philanthropy was begun here to-day when the Women’s City Relief Fund distributed more than 100 Easter hats to poor women.
A mirror was hung on the stand where the organization provides food for the destitute every week. Poor women tried on hats and glancing into the mirror selected those which suited them best. The relief workers had gathered the hats from all quarters and found that the headgear brought more joy than the usual baskets of food.
Philadelphia, March 22nd, 1913
Hopefully the hats were in addition to the usual baskets of food?
WOMEN JURORS FREE PRISONER
Verdict in Twenty Minutes for Good Looking Man
Ugo Diando, charged with horse stealing, was acquitted at Redwood City to-day by a jury composed of two women and ten men. It was admitted by all present that Diando is a very good looking man.
The foreman of the jury was Mrs. Alma A. Monroe. Mrs. Violet I. Pine of Daly City was the other woman member. Notwithstanding that Diando’s testimony at his preliminary hearing, in which he admitted stealing the horse, was introduced the jury after being cut twenty minutes returned a verdict of not guilty.
All the men originally voted to convict, but they were induced by the women to change their minds.
San Fransisco, March 22, 1913
Sending a big hug to all.
To hats and good looking men! You have a good looking man, now I’ll have to send you some hats.
And a big hug back to you.