Went down with Fran. Orchestra at 9:30. Dandy tme. Not flirting but just getting acquainted. Practiced etc. Letter asking Fran and me to go to Reynolds Club Dance Sat. night with F. Z. and someone else. Al S. doesn't dance well enough yet!?
Rita's Entry: Thursday, February 9, 1911
Late this morning. "L" was slow. So was I. Dandy lesson. Long. New G string. Met Fran at Institute and had lunch with her and Lucina. Mrs. S. met me there and we went shopping. Bo't pumps, etc. Wrote to H. B. Tin got a box of "cats" from home.
Rita's Entry: Friday, Feb. 10, 1911
Home all day. Practiced. Fran called. Had a card from Joe asking me to go to dance on south side. Helen B. here for dinner. Mr. Snyder coming in evening. Dick Barber and Fran and Joe and I went to Hamilton Park Field House to dance. Very nice time - very informal - not even programs. Home about 12:30. Helen here all night.
IN RITA'S DAY: The University of Chicago's Reynolds Club was built in the early 1900s and the style was copied after St. John's College at Oxford. The Art Institute of Chicago where Fran studied was founded in 1879 and moved to present location in 1893. Chicago's Hamilton Park was created in 1904. All of these places where Rita socialized were fairly new in her day and still exist today. see pictures below
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| Inside of Art Institute around 1911 |
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| Entrance of U of Chicago's Reynolds Club Judy's Entry: Thursday, Feb 10, 2011: Not a lot of time the last couple of days. My daughter is still here recovering from back problems. She has a bulging disc or herniated. Lots of time spent with her and planning our menu around what she can eat. My mother and I haven't been too health conscious lately... but now we are! Still we have made cookies and lasagne, as well as lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. |
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