Children and Horses - June 11, 1911 and 2011

Rita's Entry: Sunday, June 11, 1911
S.S. for Children's Day.  After dinner, I slept most all afternoon.  Smith and Mr. N. went to park.

IN RITA'S DAY:  Children's Day was celebrated in most Protestant church on the second Sunday of June.  This started in the late 1800s and was still going strong in 1911, I guess.  In recent years the U.S. has celebrated it on different days, but seems to be going back to second Sunday in June.  Not as big as Mother's Day or Father's Day because every day is Children's Day now!

Judy's Entry: Saturday, June 11, 2011
My Children's Day.  Spent morning with oldest child.  Doug helped me fix some windows and screens and then his friend came to give an estimate on installing a new door and two windows.  Spent afternoon with youngest child.  Liz, Mike and I went to Buy, Buy Baby to start picking out things.  Looked for two hours and still didn't find everything.  Back next week.

TODAY:  Today was the last race in the Triple Crown... the Belmont Stakes.  The winner was Ruler on Ice.  Neither the Derby winner or the winner of Preakness finished in the money.  I mention this because in 1911, New York stopped the Belmont Stakes due to new anti-gambling laws... and for two years - 1911 and 1912, there was no Belmont.