December 10, 1941, Wednesday
No telegram. Telegraphed Eddie Best and Mr. Booth. Mr. Wiley telegraphed Mr. Schick (P.C.C.) to ask about Jim. I sent three telegrams to him asking… Read More »December 10, 1941, Wednesday
Bacolod
December 9, 1941, Tuesday
No telegram. I waited all day for the “other telegram.” I tried again to call Manila; tried so many times that the operator became impatient… Read More »December 9, 1941, Tuesday
December 8, 1941
On Monday morning, December 8 (it was still Sunday, December 7, in the U.S.), I was up early because my husband was out of town… Read More »December 8, 1941
Wednesday October 2, 1901
Events have crowded so fast that we have had rarely time to live through them. The journey from Iloilo on the lorcha was not so… Read More »Wednesday October 2, 1901
Sept. 17, 1901
Cheer up –the worst is yet to come– though how anything could be worse I can’t imagine. We got to Iloilo about eight o’clock and… Read More »Sept. 17, 1901
July 15, 1899
We left Bacolod at 6.30 pm. on a schooner and boarded the ‘Sherman’ at 1 a.m.
July 10, 1899
We left for Bacolod at midnight and arrived at 9.30 a.m. We were nearly wrecked when we were caught in a squall and had the… Read More »July 10, 1899
May 31, 1899
We left Bacolod for Manapla at 9 a.m. and arrived there at 1.30 p.m.
May 21, 1899
The storm continued all day. I took charge of quarters.