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The Beach family, Charles, Doretta, Lela and Claude, set out from Cornwall,
Ontario on October 18, 1921. This is
Doretta's diary.
Hotel Lasalle.
Chicago, October 18th, 1921. Left home on the half past nine train
for Toronto, Charles, Lela and myself, and it rained a little
just after we left. There was quite a crowd to see us off:- McFarlanes,
Newtons, Grahams, Johnsons, Devitts, Atkinsons, Hendry, Mr. Relyea, Mr.
Fursey and Mr. Abbott.
Father and I slept very well, but Lela did not, and Claude got on
at
Belleville
about two A.M.
October 19th.
Got in
Toronto
on time
and all went up with Weston and had
breakfast. Father and Claude went down town soon after to see about
Customs and such like. Father had his eyes tested and Lela and I did not
go until ten o'clock and we all met at
Eaton's rest room
at twelve o'clock. Had lunch and at two o'clock Mrs. Clark and
Mr. Olmsted met us and we visited until about four o'clock, and
then started for the station and it was raining so we had to go
and buy an umbrella.
Helen and Clarice Packham
met us and L.
Miskelly and all stayed to see us off. When we got to
Brantford
the Hacketts were at the station to see us about half past
seven and then we all went to bed and slept fair.
October 20th.
Arrived
in Chicago on time, had breakfast and went to the
La Salle Hotel [LOC]
and Claude and his father left at three o'clock for Kenosha,
Wisconsin, to get
the car;
Lela and I went around to the stores and to
Marshall Fields,
then had our tea and went to bed early.
Oct. 21st.
Slept well, had breakfast and went to a specialist at nine
and had Lela's eyes tested. Went around the stores until one P.M., and
went back and got the glasses, and went back to the hotel at eight P.M.
Had a
phone
call from father that they would not got back before noon
next day, Saturday. Then I called up Mrs. Jas. Beach and had a little
chat and went to bed.
Sat. Oct. 22nd. Had breakfast about nine, then called up Mrs.
Lanning. Then went out until noon. Then came to hotel and waited until
three, when Father and Claude came and then
had to look up route [LH]
and had
tea. Left Chicago about six P.M., and got along fine getting out of
city, and drove forty miles to Geneva, Ill., and stayed all night.
Clinton, Iowa,
Oct. 23rd. Had breakfast and left about ten A.M. The weather and
roads
were both wonderful. Stopped at
Dixon [LHA]
for dinner and
crossed the Mississippi River [LHA]
and on to Clinton, Iowa, getting there about four
o'clock. Stopped for the night at the
Lafayette Hotel [LHA]
and it was a lovely hotel, and had a nice dinner after driving a
hundred and ten miles.
October 24th.
Left Clinton, Iowa, at nine o'clock. The weather was
fine and so were the roads, driving to
Cedar Rapids for lunch. From
there father sent the first telegram and
had the brakes on car adjusted [LHA],
the first thing done since we left, and also lost his
$50.00
money. From
there went on to Marshalltown for the night,
the roads not so good [LHA],
but we drove a hundred and seventy miles, and did not get in until about
half past six, all very tired.
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