Took the leaves used as banking from the north wall of house and from around the dog house
worked in yard most of day-
Elnora Evans called this eve selling Girl Scout cookies*-
Aunty rec'd a letter from Clara
Mother has been good all day-
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| Box of Girl Scout cookies c. 1940 |
*You have now idea how excited I am that Irene has mentioned a girl in the neighborhood selling Girl Scout Cookies. My sister & I sold them for years. I helped my daughter sell them when she was a Brownie Scout. Now a bit of history from the Girl Scout website: Basically, Girls Scouts had been selling cookies to raise money for years, but in 1934 the council in Philadelphia started selling commercially made cookies. New York followed suit in 1935 & used the trefoil symbol. In 1936 (the year of Irene's diary), national got involved, & by 1937 125 councils were on board.
This is a fun memory jogger for me too. I have sold and bought the cookies. One time the girls didn't make it to our door, So, my sister and I searched the town to find a sweet little seller and bought 4 boxes off her. {my metabolism was higher then LOL}
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. Not only am I getting to know the great-grandmother I never knew, but it is helping me remember. I am also connecting with other people, ones I know & ones like you who read & comment. Thank you for sharing & making this a truly social experience!
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