Friday, Jan 3, 1908

Winifred, Grace M., Emma H., and Addie L. came up in afternoon and we went to Chilt's to have fortunes told.  Got back at 10:30.  "I received what Will C. sent to me by Emma." Ha! Ha!

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Transcriber's notes:

Chilt is Chilton Thompson, age 60, Grace's neighbor "across the street" as we would say today.  See my separate entry describing the Thompson family and property.

Will and Emma are often referenced together in Grace's diary.  She talks to them on the phone.  However, I do not know their relationship and I am not sure if Emma, seen with Will, is the same person as Emma H.

Similarly I do not know who Grace M. and Addie L. are.  Grace M. could possibly be Grace Miller, who our Grace mentions once more in her diary, along with "Emma".

Winifred is likely to be Winifred Humphrey, a friend of Grace's who lives out of town but is close to Grace and comes to visit later over July 4th.  The Corunna Journal (published once a week) Jan 9th edition reports that Winifred Humphrey is in town.

This news item indicates that Miss Etta Berger lives in Lansing.  However, Miss Etta M Berger is shown to be a resident of Corunna in the 1907 city directory, and also still single in Corunna in 1910.  She is 31 years old in 1908, so perhaps she has taken work in Lansing in 1908, or there is more than one Etta Berger in Shiawassee county (though I've only found one).