Memoranda

date		received		paid
	January 1903
	From Church	10.	00
2	Elison [Ellison] Gourley Goshum [Goshen]			1.	00
3	Church Fund cash	7.	00	T.O.¹	3.00
	Ogden 3 Jane S. Richards	1.	00
5	M. A. [Mary Ramsey] Smart Union [Utah]			2.	00
"	Check			1.	00
"	Priscilla [Pitt] Lunt Nephi			2.	00
"	[Priscilla]² [Paul] Jennings			2.	00
	Mary E. Barrett			1.	00
	Money returned from Canada to Zina Y. Card			1.	25
	Received C. Allred			1.	25

[p. 408] {p. 250}

cash account—january 1903

date		received	paid
	Telegram		.	50
	Magazines			20
	cakes & bread			10
	lunch & beef tea			50
	Stick pin George Q. Cannon		2.	00
	car fare			05
Jan. 5	bread <5>			05
6	butter <30> jam <25> Ginger <10>			65
	coal <5.00> kindling <1.00>		6.	00
	Bennett & Co. glass bill		1.	35
	Tea <25> magazines <20> stamps <8>			53
	stamp on letter <2>

[p. 409] {p. 251}

addresses

name	residence
Mrs. John G. Roberts	6025 Monroe Ave.
(nee Emily W. Sears)	Chicago Ill.

{p. 356}

addresses

name	residence
Emma Hunt or	’89. Patterson St.,
Mrs. W. [Hunt]³	Launceston, Tasmania
Press Member Northern Division
Nat’l.⁴ Council of Women Tasmania

Mrs Horace Elmer [J. Adele Wiley Elmer]	Cape May Courthouse
	N.J.
also Ithaca	Oak Ave.
	N.Y.

{p. 357}

memoranda

In a letter received from my Sister Pallas Jan. 26. 1903 she gives me the name of my Mother’s uncles Samuel Hare, he had with him when he came to our house when my sister Pallas was a ~~young~~ <little> girl and I was about three years old another fine gentleman, but she has forgotten the other’s name both were uncles, she also said Mother was born in North Brookfield Mass. Dec. 21. 1794 and we had calculated 1795.

2 cousins of my mother’s whom I recall were <Miss> Sarah Allen and <Mrs.> Betsy Vase [Vorce] whose maiden name was Morgan, her husband was Jonas Vase [Vorce] and her children were Lowell [Vorce] and Jesse [Vorce] {p. 358}

The list of names sent in the first package to Mrs. Sewall and to Mrs. Swift were

Emmeline B. Wells

Alice Merrill Horne

Carrie S. Thomas

Rebecca E. Little

Elizabeth S. Wilcox

Ida S. Dusenberry

Priscilla P. Jennings

Isabel M. W. Sears

Lydia D. Alder

Second list of names and Resumé to Mrs. Swift

Julina S. Smith

Hattie B. Harker

Emma J. McVicker

Emily S. Richards {p. 359}

memoranda

date	French Lessons	dolls.	cts.
	Monsieur DeLaery	1
Oct 30.	Friday First
Nov. 3	Tuesday Second
[Nov.]⁵ 6	Friday Third
	Tuesday
	Friday
	paid Nov. 1903	2.	00
	Paid Dec. [1903]⁶	2	00

{p. 360}

memoranda

date	Miss Mercy Rachel Baker	dolls.	cts.
Oct 28 <21>	Wednesday	1.	00
Oct. 24.	Saturday	1.	00
[Oct.]⁷ 28	Wednesday	1.	00
Nov.		1.	00
Nov.		1	00
Nov.		1.	00
Nov.		1.	00
Dec.		1	00
"		1	00
"		1	00

{p. 361}

notes and bills

date	to whom given	time
1903	Sent draft to the Treasurer of the N.C.W.⁸ to Cor. Sec’y for	5.00
Feb. 12	Mrs. P. P. Jennings
	No. 62.2.13. New York City—
	wrote letter to Flo Jamison Miller

	Mrs. John G. Roberts
	6025. Monroe Ave.
	Chicago Ill.

{p. 364}

cash account—january

	received			paid
	Church	7.	cash
		3	orders
	Relief Society	10	cash

	Rent 3 months⁹
	Templeton				37.	50

	The Deseret News				32.	00

	magazines				1.	15
	2 copies Elizabeth					80
27				Louise	1.	70
				stamps		50
				pencil & ink	.	15
28				Rent	37	50
"				blanks	1	00
"				Diary	1	00
"				Dinner		30
				bread		05
				washing	1.	70
31.	Cavendish gloves					40

{p. 366}

cash account—february

	received			paid
	Church cash	7.	00
	T.O.¹⁰	3.	00
	R.S.¹¹ Salary	10.	00
	Rent U.W.P.C.¹²	7.	00
6	paid A. E. Walden				2.	00

	Annie				1.	50

13	A. E. Walden				2.	00
	magazines				1.	05
	washing				2	60

20	A. E. Walden				2	.00
	House keeping				2.	00
	[House keeping]¹³				1.	00
	The Blue Flower				1.	20
	note book & magazines				’	25
	books for Daisie and Verona				2.	25
	2 copies Elizabeth etc					50
	stamps & newspaper wrappers				2	.00
	magazines pens pencil etc.					40
27	A. E. Walden				2.	00

{p. 368}

cash account—february

received	paid
	stamps etc	.	15
	persems	.	30
	cheese	.	20
	eggs & bread	.	15
	candy	.	10
	lemons	.	20
	carfare	.	20
	Louise		50
	Emmeline		10
	Katharine		..5
	cakes		..5
	magazine	.	10
	stamps	.	10
	Walden (House)		50

{p. 369}

cash account—march

	received			paid
	Trip Evanston	1	55
	Spoon Margaret		75
6	A. E. Walden				2	.00
	Rent on Room 509.				10	.00
9	Carnations for Mr. Sears					75
10	book & candy				1.	25
11	Paid Mrs. Rossiter Dues <D.R.>				2.	00

13	Washing Tray Laundry				2.	75
13	A. E. Walden				2	00

20	A. E. Walden				2	.00
	For luggage				1	00
	lunch					15
	tea					10
	magazine & book					20
	postal cards					25
	March 20 lunch U. P.					15
	Em. 21 telegram					60

{p. 370}

cash account—march

	received				paid
	225	00		20	Ticket	42.	50
				20	berth	9.	50
				20	Tea	.	25
				20	supper		90
				21	breakfast		60
	Ironton [Missouri]			21	porter		25
april	Shelby [County, Tennessee]			21	[porter]¹⁴		50
	A. [Asahel] H. Woodruff				telegram		40
2			20		bus		50
			20 <21>		tea & cup		25
			21		hotel	2.	50
			21		car fare		20
			21		R. S.		10
			21 <22>		carriage		30
			22		baggage		25
			22		porter		25
			22		ticket	33	40
			22		berth	6.	00
			22		lunch		75
			22		waiter		10
			23		porter		25
			23		breakfast		75
			23		dinner		95
			23		porter		25
					supper		65

{p. 371}

cash account—april

	received			Apr	paid
	chair	1.	90		candy	’	50
	Tea		10		carriage		50
	Books for Belle	3.	00		trunk		50
	Tulle		25	(3	Walden	4	00
1st.	stamps	1.	00		House	1	00
2 "	[stamps]¹⁵	1.	00		trunk	.	75
24	Walden	2.	00		tea	.	20
					magazines	.	20
27	Washing	1.	35		ink	.	10
					blanks	.	15
25	Book Belle	1.	25		flowers	,	55
27	lunch	.	40		candy		25
"	magazine		35		[candy]¹⁶		35
					lunch		40
"	Walden				sardines & jam		50
"	House	.	50		oranges & lemons		35
					cream puffs		5
					House	.	85
				10	Walden	2	.00
					pie & tea		20
					lunch 2.		60
	Margaret		25

				17	Walden	2.	00
				27	[Walden]¹⁷ lunches	.	30

{p. 372}

cash account—april

	received			paid
1				breakfast		65
1				lunch		50
1				supper		40
1				porter		25
2				breakfast		75
"	Louise			lunch		15
	Tithing orders			dinner		65
	meat		50	porter		30
	others	1.	50		3	65
17	flowers
	for Mell’s Baby¹⁸	2.	00
28	Lady’s Journal		10
"	Rent on Room
"	March & April	25.	00
	candy		10
	magazine
30	P.O. Order	1	00
"	one number		10
"	Walden		50
	[Walden]¹⁹		25
	wrappers		75
	stamps		15
	lunch	2	.50

{p. 373}

cash account—may

	received			paid
1	Walden	’2	00	Bill Des.
	mailing	’	25	News	32.	00
	stamps		20	electric
	magazine		10	light	3.	00
	Postal cards		25	Kindergarten
19	Lillis [McBride]	2.	00	1902	1.	00
	car fare		25	Paid for
	[car fare]²⁰		25	planting trees	3	.75
	[car fare]		50
	[car fare]		40
30	Lillis	2.	00
	bread	1.	50
	meat	1.	40
	vegetables	,	30
	fruit	.	60
	sugar	,	50
	coffee	.	40
	butter	.	60
	milk	.	70
	washing	1.	75
		15.	95
	crackers	.	15
	alcohol		40
		16.	50
	candy	2.	00
		18.	50

{p. 374}

cash account—may

received	paid
	Books	2	.00
		1.	00
	magazines		35
	[magazines]²¹		10
	[magazines]		10
	[magazines]		15
	[magazines]		15
	paper		05
	ink		10
	pens		5
	stamps	2.	00
	wrappers	.	60
	mailing		50

		6.	15
	+)	18	50
		24.	65

{p. 375}

cash account—june

1	received			paid
Ex²²	S. [Samuel] E. Woolley	1.	00	lunch		’15
Ex	M. E. Roberts	1.	00	jelly	.	20
2	R. [Regina Swenson] Pond		50	magazines		20
"	Returned		25	tea		10
2	[Mary Tucker] Kingston Ex.	1	00	Paid Belle	1.	00
<4> 2	Perkins Ex.	6	80	dinner		70
4 Ex	Wilcox	1	00	magazines		20
	L. D. Alder			stamps	1	00
	for [Mary Maria Harding] Chislett	1.	00	oranges		10
	Family Herald		15	Walden	2.	00
	R. S. Book		10	cakes & berries		15
	lozenges		10	stamps	.	25
Ex.	Wilcox	1	50	minute book		.10
Ex.	Stevenson	1	00	stove	10.	00
	rent R. C.²³	1.	00	lunch	.	30
Ex.	Johnson	1.	00	lemons		15
	Reid	1	25	pills		10
	Laundry <Annie>	2.	60	Walden lunch		15
	baker	.	25	[Walden]²⁴ lunch		25
	bread	.	5	wrappers		10
	coffee	.	40	stamps		25
	mending glasses	.	25	milk bill		50
18	House Ex.²⁵	.	30	Walden		15
	lunch	.	20	car fare		25
	<newspaper> wrappers	.	10	buns		15

{p. 376}

cash account—june

	received				paid
	Borrowed				Paid back
	money				to M. A. C. [Margaret Ann Caine]	5.	60
	Returned	5	00	19	Birthday book		.40
	Belle gift	5.	00		Brenton
	paid Walden				Picture Book		25
	for Louise	1.	00		Herman (candy		50
	mailing		25		pen <5> Koka Kola²⁶ <5>		10
	Maccaroons		15		Lemons <10> Tab. <5>		15
10	coffee cake & B.		15	20	lunch	.	45
"	D.R. paper		25		magazine	.	25
"	mailing		25		lunch		10
"	Postage	2.	00		paid on Ticket	1.	60
11.	Bill flowers	2	00		washing	2.	60
11.	carriage	3.	00		Ticket	1.	50
	Printing	32.	00		Margaret	,	15
	linen etc	4.	20		mints	.	10
	lunch	.	20		lining
	ink	.	10		Miss Dehm		50
	Book	.	40		Candy		10
	Laundry	.	15		Cake		10
	Banannas	.	15		Soda		5
	cakes	.	35		lunch		45
	cleaning gloves	.	30		magazines		25
	book	1.	20	29.	lunch		45
					House		55

{p. 377}

cash account—july

	received		paid
July	30 eggs	25	House	.	75
31	House	50	[House]²⁷	1.	00
	bread	10	lunch	.	45
	blanks (due)	25	lemons <10>, soda <5>	.	15
			banannas <children>	.	30
			lunch	.	20
			soap	.	25
			lunch	.	15
			berries & rolls	.	30
			wrappers	.	30
			House	.	50
			lunch	.	35
			stamps	1.	00
			newspaper	.	05
			Groceries	.	60
			rolls	,	05
			lunch	.	45
			berries		10
			chowchow		40
			coffee		40
			cream of wheat	’	20
			book for
			Margaret’s birthday	’	75
			House		50
			Miss Peterson		20.
			car fare		15

{p. 378}

cash account—july

	received				paid
22	paid				Des. News	32.	00
	Des. News	8	75		soda & mints		15
	[Des. News]²⁸	32.	00		cakes children		25
	tabs		60		candy & cake		50
	Annie & myself lunch <2>		70		car fare	.	05
	lunch		45		House Dehm	.	20
	wrappers				Peterson	.	20
	& stamps		45		self	.	35
	magazine		20		stamps	.	05
	magazines (2)		25		magazine		.25
	lemons		10	17	car fare		.10
	Lunch for Lucinda [Peterson]		15	"	tabs for mailing		30
	pens <5> tab <5>		10		berries <10> lunch <35>		.45
25	House	1.	00		lemons		.10
	lunch self		20		lunch L. P.	.	15
	paid Express	2.	00	18	[lunch L. P.]²⁹	.	20
	Tomatoes etc	’	25		L. Peterson	.	25
	coffee cake	.	10	"	Miss Dehm House	1.	00
	magazine	.	25	"	tea <25> meat <10>	.	65
	coffee cake	.	10	"	mailing twice	.	50
	tea <20> bacon <20>		40	"	Dehm		25
	candy <15> cakes <10>		25		cucumbers		10
	tomatoes Balogna		20		cream puffs <& candy>		15
	House	1	50		Paid Franklin³⁰	4.	55
	[House]³¹ 30, 40		70		for May 4

{p. 379}

cash account—august

	received				paid
4	cash	7.	00	4	washing	4.	75
[4]³²	Tithing Orders	3.	00	4	milk	.	80
[4]	Canada	3.	00	4	ticket Lake	.	25
7	E. [Eliza Elliott] Bailey	3	00	"	paper <15> cards <10>	.	25
3	E. Tangrum	3.	00	"	candy <5>	.	05
					Family Herald	.	15
					wrappers	.	25
					purse	.	10
					lemons	.	10
					cake	.	15
					lunch	.	45
					soda	.	10
					telegram	.	80
					Lemon <10> Sundries <85>	.	95
					black berries	.	25
					Sundries <20> pens <5>	.	25
					cracker <15> Harpers <35>	.	50
					[cracker]³³ <5> candy <20> lunch		85
					Ida & Margaret & me		90
					Sundries waist		45
26.	H. B. Harker	2.	00		gloves	2.	00
	Book of poems.				coffee <25> Century <35>		60
28.	E. [Elizabeth Poole] Moody	1.	00		tulle <40> tea <25>		65
					raspberries <25>
					cucumbers
					& tomatoes		30

{p. 380}

cash account—august

received				paid
E. S. Woodruff <for Badges>	1.	25		Butter <30> bread <15>	’	45
& B. W. Smith	1	25		Lucinda <15> 20	’	35
H. B. Harker	1.	25		Sundries House		’50
				Alcohol <25> lozenges <10>		35
			26	pens & wrappers	.	15
			27	flowers		50
			28	House		60
				soda water		05
			27	book	1	25
			29	toilet soap		25

{p. 381}

cash account—september

	received				paid
				<1>	<House money>		<60>
1	Salary	10	00	1	Sundries	.	70
	Church	7	00	2	Alcohol	.	20
	T. Orders.	3	00	2	lunch	.	10
2	R. C. [Relief Cram] Atwood	1	25	3	grapes <10>	.	10
				"	~~magazine~~		10
4	P. P. Jennings	1.	50	"	car fare	.	15
5	Kate [Howard] Brockbank	2	00		~~notebook~~		05
18	E. D. [Ellen Gemmell] Clark	8.	00		lunch	.	35
11	R.S. Emery	1.	00		coffee cake	.	10
11,	S. Stone	1	00		~~Emies~~ <Emmeline> comb	.	25
	M. [Martha Stringfellow] Morris		25		car fare	.	10
				4	House Ex.	.	50
				5	[House Ex.]³⁴	.	45
				"	toilet	.	25
27.	coal & wood	6 <5>	25		soda water	.	05
					candy	.	10
					coffee cake	.	10
					rolls		05
					grapes 5		05
					pills <(10> tea <20>		30
					rolls sardines	.	30
					bacon <20>
					House Expense	.	70
					rolls cakes	.	10
					candy	.	10

{p. 382}

cash account—september

	received				paid
					<Room rent>	<12>	<.50>
16	House Ex	’	15	2	pencil blue		.10
	washing	2.	75	3	magazine		10
	milk		90		note book		05
	lunch		45		envelopes		05
	bread		10.		telegram		15
	coal, wood			7	magazine		35
	Sundries	1	25	8	[magazine]³⁵		35
	House		70	"	newspaper wrappers		30
	meal & cake		15	"	[newspaper wrappers]		30
	lunch		50	"	car fare		10
				9	ink <10> pencils <5>	—	45
				10	house expense		55
					ink <10> magazine <5>	.	15
					news wrappers		27.
				1	stamps		23
					[stamps]		20
					magazine		10
				14	Book Eugene	2.	00
				12	S. J. Cannon	1.	50
					wire Kanab	.	50
					ink & pencil	.	20
				17.	book	1.	25
					magazine		10
					pencil 10
					magazine		15

{p. 383}

cash account—october

	received				paid
Oct.	bread		5	1	Lunches	1	85
"	rice		25		Tea kettle		75
27.	lunch		25	2	Tea <25> crackers <15>		40
28.	lunch		45		House Ex.		60
"	tea		10	3	[House Ex.]³⁶		65
	Lucile [Buchholz] book		40.	"	waist making	2	15
	candy		.5		wood	1	00
	washing	3.	95		washing	2	70
	flowers	1.	50		House Ex	2	80
	spoon	1.	25		[House Ex]		70
	for baby				[House Ex]		80
	J. Q. C. [John Q. Cannon]				coal wood	5.	75
30.	Butter, etc	’	50		House Ex		80
	Press club	’	35		[House Ex]		25
	paper D.R.	’	50		car fare loan		10
31.	sugar 25		25		coffee		25
	bread 15		15		tea		25
	veal 40		40		apples		15
	tomatoes		5		liver		15
	rice		25		House Ex		65
	bacon		20		[House Ex]		65
	tea		25	20	candy lunch		80
	apples		10		car fare		10
					lunches		75
					cakes etc		10

{p. 384}

cash account—october

	received				paid
29.	Paid Book	1.	60		mailing		50
	magazine		35		stamps	1	65
	paper		15		wrappers	"	54 <50>
	wrappers		10		stamps		20
31.	Book for				[stamps]³⁷		10
	E. L. Wilcox		25		magazine		35
	Refreshments		25		lunch <10> "³⁸		60 <10>
					~~House~~		40
					[~~House~~]	2	"
					Car book	2	25
				14	Book	1	00
				14	stamps	.	20
					~~Heavy <10> oil cloth <40>~~		50
					stamps	.	20
					[stamps]		10
					paper		10
					magazine		10
					telegram		55
					club <10> 25	’	35
					stamps etc	’	20.
				28	magazine		35
				"	stamps		10
				27	Paid Printing	32.	00
					tabs & pencils		20
					Rent Room	25.	00

{p. 385}

cash account—november

	received				paid
3	cash	7.	00		18th. Ward
	T. orders	3.	00		Fast Donation		50
	Salary	10.	00		Flowers	3.	50
14.	Utah Light				Belle [Flowers]³⁹
"	& Power Co.	10.	00		Book [Belle]	1	35
	Jennette Tippets	5.	00		Tabernacle	5.	00
					lunch	.	45
28	paid Kate Hall	1.	50		tea	.	10
					coffee	,	10
28	Sent George Q.	2.	50
	paid			7	House Ex. <Saturday>	1.	00
	lunch		35		House Ex	,	45
19	liver & eggs		45		Rolls		.05
	cake & bread		50		tea & wood	.	50
	candy		45		Bread		.10
	eggs & bread		45		Books
25	dinner 2		50		Heber & Em.	2.	00
26	car fare		25		Rubbers	.	55
27	dinner		60		tea		10
	magazines		20	14.	taxes on home	16.	05
	bread		5	"	potatoes		05
	oranges		10	"	cranberries		15
28	butter		30	"	bread		10
"	tea		10	"	chicken		35
	Louise		25	"	soap		10

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cash account—november

	received				paid
30	Plate for wedding day)			2	magazine		10
	Sep & Gertrude		50	"	bread		15
"	French lessons	2.	00	"	tulle & ribbon		50
					candy	.	10
	Paid to Granite				wrappers	.	85
Nov.	Stake Tabernacle				magazine	.	70
3.	Donation	5	00		[magazine]⁴⁰	.	20
	To State				paper etc.	.	25
	Kindergarten				Electric Light	6.	05
	current year	1.	00		pencil	.	25
	Cash rec’d				stamps	1.	00
	from Mell				Louise	.	30
21	Christmas gift				Stamp		05
					paper		45
		10	00		pens		05
25	Verona	5.	00		book	1	20
"					Street car Perkins		50
					paper & Envelopes		10
					wrappers		10
					Magazines & papers		40
					pens & pencil		15
					Louise car fare		20
					ink	.	10
					tea & Rolls		15
					Annie & I.		20

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cash account—december

	received				paid
1	Salary	10.	00	1	tea & Rolls	.	15
"	Church	7.	00		Louise	9.	00
	T. Orders	3.	00	3 <2>	tea 1/4	.	20
	E. P. S. R. C.⁴¹	2.	00	"	Louise lunch	.	30
	C. [Catherine Hunsaker] Winward	1.	00	"	lunch	.	15
	Returned	2.	50		car fare	.	10
Reception	Y.L.N.M.I.⁴²	1.	80⁴³		2 tablets	.	10
	<M. W. Swift>				lunch 2	.	30
9.	M. A. Caine for postage		25	2	bread <5> beef <10>		15
	tea <10>			3	fish <15> bread <10>		25
	lunch		25.	4	bread <5> tea <10>		15
	tea		10.	4	Lemons <10> liver <15>		25
	Abram		10	4	pens & pen holder		10
	bread etc		15.	4	tablets		10
24	supper		15.	5	lunches <(2>		30
	Daniel		10.	8	saucepan		15
				19	lunch		25
	New Year’s	1	65		bread		05
	cards & magazines				sugar <25>
	Club Woman	1.	05		bread & crackers <coffee cake>		25
26.	cake & buns		65	17	box of candy <Katharine>		50
	candy		25	18	David & twins		20
					tea & lunches	.	65
				19	eggs & liver	.	60
					tea & raisins	.	45

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cash account—december

	received				paid
21	Mell	10	00	2	Baker	1.	00
25	Verona		5	1	French Nov.	2	00
	Christmas gifts			2.	Kindergarten	1.	00
				"	flowers Annie	2	65
30	Paid years			"	plate	1.	20
	Tithing cash	25.	00	"	magazines		35
	[Tithing]⁴⁴	– 5.	00	" <9>	telegram		40
	Total	30.	00		mailing		50
					paid on	.	50
30	Magazines	.	35		P.O. mail	’3.	00
"	supper	.	20		books	4	20
	paper	.	05		newspaper wrappers	.	20
	butter	.	30		stamps		10
	cheese	.	10		Baker	1	00
	bacon	.	25		magazine		10
	silver polish		10		Book	1.	00
	Lent Annie	1.	50		paper		10
	sil			24	Books	2	50
31.	4 Books	1	60		Cards		25
	postage		50		stamps to <send>		30
5	books	1	00	24	telephone	1.	00
6	[books]⁴⁵		50 <55>
	tulle		50
	ribbon	____	60	28.	washing	4	90
	600	4.	75		Franklin	2.	60
	5.60	____	20
	0.40	4.	95		bread & lunch		30
		.	60
		5	55

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Memoranda, The Diaries of Emmeline B. Wells, accessed April 25, 2024 https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/emmeline-b-wells/1900s/1903/1903-13