Elizabeth goes on another vacation to Arizona and California for the first month and a half of 1953. On March 3, Elizabeth writes, “Helly and I went out to see about silver for a bride.” On March 12, she writes, “Got a social security card and lunch in Clayton.” Throughout the year, Elizabeth visits Pere Marquette several times. On June 13, she writes, “Betsy was excused from St. V [St. Vincent's].” From July 1-August 15, Elizabeth goes on a vacation to New York and Baltimore. During the vacation, she writes of a trial involving Betsy. She writes on July 16, “Betts was on stand most of the day and did better towards the end. Judge handed her the case – we were sunk.” On September 18, she invites over her “Vassar friends and played charades.” On September 27, she writes that Henny “went to buy a dog, instead of a Boxer it was a Chihuahua.” They name the dog Chewy. Elizabeth continues to watch “the kids,” who are her daughters’ children, and uses the phrase “had a siesta” for much of the year., 1953, Box: 1. Elizabeth Nulsen Young Diaries, A1789. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Elizabeth goes on another vacation to Arizona and California for the first month and a half of 1953. On March 3, Elizabeth writes, “Helly and I went out to see about silver for a bride.” On March 12, she writes, “Got a social security card and lunch in Clayton.” Throughout the year, Elizabeth visits Pere Marquette several times. On June 13, she writes, “Betsy was excused from St. V [St. Vincent's].” From July 1-August 15, Elizabeth goes on a vacation to New York and Baltimore. During the vacation, she writes of a trial involving Betsy. She writes on July 16, “Betts was on stand most of the day and did better towards the end. Judge handed her the case – we were sunk.” On September 18, she invites over her “Vassar friends and played charades.” On September 27, she writes that Henny “went to buy a dog, instead of a Boxer it was a Chihuahua.” They name the dog Chewy. Elizabeth continues to watch “the kids,” who are her daughters’ children, and uses the phrase “had a siesta” for much of the year., 1953, Box: 1. Elizabeth Nulsen Young Diaries, A1789. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/46978 Accessed November 22, 2024.