[Regional History Collection, USC]    The Beach family, Charles, Doretta, Lela and Claude, set out from Cornwall, Ontario on October 18, 1921. This is Doretta's diary. Feb. 14th. Warm and bright. Lela and Mrs. Clark went down town but only stayed a little while. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Bickford came over for the evening as we had called them up by phone. Feb 15th. Weather fine. Father, Claude and Mrs. Clark and myself all went down town for a couple of hours. Went to Post Office and got some mail. Evening, Mrs. Clark has gone over to the Montgomerys and we are all writing letters. Feb. 16th. Bright and warm. Mrs. Clark went over to Pasadena with her friends for the day. Father went out and saw Joe Lally's friend at the Gates Hotel. Then after lunch we all went and left him to see Dr. McNaughton at this office, and we drove around a little and came home. Feb. 17th. Weather dull. All went to market and got supplies. Then I went back to Dr. McNaughton's with father and Mrs. Clark and Lela went shopping. Then father had to go back to the Drs. office to meet the nerve specialist, and did not get home until seven o'clock. Then after tea Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery came in for the evening. Feb. 18th. Dull and cool. Chas. went to have blood test taken and he and Claude were down all forenoon. Came home and we had lunch and started to go to Alambra to see O. D. Casselman from Chesterville, and as we went down the steep hill there was a street car coming each way and Claude did not see the one on his right and struck the car and broke the wheel off of our auto so they took it to a garage and we came back home and was in all day. Feb. 19th. Went to the Methodist Church to hear Evangeline Booth and wrote letters in evening. Feb. 20th. Rained all day. Lela and Mrs. Clark got up and went shopping early. Got back about one o'clock and father and Claude went to court for parking car in wrong place, but both got their money back. Rev 2000-02-18