January 20, 1929

Fine day. Warm & nice all day. Finished last outlet with Rober. Eliz Conkling & Marjorie (Desprey?) Rowgan & 2 children (?) down in P.M. Listened to Bowery Rescue Mission in P.M. Tom Noonan. Mabel for supper. Loewe in Yonkers with Mabel & Tom & his girl (Kathryn Walsh) of Hastings. Cold. Home 11:50 Bed 12:10

Note from the editor:

The Bowery Rescue Mission, now known as The Bowery Mission, is an organization In New York that works to combat homelessness and hunger. Harvey Haines listened to their presentation in 1929, 57 years after their inception, and they are still in service now, 150 years later. As of this journal entry, Black Monday (the crash of the stock market) had not yet occurred.