Facing the music

(1954 April 21)

Music Club District Meeting here today. Baraboo, Reedsburg and RC. Supposed to meet at 2. Lorin took me at 3 and it hadn't started yet! He said his bus left every hour on the hour (patience thin). Got there at 3 at Methodist Church and it hadn't started yet. I had typed 58 lapel name cards and Ann Rose was registering the crowd of 50 persons and I kicked in and sat down. Lengthy business meeting and long windy talk by our state president, out of which I walked at 4:30. ...

Back to M.E. church about 7:45. Church jammed. LL had trouble parking close enough to curb. MM immediately thirsty, hot, tired, and had to find bathroom - I said no. On my left and near door LL was sulking because people jammed into him. Then he kept track of each piece and wrote what the time required was for each piece on program plus encores. It was a lovely relaxing time, and I stayed until after Helen Starr sang and then left as did she and parents. So hot - 85 or so.