1904 (Tuesday) – Ruth (Ruth Sperry) came and helped me iron. In the evening Retta (Retta Sperry) came and stayed with the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian and Charles Gilbert Lunt) while Mother (Caroline Webb), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I attended a recital by Miss Maud May Babcock. It was wonderful. Afterwards, Retta went home to sleep and I stayed alone with the children.