January 2, 1945 (Tuesday)

A REGULAR BLIZZARD

Very stormy, snowing and blowing all day - a regular blizzard. Had to call the veterinary again this morning as the sick cow bloating again.

Alice and Stanley, Shirley + Roger and Mr. Meek left this morning at 9 o'clock for Detroit.

Henry went to Grand Rapids to Road Comm[ission] meeting.

Getting eats ready to take to L.A.S. dinner to-morrow. I am taking Marie Porritt's place as one of the hostesses as she is in the hospital.

Hank and I went to Lucille's a little while this eve. Roads are filling up with snow.

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It seems as if the weather on January 2 was worse than that on New Year's Day. So perhaps my remarks about everyone not being afraid to journey out in bad weather on January 1 were not warranted. But on this day Edna says it is a "regular blizzard" and the "roads are filling up with snow." That does not deter the Johnson family from traveling. Henry drives to Grand Rapids. Alice and Stanley head back to Detroit. Even Edna herself (and Hank) take a drive (albeit a short one) to Lucille's.

Edna was a very active member of the Ladies Aid Society (L.A.S.) in Bowne Center. Her home with he husband Henry was located across the street from the church and the nearby Aid Hall.

Somewhere in the the late 1800s / early 1900s Ladies Aid Society (L.A.S) were formed in the Methodist Church to provide social, spiritual, and financial support. Specific information about the history of the LAS at Bowne Center's Methodist Church exists but not online. It requires me to make a long overdue trip to Bowne Townships Historical Museum. I plan to do that soon and will update this post with the details I find.