From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:
Why does everyone like people better when they are dead? They do. I know Grandmother hated Aunt Etta, but now she cries all day long and says her heart will break. Uncle Milton doesn’t cry. I know he is very sad but of course he still has his two Airedales. I can’t go to dancing school today because of Aunt Etta. They all say it wouldn’t look nice. I asked Alma if she didn’t think she should go for me to see if the class would learn a new dance and then teach it to me at home tonight but she said no that she didn’t think that would be necessary. It was really sad in the house today and I wish I could have gone somewhere even if I couldn’t go to dancing school. I thought about Aunt Etta and I was so glad that she had dinner with us and I saw her and she was happy. I still don’t know what happened.