In this diary, Mary Jean details her first full year in retirement. Her life remains as busy as ever as Mary Jean stays heavily involved in various church and women’s groups. Involvement in the American Association of United Women, the Women’s Missionary Society, and the United Council of Church Women appear most prevalent in this diary. Mary Jean also describes being busy attending meetings for the Burlington Council on World Affairs, the Vermont Women’s Republican Club, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Her diary is also filled with descriptions of housework, cooking meals, and spending time with family and friends. Most notably is the time spent with her cousin Agnes and working in the library with her cousin Jean after church on Sundays. This diary also features a trip taken by Mary Jean to Washington for a WMS event and to visit old friends from her time as a Senate Bill Clerk.
Topics in this diary include locomotive and automobile transportation, life in retirement, Women’s Organizations, Church Organizations, Vermont Food culture, and Post-War American politics.