Edith Roller – August 2, 1978 – Wednesday

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I slept until 10.00

Estelle was cleaning up the cottage, so I tk in a dirty bowl, covered w/ food + greasy outside, which had been left (by Donna Lacy acr to others) on the porch – Jonestown is preparing for guests

I delayed going to bkft until 11.30 so as to avoid a long line – we had biscuits – we didn’t have lunch

I also did not hold my class because the sch child. were using the space from 12.00 o’clock on

Wk’d at home on jrnl entries + almost finished my adult class records – the day seemed like Su

Tk my shower

Went for dinner – we had curried fish on rice

I had a frustrating time in the pavilion + libr trying to get the news – I wanted in particular the bonus questions which were asked on T eve while we were grading papers – construction, in the pavilion made it difficult to hear J’s news tape from which I usually take notes – the tape being played in the library had some mechanical defect which made it difficult to hear – I copied some items from the board, didn’t get the bonus questions at all

Saw Danny Kutulas about my needs – he said I didn’t need to fill out a request again – the
workers would be around tom night

In the pavilion there were movies + entertainment for the people coming in on the boat – I later heard that Frances Johnson was one of them

I wkd on my sewing for several hrs – young people were in the cottage all eve – the conversation of Donna + some of her friends was annoying, that of Sonya Evans + her friends was less so – I made considerable progress on my shirt

Inez Wagner was out again with Chaikin and Estelle was out – they both came home later at about 11.00 they left for medication leaving me with the problem of getting the cottage quiet -I was helped by Donna and Laura who wanted to sleep before going to work

Zuretti Langston was typing but took her typewriter elsewhere when requested – however Shirley + Sonya wanted to play cards and it required some argument before they turned out the lights

I vaguely heard Estelle + Inez who came in around 12.30

This was the first day in a long time that we have not had any rainfall