May 30 Sunday Sylvia spent most of the day in the park. Mrs. Anne O'Hare McCormack [sic] is dead at 72.
May 31 Sylvia and Norma went to watch the parade. Lil went to Mt. Sinai to see Molly with Sam. Later Sylvia went to Bronx Park with the Gallins' where they did some rowing. Eugene came home about 4:30 safe and sound. Several of his utensils were stolen in the rain, including his frying pan.
June 1 McCarthy's defiance of Eisenhower and the country in asking gov't employees to supply him with secret info has brought him denunciation from Democrats & Republicans.
June 2 Dr Oppenheimer was called 'loyal' and discreet by the A.E.C. but rejected by a vote of 2-1 as a gov't consultant because of his associations and less than candid testimony and early opposition to the A-bomb.
June 3 I started three weeks vacation today. Lil and I visited Molly at Mr Sinai. She was out of bed. We met Sam and Pauline there. Sylvia took her painting lesson at the Y. She gets paint over her arms, clothes and whatnot. Eugene is doing some boxing at his Scout meetings. He had his school field day at Van Courtlandt today. He and some friends played some basketball with a spaldeen, some soft ball, watched the faculty-Senior games and ate their lunch.
I don't know if this was the event, but we did have boxing "tournaments" at the Scout meetings. I was not much of a fighter, but one time, I ducked out of the way of a right hand, and blindly stuck out my own right hand. It hit something, and there was an audible "Oooh" from the rest of the Scouts. I was declared the winner of that fight.
June 4 Lillian took Molly home from the hospital. Eugene stayed after school for the auction of lost and found articles and came home with 21 assorted fountain pens, ball point pens and mechanical pencils for 70¢. Lil and I went out to Fordham and looked at dinette sets, bought some books for Danny Pope, compact, tennis balls, candy, cake etc. The City Council passed the five per cent Amusement tax over the vigorous protests of the industry.
June 5 Sylvia & Susan Kaufman went to the Grand to see "The Native [Naked] Jungle" with Charlton Heston and "Red Garters" with Rosemary Clooney. Eugene & Larry played their first tennis of the season. Lillian went to Rye with her Brownies. In the evening we all walked along the reservoir on a beautiful evening to Sam & Molly's. We played games along the way. Sylvia found a soda bottle for which I gave her two cents and Eugene found a good baseball. Heavyweight boxer Clarence Henry was arrested on a charge of trying to bribe Bobby Jones to lay down on his fight with Joey Giardello for $15,000. Former Gov. Harry Hoffman is dead at 58.
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