working at the restaurant – one night Harry would manage the place, the next night, Herman would take over. So when Herman was off, we would go out. At our age we never considered that it might be a good idea just to rest on a day off – if you were off, you went out. On Herman’s night off, he and I would usual- ly hop in the car and drive to Philadelphia. Our routine was to stop first at Schraft’s on Chestnut Street for a butterscotch sundae and then catch a 9:30 movie. We were free as a bird. Even after the kids came, we managed to get out a lot. A favorite
evening was to drive to Wilmington to the Trotters race track. Harry was delighted when Herman and I announced our engagement. He had been telling Herman that he didn’t want a partner who wasn’t married and who just wanted to have an active social life. COURTSHIP It didn’t take long for me to fall completely in love 99
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