Sunday, December 31, 1922

Fair & Mild. Rain at NITE. Arose 10:30 A.M. Breakfast etc. To Sunday School. Dinner. Listened to radio concert. Took nap. To E.L. H.H. led. Good. To Watch Night Service 9 to 12 P.M. Very good. Dean Beebe spoke. Took R.E.P. to Scotia. To bed 1:30 P.M. [A.M.]

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Well, 1922 has come to a close and so we must leave this blog. Stanford had a good year, I think, and he should be pleased with how things went for him and his family in 1922. He settled on a career, got started on his master's degree, learned some things from his father about the egg business, saw his sister Ruth get married, and met his future wife. No doubt he feels blessed. His father and mother will now be alone in their house and they will probably feel somewhat sad about that.

Stanford has a big year ahead, especially with his budding friendship with Mary Leah. Another major event this year will be the cross-country trip he'll take in the summer with his family to visit Ruth and her husband in Southern California.

All this will be chronicled in Stanford's diary and transcribed in the next blog, Datebook 1923. See you there!

Saturday, December 30, 1922

Beautiful, bright, clear & cool. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Out with Father. Dinner. Odd jobs. Down street. Shower at Y. Home. Dressed. To White's Studio for pictures. To Church. Wedding at 8 P.M. Very pretty. Reception at house following. To bed 2:15 A.M.

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So at last they are wed! The first of the siblings to marry is on her way to a great and prosperous life with her husband, Mark Sawyer. Below are the wedding photo that Stanford posed for and the write-up in the Schenectady newspaper. The colors of the bridesmaids' dresses, as reported in the newspaper announcement, make me think that the wedding was indeed "very pretty."

The people in this photo are the following:
Back row, left to right: Hanford Closson, Stanford Closson, Mark Sawyer, Edmund Groat, Jesse Cramer and C. Riford.
Middle row, left to right: Marion Benedict, Clara Lavery, Wendell Nelson Jr., Julia Ruth Closson. The other two are Eldyth Proper and Marion Lavery, although I don't know which is which. Mrs. Howard Maguire may be missing or she may be one of the two, but in that case, one of the other two is missing.
Front row is the flower girl, Lois Nelson.

Friday, December 29, 1922

Cold, windy & clear. Arose 7 A.M. Shovelled [sic] snow, breakfast etc. Tightened bands on Ford. Helped mother. Odd jobs. Dinner. Down street. Rehearsal of wedding party at 6:30. Theatre party at State. Lunch at 110. To bed 1 A.M.

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The excitement is building! It looks like the wedding group went to the State Theater together and then for a snack afterward. Sounds like a fun evening! Below is the newspaper ad for what the State Theater was showing that evening and some info about the star of the feature film.

Taken from Wikipedia

Thursday, December 28, 1922

Cold, windy with snow. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. About house. Took Xmas tree down, put chain[s] on Kissel etc. Dinner. Down street. To Church at 5:15 for rehearsal of wedding procession. Home in evening. Read, talked etc. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful for health etc.

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Ah, the wedding day approaches!

I was curious about tire chains in 1922, so did some research and saw the below 1922 ad (in two parts) that is being sold on the website eCrater, a marketplace site. As you can see, they are very similar to chains still being used today.

Wednesday, December 27, 1922

Overcast, mild, wet. Cooler at night. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Father & I to Amsterdam on business 8 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Good trip. 20 1/2 cases of eggs. Down street. Got dress suit. Shower at Y. Supper. To dance at G.E. Woman's Club with Eldyth Proper, given by Clara Lavery for Ruth. Excellent! To bed 1 A.M.

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The General Electric Woman's Club was one of the many social organizations sponsored by G.E. during its heyday in Schenectady. Of course, the dance is given for Ruth as a kind of bachelorette party. Left is a photo and below is a description of the club. Information was taken from page 520+ in the General Electric Review, Vol. 21, published in July 1918.

Tuesday, December 26, 1922

Beautiful, bright, mild and wet. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Down town. Out on business with father. Dinner. Odd jobs. Greased Kissel. Down street. Bowled one game with H.H. --104. Supper. Listened to radio concert, talked etc. To bed 12:45 A.M. Thankful for health & association with family.

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Looks like Stanford's bowling game is deteriorating!

Monday, December 25, 1922

"CHRIST"MAS DAY
Overcast, mild and nasty. Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast etc. Xmas tree & gifts. Wrote in diary. Dinner. Around house. Mark arrived in P.M. All happy. Supper. Talked. Russell & I to see "When Knighthood Was in Flower." Talked. To bed 11:30 P.M. Thankful for privilege of education.

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Mark is there for the wedding, of course, which is to take place on the 30th. Stanford doesn't mention what he got for Christmas . . .

Marion Davies

When Knighthood Was in Flower is a photoplay (what they called a film made from a play) starring Marion Davies. Here is a description and plot summary from Wikipedia:

When Knighthood Was in Flower is a 1922 silent historical film based on the novel When Knighthood Was in Flower by Charles Major and play by Paul Kester. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst (or his Cosmopolitan Productions) for his 'live-in companion' Marion Davies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The director was veteran Robert G. Vignola who helmed several of Davies costume romances. This was William Powell's second film. The story was re-filmed in the sound era in 1953 as The Sword and the Rose by Ken Annakin.[1][2]

Mary Tudor (Marion Davies), the younger sister of King Henry VIII (Lyn Harding), falls in love with commoner Charles Brandon (Forrest Stanley). There are other plans for Mary, however; she is supposed to make a politically strategic marriage to the elderly King Louis XII of France (William Norris). Brandon is framed for murder, but Mary, disguised as a boy, helps him to escape. Henry tracks down his sister and her lover at a Bristol Inn, and Mary agrees to wed the French king if Brandon's life is spared. After Brandon is exiled, Mary goes ahead with the wedding, but King Louis, in his attempt to prove he is lively enough for such a pretty young bride, drops dead. His nephew and heir to the throne, Francis (William Powell), wants to wed Mary, but Brandon comes to the rescue. When Henry discovers that his sister and Brandon have married, he remarks, "I should have consented in the first place, and saved us all this trouble."

The movie was showing at the Strand. Here is the ad that appeared in the Schenectady Gazette for Christmas Day. It's so hyperbolic it makes you suspect that Hearst had a hand in writing it.

Marion Davies was a comedic actress, according to this excerpt of a Wikipedia article about her:

Davies was already building a solid reputation as a film comedian when newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, with whom she had begun a romantic relationship, took over management of her career. Hearst financed Davies' pictures, promoted her heavily through his newspapers and Hearst Newsreels, and pressured studios to cast her in historical dramas for which she was ill-suited. For this reason, Davies is better remembered today as Hearst's mistress and the hostess of many lavish events for the Hollywood elite. In particular, her name is linked with the 1924 scandal aboard Hearst's yacht when one of his guests, film producer Thomas Ince, died.

In the film Citizen Kane (1941), the title character's second wife—an untalented singer whom he tries to promote—was widely assumed to be based on Davies. But many commentators, including Citizen Kane writer/director Orson Welles himself, have defended Davies' record as a gifted actress, to whom Hearst's patronage did more harm than good. She retired from the screen in 1937, choosing to devote herself to Hearst and charitable work.

Sunday, December 24, 1922

Overcast, cool and damp. Arose 9 A.M. Washed. Breakfast. To Church & S.S. Good class. Dinner. Took nap. To Epworth League. M.M.B. led. Good service. To Church with Gertrude Anthony, R.E.N. & ?? To 11 Spruce Street. To bed 12:45 P.M. Thankful for food, clothing, & education.

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11 Spruce Street is Gertrude Anthony's address. She lived there in 1920 with her parents, Charles and Cora, two brothers and a sister, all older than her and all single. In 1922 she is 20 years old. In 1930 she is still living with her parents, working as a store clerk. She isn't married by 1940, when she is living with a family as their housekeeper. I lose track of her after that.

Saturday, December 23, 1922

Bright, mild and wet. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. H.H. to Albany with Kissel. Out with Father on business. Tried on suit. Dinner. Put up and trimmed Xmas tree etc. Down street with H.H. Talked. Got trunk etc. Shower at Y. Unpacked. To bed 12 P.M.

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Stanford's suit is for the wedding coming up after Christmas: Mark & Ruth's.

Below is a picture from a Christmas card of 1922 showing a tree. Notice they still had candles to light the tree with.

from Pinterest

Friday, December 22, 1922

Overcast, mild. Arose 6 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Packed up etc. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. To station, dinner etc. 1 P.M. train for Albany. Conley, Benedict, Eberley, Grubo & J. Howarth Young also. Father met us. Talked. Lunch etc. To bed 11:45 A.M. [P.M.] Thankful for health, friends, parents and home!

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I guess the college semester lasted a bit longer in those days!

According to the 1922-23 Harvard University Catalogue of Names, J. Howarth Young was a student at Harvard Architectural College, having graduated from Union College in 1922. His home town was Schenectady. I'm guessing Stanford met him at Union before seeing him in Boston. Below is his picture and write-up in the 1922 Union College Yearbook.

In 1920, Mr. Young lived at 35 Glenwood Blvd, Schenectady, with his parents, John & Louise, and his brother William, born in 1915. The houses have since been renumbered, so I can't tell which is his, but the neighborhood is rather upscale, even now. His father worked for GE as a clerk at the time. Howard's paternal grandparents were from England. He does look rather English, I think. Unfortunately, he didn't live very long. He died in 1930, reportedly, but did marry and father a child, William Howarth Young, who lived to be 66.

Thursday, December 21, 1922

Overcast, dark and mild. Shortest day in year. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Haircut. Dr. Beary of Japan spoke in Chapel at 9:30. Class in effective speaking. Dinner. Worked 12 to 2. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down town. Supper. Packed up. Studied. To bed 1:15 A.M.

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Wednesday, December 20, 1922

Cool, breezy, and damp. Arose 7:30 A.M. Shaved etc. Breakfast. Swept room. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes and chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Studied. Cocoa with Count etc. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful.

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Tuesday, December 19, 1922

Cool, bright and breezy. Arose 6 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Class 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. Ordination service by Bishop Hughs. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes and chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. To supper with M.L.Y. Volley Ball. Prayer Meeting. Studied. Got Xmas Cards ready. To bed 1 A.M.

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So, another date with Mary Leah! 

Monday, December 18, 1922

Beautiful, bright & clear. Arose 8:15 A.M. Shaved etc. Breakfast. Studied. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes and Chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down street. Supper. To "72." Played "Preachers 500." Studied. To be 11:30 P.M. Thankful for health, strength, parents.

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Couldn't find out what "Preacher's 500" was.

Sunday, December 17, 1922

Snow in nite. Rain in A.M. Slushy and wet. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast, washed etc. To Old South Church. Dinner To Y.M.C.A. Letter home. To Symphony Hall to hear Handel's "Messiah," chorus 400 voices, orchestra. Wonderful. To Supper with Ed. Horning. To "72." Talked. To bed 12 P.M.

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Saturday, December 16, 1922

Beautiful, bright, mild & clear. Arose 8:15 A.M> Breakfast etc. Washed & dressed. To library to study. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Down street for a while. Took nap. Wrote letters to M.M.B. & M.L.S. Supper, P.O. Read, studied. Cocoa with Count, H.H. & Chadwick. To bed 1 A.M. Thank God.

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Friday, December 15, 1922

Fair, cool, breezy & slushy: -- Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Talked. Took nap. Letter home. Supper. Played volley ball. Shower. To "Capt. Applejack" with Ken Leary & Benedict. To bed 12 P.M.

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Charles Hawtrey, who played Cpt. Applejack
 on the London state

Captain Applejack is a play that first appeared in London in 1921, and then Broadway in  1922. It's considered a farce and was later made into a movie. A story about the play is in Wikipedia at this address.

Thursday, December 14, 1922

Overcast, cool. Couple inches SNOW. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-10:30 A.M. To Methodist Book Concern. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down street. Supper. Studied. Stag social. Good enjoyable time. To bed 11:30 P.M. Thankful: --

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The Methodist Book Concern is the publishing arm of the Methodist Church. It was founded in 1789.

Wednesday, December 13, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast, studied. Swept out room. Classes 9:30 to 11:30. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Downstreet. Supper. Wrote letter to R.E.P. Studied. To bed 12:15 P.M. Thankful for health and friends.

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So, I guess he's still friends with Ruth Pettit, maybe looking forward to seeing her during the holidays.

Tuesday, December 12, 1922

Bright, cool, breezy and damp. Arose 7:15 A.M. Washed etc. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 2 M to 2 P.M. Classes and chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down street with H.H. Supper. To Prayer Meeting. S[t]udied. To bed 12:30 P.M. Thankful.

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Monday, December 11, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool & clear. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast etc. Wrote letters, studied etc. To Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Bishop Nielsen spoke on European and Russian situation. Supper. Volley ball. Shower. Mr. Arthur moved in. Studied. To bed 12 P.M.

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It seems that Stanford now has a roommate. Perhaps he will say more later about that.

I couldn't find any information on Bishop Nielsen, unfortunately.

Sunday, December 10, 1922

Bright, cold and breezy. Arose 9 A.M. Shaved, washed etc. Breakfast. To Harvard Chapel to Church. Dean Fenn spoke. Dinner. H.H. & I walked back from Cambridge. Took nap. Letter to Nellie. To Park Street Congregational in evening. Inspiring service. Talked. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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Dean Fenn

In 1922, William Wallace Fenn was the Dean of the Harvard School of Divinity, from whence he received his STD (Doctor of Sacred Theology) in 1908. 1922 was his last year as Dean, so Stanford may have seen one of Dean Fenn's last speeches, but Dr. Fenn continued on as a Harvard professor until his death at age 70 in 1932.

The Park Street Congregational Church is another historical church in Boston. This one was built in 1809 and has been the site of some notable historic events. Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia article about the church that tells about some of those events:

In 1826 Edward Beecher, the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe and son of Lyman Beecher, a notable abolitionist, became pastor of the church. On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd Garrison delivered his Address to the Colonization Society at Park Street, making his first major public statement against slavery. From 1829–1831 Lowell Mason, a notable Christian composer, served as choirmaster and organist. The church hosted the debut of My Country, 'Tis of Thee, also known as America, by Samuel Francis Smith on July 4, 1831.[7] Park Street also played a role in founding the First "Homeland" or American Mission to the then Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii), where that church still stands; the Handel and Haydn Society started there. Benjamin E. Bates, an industrialist who founded Bates College in Maine in 1855, was a Sunday school teacher and active attendant of Park Street in the mid-19th century. In 1857–58 evangelist, Charles Finney led a revival at Park Street which led the pastor, Andrew Leete Stone, to experience a spiritual awakening.

Below are two pictures of the church, early (19th C.) and late (2006). You can see how the church was almost alone on the street in the early days, whereas now it is surrounded by buildings that dwarf its distinctive steeple. Both images are from the Wikipedia article.

Saturday, December 9, 1922

Bright and mild. Wet & slushy. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast etc. Studied in library. To dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Down street with H.H. To "72." Played volley [ball]. Shower. To supper with E.F.S. To market. Read & studied. Talked. To bed 11:45 P.M. Thankful.

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Friday, December 8, 1922

Overcast, cool & slushy. 2 or 3 inches of snow in night. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Shaved, washed etc. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked at Ginter Co. Band Box Luncheonette, 32 Tremont street 12 M. to 2 P.M. Down street with H.H. Xmas shopping. Supper. Studied. To see Jackie Coogan in "Oliver Twist," with Ernest F. Steinkraus. To bed 11:45 P.M.

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I'm not sure whether the Band Box Luncheonette was a place different from Ginter's restaurant, but here is what 32 Tremont looks like these days (now the home of CitiDental):

As for the movie, Oliver Twist, starring Jackie Coogan and Lon Chaney. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Charles Dickens. The version Stanford and Ernest watched was the latest of a number of productions prior to 1922. Here is some information about the film from Turner Classic Movies:

The busiest year for Oliver Twist movies was 1922, when versions from both Germany and Hollywood reached the screen. The star of the American edition was Jackie Coogan, eight years old and already a seasoned performer with eight pictures under his belt (including The Kid [1921], the Charles Chaplin dramedy that made him a star) plus his own company, Jackie Coogan Productions, to produce some of his films. Oliver Twist was the company's third venture - released by First National Pictures, directed by the hugely prolific Frank Lloyd, and featuring Lon Chaney, the master of makeup and menace, as Fagin, one of Dickens's most memorable villains. At a brisk 74 minutes, it leaves out countless details of Dickens's novel; but it makes up in colorful acting and creative cinematic touches what it lacks in Dickensian length.

Now that I have a full name for Mr. Steinkraus, I can see that he is probably a student at BUST with Stanford, and is probably the Ernest Frank Steinkraus who was born in Germany in 1887. He was a naturalized citizen by the time he registered for the draft in 1919, and was living in Cleveland as a student. By 1920 he was still in Cleveland, living with his father and presumably still going to school. By 1930 he was living in Buffalo with his wife, Florence, his daughter, Dorothy, and his widowed father, Herman. His occupation was clergyman for the Methodist Church. He continues to work in that profession, moving by 1934 to Bridgeport, Connecticut where he was pastor of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1881. In 1952 it was merged with the Summerfield United Methodist Church, one of the two Methodist Churches left in Bridgeport. By 1940, Rev. Steinkraus had two more children; he died in Woodbury, CT at age 77 in 1965.

Thursday, December 7, 1922

Overcast and cool. Snow at nite. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Class 9:30 to 10:30. Day of Prayer. Dr. Goodell spoke in A.M. and P.M. Very good. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Read. Supper. Talked with Dean Beebe. Supper. To [bed] 11:30 P.M. Thankful for Christian training.

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What would Stanford think if he knew about the Reverend's philandering past? Would he reject him?

I wasn't able to find any reference to a Day of Prayer on December 7th, but it will become a national day of mourning in less than 20 years.

Wednesday, December 6, 1922

Fair, bright, cold and breezy. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Swept room. Studied. Dr. Goodell talked at 9:30. Class 10:30 to 11:30. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes & chapel with Xmas exercises 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down street with H.H. Looked around stores. Supper. Studied. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Dr. Goodell is a very interesting character. He was Charles L. Goodell, born in July 1854 in Dudley, Massachusetts. Below is a biography of him that came out in the 1916 edition of Who's Who in American Methodism. 
In 1922 he held the post of secretary of the Commission on Evangelism and Life Service of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Information about that Council can be obtained at this website.

An interesting aspect of the above biography is that it doesn't mention his first wife, Louella Harris, who was married to him when he was a pastor in Providence, RI in the 1880s. But that's not surprising, considering the scandal at the time surrounding his affair with a church member. Below is the story as told by Diane Boumenot, one of the relatives of the church member in question, Mary Murdock Foster, in her genealogical website, One Rhode Island Family; the story includes excerpts from three newspaper reports.

Mary, Theodore and their family of five children enjoyed growing wealth and prominence. And then something very strange happened. The family moved to Providence, and attended the Methodist Church on Chestnut Street. The couple was very friendly with the handsome minister, Rev. Charles L. Goodell, and his wife, Louella. Theodore was director of the Sunday School. When Mr. Goodell was assigned to his next church, the Trinity Methodist Church on Broad Street, the Fosters obtained a pew and switched their membership there. In 1886, newspapers in the eastern U.S. were reporting that Mary was being sued for divorce by Theodore, on the grounds of her affair with the minister. In fact both couples filed for divorce and the cases were heard in the Rhode Island Supreme Court during the same week in 1887; Theodore Foster obtained his divorce, but Louella Goodell, wife of the minister, faced counter-claims of infidelity and her divorce was denied at that time. The Methodist church exonerated Rev. Goodell and he did not lose his job.

In that parish was Mrs. Mary T Foster, a prepossessing lady, whose husband, Theodore W. Foster, is of the manufacturing jewelry firm of Foster & Bailey. Mrs. Foster lived in elegant style at the corner of High and Brigham Street, her house being richly furnished throughout with every comfort at command. She had a most interesting family of children, lovable and attractive, and many an envious eye was turned toward their carriage as it rolled along toward the Chestnut Street church Sunday mornings. The Goodells and Fosters became very intimate, as Mr Foster was superintendent of the Sunday School and Mrs. Foster was prominent in church work, and between the two families a bond of friendship appeared to have been formed … — Boston Herald, September 2, 1886, p.5.

Mr. Foster took the stand and told of his wife’s confession in a broken voice, and with tears running down his cheeks. His wife’s confession was that one day in the vestry of the church Goodell took her by the hand, retained his gaze, and almost seemed to magnetize her. A few days later he came to the house, kissed her hand, and then placing his arm around her waist, asked her to be his sister, as he never had had a sister. The next advance and the first direct overture, was when he came to her house, told her that she did not love her husband and that he did not love his wife. Therefore they were in the eyes of Heaven married. The remainder of the testimony was too indecent for publication. — Cleveland Leader, December 16, 1886, p.2

One day Mr. Foster told his story to the newspapers. “My wife,” said he, “began to act queerly. She seemed disturbed, and said that she had a confession to make. With amazement I heard her story. She told me that she had been unfaithful to her marriage vows, giving the name of Dr. Goodell, my pastor and my bosom friend, as her paramour. I was thunderstruck. I took her face in my two hands and begged her to say no more then. Mary, said I, let me think … let me think over it. From that hour she ceased to be my trusted wife and companion. She besought me piteously to condone her sin, but I told her that henceforth she might occupy our residence, but we must be as strangers.” — New York Herald, December 19, 1886, p. 8.

I'm pretty sure Stanford knew nothing of the Reverend Goodell's colorful past. It's interesting that the story of a sexual scandal involving a Rhode Island Methodist pastor would make it to three newspapers! I wonder, though, about the Methodist's church later involvement in the cover up of the scandal (through the official biography) which included the virtual erasure of the former Mrs. Goodell . . .

Tuesday, December 5, 1922

Cool and wet. Some snow & rain. Arose 6 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Finished paper. Classes 9:30 to 11:30. Dinner. Worked at Ginters 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. To supper. Played volley ball. Shower. Studied. To bed 10 P.M.

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Another routine day at college for Stanford. I wonder what the paper was about?

Monday, December 4, 1922

Beautiful, bright, clear and cool. Arose 8:30 A.M. Studied. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. at Ginters. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down street. Supper. Studied. Read etc. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, education, opportunities, good parents, & boundless love of God.

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Sunday, December 3, 1922

Overcast cook and damp. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. To Church & S.S. Good time with friends. Dinner. Talked. H.H. & I on 4 P.M. trolley to Albany and 5:15 P.M. train to Boston arrived 12 P.M. To bed 12:30 P.M. Thankful for God's protection.

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I guess Stanford was missing his friends from Schenectady! But back to school now for both brothers.

Saturday, December 2, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. Helped with Nellie's trunk. Over to see Miss Gallup. Down to look at suits with H.H. & S.T. Selected from English Woolen Mills. Dinner. Down street. Fitted for suit. Took shower. To Church to see Dr. Frick. To party at Mrs. Stewart's. To bed 12:45 A.M.

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So, it looks as if Ruth's wedding is imminent, as the boys are getting fitted for suits. I see that Stanford is still associating with Dot Gallup. I wonder if Mrs. Stewart is Alex Stewart's mother or grandmother? I thought his parents lived in the Boston area, so this might be a different relative.

Friday, December 1, 1922

Mild, wet, rainy day. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. Out with father on business. Dinner. Out again. Cleaned up. Talked with Fred Long. Supper. Father, Mother, Ruth & I to call on Cornell's. Radio and eats. Talked. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Apparently radio was a pretty new phenomenon back in 1922. Below is a picture of a family listening to the radio in 1922. I wonder if Stanford's family had to do it this way?

from Smithsonian Magazine

Thursday, November 30, 1922

Overcast and mild. Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast. H.H. & I with Ford to High Mills after load of wood. Good Turkey dinner. Ed & Leila Closson, Uncle Charlie Cramer, Sam & Grace Cornell here. Father, Mother, Ruth, H.H. & I. Helped with dishes. Bowled with H.H. To B's for call etc. Home. Visited. To bed 11 P.M.

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Here is the Saturday Evening Post cover for Thanksgiving week 1922. There's something slightly strange about this . . .

Wednesday, November 29, 1922

Bright, mild and damp. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Studied etc. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Packed up. H.H. & I on 1 P.M. train for Sch'dy. Arrived 8 P.M. Talked, visited etc. To bed 12:30 Thankful for health, friends, education, opportunities, etc.

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Ah, Thanksgiving weekend has arrived! Stanford is homeward bound!

Tuesday, November 28, 1922

Cool & damp. 1 or 2 inches of snow. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To class 9:30 to 10:30. Studied. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes and chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. To supper with Steinkrause. Exercised in gym. Shower. To Prayer meeting. Dean Beebe spoke. Studied. To bed --

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I'm not sure who Steinkraus(e) is as yet.

Monday, November 27, 1922

Overcast, cool, damp & breezy. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Wrote letters. Dinner. Worked 12 M -2 P.M. Studied. No Psy. of Rel. To Church History. Test -- 30. Talked. Supper. Read & studied. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, education & opportunities.

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Sunday, November 26, 1922

Fair, clear, cool and windy.Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast. H.H. & I to Appleton Chapel, Harvard. Bishop Lawrence spoke. To dinner with Mr. & Mrs. Kent & Mr. & Mrs. Norton. Nice visit. Walked around. To "72." Talked. H.H. & I to Park Street. Supper. Talked. To bed 11:30 A.M.

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Below is a picture of Appleton Chapel's interior as it appeared in 2011 during a memorial service for Rev. Peter Gomes, the church's minister for 35 years.

from the Harvard Crimson

The actual chapel--where Hanford and Stanford went this day--was built in 1858 and torn down in 1931 to make way for the new church, Harvard Memorial, that would be a suitable size for both morning prayer service and Sunday services and also stand as a war memorial for WWI. Below is a photo of the original chapel, taken after 1917 by Leslie Jones, a Boston newspaper photographer.

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.

Saturday, November 25, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool & breezy. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Read & studied. Dinner. Worked 12-2 P.M. H.H., Ken. Leary & I for walk to So. Boston etc about 6 miles. Old FORT etc. Took nap. Supper. Haircut. Read. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for strength.

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Old Fort is Fort Independence, I believe. Below is a picture of the fort.

Fort Independence By Victor Grigas

Friday, November 24, 1922

Bright and cool. Very slight flurries of snow. Arose 7:30 A.M. Washed. Breakfast. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 to 2. Talked. Played basketball etc. Shower. Out for lunch with Gamer. Nap, studied & read. To bed 11:30 P.M. Thankful for friends, education &  opportunities.

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A new name to wonder about: Gamer. Perhaps he will show up again. I wonder where Stanford played basketball and with whom?

Thursday, November 23, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool & clear. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast in room. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Down town. Supper. Studied. Birthday spread at 11 P.M. Great time. To bed 1 A.M. Thankful for health, friends, good parents.

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So, Stanford's 22nd birthday was spent presumably with friends, although he doesn't say who they were.

This day would have been Thanksgiving if they were following the tradition we have now, where Thanksgiving takes place on the fourth Thursday in November. But in 1922, Thanksgiving was still on the last Thursday in November, as it had been since Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday in 1863. Before that, November 26th had been set as a national day of thanksgiving by George Washington in 1789.

In 1939, Thanksgiving Day was changed to the fourth Thursday in November by FDR. He wanted to provide a boost to the Christmas season by starting it a week earlier.

The above information was taken from KTVZ.com, a Bend, Oregon TV station website.

Wednesday, November 22, 1922

Beautiful, bright & cool. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Swept room. Classes 7:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Supper. Letter home. To Auburndale with H.H. as guests of Elizabeth Frick and Sylvia Starr. Musicale of French songs. Eats etc. Enjoyable evening. To bed 12 P.M.

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It's not clear how Stanford and Hanford got to Auburndale. I'm not sure if Hanford had a car. Or maybe the two women picked the two gents up. I'm not sure how they know the twins, but perhaps that information will be provided later.

Auburndale is a village in Newton, Massachusetts. It was first settled in 1678. The oldest house remaining from the colonial period is the old Whittemore Tavern, built around 1724. Here is a photo of it:

Tuesday, November 21, 1922

Lynnfield Center. Fair and cool. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. To Boston. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 m -2 P.M. Classes and chapel 2:15-4:45 P.M. Supper. Played volley ball. Shower. To Prayer Meeting. Studied. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for strength.

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So it looks like Stanford stayed overnight at the Stewarts' house. I wonder what happened to the two women, Mary Leah and Lois? Did they stay overnight too? Seems unlikely, since Stanford doesn't mention the two women coming back with him, although he also didn't say how he got to Stewarts' in the first place.

Monday, November 20, 1922

Rainy, wet, nasty & damp. Arose 9 A.M. Wrote letters, studied. Dinner. Worked 12-2, classes 2:15-4:45 P.M. Shaved. To Convention Hall to Boston Methodist Social Union banquet. Fine time. Dean Sperry spoke. Timmerman, Lois Hoffman, M.L.Y. & I out to Stewarts. Talked etc. To bed 1 A.M. Thankful.

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Well, another double date with Mary Leah and Tim and Lois! I guess he had a good time, if we can judge by his conclusion: "Thankful."

Dean Willard L. Sperry (taken from PrairieMary)

Willard L. Sperry, D.D., was the Dean of Harvard Divinity School from 1922 to 1953. Interestingly, he started his education at Olivet College in Michigan, where he lived with his parents at the time. He was born in Peabody, MA in 1882.

Olivet College Museum 1900

Sunday, November 19, 1922

Most beautiful, bright & mild. Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast. Bath, shave etc. To Trinity Episcopal Church with H.H. in A.M. Dinner at Dorm. Read, talked, studied. Short nap. To Medford. Leary, Wampler & I spoke at evening service. Profitable evening. To bed 12:30 P.M.

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Trinity Episcopal is another historic church in Boston. It was built in 1876 and continues today as an important Boston church. Below are some pictures of the church as it is today, including one of its beautiful stained glass windows. Stanford is certainly taking advantage of historical sites!

Trinity Episcopal from Wikipedia

Trinity Episcopal interior

Stained glass window from Trinity Episcopal

Saturday, November 18, 1922

Overcast, mild and dry. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Pressed suit. Dinner. Worked 12 to 2. For walk with Kenneth Leary to see Majestic etc. Nap. Out for supper. To market etc. Studied. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, education & opportunities.

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I'm not sure what "Majestic" is here. Maybe I'll find out later . . . 

Friday, November 17, 1922

Fair, bright, cool day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast in room. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M to 2 P.M. Walked about town. To Wilbur Theatre to see "JOB." Good. Supper. Played volley ball. Studied. To bed 11 P.M.

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The Wilbur Theater is a historic theater that presents live plays and other acts. It was built in 1914, only six years before Stanford went there to see the play by Stuart Walker, Book of Job. Below is an inside and outside view of the theater as it looks today.

Thursday, November 16, 1922

Fair, bright, cool and clean. Arose 7 A.M. Washed. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked 12 M - 2 P.M. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Supper. Walked about town with H.H. Studied. To bed 10 P.M. Thankful for health, education and friends.

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Wednesday, November 15, 1922

Beautiful, bright, clear day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast with H.H. in W-7. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked at Ginters 12 M to 2 P.M. Classes 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Supper. To Xn Science Church with M.L.Y. Tim with L.E.H. Pleasant Call, like etc. Studied. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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So, this is Stanford and Mary Leah's first date! It was a double date, apparently, with Tim and Lois. We see an inkling of Stanford's interest in Mary Leah with his very subtle comment: "like etc."

It is certainly not surprising that they would go to a church on their first date, but what a church! The Christian Science Church Stanford refers to is what is called the Mother Church, built in 1894 and then extended (massively) in 1906. It's quite a monumental building--very impressive. Below is a picture of the structure. The tiny part in front is the original church; the bulbous growth behind is the "extension."

Taken from Wikipedia

Tuesday, November 14, 1922

Beautiful, bright, mild day. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Worked at Ginters 12 to 2. Classes and chapel 2:15-4:45 P.M. Class meeting. Supper. Played Volley ball. Shower. Prayer meeting. Talked. Studied. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful for health.

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I'm not sure when the word volleyball became one word instead of two, but as this book cover shows, it was definitely split in 1922.

Taken from Amazon.com

Monday, November 13, 1922

Beautiful, bright and breezy. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Read. Wrote letter home etc. Worked 12-2 at Ginters. Classes and chapel 2:15-4:45 PM. Supper. Shower. Studied. To bed 10:15 P.M. Thankful for health, strength and prayer.

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Sunday, November 12, 1922

Most beautiful, bright, mild day. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast etc.Took 8 A.M. train to Wakefield. Walked to Lynnfield Centre. To Church & S.S. Dinner. Helped with dishes. Out for walk. To Wakefield to Church. To Lynnfield Center to evening service. Talked. Lunch. Alex. brought me & Miss King to Wakefield. Took train. To bed 12 P.M.

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I wonder who Miss King is?

Saturday, November 11, 1922

Beautiful, bright & mild. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Pressed clothes. Studied. Worked 12-2 at Ginters. Nap. Studied. Out to supper. Studied in library. Cocoa and conversation with Count & H.H. To bed 12:45 P.M. Thankful for friend, & good parents.

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Okay. I thought Stanford got fired from his restaurant job. Now he's back at it? Hmmm. Whatever happened, he's not telling.

And who is Count? Not enough information to make a search yet.

Below is a 1922 magazine ad for Baker's cocoa, the brand they may have been drinking that day. The illustrator, Norman Price, was apparently well known. You can see he's got the little girl wearing glasses on the tip of her nose, like a schoolteacher.

Taken from Attic Paper

I'm surprised Stanford doesn't mention Armistice Day. But below is a picture of Woodrow Wilson, former president, in front of his home in Washington DC on November 11, 1922. Also pictured is his home (now a museum) the way it looks now.

Taken from old-picture.com

from Woodrow Wilson House

Friday, November 10, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool and clear. Arose 7 A.M. To Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Conference with Daddy Butters. To dinner with Alex. Stewart. Looked at books. Played volley ball. Shower. Read. Supper & P.O. Studied. To see the BAT. Wrote in diary. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Well, I have failed to determine who is Daddy Butters and what is the BAT. Maybe more clarification will arrive later.

Thursday, November 9, 1922

Fair, bright, cool and clear. Arose 7 A.M. Washed. To breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Studied. Classes & chapel 2:15-4:45 P.M. Wrote letter to Ruth. Supper, P.O. etc. To Church History lecture. Studied. To bed 12:30 P.M. Thank God for education.

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Wednesday, November 8, 1922

Dark, damp and mild. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Swept out room. Dinner. Read. Classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Church Hist test. Read. Out to supper. Back. Studied. To bed 10 Post Meridian. Thankful for health & friends.

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Well, Stanford's settling into a routine that includes a lot more studying, it seems, than when he was at Union. 

Tuesday, November 7, 1922

Overcast, wet and cool. Arose 7:45 A.M. Breakfast in room. Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Fired from rest. job. Studied. Class 2:15-3:15 P.M. Studied Church History. Supper. Studied. Out for walk with H.H. & Tim. Election returns. Lunch. To bed 12:30 P.M.

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Uh-oh. I wonder what Stanford did to get fired? Hmmm. He's not telling.

Monday, November 6, 1922

Overcast & cool. Some rain. Arose 7:30 A.M. Washed. Out to breakfast. Studied etc. Dinner. Worked 12 M. to 2 P.M. Class 2:15 to 3:15 P.M. Chapel 3:15-3:45 P.M. Wrote letter to Grace Cornell. Supper. Back to 72. Studied. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for health, strength, education, good family etc.

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Sunday, November 5, 1922

Overcast and cool. Arose 9 A.M. Shave, shower & breakfast. To Old South Church. Rev. Gordon preached. Communion Service. Dinner. Walked with H.H. to Charlestown etc. Nap. Letter home. To Old South Church. Hampton Institute. NIGHT. GOOD. To P.O. etc. Lunch. To bed 11:15 P.M.

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Reverend Gordon was a well-known Congregational Minister. Here is a brief bio of the man:

1853-1929. Congregational minister and writer. Scottish-born, he graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary and Harvard University, proving himself a brilliant student of philosophy. A preacher of great power, during a long and influential pastorate at the Old South Church in Boston (1884-1927), and through numerous books, and lectures in all the leading American universities, he was a leader in introducing liberalism into Congregationalism. He called Calvinism “the ultimate blasphemy of thought” and held that moral progress was the key to history. He nevertheless, with other liberals, rejected the contemporary drift toward a merely human view of Jesus. His works include Ultimate Conceptions of Faith (1903), Religion and Miracle (1909), Through Man to God (1906), and Aspects of the Infinite Mystery (1916).

Interestingly, Rev. Gordon graduated from the Bangor Theological Seminary, whose majestic buildings we would pass by on our way to downtown when we lived in Bangor, Maine. Below is a postcard of the grounds as they looked in the early 1900s.

Taken from Wikipedia

Saturday, November 4, 1922

Beautiful, bright and mild. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Cleaned room. Studied. Dinner. Worked at Ginters 12-2 P.M. Kenneth Leary & I out in P.M. To Lynn via ferry & narrow gauge. Walked around. Got ride back to Boston. Supper. To market. Hair cut. Studied & talked. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Stanford doesn't say what he does at Ginters Restaurant, but he probably washed dishes. Below is a photo of Ginters' kitchen where Stanford might have toiled.

Taken from HistoricNewEngland.org

The picture was taken in 1920.

Friday, November 3, 1922

Fair, bright, clear & mild. Arose 7 A.M. Out to breakfast. Studied. To classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. To Ginters with Arno Wallschlaeger. Worked from 12 M to 2 P.M. Took nap. Down to supper & P.O. Played volley ball. Read. Talked with fellows. To bed 12 P.M.

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Stanford is probably referring to Arno Henry Wallschlaeger, who later became a Methodist minister, starting in Boston. Below is his picture.

Arno was from Wisconsin originally. He was two years older than Stanford. They evidently met at Boston University, but Arno ended up as a minister in Flint, Michigan, where he lived in 1930. By then he was married and he and his wife Jeannette had a one year old child. He died in 1981 in Delta, Michigan. The way his and Stanford's paths crossed, I'm guessing they kept in touch.

Arno was also in the Navy during WWI, although he seems to have stayed in the U.S. Here is his Navy photo:

Thursday, November 2, 1922

Mary Leah Yant at Boston University

Fair, bright clear & cool. Arose 6:15 A.M. Study and breakfast. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Nap, shaved & bath. Classes & chapel 3:15-4:45 P.M. To Alex Stewart's for birthday chicken dinner. SWENSON, TIMMERMAN, MR. & MRS. KENT, MISSES YANT & HOFFMAN, JONES, MIERS, H.H. & I. To prayer meeting. Fine evening of fellowship. Back to B on 9:25 train. To bed 10:30 P.M. Thankful for friends.

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So, there it is. A school pal's birthday, some chicken, and Stanford's "fine evening of fellowship" begins what will become one of the great romances of the 20th century. A historic evening indeed!

Wednesday, November 1, 1922

APPLE DAY

Beautiful, bright and mild. Arose 6:15 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner with Steinkraus. Studied. Wrote letter to R.E.N. [Russell Norris]. To classes and chapel 2:15-4:45 P.M. Studied & talked. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for privilege of prayer.

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When I looked up Apple Day, there were several different days chosen for the celebration, October 21 being one of them. But I did find a little article in the August 1922 edition of the National Cooper's Journal, which was a professional journal for barrel makers. Naturally, they would have had a keen interest in the apple crop, especially at this time of year. The article refers to the man who founded National Apple Day and Apple Week, which started on Halloween. Below is the little piece:

The song follows. It's not too bad, although he needed to do a bit more work on the rhythm, I think.

I haven't been able to find out who Steinkraus is without a first name. Maybe later . . .?

Tomorrow's the big day! A party at Alex Stewart's house changed forever the lives of Stanford and Mary Leah (and all those who followed). Stay tuned . . .

Tuesday, October 31, 1922

Beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 7 A.M. Out to breakfast. Studied. To Classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Studied. To dinner with Alex Stewart. Pictures taken in front of building. Classes 2:15 - 4:45 P.M. Wrote letter to M.L.S. Supper. Volley ball. Studied. To bed 11 P.M.

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Well, Stanford certainly has a lot of girl friends to write to! Where does he find the time?

Monday, October 30, 1922

Fair, clear, cool and breezy. Arose 7 A.M. Out to breakfast. Studied, read etc. Dinner. Short nap. To classes 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Out to supper etc. Back to "72." Studied. Out for walk with H.H. To bed 10:30 P.M. Thankful for education.

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Sunday, October 29, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 8:30 A.M. Shave, shower, toe & finger nail cut etc. To First M.E. Church. Dr. Hartman spoke. Dinner. Talked with fellows. Letter home. To Brookline with Maxwell Stewart to social hour and E.L. meeting. Called on his friends. Studied, talked. To bed 11:45 P.M.

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Saturday, October 28, 1922

Ideal, bright, autumn day. Arose 7:45 A.M. Breakfast. Cleaned room. Studied. To dinner with H.H. at California Cafeteria. Bought collars. Took nap. Letter home. To supper, P.O., market etc. Cocoa with Count. Studied. To bed 1:30 A.M. Praise God.

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The California Cafeteria was at 3 Bromfield Street back then, but for some reason, there is no photo of that address, not even in Google Maps.

I'm not sure who Count was, but it might be a friend . . . ?

Friday, October 27, 1922

Beautiful, bright, clear, cool. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast at Myrtle lunch. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Fooled around with Alex Stewart and H.H. Annual University Fall Convocation. Big occasion. Wally, H.H. & I to Brookline to E.L. social. Home with G.M. TO BED 12:30 P.M.

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I wonder who G.M. is? Is this a new female acquaintance?

Thursday, October 26, 1922

Fair and cool. Arose 6:30 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner with Alexander Stewart. Back to "72." Studied. Classes 2:15-4:45 P.M. Out to supper. Studied. To Stag social of Theologues. Games, eats etc. Talked. To BED 1 P.M. [A.M.?]

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Hmmm . . . a party of all male future ministers. Boggles the mind.

Wednesday, October 25, 1922

Bright, cool, breezy day. Arose 6 A.M. Washed. Studied. To breakfast. Classes 9:30-11:30. To dinner. Studied. Classes 2:15-4:45 P.M. Supper. Played volley ball with Williams and Wallschlaeger. Studied. To bed 9:30 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, and opportunity of education.

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Not sure who Williams and Wallschlaeger are yet. Maybe I'll learn their first names soon so I can take a guess.

Tuesday, October 24, 1922

Fair; bright and cool day. Arose 6:10 A.M. Studied. To breakfast. Classes 9:30-11:30. Dinner with Alex. Stewart. Studied. Classes 2:15-4:45 P.M. Posed for movies for B.U. Endowment. Campaign. Supper. Studied. To bed 10:40 P.M. Thankful for health.

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Interesting . . . Stanford in a movie? Wish we could track that one down!

Is it my imagination, or is Stanford studying a lot more than he did at Union?

Monday, October 23, 1922

Cool, overcast, breezy with rain at night. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Wrote letter home, studied. To P.O. Dinner. Classes 2:15-4:45. Dr. Stockdale, B.U.S.T. 1902, spoke in Chapel. Very good. Supper. Played volley ball. Studied etc. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for opportunities.

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Sunday, October 22, 1922

Most, beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 8 A.M. Shower, shave etc. Breakfast in W17. H.H. & I to Brookline to St. Mark's M.E. Dr. Leslie preached. To Blue Hills. Pleasant trip and wonderful view. To P.O. Read etc. To Park St. Church. Supper. Wrote. To bed 11 P.M.

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Blue Hills is a reservation outside of Boston. Below is some information about it, taken from its official website, Blue Hills Reservation:

Located only minutes from the bustle of downtown Boston, the DCR Blue Hills Reservation stretches over 7,000 acres from Quincy to Dedham, Milton to Randolph, providing a green oasis in an urban environment. Rising above the horizon, Great Blue Hill reaches a height of 635 feet, the highest of the 22 hills in the Blue Hills chain. From the rocky summit visitors can see over the entire metropolitan area. With its scenic views, varied terrain and 125 miles of trails, the Blue Hills Reservation offers year-round enjoyment for the outdoor enthusiast.

It's quite a beautiful place, as Stanford learned. Here is a picture from one of the skyline trails:

Taken from Blue Hills Reservation website

Saturday, October 21, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Cleaned room, wrote letters, studied etc. Dinner. H.H. & I to Harvard-Center football game 24-10. 52,000 present. Walked back to Boston. Down street, supper. To market etc. Talked. To bed 10 P.M. Thankful for health.

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In case anyone wonders (as I did), Centre College is located in Kentucky. Both Harvard and Centre had winning records that year. Here is some information about the school (as it is today) from Wikipedia:

Centre College is a private liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County, about 35 miles south of Lexington, Kentucky. Centre is an undergraduate four-year institution with an enrollment of approximately 1,375 students. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose affiliation, and officially chartered by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1819. The college is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.

Here is a photo of the college, taken from its website: