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:

Friday, October 20, 1922

Overcast, cool fall day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To classes 9:30-11:30. Odd jobs. To dinner with H.H. Bought cap etc. Played basketball. Out to supper. Studied in evening. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for material blessings of life.

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Thursday, October 19, 1922

Beautiful, bright & cool. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. Classes 9:30-11:30. Dinner. Studied. Classes 2:15-4:45. Dr. Tipple, Pres. of International Boys School, Rome, Italy spoke. Very good! Letter home. Supper. Studied. Received Remington Portable. To bed 10:30 P.M. Thankful.

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Dr. Bertrand Martin Tipple (1868-1952) was quite a famous man in Methodist circles. His biography is at Wikipedia, along with his photo, shown below.

There are some interesting highlights to his life story. While he was at Syracuse University, he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity and lived at the fraternity house at the same time that author Stephen Crane lived there.

During the years he was President of the Methodist International College in Rome, Italy (1911-1923), he got into more than one kerfluffle with the Pope; on one occasion, ex-President Teddy Roosevelt also got involved.

Wednesday, October 18, 1922

Fair & bright, cool and breezy. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30. To C.L.A. Paid room rent, got dictionary etc. Dinner. Studied. Classes 2:15-4:45 P.M. Letter home. Supper. Studied. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for health.

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Tuesday, October 17, 1922

Wonderful, bright & warm. Arose 7 A.M. To Breakfast. Studied. Classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Worked at Wyman's 11:45-1:45 for Widenhouse. Classes 2;15-4:45. Played volley ball, shower bath. Out to supper, P.O. etc. Back. Studied. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful for good parents.

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Wyman's is another restaurant where Stanford appears to be working. He seems to be substituting, though, for other students. Below is a "trade card" for that restaurant.

Taken from HistoricNewEngland.org

Monday, October 16, 1922

Beautiful, bright and mild. Arose 6:30 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. Studied. To B.U.C.L.A. Obtained refund of tuition $126.00. Dinner. Studied. Classes 3:45 go 4:45 P.M. Read. To Supper with Timmerman and H.H. Studied. To bed 10:30 P.M. Thankful for friends and opportunities.

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Sunday, October 15, 1922

Overcast, cool and damp. Arose 8 A.M. Washed etc. Breakfast in W-7. H.H. & I to Center M.E. Church, Malden, Henry Crane pastor. Dinner at Ginters. Took nap, read etc. H. and I to Baptist Students Club. Pleasant evening. Pres. Murlin spoke. Walk to P.O. Lunch. Talked. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Saturday, October 14, 1922

Fair, bright and cool. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Read, studied etc. Shaved. Worked at Ginter De Luxe for Williams 12-2:30 P.M. Took nap. Talked. To supper. H.H. and I for walk to market etc. Studied. To bed 11 P.M. Thank God for health. Amen.

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Friday, October 13, 1922

Beautiful, bright, cool & breezy. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast & haircut. Classes 9:30-11:30. Worked for Williams at Ginter's De Luxe 12-2 P.M. Short nap. Played volley ball. Letter home. Supper. H.H. & I to Tremont Temple to see "One Exciting Night." Talked, studied etc. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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Ginter's was a restaurant back then. Stanford has evidently gotten a job at the restaurant. He doesn't say what kind of work he was doing, though.

Left is a picture of the restaurant taken from a 1920 negative.


Tremont Temple is a Baptist Church. Below is a photo of its interior and some information about it, taken from the church's website, Tremont Temple:

A Vibrant Church In Boston

Tremont Temple Baptist Church has a rich history that has made it a leader in the Boston area for social justice, evangelism, and human rights. In the 1830s the struggle for social justice was seen in the fight for the abolition of slavery. The churches were at times defenders of the status quo and even charged for seating. In 1838 a group of men led by Timothy Gilbert started the Baptist Free Church. It was “free” in that there was no rent charged for pews, but more than that it was for the freedom of all people, being the first integrated church in America.

Thursday, October 12, 1922

COLUMBUS DAY

Fair, cool and breezy. Arose 8 A.M. To breakfast. No classes. Studied, talked etc. Dinner. H.H., Chadwick & I for walk about town. Celebration on common. Studied. Played volley ball. To supper Ginter Co with Williams. Studied. for walk. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Wednesday, October 11, 1922

Overcast, cool and wet. Arose 6:30 A.M. Studied, swept out room etc. Breakfast. To classes 9:30 - 11:30. To dinner with Alex Stewart. Classes and chapel 2:15 - 4:45 P.M. Played volley ball. Wrote letter home. Out to supper. Walked about. Talked. To bed 10 P.M.

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Tuesday, October 10, 1922

Cool, overcast and wet. Arose 7 A.M. Out to Breakfast. Studied. To classes 9:30 - 11:30. Dinner. Read etc. To classes and chapel 2:15 to 4:45 p.m. Read. Out to supper with H.H. Studied. Out for walk. To bed 12 P.M. Thankful.

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Monday, October 9, 1922

Fair, bright and mild. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied, wrote letter home etc. Dinner. To classes & chapel 2:15-4:45 P.M. Supper. Played volley ball for a while. Shower. Studied etc. To bed 10 P.M. Thankful for health, friends, good parents etc. Staying in Room 7. Warren Hall 72 Mt. Vernon.

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Sunday, October 8, 1922

Overcast, damp with rain. Arose 8:15 A.M. Shaved & shower. Out to breakfast. H.H. & I to Old South Church. Dr. Gordon preached. Dinner. Took nap. H.H. & I to E.L. at First M.E. & evening service at Park St. C. Lunch. Talk, read etc. To bed 12 P.M.

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Saturday, October 7, 1922

Overcast, cool & damp. some mist & rain. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast. Cleaned out room, put away things etc. Dinner. Bought underwear, collars etc. Studied in library. H.H. & I to see "Tangerine." Very hard rain. Lunch. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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In 1922, men were still wearing collars, something that was added to one's shirt. They were usually quite stiff, and must have been uncomfortable. Below is a 1922 ad depicting a man wearing a shirt collar. The ad calls it "little," so it must have been deemed smaller compared to earlier models, perhaps those designed to be worn by older men.

Taken from Pinterest

Tangerine was a musical comedy that opened on Broadway in 1921. I wonder if the play Stanford and Hanford saw was a touring company version or a college production? Here is the synopsis:

Dick Owens gets jailed with his three friends, he for a brawl and his friends for not paying alimony. Owens is visited in jail by Shirley Dalton, the girl he loves. She has decided not to marry him until his jailed friends are happily back with their wives. Owens takes his friends then escapes to Tangerine, a South Sea isle run by King Home-Brew, an American expatriate. In Tangerine, the women do all the work while the men stay at home. Eventually the men are sick of the stay at home life, and all couples are reunited.

Doesn't sound like a very good play. 

Friday, October 6, 1922

Overcast and cool. Arose 6:15 A.M. Studied in library. Out to B with H. To class 9:30-11:30 A.M. Unpacked trunk etc. Down to dinner with H.H. Bought sheets, pillow c's, towels, shirts etc. Played volley ball. Letter home. To supper. Talked, read. To bed 11 P.M.

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Thursday, October 5, 1922

Fair, warm and breezy. Arose 6:30 A.M. Out to breakfast. Studied. To classes 9:30-11:30. Dinner. Short nap. To classes & chapel 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Out to supper & P.O. Called on Mrs. Chambers about Rest. job. Studied. To bed 11:30 P.M. Thankful for health & friends.

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It looks like Stanford is trying to get a job, apparently at a restaurant.

Wednesday, October 4, 1922

Lynnfield Center. Cool & pleasant. Arose 6:15 A.M. Breakfast etc. To Boston on 7:07 train. Washed etc. Studied. To classes 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. Dinner. Studied. To classes 2:15-4:45 P.M. Supper. Studied. To bed 9 P.M. Thank God for good parents and family. Amen.

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Lynnfield, Massachusetts was settled in 1638, the same year as New Haven. It boasts one of the oldest wood frame houses in the country, Hart House, built around 1695. Below is a picture of the house after it was restored to its original look.

Taken from Wikimedia

Tuesday, October 3, 1922

Fair & Mild. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To classes 9:30-11:30 A.M. Dinner. Studied. To more classes & chapel 2:15-4:45 P.M. Trunk arrived. H.H., Swenson & I out to Lynnfield Center to supper. Community get together. Pleasant time. Stayed over nite. To bed 1:15 A.M.

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I guess Stanford and company are out visiting Alex Stewart at Lynnfield Center, where he is living at this time. I'm not sure who Swenson is.

Monday, October 2, 1922

Beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 7 A.M. Washed etc. Out to breakfast with H.H. Saw Prof. Lowstuter. Arranged for schedule. To College of Liberal Arts to settle up. Dinner. To classes 2:15 to 4:45 P.M. Supper. To bed 10 P.M. Thankful for divine guidance.

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Professor William J. Lowstuter, PhD, taught New Testament Literature at BUST. Here is his passport photo:

William Jackson Lowstuter

Sunday, October 1, 1922

Marvelous, bright and warm. Arose 8 A.M. Shower, shave etc. Out to breakfast. H.H., Leslie Jones, Seiler Brubacher and I to Old South Church. Dinner at Ginters. Back to B.U.S.T. Read, talked, wrote letter home etc. H.H. and I to Park St. C.E. & Church service. Lunch. Talked. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Seiler Brubacher may have been someone Stanford knew from Schenectady, as he did live there with this parents before they moved to Albany around 1920. He did not go to Union as far as I can tell. Perhaps he attended a school in Albany.

The Old South Church is a famous landmark in Boston. You can read about it in Wikipedia. Below is a photo of the interior showing the Tiffany window behind the altar.

Taken from Wikipedia

Saturday, September 30, 1922

Most wonderful bright & warm. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Down to 72 Mt. Vernon from 68 Westland. Talked with Dean Beebe. Dinner. Brought suitcase down. Talked. H.H. and I out to supper and movies. Back. Talked etc. To bed 11 P.M.

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Dean Beebe is James A. Beebe, the dean of the School of Theology. He was inaugurated as Dean in 1920. His photo (left) was probably from that year.

Stanford's new address, 68 Mt. Vernon St, looks like a better place.

Taken from Google Maps

Friday, September 29, 1922

Beautiful, bright & warm. Arose 7:30 A.M. Out to breakfast. To C.L.A. to return books etc. Dinner. Read, studied etc. H.H. & I walked around. Bowled. Talked. Out to 68 to sleep. Packed up. To bed 11 P.M.

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Looks like he's on the move again. Maybe he's planning to move in with Hanford?

Thursday, September 28, 1922

Beautiful, cool, autumn day. Arose 7:30 A.M. Out to breakfast. To B.U.S.T. to see Miss Dame. Walked about town. Dinner. To room. Read, shaved etc. Trunk came. To B.U.C.L.A. to see Dean Warren. To 72. H.H. & I to supper back and then to P.O. To bed 11 P.M.

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His visit to the Liberal Arts dean can only mean that he is negotiating his transfer.

Wednesday, September 27, 1922

Beautiful, bright and mild. Arose 7 A.M. Read etc. Out to breakfast. To classes 9-12. Dinner. To room. To classes 2-5 P.M. Met H.H. at library. Supper together. Over to my room. Chewed rag and talked about my life work. Out for walk. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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I guess Stanford's is mulling over his change to Theology.

Tuesday, September 26, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 7:30 A.M. Out to breakfast. To Chem class. To Public Library. Dinner. Took nap. Studied. Over to see H.H. Out to supper together. Back to 68. Wrote letter to father. Took it to mail box. To bed 10 P.M.

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So, classes have started! If he's going to Chemistry class he must still be in the Liberal Arts college.

Monday, September 25, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 7 A.M. To breakfast with H.H. To College 9-12 A.M. To Library. To B.U.S.T. Over and hired room at 68 Westland Ave. Back to 72. Wrote letter home. Lunch. Took suit case and moved over to 68. Wrote in diary etc. To bed 10 P.M.

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Below is a Google Street View photo of the address as it looks today. It is an apartment building now but must have been a rooming house in 1922.

The building was built in 1908, so was fairly new when Stanford moved in. I wonder how much he had to pay for his room? A two-bedroom apartment there now costs $3,000 per month.

Sunday, September 24, 1922

Beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 9 A.M. To First M.E. Church. Dinner. H.H. and I to Cambridge to see Leslie Jones. Supper there. Wrote letter home. Took walk to P.O. To bed 11 P.M.

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Saturday, September 23, 1922

Clocks set back.

Beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast at Childs. Rode around looking for rooming place. Out after Nellie. Dinner. Mother, Nellie & Ruth started home. H.H. & I with them thru Brookline. Back on trolley. Haircut. Helped H.H. clean up room. To market etc. To bed 10 P.M.

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So Stanford is at last in graduate school! I wonder if he is glad to be free of egg candling and going out on business every day?

Friday, September 22, 1922

Fair, bright and warm. Arose & A.M. Washed etc. Up to School of Liberal Arts. Saw Mr. Taylor. Dinner. Back to B.U.C.L.A. Conference with Dr. Weyesse. All very pleasant. Family out to Stewarts for supper and evening at Lynnfield Center. To bed 12 P.M.

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It's not clear whether the Stewarts Stanford and family are visiting are Alexander Stewart and parents or Alex and his wife.

Stanford is at this time negotiating changing to Theology from Liberal Arts.

Thursday, September 21, 1922

Beautiful and warm. Foggy in A.M. Arose 5 A.M. Breakfast etc. Mother, Nellie, Ruth, H.H. & I to Boston with Kissel 6:30 A.M. - 5 P.M. 200 miles. Beautiful trip over Mohawk trail. Folks stayed at 65 Haycock St. I with H.H. temporarily at School of Theology. To reception in evening. For walk with Ruth. To bed 11 P.M.

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The place where Stanford's family stayed, 65 Hancock St, is in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. It is an apartment building now. Below is a picture of the building as it looks now.

The building might not look too pretty, but a 600 sq ft apartment there costs around $620,000. I guess it must be worth it to people who live there.l

Stanford doesn't say who lived at that address, but they must have been friends, probably through the church.

Wednesday, September 20, 1922

Fair, cool, and clear. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. Odd jobs. Out on little business. Dinner. Talked with father. To College after certificate of work. Talked with Mr. Roberts at church. Supper. Worked on car. To Church to see Dr. Frick and Miss Gallup. To bed 11 P.M.

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It looks like Stanford is trying to decide whether to be a minister.

Tuesday, September 19, 1922

Cool, overcast day. Arose 7 A.M. Father and I to Amsterdam on business 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Took H.H.'s trunk to Express office. Supper. Candled eggs. Out with H.H. Bowled etc. Home. To bed 11 P.M.

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Well, if Hanford's trunk is heading for college, he won't be far behind. What about Stanford? Will he be going to college soon?

Monday, September 18, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. Candled eggs. Dinner. H.H. and I removed and replaced after mending right front spring of Kissel. Dr. Frick here to supper. Candled eggs in evening. To bed 11 P.M.

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Is Dr. Frick there to discuss Stanford's future?

Sunday, September 17, 1922

Overcast & cool with rain. Arose 9:30 A.M. Breakfast, shaved etc. To Church & S.S. Dinner. Took nap. To E.L. social hour 5:15. Good attendance. N.Y., Conn., Penn., Texas, Cal., Tenn., Ala. & England represented. Cabinet in charge. Walked up with M.L.C. Pleasant call. To bed 12 P.M.

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I'm not sure who M.L.C. was--no doubt a young lady.

Saturday, September 16, 1922

Cool and overcast with some sunshine. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Candled eggs, cut wood. Washed Kissel etc. Dinner. Played tennis with H.H. Family to Park site for dog roast. To Glenville Center to ice cream social. H.H. & I walked to city. To bed 12 P.M.

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They seemed to have had a lot of ice cream socials around there! Maybe Stanford wanted to burn off some calories by walking to Schenectady.

Friday, September 15, 1922

Cool & overcast with shower at nite. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. Father & I out on business in A.M. Dinner. Candled eggs. Supper. To Library to read. H.H. and I out for walk. Bowled at Star with Bill Zerby 133-154. Home. To bed 11:15 P.M.

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Stanford is still bowling, although his work for his father has in recent months cut into that recreational activity. 

Thursday, September 14, 1922

Overcast & mild. Some rain. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast etc. Father, Mother, Nellie, H.H. & I out for trip. 8 A.M. - 8 P.M. 150 miles. Amsterdam, Canojoharie to Richfield Springs. Attended fair. Very common. To Cooperstown, Cobleskill & home. Fine ride. Talked. Read paper. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Must have been a fun trip. Here is a possible route:

Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame was not founded until 1936, but that year there were two NY teams at the top of the rankings: the Giants and the Yankees. The World Series that year between those two teams took place Oct 4-8. The Giants won 4 of 5 games with one tied game. The Yankees had Babe Ruth and the Giants had Casey Stengel, among others of note.

Wednesday, September 13, 1922

Beautiful, bright, & warm. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. Candled eggs. Dinner. Cut wood. Played tennis with Hamlin & Catlett. H.H. & I out for walk. Took shower at Y. Home. Wrote in diary etc. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Tuesday, September 12, 1922

Rain in A.M. Cleared in P.M. Father & I to Amsterdam on business 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. Very good. Sold out. Supper. Typewrote. Cut wood etc. Family out for ride around Central Park etc. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Monday, September 11, 1922

Arose 5 A.M. Helped H. H. pack up. To Schenectady 9 A.M. Breakfast. Out on business. Dinner. Candled eggs. Supper. Cut wood. Fixed ford etc. Wrote letter. Out with H.H. To Russell's house 9 Forest Rd. Listened to orchestra. Home. To bed 12 P.M.

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I presume they listened to the orchestra on a radio.

Sunday, September 10, 1922

Beautiful, bright, warm & humid. Arose 7:45 A.M. Breakfast. Read etc. To S.S. Home. Dinner. Worked on Epworth League topic. To Church. Cabinet meeting at 5. Devotional meeting at 6:15. Good turnout. Subject "Institute Echoes." To Delanson with Ford. Called on Billings. Talked etc. To bed 12 P.M.

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Saturday, September 9, 1922

Beautiful, bright & warm. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Candled eggs all morning. Dinner. Worked on cars. To Country place for supper. Dogs, rolls, coffee etc. To Glenville Corners to ice cream social. Home via Wolf Hollow. Shower at Y. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Friday, September 8, 1922

Fair, mild. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. Father & I out on business in A.M. Dinner. Candled eggs. Supper. Out riding around town. To street dance at Plaza. Home. Wrote letter to H.H. To P.O. To bed 11 P.M.

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Thursday, September 7, 1922

Overcast in A.M. Bright & warm in P.M. Arose 7:15 A.M. Read paper, wrote etc. Father, Nellie & I to country a la Ford 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. Dug potatoes, gather[ed] beans, popcorn etc. Home. Supper. Candled eggs. Wrote letters. Aunt Gertie here over nite. To bed 11 P.M.

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When Stanford read the paper that morning, he might have been interested in a story about Glen Curtiss's new experiment in aviation: the sail plane. Below is a portion of the Schenectady Gazette's report, as well as a photo of the plane taken a few days later.

Wednesday, September 6, 1922

Overcast, cool, damp with little rain. Arose 7:30 A.M. Took H.H. to depot. Cleaned up room. Dinner. Took nap. Cut wood. Supper. Read. Wrote letters. To P.O. Wrote in diary etc. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Tuesday, September 5, 1922

Beautiful, bright & hot. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Father & I out on business in A.M. Dinner. Ladies to Glenville Center. Candled eggs. H.H. & I played tennis at Y. Took shower. Supper. Wrote letter. Took walk. To bed 11 P.M.

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Monday, September 4, 1922

Rain in A.M. Cleared in P.M. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast etc. Fooled around. Talked. Candled eggs. Dinner. H.H. to Rexford. Read. Took nap. Out for ride to Mariaville. Called on Loves. Beautiful moonlite. To bed 11 P.M.

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My mother's second birthday today. I wonder if she had a party?

Sunday, September 3, 1922

Overcast and mild. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast etc. Folks to Delanson. Also B's & Nellie G. I to our Church & S.S. Home. To Church to put up E.L. Bulletin Board etc. Opening E.L. service 28 present. Talked. Ruth & I out for walk. Home. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Saturday, September 2, 1922

Fair, mild and hazy. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Out on business etc. Got haircut. Mother, father & I to Sam's and Grace's to dinner & supper. Chicken Pineapple sherbit [sic] & fruit cake. To Social at Hall. Home. Ruth & Nellie home from N.Y.C. Talked. To bed 12 P.M.

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Stanford doesn't indicate why Ruth and Nellie went to NYC. Perhaps they visited Hazel? 

Friday, September 1, 1922

Fair and cool. Arose 5 A.M. Took 5:30 train to Sch'dy. Breakfast. Out on business. Dinner. Candled eggs. Took walk. To Proctors. Met D.W.S. at train. Walked to 311. Home. To bed 1:30 A.M.

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Proctor's had quite a lot of entertainment on September 1st. The below piece from the Schenectady Gazette tells what was on offer.

The Sea Lion was a movie that came out in 1921. Wikipedia provides some information about it at this web page: The Sea Lion. You can also view the film at this free website: TheSeaLion.

Hobart Bosworth was the lead actor in the film. Below is his picture.

Taken from Wikipedia

Thursday, August 31, 1922

Beautiful, bright & warm. Arose 6 A.M. Washed etc. To Breakfast. Back 2 parsonage. Read. Mowed lawn. Dug potatoes etc. Dinner. Rev. Stevens came to move goods. Helped them. Cleaned up house. Supper. To Delamater's to comm. meeting. Took walk. To bed 11 P.M.

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Stanford seems to be keeping busy at Hanford's parsonage.

Wednesday, August 30, 1922

Beautiful, bright, clear & warm. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. Out on business etc. Dinner. Shower at Y. To Delanson on 3:50 E.S. Train. Talked. Supper. H.H. & I out for walk. To prayer meeting. Lunch of ice cream & Pnut cookies. To bed 10 P.M.

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Stanford surely liked ice cream!

Tuesday, August 29, 1922

Speedometer R.R.R.C.T. 12,250.

Bright in A.M. Cloudy in P.M.Rain at nite. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Took H.H. to train. Mark Sawyer called Ruth on phone from Los Angeles. Mowed lawns. Dinner. Cut wood. Candled eggs. Supper. Read, wrote etc. To bed 11 P.M.

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A phone call from Los Angeles must have cost quite a bit in those days. Mark was definitely well off, as Ruth was to learn first hand.

Monday, August 28, 1922

Beautiful, bright and cool. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Out on business. Dinner. Read. Out delivering. Candled eggs. Supper. Folks out for ride. I home. Read etc. To bed 10 P.M. Aunt Gertie here for a few days with us.

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I'm glad they're being kind to Aunt Gertie.

Sunday, August 27, 1922

Mild and overcast. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. To S.S. at our church. Folks to Altamont. Walked up with Merris. Dinner. To library with Russell. To Scotia to call on R.E.P. 9-10:30. Home. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Saturday, August 26, 1922

Fair, bright and warm. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. Over to Church to see Miss Gallup. Dinner. Pointed up cellar wall etc. on North side of our house. Supper. Out with Russell in evening. Shower at Y. To Strand. Talked. To bed 1:15 A.M.

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The Strand was showing The Prodigal Judge in their newly renovated theater. Below are the ad for the theater in the 26 August 1922 edition of the Schenectady Gazette, a synopsis, and some pics of the actors who starred in it. I must say the plot sounds a little confusing.

 Macklyn Arbuckle

Charles Eaton

Friday, August 25, 1922

Cool, damp & overcast. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. Father & I out on business. From 4 to 8:30 P.M. Father & I to Park Site after produce. Worked in garden etc. Talked. Supper. To bed 11 P.M.

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Thursday, August 24, 1922

Overcast, cool with some rain at nite. Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast etc. Mother, father, Nellie, Ruth & I to Aunt Gertie's to spend day. Fine dinner. Home. Supper. Candled eggs. To P.O. etc. To bed 10:15 P.M.

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Wednesday, August 23, 1922

Overcast with rain at nite. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast etc. Candled eggs in A.M. Dinner. Greased Ford. Changed oil etc. Supper. Wrote letters. Took walk to P.O. To bed 10:30 P.M. H.H. Back to Delanson in A.M.

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Tuesday, August 22, 1922

Ffair & cool & breezy. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Shaved etc. Father, Mother, Ruth, Marion, H.H. & I out for trip 9:30 A.M. to 10 P.M. 180 miles. To Utica for dinner. Went through Beechnut Packing Co. Back via Ilion Gorge, Cedarville, Jordanville, Little Falls etc. Called to see Jap [Jasper] at Utica State Hospital. Enjoyable trip. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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The Beechnut Packing Co was located in Canajoharie, NY. In the 1920s they were packing all kinds of foods, including peanut butter and bacon (a short-lived offering), but not yet chewing gum or baby food. Below is a photo of their plant in the 1950s.

Monday, August 21, 1922

Bright, warm and clear. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. Father and I out on business. Uncle Charley here to dinner. Chokecherry pie. Played tennis with H.H. at Y. Shower. Home. Supper. Talked. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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I've never had chokecherry pie, or even seen chokecherries, for that matter. Here is a picture of the fruit on the bush:

taken from Along the Grapevine website

Sunday, August 20, 1922

Beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast etc. To Church & S.S.. Dinner. Nap in P.M. Lunch. Talked. To Scotia to see R.E.P. To bed 12:30 P.M. Father, mother, & Nellie to Grandmother Cramer's old place. Bro't H.H. back from Delanson.

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Not sure where Grandmother Cramer's place would be.

Saturday, August 19, 1922

Bright and clear. Cool in evening. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Out on business. Worked on cars. Dinner. Typewrote etc. Played tennis at Y with Hamlin. 6-4, 3-6, 6-0. Shower. For ride through Wolf hollow to Orville. Hedden's etc to Glenville Center to ice cream social. To bed 12 P.M.

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Friday, August 18, 1922

Bright & warm. Rain in evening. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. Father & I out on business in A.M. & P.M. John Myers called. Cleaned up ford for painting. Supper. H.H. home from Schroom in evening. Talked. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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People sure painted their cars a lot back then!

Thursday, August 17, 1922

Beautiful, bright and hot. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. Candled eggs etc. To Church to meeting for making out E.L. Topic Cards. Home. Dinner. Family in P.M. to Ed's and Leila's. Aunt Gertie along. Supper at Forest Park. Out for walk. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Ed & Leila are Stanford's cousins. They are explained at this 1919 post: August 2. It is nice that the Clossons are taking Aunt Gertie along with them as she must still be grieving over the death of her husband a little over a month earlier.

Wednesday, August 16, 1922

Bright & hot 94 degrees in shade. Arose 7:45 A.M. Breakfast etc. Worked at 144 P.P. rear of second floor. Dinner. Played tennis with Merlin at Y. Shower. Home. Supper. To Library. Out for walk. Found coat in front of house. Talked. To bed 10 P.M.

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I wonder what he means by "Found coat"? Did someone lose it?

Tuesday, August 15, 1922

Perfect, bright and hot. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. H.H. left for Schroom Lake 8 A.M. Father & I to Country place. Worked in berry bushes. Home to dinner. Worked at 144 P.P. Supper. Home in evening. Read etc. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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144 Park Place was a four-family residence apparently owned by Stillman. It is no longer there, having been replaced by an empty lot.

Monday, August 14, 1922

Beautiful, bright & hot. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. Father &I out on business. Dinner. In P.M. worked at 144 scaling off paint etc. Supper. To depot to meet Hanford. To Y for shower. Home. Gassed. H.H. & I out for walk. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Sunday, August 13, 1922

Marvelous, bright, warm & still. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast etc. M, F, Nellie & I to Round Lake. Welthy Honsinger spoke in A.M. Mrs. Bulkley (colored) in P.M. Very good. Home. To depot to see Russel & Merlin off. Home. Out walking with Ruth. To bed 11 P.M.

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Welthy Honsinger was a Methodist missionary who eventually went off on her own with her work in the developing world, specifically China and then India. She sounds like a very interesting woman. The BU School of Theology has a little article about her on their website: Honsinger. Mrs. Daisy Bulkley was Field Secretary for Negro Conferences at that time.

Below is an article explaining the School of Missions and other conferences at Round Lake that summer.

Saturday, August 12, 1922

Overcast and warm. Humid. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast Got haircut. Shower at Y etc. Dinner. In P.M., M, F, Nellie, Aunt Gertie & I to Saratoga. Called on Sabrina. Rode to Lake. Lunch in park. Home. Out with Merlin, Russell & Ed Gemlich. Ruth home from Auburn 10 P.M. To bed 12 P.M.

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Glad to see Merlin is still around. He must be home for the summer. Sabrina is a cousin, as explained in this 1919 post: August 5. Since they went to Sabrina's in August of that year, it must be an annual pilgrimage.

Friday, August 11, 1922

Fair and warm. Arose 7:45 A.M. Breakfast etc. Candled eggs. Mowed lawn, trimmed around fences etc. Dinner. Odd jobs. Home in evening. Played flinch. To bed 10 P.M.

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According to Wikipedia, Flinch is a card game similar to Fan Tan, except it is played with a special deck. It was invented in Kalamazoo in 1901 by A.J. Patterson.

Three Different Box Designs

Thursday, August 10, 1922

Beautiful, bright & cool. Arose 8:30 A.M. Breakfast. Typewrote etc. Dinner. In P.M., M., F., Nellie & I out for ride. Sewed citation on Helen Gilbert. Lunch a la picnic at Parkers Corners. Church Called on John & Anna Myers. Home. Talked etc. To bed 10 P.M.

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Well, now we know the citation was sewn on rather than being a certificate. It must have something to do with Epworth League. John Myers and his wife Anna are family friends. Read about him at this post in the 1919 blog: May 5.

Wednesday, August 9, 1922

Beautiful, bright, warm & clear. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. H.H. to Delanson. Odd jobs. Played tennis [with] Leslie at Riverside 6-1:10-10. Shower at Y. Dinner. Short nap. F., M. [Father, Mother] & I to country place after vegetables. Served citations. Called at Gallups. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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I'm not sure what the "citations" were or what they were for. Did it have to do with the Institute he attended?

Tuesday, August 8, 1922

Overcast day with rain. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast. Bs left for Silver Bay. Cleaned flat at 144. Cleaned up cellar etc. Dinner. Took nap. Candled eggs etc. Supper. Talked with family. Wrote in diary. To bed. 10:30 Post Meridian.

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Monday, August 7, 1922

Rainy & cool. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast. Packed up. To closing service of Institute. Took 10:40 A.M. Train to Saratoga. To Sch'dy on trolley. Brasefields here. Pleasant visit. Talked. Supper. To Post Office. h.H. to Rexford. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Sunday, August 6, 1922

Overcast with showers. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast etc. To Sunday School & Church. Dinner. Crowds of people present. 3 or 4 hundred cars on grounds. Talked etc. Supper. To E.L. & Church. Talked with fellows. To bed 10 P.M.

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Saturday, August 5, 1922

Overcast with some rain. Arose 3 A.M. 150 people to top of Carpenter Mt. for sunrise service. Most beautiful. Breakfast. To classes. Dinner. Fooled around. Played & watched ball games. Supper. R.E.P., Petrie, Helen Brundige & I out for ride in Helen's buick. To meeting. To bed 10:15 P.M.

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Helen Brundige is probably a young woman who in 1920 lived with her widowed mother, brother Kenneth, and aunt in Scotia. Her mother was a milk dealer. I can find no record of her after 1930, so she may have married after that time. In 1922 she was 17.

Friday, August 4, 1922

Cool & overcast with showers. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast etc. To classes. Dinner. Hung around. Played games in tabernacle. Supper. Took walk. To Life service meeting. Decision night. Good results. Took walk. To bed 11 P.M.

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Thursday, August 3, 1922

Intermittent sunshine & rain. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast etc. To classes. Dinner. R.E.P. & I to Schroon Lake with bus load. Went in bathing etc. Back to grounds. Supper. To meeting. Climbed mountain. To bed. 10:30 P.M.

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Wednesday, August 2, 1922

Rain in A.M. Cleared in P.M. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast. To classes. Dinner. R.E.P. & I out for hike. Climbed mountain off toward Loon Lake etc. Fine time. Supper. To Song service & meeting. To Dog roast with Scotia bunch. To bed 11 P.M.

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So, I guess this is an Institute he's attending, an educational program sponsored by the Epworth League that continues to this day. Below is a picture of a group that went to Mount Hermon in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California in 1919.

Taken from Santa Cruz Trains

Ruth Pettit apparently went with him and the "bunch" from Scotia. Interesting . . . 

Tuesday, August 1, 1922

Bright in A.M. Rain in P.M. Arose 6 A.M. Shaved, washed etc. Breakfast. To Classes. Dinner. To Loon Lake. In bathing. To E.L.I. grounds. Hung around. Talked, ate etc. To meeting in tabernacle. Stunt night. Out for walk. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Stanford must be at some kind of conference, probably with the Epworth League. I don't remember his mentioning that he was going there, but it must be the reason for traveling to Schroon Lake. But now he's at Loon Lake, which is another 70 miles north. So maybe there's another Loon Lake that's near the Epworth League Institute. But I'm not sure where that is located either. I'm a little confused. But Stanford's seems to be enjoying himself!

Monday, July 31, 1922

Bright & warm in A.M. Showers in P.M. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast. To Classes. Dinner. Fooled around in P.M. Played volleyball etc. Supper. P of 6 to C --- n. Around. Walked across river etc. Nice moonlight.* To bed 10:15 P.M.

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Not sure what Stanford's being so secretive about here. Perhaps some "sparking" was going on? The moonlight + * is suspicious. 

Sunday, July 30, 1922

Beautiful, bright and warm. Arose 4:30 A.M. Out for walk. Climbed mountain. Breakfast. To Church in A.M. and afternoon. Bishop Thirkield spoke. Dr. Murdock in P.M. To Schroon Lake in P.M. [with] Mr. & Mrs. Harry Jacobs. Took walk etc. To bed 10:15.

Wilbur P. Thirkield

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Bishop Thirkield was Wilbur P. Thirkield, a prominent Methodist minister from Ohio. Interestingly, he attended Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University School of Theology. He was interested in African American issues and "championed the cause of education for African Americans," according to a Wikipedia article about him. He knew Booker T. Washington and served for a time as president of Howard University. His talk must have been interesting for the folks in Schenectady.

Shroon Lake is in the Adirondacks, about 80 miles northeast of Glenville. It's a pretty place to visit.

Shroon Lake Region, taken from Google Maps

Saturday, July 29, 1922

Beautiful, bright and hot. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast etc. Packed up etc. Father and I to city a la ford. Shower at Y. Bought sweater etc. To Riverside with Mr. & Mrs. Cary & R.E.P. Pleasant ride. Got settled. Supper. To evening meeting. To bed 10:15 P.M.

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Not sure who the Carys are. R.E.P. is Ruth Pettit, whom he is still dating, apparently.

Friday, July 28, 1922

Beautiful bright & warm. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast. To City. Out on business. Dinner. Down town. Candled eggs etc. Home to country. Talked etc. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Thursday, July 27, 1922

Overcast, cool. Some rain. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Ruth & I to city with Ford. Took Kissel battery etc. Shopped. Home to dinner. Planted turnips, spaded around trees etc. Supper. Talked. To bed 10:15 P.M.

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Ah, so it was the battery!

Wednesday, July 26, 1922

Overcast, breezy. No rain. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. Father & I to city. Business. Candled eggs etc. Home to dinner. Nap. Hoed out garden etc. Supper. Started for ride. Kissel balked. Talked. Played anagrams etc. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Wonder what was ailing the Kissel?

Tuesday, July 25, 1922

Beautiful, bright, mild day. Arose 9 A.M. Breakfast. Nellie's birthday. Froze ice cream. Chicken dinner. Gus Heckler cut hay. Supper. Out for ride in evening to Charlton etc. Home. Talked. To bed 10 P.M.

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Gus Heckler was Gustavus Heckler, who lived in Glenville. He was 60 years old in 1922, but was a farmer who owned his own farm and probably got paid well for cutting the Closson's hay, perhaps even in kind. He was married, with two children living at home in 1920. His wife was Analide, his children Roy and Hilda. Gus's parents were both born in Germany. He died in 1928.

Analide lived until 1952. She was the daughter of Judge Alexander Vedder of Schenectady. Below is a picture of his house as it looks now.

Taken from the Schenectady Daily Gazette

Monday, July 24, 1922

Overcast with some rain. Arose 6 A.M. Breakfast. Mr & Mrs. Zerby, father & I to city. Business. Dinner at Canton. Candled eggs. Home. Supper. Cleaned up. H.H & I with Ford to Rexford. To city on trolley. Worked at house. To country. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Sunday, July 23, 1922

Overcast, cool & rainy. Arose 9 A.M. Twalay [toilet]etc. To Charlton to Church. Mr. & Mrs. Zerby over Sunday with us. Dinner. Nap. Supper. Read etc. Talked. Wrote letter to Les Jones. Wrote in diary. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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Read about the Zerbys in this earlier post: May 24, 1922. Read about Leslie Jones in this post: May 6, 1919. He was one of Stanford's classmates. Below is his picture, taken from the 1921 Union yearbook, The Garnet. It makes sense that he would become a professor, given his scholarly achievements.


Jones was also a translator and author who published several books in his lifetime, including one on Celtic literature. Here is Amazon.com's list of his books: Leslie Webber Jones.

Saturday, July 22, 1922

Marvelous, bright & warm. Arose 8 A.M. Breakfast. Cleaned up Kissel etc. Dinner. Ruth & I to city to meet Nellie who returned from California. Haircut. Shower etc. Home. Played croquet. To ice cream social at hall. T.B. 11 P.M.

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Croquet is pretty much the same as it was back in the 1920s, I think, although the tools may be different materials now. Below is a photo of a woman playing croquet in the 1920s in California.

Taken from Ebay

Friday, July 21, 1922

Wonderful, bright & hot. Arose 6:30 A.M. Breakfast. To city. Out on business. Candled eggs. Dinner at Canton. 35 cents. Home. H.H. to Rexford. M.M.B's 21st birthday. Down road after milk & kerosene. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Was the kerosene used to light lamps at the farm, do you suppose? Below is a picture of an antique lamp that may be similar to those used by the Clossons.

Taken from Pinterest