Datebook 1921: Monday, January 24, 1921

Cool bright clear windy day. Arose 8 A.M. Read paper. Breakfast etc. To College 9 A.M. - 12:45 M. Dinner. Read "Doll's House" by Ibsen. Down town. Bowled at Star with H.H. & McLean. Supper. Prepared key. To Church to H.S. Prize Speaking Contest. Florence Lavery won girls prize. Talked etc. To bed 11 P.M.

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Given the subject matter of A Doll's House, I wonder if Stanford liked it? He doesn't say.

About this blog . . .

I've created this blog to make a record of the hand-written journals of Stanford Stillman Closson (1900-1982), who was in his life a Methodist Minister, grandfather, father, brother, husband, son and friend. This is the third installment of Date Book, covering 1921 (the first two cover 1919 and 1920). For as long as seems practical, I will record subsequent years (they continue into the 1970s). I'm matching the days--January 1, 1921 to January 1, 2015, for instance--with one entry per day.

The daily entries are pretty short, though, so in addition to recording the diaries, I'm also annotating them, giving additional information about the people, places and events mentioned by Stanford. By doing this, I hope to convey a sense of 1921 Schenectady, New York and the people Stanford interacted with. Of course, I'm also hoping to give Stanford's descendants a fuller picture of who he was as a young man.

Datebook 1921

Monday, January 24, 1921

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