Fair, bright, cool, breezy day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast etc. To College 8 A.M. to 1 P.M. Got cap & gown. Out riding. Father traded even our Hudson for Kissel Kar sedan.
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So, the Hudson is no more? Too bad. I was getting used to that car. Looks like graduation is imminent. But alas, we won't know what it was like because this is the last entry for the year 1921. Stanford simply stops writing in his diary after this date. Therefore, this diary and blog now comes to an end.
Fortunately for us, he resumes in January 1922, a very important year in the life of Stanford Closson and all those who are descended from him because that is the year he meets his wife! So please join me at the next blog, Datebook 1922, on January 1st.
At the end of the diary there are a couple of lists: one entitled "Commencement Programs," and another entitled "Announcements." They are below. Note that someone (probably Ann) has put an asterisk next to Hazel's name in both lists. Hazel's inclusion here is the first indication in the diaries that Stanford was even aware of her existence. It makes you wonder who he thought would be reading his diaries that he would completely refrain from mentioning her. Did she attend the graduation, do you think?
The lists read like a Who's Who of Closson friends and family. I think I recognize most of the names from having come across them in his diaries over the years (especially noteworthy are Sawyer and Benedict). There are a few, though, that I'm curious about. See if you can find out who they are. Or maybe we'll see them again, next year. Until then, have a happy holiday!
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So, the Hudson is no more? Too bad. I was getting used to that car. Looks like graduation is imminent. But alas, we won't know what it was like because this is the last entry for the year 1921. Stanford simply stops writing in his diary after this date. Therefore, this diary and blog now comes to an end.
Fortunately for us, he resumes in January 1922, a very important year in the life of Stanford Closson and all those who are descended from him because that is the year he meets his wife! So please join me at the next blog, Datebook 1922, on January 1st.
At the end of the diary there are a couple of lists: one entitled "Commencement Programs," and another entitled "Announcements." They are below. Note that someone (probably Ann) has put an asterisk next to Hazel's name in both lists. Hazel's inclusion here is the first indication in the diaries that Stanford was even aware of her existence. It makes you wonder who he thought would be reading his diaries that he would completely refrain from mentioning her. Did she attend the graduation, do you think?
The lists read like a Who's Who of Closson friends and family. I think I recognize most of the names from having come across them in his diaries over the years (especially noteworthy are Sawyer and Benedict). There are a few, though, that I'm curious about. See if you can find out who they are. Or maybe we'll see them again, next year. Until then, have a happy holiday!
