Datebook 1921

Thursday, May 5, 1921

Overcast, damp, cool. Some rain. Arose 7:15 A.M. Breakfast. To College 8-11:30 A.M. Fooled around. Dinner. Took nap. Down street. Supper. Played duets with Ruth. Wrote in diary. To bed 10:30 P.M. Thankful for health, friends etc.

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He's still playing the piano, I see.

Wednesday, May 4, 1921

Fair, bright, mild, clear day. Arose 6:00 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To College 8-11 A.M. Home. Odd jobs. Dinner. Tried on dress suit complete. Played tennis at college with H.H. Supper. To Phi Nu Theta meeting. Home. Studied. To bed 11 P.M.

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Tuesday, May 3, 1921

Beautiful, bright, cool, breezy day. Arose 6:15 A.M. Studied. Mess. To College 8 A.M. -12 M. Dinner. Down street. Bought full dress shirt, collar, tie, studs etc. Bowled at Morse with H.H. To Park Site with family. Mowed lawn. Planted. Lunch etc. Home. Took bath. To bed 10:00 P.M.

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I think our Stanford will be dapper with his new clothes! Must be getting ready for graduation. This is a copy of an ad for a tailor published in 1921.

Monday, May 2, 1921

Beautiful, bright, cool day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. - 12:30 M. Dinner. Helped father. To Phi Nu Theta lodge. Talked. Home. Sorted eggs for storage. Supper. Studied. To bed 10 P.M. Thankfulissimus.

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Stanford's invented a new word! I like it!

Sunday, May 1, 1921

Daylight saving goes into effect. Rain in A.M. Cleared in P.M. Got up 9:45 A.M. Breakfast etc. To Church & S.S. Very few out. Dinner. To Stones after dress suit. Out riding to Vischers. Ferry etc. To E.L. 70 present. To Church. Home. Lunch. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Saturday, April 30, 1921

Cool, rainy, disagreeable day. Arose 7 A.M. To College 7:45 to 11:15 A.M. Read paper. Dinner. Got hair cut. Took nap. Errands. Ruth entertains Elizabeth Williams for weekend. Byer & Sawyer to supper. Walking with Merlin. Called on Walsh etc. Bowled. To bed 12:30 P.M.

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I don't know who Elizabeth Williams is or Byer, but I think Sawyer is Ruth's beau.

Friday, April 29, 1921

Rain at night. Overcast, mild, humid day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To College 8-11:30 A.M. Home. Dinner. Read paper etc. To College to S.H.S.-Frosh track meet. To Saratoga on Chartered car. E.L. treat for winning contest. Home with Grace Pettit. To bed 3 A.M.

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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.