Datebook 1924: Friday, January 11, 1924

Mild with a strong gale. Quite a bit of rain. Arose 6:30 A.M. Studied. Devotions. Down to breakfast. Classes 8:30 to 11:35 A.M. Letter home at Chapel time. Dinner. Worked 12 M-2 P.M. Played volley ball. Shave and shower. Read. Supper. Worked at Law School 6-9 P.M. Studied. To bed 10:30 P.M. Thankful for all blessings.

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Hmmm . . . was Stanford writing a letter during Chapel time? Is that allowed, do you think?

The weather was mild and rainy in Schenectady on this day, too, according to the January 11, 1924 newspaper.

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 sixth installment of Date Book, covering 1924 (the first five cover 1919-1923). For as long as seems practical, I will record subsequent years (they continue into the 1970s). I'm matching the days--January 1, 1924 to January 1, 2018, 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, including pictures and other information gleaned from the internet.

And this year, as Stanford continues his studies at Boston University, he becomes engaged to Mary Leah and has his first preaching assignment. I will, therefore, be including some of his and Mary Leah's letters as a way of fleshing out the rather brief entries he includes in his diary.

Through the diaries, the letters and other annotations, I hope to convey a sense of Stanford's life and times. And of course, I'm also hoping to give his descendants a fuller picture of who he was as a young man.

Datebook 1924

Friday, January 11, 1924

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