Sunday, October 31, 1920

Fair mild overcast autumn day. Arose 8 A.M. Took bath etc. To Baker Ave after Grosveners. To Church and S.S. Guest day. Good turn out. Dinner. To Church to prepare topic with Ed. Gemlich. "Cultivating High Ideals" 77 present. Out with D.S.R. Walked in. To bed 11:30 P.M.

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I guess the Clossons are helping out the Grosvenors following the death of Mrs. Grosvenor. 

Saturday, October 30, 1920

Fair cool clear fall day. 1 or 2 flakes of snow in A.M. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. To College 7:45 to 11 A.M. Got hair cut, shaved etc. Candled eggs. To Union-R.I. football game 7-7. Down town. Bowled etc. Supper. Odd jobs. Out for walk. Bowled again. To bed 11 P.M.

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This was the day the time changed at midnight, at least according to the drawings Stanford made. This was still a new thing, according to what I've read. See my post in October of 1919 for more information: DST.

It seems there were more ties in college sports in those days. People didn't mind so much then, I guess.

Friday, October 29, 1920

Overcast cool windy autumn day. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. To College 8 A.M. to 12-10 M. Home. Dinner. Wrote letter. Down town. To College Library. Supper. Out for walk. To Evangelistic meeting at church. Watched Church League bowl. Talked with Merlin & Ruth. To bed 12 P.M.

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Thursday, October 28, 1920

Fair mild autumn day. Damp under foot. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To college 7:45 to 11 A.M. Dinner. Took nap. Pitched horseshoes. Down town on errands. Bowled at [drawing of star] 161-169. Mother & Father to Johnstown to Mrs. Grosvenor's funeral. To Phi Nu Theta meeting. To Church. Talked. To bed 11 P.M.

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Mrs. Grosvenor was Delana Cramer Grosvenor. She was born 4 November 1836 and died 27 October 1920. She was Catherine Cramer's younger sister. She married Nelson Grosvenor in 1859 and they had 8 children, all of whom outlived their parents. By the time she died, Delana was a widow living with her daughter, Lucy Grosvenor Pease, in Schenectady. She was buried in Johnstown with her husband, and later, one of her daughters.

She would have been Stanford's Great Aunt Delana, yet he doesn't call her Aunt Delana. Curious . . .

Wednesday, October 27, 1920

Overcast cool windy autumn day. Arose 7 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To College 8-11 A.M. Played piano etc. Wrote in diary. Dinner. Helped father candle eggs. John Myers called. Out to see Uncle John. Better. Studied at nite. To bed 9:30 P.M.

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Tuesday, October 26, 1920

Rain in A.M. Cleared in P.M. Cool. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. To College 7:45 to 11:45 A.M. Dinner. Played piano, wrote in diary. Balanced up accounts etc. Studied. Helped father candle eggs. Supper. Cleaned up. Walked around town. To E.L. Evangelistic meeting at our church. Prayer subject. Studied. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Monday, October 25, 1920

Overcast clear cool autumn day. Arose 7:30 A.M. Studied. To college 9 to 11 A.M. Home. Read paper etc. To Chapel 12-12:45 M. Took nap in P.M. Down town. Supper. To College Library. To Evangelistic meeting at church. Studied. To bed 10:45.

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