Datebook 1919: Wednesday, September 24, 1919

Beautiful bright mild day with shower in P.M. To college 7:45 to 12 M. Played tennis in P.M. at Central park with H.H., Ruth & Doris Smith. At Freshman reception at Hanna Hall in evening. Dipped ice cream etc. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful for health, friends etc.

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Apparently, Hanna Hall was built during President Richmond's tenure, according to the Union College website:

Charles Alexander Richmond 1909-1928
As president, Richmond paid immediate attention to improving the appearance of the campus by building an alumni association. Richmond paid particular attention to the landscaping of the college and had seven new additions constructed during his tenure (Campus Center, Payne Gate, Alumni Gymnasium, Hanna Hall, Butterfield Hall, Memorial Chapel and Bailey Hall).

There is no longer a Hanna Hall at Union College. From what I have read, Hanna Hall was a part of Washburn Hall, which was built in 1883 and demolished in 1963. Here is an early picture of it:

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 and son. I'm starting with the first one, written in 1919, but I plan to record subsequent years (they continue into the 1970s). I'm matching the days--May 5, 1919 to May 5, 2013, for instance--with one entry per day. So it will take a year to get through the first diary.

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 1919 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 1919

Wednesday, September 24, 1919

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