Monday, October 6, 1919

Cloudy day with rain. Cleared up in P.M. To college 7:45 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Candled eggs etc. Supper. Studied in evening from 7 to 10 P.M. To bed 10:30 P.M. Uncle John to dinner. Chapel meeting at noon. Thankful for all blessings.

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It's not clear from Stanford's entry hear what sort of meeting was held in the Chapel that Monday, but the Chapel [aka Geological Hall] was one of the only buildings with a hall capacious enough to accommodate large groups and so was used to hold meetings other than religious services.  Below is a bit of information (taken from the Union website) about the Old Chapel, as it has been called since the new chapel building was constructed in 1925.

Constructed between 1855 and 1856, Geological Hall was designed in keeping with Ramée’s general plans for the Union campus and originally contained the College chapel, natural history museum, and library, as well as the College Treasurer’s office. Entered from South Lane, the interior was designed by Eliphalet Nott and Jonathan Pearson (College Treasurer and librarian) in consultation with architect William L. Woollett. The chapel was the site of mandatory morning services, previously held in South Colonnade, and for many years was the only space large enough on campus for student body meetings. It was thus at the heart of campus life.

Here is a picture of the building as it appeared in the early 1900s:

The part of the Union College website from which this information is taken is called Mrs. Perkins' Union College, a project of the Union College library that is centered on the writings and other materials of Ann Perkins, the wife of college professor Maurice Perkins who lived at the campus from 1864 until her death in 1922 at age 87.  Mrs. Perkins was known for her garden, planted behind her campus home, and for her extensive involvement in the life of the college, to include giving lectures on literature and other subjects. Click on the link above (the website's name) to see more about this fascinating project.