1909 J. BEAN DIARY, copied JUNE 1996,
recopied MARCH 26,1999
by Tom M. King of San Jose, CA. Quaker Meeting
(College Park).
Joel
Bean (1825-1914) moved to San Jose, California, in 1882 and kept 36
“Engagement Calendars” from 1883 to 1913, 30 years. A few years have “extra” diaries and 1886 is
missing.
This
1909 diary is one of the
thinnest of Joel’s diaries,
a brown paper board bound small volume with leather pasted over the outside,
about 4 X 6 inches in size and 1/2 inch thick, with three dates pre-printed on each page. The back cover is missing. The front cover is detached.
Inside
the front cover Joel has written: “Joel
Bean from Grandchildren. The next sheet says “The Standard Diary
1909”, “for sale by
all stationers, THE STANDARD DIARY CO.” About 30 pages of useful charts and
tables follow, before the first three date lined page.
============ 1909 ===============
Joel Bean’s 1909 Diary was copied into the
Mackintosh Computer on Microsoft Word 5.1 Mar. 26, 1999, at Swarthmore College
Friends Historical Library by
Tom M. King
393 Rutland Ave,
San Jose, CA 95128.
PHONE (408) 286-7157
or E-Mail – thomk48@hotmail.com
1909 CALENDAR--copied by Tom King June 1996, at
Swarthmore
Only
dates with hand written entries are listed.
==================== 1909 ==========================
Fri. Jan. 1, 1909: H.E.B. & I staid at Walter E. Vail’s last night
and at dinner there today. Met
John & Esther Fowler of Ohio just landed from Japan.
Sun. Jan. 3, 1909: Mo. Mtg. John & Esther Fowler came with Walter & Deborah Vail
and remained with us over night. A
Peace Meeting after Lunch Conducted by W. B. Jones.
Mon. Jan. 4, 1909: John & Esther Fowler left for Palo
Alto after a very sweet and interesting visit.
Jan. 5, 1909
Tues.--The girls began work at Stanford again after the vacation.
Jan. 10, 1909 Sun----In the afternoon Chas. &
Anna & I attended the Inauguration Assembly at the University of the
Pacific & heard the Sermon by
Matt Hughes, bro. of Bishop Hughes.
Jan. 12, 1909 Tues.---I
went to the Inauguration of Pres. Wm. Guth. Heard the charge by Bishop Hughes & the Inaugural
Address by Pres. Guth?
Wed. Jan. 20, 1909: Mrs. Theodore Smith of P. Grove here tonight.
Fri. Jan. 22, 1909: Mrs. Theodore Smith left.
Jan. 25, 1909,
Mon.---L.S.B. Cox went to San Francisco
Tues. Jan. 26, 1909: Dr. Worcestor of Boston in S. F.
attending Convention of the Episcopal Church.
Thurs. Jan. 28,
1909: I set out 18
Loganberry plants in front of Tank house (cost .75 cts)
Jan. 29, 1909,
Fri.----Mr. Withrow sowed red oats on lot by Mtg. house. Bot one plant of Burbank Winter Pie Plant or Rhubarb for .25 cts to
set out.
(Jan. 30 to Mar. 16
blank pages--Joel's wife, Hannah Elliott Shipley Bean (H.E.B.) died Jan. 31,
1909.)
Mar 17, 1909,
Wed---Pres. Isaac Sharpless &
wife here to lunch
Mar 21, 1909, Sun---Pres.
I. Sharpless & wife Lydia Sharpless & Prof. Murray were at Mtg. & here to dinner. In the p.m. Pres. Sharpless read one of
his lectures at the Mtg. house.
Sun. March 28, 1909: Saml. Moscrip of San Mateo & his
Sister Janet Moscrip from London, called in this p. m. (having missed the
Meeting).
April 4, 1909--SUNDAY,
Tristram Coggeshall came from Pasadena on his way to Oregon & stopped over
till 2nd day. At Mo. Mtg.
Catharine Bingham read a paper on the Juvenile Court.
April 11, 1909,
Sun---Sarah Ritchie, Elizabeth Ritchie & her daughter & Jas? Mills were
at Mtg. From Phil & Morrestown.
Walter Vail was with us to dinner.
Tues. April 13,
1909: W. B. Jones & I went to
Nipoon Mura & took Lunch with Sarah & Elizabeth Richie. I called at Anna Tabers in Saratoga.
April 18, 1909, Sun--The
Philadelphia Friends at Mtg.
Elizabeth Ritchie & daughter here to dinner. Sarah Ritchie & Rachel Mills
dined at G.N. Jones’s & called here in afternoon.
April 21, 1909, Wed, --I
went to P. Grove.
April 30, 1909, Friday-I
returned home from P. Grove.
NO ENTRIES BETWEEN
MAY 19, 1909--WED--WE
ALL ATTENDED STANFORD COMMENCEMENT---ANNA’S
GRADUATION. Dined at Augustus
Murray’s. Jas Roberts & wife of
Portland, Oregon, here in the Evening.
May 24, 1909,
Mon.--I started for Oregon. Went to S. F. With C.E. Cox--we dined
in the eve with Jas Roberts & wife at the St. Francisco Hotel. & I took
train with them for Portland in the evening.
May 25, 1909,
Tues.--Passed along the Mt. Shasta route--drank of the Shasta Springs--Reached
Ashland in the p.m.
May 26, 1909,
Wed---Arrived in Portland in the morning--I was met by Ross Miles & Jos.
Roberts took us in his automobile to Clark Miles’s - 715 E. Madison St.
May 30, 1909,
Sun---Attended Meeting in East Portland--Lindley Wells?, Pastor
June 1, 1909-Tues.-E.
B. Miles & I dined at John
Frederick & Alice Hanson’s
JUNE 2, 1909,
Wed.—Emma F. Landcaster accompanied me to Danl. Drews’ in the
forenoon. E. B. Miles & I went to Newburg in the Afternoon, to
Maria Bowerman’s- for a few days
June 4, 1909, Fri.--E. B.
M. & I took supper at Clarence Edwards;
June 5, 1909, Sat--E.
& I called on Mary Morris &--
I
called on Pres. Kelsey at the College
Jun. 6,
1909--Sun--Attended Mtg. at Newburg, Alijah J Weaver, Pastor
Mon. June 7, 1909: E. B. Miles & I returned to
Portland. Jas. Roberts & wife
took Elizabeth & Anna & Eva & Bruce & me on AutoMobile ride of about
40 miles in the afternoon in the Country East of Portland & along the
Columbia River.
Tues. June 8, 1909: Elizabeth & I went from Portland via Albany to Newport
on the Coast – (Over the Coast Range Mts.--) Were met at Newport by Dr. Minthorne & took supper with
them.
Wed. June 9, 1909: In Elizabeth’s (Miles) Cottage (Joel's sister) at Newport.
Dined at Dr. Minthorne’s.
Thurs. June 10,
1909: At Newport.
Fri. June 11, 1909: At Newport with E. B. M. and Dr. Minthorne’s family. Staid at the Abbey House at the Landing for Early
Morning start.
Sat. June 12, 1909: Took little Steamer at Newport at
Gorlock for Yaquima, & train for Salem over the Coast Range via Corvallis
& Albany. Met at Salem
by Clark Miles. Called at D. D.
Keelin’s and went to stay at Oliver Townsend’s. Called with him at James & Belle
Edmundson
Sun. June 13, 1909: D. D.
Keeler took me to F. D. S. & Mtg. At Heighland., Elmer Pemberton,
Pastor. Went with Chas. Edmundson
& Tristram Coggeshall to their home to stay. Branson J. Miles called in the Eveng.
Mon. June 14, 1909: T. Coggeshell & I called on Branson & Belle
Miles. Chas. & Esther Townsen
etc. dined with me at Chas. Edmundson’s. B. J. Miles took me to town. Took Supper with Clark after seeing the mill etc. Left Jas. Cotkes? In the Evening for
the train to S. F.
Tues. June 15, 1909: On the train from Salem to S. F.
June 16, 1909,
WED-arrived in SF about ll am, lunched with C.E. Cox and returned home by 2
o’clock from S.F.
June 24, 1909, Thurs.--I
attended the High School Commencement.
Heard a fine address from Dr. C. Brown of Oakland.
June 25, 1909,
Friday-Attended the Funeral of Gustavus Bean. A Friends’ Mtg. by request. Aug. Murray attended and dined with us.
Sat. June 26, 1909: G. & W. B. Jones here in the
Eveng. Rosa Lewis staid here.
June 27, 1909, Sun: Rosa Lewis here to Mtg. &
dinner. Cornelius
Bastin, Edith (Ed) Bean, Elma Bean, Eliza Yocum here in the Eveng. & Rosa Lewis to stay.
June 28, 1909, Mon. Rosa Lewis left this morning for
Berkeley.
June 29, 1909, Tues. Elma Bean here to dinner.
July 10, 1909 Sat.: Cathie E. B. Cox arrived from Honolulu
July 11, 1909, Sun: Saml. & Hannah Brun here to tea.
July 12, 1909, Mon.: Charles & Imelda Tebbetts came from
Southern Cala.
July 14, 1909,
Wed: L. S. B. Cox & C.
E. B. Cox took Chas. & Imelda
Tebbetts to Fred Smith’s (in Campbell, CA.) in the afternoon taking Supper there.
July 15, 1909,
Thurs.: Chas. & Imelda
Tebbetts went on to Berkeley.
July 16, 1909,
Fri.--Catharine M. And I
went to Pacific Grove. I attended a Chautauqua Lecture in the
evening by Dr. Smith of Chicago on the “Hero of the Age”
July 17, 1909, Sat: Cathie E. B. Cox came to The Grove.
July 18, 1909, Sun: Cathie & I attended Mtg. At Assembly Hall. A sermon by Dr. Strong of S. F.
July 19, 1909, Mon.: Jane Johnson of Honolulu (Children's’ Home) took
supper with us. Elizabeth
Shelley here in the Evening, & Mrs. Theodore Smith & Mrs. Armstrong of
9th St. Cottage (The Bean's two
cottages are on 8th Street in Pacific Grove with historical signs on them.).
July 20, 1909, Tues.: Recognition Day at Chautauqua. A good address by Dr. Evans, Pres. Of Chautauqua.
July 21, 1909, Wed: Heard a powerful Temperance address by Dr. Chapman.
July 22, 1909, Thurs.: We heard Dr. A. B. Shields on the Emmanuel Movement in the
Evening.
July 23, 1909, Fri.: Moving Pictures in
the Eveng.
July 24, 1909, Sat: John & Susie Armstrong took Cathie & me a drive to
The Cemetery, Light House, etc.
Feast of Lanterns in
the Eveng. ---a wonderful display.
July 25, 1909, Sun.: C. E. B. C. & I attended Cong. Church, ______ Stevens,
preacher.
July 30, 1909, Fri.: Sarah Vore Lewis & Rosa Lewis came & staid with us
over night.
July 31, 1909 Sat--I went
home to San Jose.
Aug. 1, 1909, Sun--Walter
Vail & wife at Mtg. & dined at C..E. Cox (NEXT DOOR at 855 Chapman Street, now 1105, on the
corner of Newhall St..)
AUG 2, 1909,
MON--Steinburg began building outside chimney at 855 {Chapman??--Joel’s
house was 875 Chapman} Frank
Walldegger began lining for papering the upper chamber room.
Aug. 4, 1909,
WED---Chimney work finished, I returned to P. Grove. Aug.
Murray’s came into lower
cottage for the month.
Aug. 5, 1909,
Thurs.: Susie Armstrong took us a
drive on the upper Streets & to Del Monte thro. The Presidio &
Monterey.
Aug. 8, 1909 Sun.: The little Mtg. Of our two families in our Cottage at 9:30. C. & I attended The Colored
peoples’ Church in the
morning.
Aug. 12, 1909, Thurs.: The Cs” had a Fish Chowder for Enid Hagg & her
mother on the Rocks at 6 p. m.
Lily & Anna came, arriving after 9 in The Evening.
Aug. 14, 1909, Sunday--The
Murrays & we had our Reading & Mtg. together at 9:30 am. Cathie & I went to the Christian
Church. We all dined at
Woman’s Exchange.
Aug. 16, 1909, Mon.: Lindley Murray came to his folks from
Lake Tahoe where he had been working.
Aug. 17, 1909,
Tues.: We went to Del Monte Baths
& picniced near the Bathhouse.
Mrs. Williams took Lily to ride in her Auto Mobile & to dine at Del
Monte.
Aug. 21, 1909, Sat: Anna & Catharine went home. Eddie & Edith Bean & May
Cooledge etc. called on us in the Evening from The Hotel.
Aug. 22, 1909,
Sunday--Our two families met for Reading & worship in the morning. Cathie & I went to the Presbyterian
Church on Pine Ave.
Aug. 23, 1909, Mon. We went to Bathhouse & Japanese Tea
Garden, and to Hollenbeck’s Garden of 40 varieties of Dahlias. Called on Mary Norton, and in the Evening
at Edwd. Berwicks.
Aug. 24, 1909,
Tues.: We went to Miss.
Murray’s Pic-Nic under the “Tree” at Seaside. Mabel Berwick took me in her Phaeton. There were present
Deblee & Luan Lerggamore? Of the Episcopal Ch. & their wives &
children, Miss. Allen, Miss. Kingsley & several others. A pleasant day.
Aug. 25, 1909, Wed: We called on Mrs. Theodore Smith &
Mrs. Gallaway & Eastman.
Augustus & Nella Murray took super with us.
Aug. 27, 1909,,
Fri.: L. S. B. C. returned home by
8:10 a. m. train.
Aug. 28, 1909,,
Sat: The Murrays (Except
Lindley) went home to Palo Alto.
James Cook & wife & daughter and David & Rebecca
Satterthwaite came to the Lower Cottage.
AUG 29, 1909,,
SUNDAY--Cathie and I attended Methodist Mtg. Heard J. W. N. Williams--In the
afternoon attended a Union Service at the Col? Baptist Ch on the dedication of
their new house. The Speakers were
J. Reed, Pastor,
Snyder Pres., ____ Cong., Heacock & Williams Meth, Fisher Ch. Church, &
others.
Aug. 30, 1909,,
Monday--Cathie & I returned to San Jose.
Sept. 1, 1909,, Wed: Arranging Books.
Sept. 2, 1909,,
Tues.: Lily & Cathie called on
Anna Taber in the Evening at 10th
& San Carlos Sts.
Sept. 3, 1909,,
Fri.: L. & C. & I attended
Chapel at University of The Pacific at 12 o’clock.
Sept. 4, 1909, Sat: Alvin Cox came having arrived from
Manilla yesterday.
Sept. 5, 1909,, Sun: Mo. Mtg. Deborah C. Leeds at Mtg. Herbert Jones
(became a Calif. State Senator from San Jose, CA., and when retired got the
1885 Morse St. Quaker Meeting House moved out of the new17/880 freeway path
where it remains at 1041 Morse St..)
gave account of Journey
East. D. C. Leeds, G. &
W. Jones & Louise (first
wife) & Herbert Jones called in The Eveng.
Sept. 6, 1909, Mon.: Lily & Cathie went to Los Gatos &
dined at Milton Lawrences’
Sept. 8, 1909,, Wed: Ellen Smith & Gertrude & Gordon
called. Cathie & I
went to Walter E. Vail’s to spend the night.
Sept. 9, 1909,,
Thurs.: Deborah Vail took us in
her pony cart around the University grounds & Palo Alto. We made short calls on Miss. Hardy,
Elsia Heath, Mary Hyde, Mrs. Goms?, & Mrs. Varian, and took Lunch at Prof.
Murray’s, returning home in the p. m.
Sept. 13, 1909,,
Mon.: Attended the Funeral of Mrs.
S. Wagener at 10 a. m. and that of Dr. J. B. Wakefield at 4 p. m. at Trinity Church.
Sept. 15, 1909,,
Wed: Cathie left for San
Francisco. Lily &
I attended a large Reception at 3 Oaks, Saratoga, to meet Bishop Fallows of
Chicago & Dr. Shields. Went
with Mrs. Williams in her Auto Mobile.
Heard a fine address by the Bishop on Emmanual. Moved much. & Dr. Shields briefly.
SEPT 16, 1909,
THURS--Lily went to San Francisco, & with Cathie to San Rafael to stay at
Morris Cox’s
Sept. 17, 1909, Friday--Cathie
sailed from S.F. For Honolulu on
the S.S. Lurline Lily returned & with Catharine
attended a lecture at Cong Ch. In the Evening.
Sept. 19, 1909, Sun: A friend, Wilson (Nephew of Alfred
Wilson) & wife from Pelham, Canada, were at meeting. We all went to Saratoga
& took supper at Anna Taber’s (by invitation)
Sept. 20, 1909,
Mon.: Frank Walldegger oiled the
sleeping porch.
Sept. 26, 1909,
Sun---Augustus Murray was at Mtg. He & Wm. & Sarah Milton were here to dinner & Committee
in the p. m. On Program for Semi Annual.
Oct. 2, 1909, Sat: Sarah Cloud & her frd. Mrs. Case
were here to supper.
Oct. 3, 1909, Sunday--Mo
Mtg., A good attendance. Edgar
Wilson & wife, a nephew of Alfred Wilson from Pelham, Canada, were at Mtg.
for a second time. Eldridge was at
Mtg. with the Vails--Hannah Moore, Mrs. Chase, & others spoke.
Oct. 5, 1909, Tues.: Alfred Wilson & wife, & his
nephew Edgar Wilson & wife Mary, and David Satterthwaite were here to
Supper.
Oct. 7, 1909.
Thurs.: Lily went to Los Gatos
with Mrs. Williams & ‘Mr’ Patchell to meet others at Belle
Lawrence’s on Emmanuel plans. I attended the Presbyterian Ch. Celebration of
its 60th Anniversary, a reminiscent Mtg. By older Members. It was founded Oct. 7, 1849.
Oct. 8, 1909,
Friday--Lily went to S. F. To stay over First day with Charles {COX}
Oct. 10, 1909, Monday
Lily returned home. L.
& I went to a Reception at W. B. Jones’s in the afternoon to meet
Nellie Eyster. Mrs. Gates, S. T. Williams, Post, Leringer, Swartz, ________ etc. were present. We called on the Crofts in the Rumble
house.
Oct. 17, 1909, Sun. We went in the Evening to hear
Dr. Shields at Trinity Ch. At 5 p. m.
Oct. 25, 1909, Monday--L.
& I attended Pastors Mtg.
Lily went to Lecture of “Mr.” Shields on Immanuel Movement
at Episcopal Parish house.
Oct. 26, 1909,
Tues.: Edith Parsons here to
Lunch.
Oct. 27, 1909, Wed: Cornelia Taber here to Lunch. L. & I attended Indian Assn. Annual
Mtg.
Nov. 2, 1909, Tues.--James
returned from the East . -Came to lunch Wed.
Nov. 3, 1909, Wed.: James took lunch here. Pastor Danielson of the Swedish Mission
called. Sewing Circle at Mrs.
Chases’
Miss. ________ & Miss. Slater of the N. P. here to dinner & in
the Eveng.
Nov. 4, 1909,
Thurs.: Swedish Girls Sewing
Circle here. 8 present.
Nov. 6, 1909. Sat: Semi-Annual Mtg.
Elizabeth Sherman staid here.
Nov. 7, 1909, Sun: Geo. & W. B. Jones were here to
dinner with Elizabeth Sherman. E.
Sherman left for home in the p. m.
Nov. 10, 1909, WED--Lily
& I went to dine at Wm. & Hannah Morris at Los Gatos, calling at Anna
Tabors, Edith Parsons, The Clouds and on Madam Brun at Saratoga and on Belle
Lawrence, Los Gatos.
Fri. Nov. 12, 1909: “Billy” Sandford came
here. Lina Weaver staid here.
Sun. Nov. 14, 1909: Wm. T. Mayne was at Meeting. Hinman Robinson & wife from New
York were at Mtg.
Wed. Nov. 17, 1909: Lily & I called on
‘Mrs.’ Hinman Robinson
9th & San Carlos Sts. & they went to Sewing Circle at E.
H. Shelley’s.
Mon. Nov. 22, 1909: The Monday Club met here in the p. m.
to hear my paper on Whittier & his Friends. Over 40 present.
Tues. Nov. 23, 1909: Mrs. Calvert was here to Lunch. Mr. & Mrs. Croft called in the
Eveng.
Thurs. Nov. 25,
1909: Thanksgiving Day. James & Alice, and Eliza,
Louise & Morris Yocum here to dinner.
Tues. Nov. 30, 1909: Miss. Pogue & Mrs. Atkens from
Hawaii, daughters of Dr. Wight, called in the afternoon. Lizbeth & Annie Bean &
Mrs. Chase & daughter in the Evening.
Mrs. Thompson called in the afternoon.
(for Dec. 1909, SEE
1910 Diary)
======= LAST DAILY ENTRY IN 1909 JOEL
BEAN DIARY ========
MEMORANDUM & CASH
ACCOUNTS FOLLOW.
1909--C. E. B. C. HAS IN B. & L. 4 3/4 SH. STOCK paid up
$950.00—On Account $717.30
J. B. C. has Stock 1 1/4 sh. $250.00 on acct. 13.70.
Subscriptions for
1910: Am. Friend and W. Work,
Youths’ Companion, N. Y. Independent, B. Frd. & London Frd.,
Intellegencer, Pacific Frd.
1909 CASH ACCTS: selected examples—from two
pre-printed pages a mo.
January:
Pd
for taxes, in San Jose 83.26
In
P. Grove 10.95
In Salinas 15.78
TOTAL
TAXES 110.00
For
Gas-----------
14.55
Christmas
Gifts 7.60
March, 1909:
Exp.
On Building
Lumber
Bill, S. H. Chase Co. 117.53
Ps
J. W. Batdorf for work 40.00
April:
Pd
for stone at Cemetery
15.00 (for wife)
Exp.
To P. Grove 8.18
May 1909:
Pd
H. C. Jones 8.50
Gave
L.S.B.C. for birthday 30.00
Gave
for Semi Annual
1.00
Pd.
Dentist
5.00
July 1909:
Suit
of Clothes 35.00
Exp.
On Cottage 117, P. Grove 4.00
1909 Exp. On house Carpenter Work, 292.25 (Cox house for Joel)
Plumbing 37.50
Tinning 12.00
Chimney 71.50
Etc.
August 1909: Expenses at P. Grove $55.45
Nov. 26, 1909: Fare to Honolulu & return $110
--LISTS OF 1909 EXPENSES
IN BACK OF DIARY
$5 to Dover Mo Mtg., $1
for semi-annual lunch.
$950 4 3/4 share stock by
C.E.B.C. In B.T.L. ??
J.B.C. Has Stock 1 1/4
sh. $250.00--
LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
KEPT IN CALENDAR BKS EACH YR--
AMERICAN FRIEND,
YOUTH’S COMPANION, London Friend, Pacific Friend.
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OF 1909 CALENDAR ENTRIES ============