1908 J. BEAN DIARY, copied JUNE 1996- and MARCH 26,1999
by Tom M. King of San Jose, CA. Quaker Meeting
(College Park).
from Bean Papers, Friends Historical Library,
Swarthmore College, Pa.
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
1908 diary is the smallest of
Joel’s diaries, a brown
paper board bound small volume with leather pasted over the outside, about 1 X
3 inches in size and 1/3 inch thick, with seven dates pre-printed on each page .
Inside
the front cover is a 1908 calendar and at the bottom, “H. B. Hardenburg
& Co., Mfrs. Of Advertising Specialties, New York” and on the fly
sheet as a token of appreciation of your favors, we hand you, with our
compliments, our Daily Reminder, etc.” ED. V. PRICE & CO., CHICAGO, U. S. A
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Joel Bean’s 1908 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
Only
dates with hand written entries are included.
1908 ADDRESSES:
Joel Bean, 875 Chapman St., San Jose,
California
Chas. E. Cox, 757 Golden Gate Ave., S. F.
A. Russell Moon, Teacher, Goldfield, Nevada
Anna S. Cox, c/o Brown, Shipley & Co, 128 Pall
Mall, London SW
(friends of Indians)
Rev Mr Dobbins, Presbyterian Minister, Colusa, CA
Rev Mary ?? Bowen, Japanese Mission, 1315 5th St.,
Sacramento, Cal
Samuel Brun, 1146 Willard St 2?, San Francisco
Whitney Palachie, 2740 Claremont Ave, Berkeley
PLUS
NAMES WITH NO ADDRESSES: Myra L Palache, Belle Garber Palache , Mary
Stensit Anjas, Harriet Murray Ruselle (Chappaqua, N.Y.) Augustus Taber Murray,
Nella H & Rob’t. L. Murray, Lydia L. Bean Cox, Catharine E. Bean Cox,
Joel Bean---
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Dec. 29, 1907: E. Morris Cox
& Morris Jr. Came to Charles’ on his way to Teachers’ Asso. at
Santa Cruz.
Mon. Dec. 30, 1907: E. M. C. Went on to Santa Cruz leaving
little Morris at Cox’s.
Lindley Murray came to visit Joel Cox
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Jan. 1, 1908--Lindley Murray went home
Jan. 2 Thurs.--Chas. went to Fresno
Jan. 5, 1908 Sun---Mo Mtg., Vails, Moones, Thomas
Mimbus?? Present.
Jan. 8, 1908 Wed---Put in best seed in garden
Jan. 9, 1908 Thurs.- Philips here spading Garden,
C. E. Cox returned from Tulare
Jan. 10, 1908 Fri.--Sewing Circle at D.
Satterthwaite's, I went to Crittenton Mtg. at 3
p.m.
MANY BLANK DATES IN CALENDAR
Feb. 8, 1908 Sat---Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Tower And
Mrs. Chase here to afternoon tea
Feb. 12, 1908 Wed-Ms E.B. - Anna & I went to
the Wedding of Lillian R. Smith & Adolph Law Voge -- at cousin
Fred Smith’s
Feb. 19, 1908 Wed-We attended the funeral of
Philina Allen at Trinity Ch..
Clara Tebbetts died at 3:30
Feb. 20, 1908 Thurs.-James {BEAN?} left for
Whittier
Feb. 22, 1908 Sat---I attended Old Settlers
Mtg. at Campbell. Heard Dr. Jordan on Human Harvest and
Dr. Spining on Cal Indians
Feb. 29, 1908 Sat Cousins Fred
& Ellen Smith came &
spent the night with us.
Mar 1, Sun-1908--Monthly Conference. My Whittier Paper read. A large attendance. The Cousins Smith at Mtg.
Mon. Mar. 9, 1908: Mary Nitobe and Sue H. Lippincott here to dinner.
Fri. Mar. 13: Chas. Tebbetts here tonight.
April 4,
1908 Sat--Mary Sickel & Elma Bean came here
April 5,
1908 Sun--Mo. Conference at Mtg.
Walter E. Vail spoke on Prohibition
April 6,
1908 Mon.--Mary Sickel & Elma Bean left
April 8, 1908 Wed--James returned home from
Whittier
May 2, 1908 Sat-Semi Annual Mtg. {of
COLLEGE PARK ASSN} From Palo Alto, Augustus & Nella
Murray, The Vails, Ross Rector of
Epis.. Ch. & wife, Dr. Baldwin of Cong. Ch. & others in full
attendance. The H’s here to
supper.
Sun. May 3,
1908: James here to dinner.
May 6, 1908 Wed--I Went to P.
Grove
May 7, 1908 Thurs.-The funeral of Elizabeth Haines
at College Park.
H.E.B. Went to P. Grove.
May 13, 1908 Wed-James came to P. Grove
May 16, 1908 Sat--Albert Tebbetts came from
Whittier to P. Grove.
May 21, 1908 Thurs.-Ruth Murray came to the
lower Cottage with Edna
Needles?
May 28, 1908 Thurs.-James (Bean) &
Albert Tebbetts left us for San Jose
June 1, 1908 Mon.--James & Albert started
East from San Jose for Nebraska
& ?
June 6, 1908 Sat--I went home from the Grove for 2 days
June 7, 1908 Sun--No conference
at College Park
June 8, 1908 Mon.--I returned to P. Grove
June 10, 1908 Wed-James came to P. Grove
June 13,
1908 Sat--Augustus Murray & family came to the lower
cottage
June 20,
1908 Sat--Catharine M. Cox was with us at the Grove
June 29,
1908 Mon.--Catharine M. Cox went home from the Grove
June 30, 1908 Tues.-C. E. B. Cox arrived at San
Jose from Honolulu
July 3, 1908 Fri.---Anna S. Cox came to The
Grove
July 4, 1908 Sat---Ellen A. Weaver of Honolulu
came to us at the Grove
July 5, 1908 Sun---Hour Reading at 9 a.m. The Murray Family & C.
Tabor, S.A. Weaver, & Mrs. Theodore Smith were present. Anna left on l0:l0 train for home. E. A. Weaver dined with us and then
went to visit Mrs. Smith.
July 6, 1908 Mon.---E. A. Weaver left for S. F. On
8:10 train.
July 10, 1908 Fri.---C. E. B. Cox came to the
Grove from S. J.
July 12, 1908 Sun--At the Reading & Mtg.,
besides Murrays & Tabors, were Mrs. Theodore Smith, Mrs. Papachi
& Miss Howie
July 13, Mon.--Chautauqua Commenced. Joel B. Cox came to the Grove
July 16, 1908 Thurs.: Heard a strong Lecture on “Our Homes” by Mrs.
Leonora M. Lake
Fri. July 17, 1908: Heard Maurice McConnell on North Pole Expeditions.
Sat. July 18, 1908: Heard a powerful Lecture by Dr. Ira D. Landrith of
Tennessee.
July 19, 1908 Sun--At Morning Mtg., were the Murray family, C. Taber, Edwd.
& Edith Parsons, Mrs. T. Smith, Harriet Busselle, Mr. & Mrs. David
Golden Murray of N. Y, & Hugh I. Crosfield of Croyden, England, son of
Theodore Crosfield.
Dr. Rader was at the Assembly.
July 20, 1908 Mon.--L. S. B. Cox came to P.
Grove (& Mrs. Dixon)
July 21, 1908 Tues.-Picnic at Del Monte Bath House Beach.
July 22, 1908 Wed: Heard Bishop Hamilton in p. m. and Francis Henry in the
Evening.
July 23, 1908 Thurs. Heard Dr. Geo. L. Spinning on Cala. Indians.
24
July, 1908 Fri.: Harriet
Burzelle left P. Grove. Edwd.
Parsons returned home. Catharine
M. Cox came to P. G.
July 25, 1908 Sun--Tabers at Morning Reading with
our two families.
July 26, 1908 Mon.--Tabors returned home to San
Jose.
July 29, 1908 Wed--A picnic at Del Monte Beach,
Beans, Murrays, Giffords, and Lucilla Smith.
July 30, 1908 Thurs.-candy pull on the Rocks at 4
p.m.--our folks from the two cottages
August 15, 1908 --Cathie & Joel
sailed from San Francisco for Honolulu
on the Steamship Alameda.
Aug. 16, 1908 Sun: Mrs. Theodore Smith & Mrs. Johnson of Palo Alto were at
our Morning
Mtg. Eva Richardson called
in the Eveng.
Aug. 18, 1908 Tues.: We were at the Rogers’s in Jas.
B’s cottage in the Eveng
with Eva Richardson of Berkeley.
Aug. 19, 1908 Wed: Lizzie Rogers & Eva Richardson left.
Aug. 20, 1908 Thurs.: Augustus Murray
& wife & children, Except Lindley, returned home.
Aug. 21, 1908 Fri. Robt. L.M. Underhill came to visit his Grandmother Ruth Murray.
Aug. 22, 1908 Sat.: Fred & Elizabeth Gifford went home.
Aug. 23, 1908 Sun. Mrs. T. Smith & Robt. L. M. Underhill at Mtg. With us
& R.(uth) M(urray) & Lindley at Mtg.
Aug. 25, 1908 Tues.: The Boys Lindley & his Cousin Robt. Left this morning.
The Prohibitionist State Convention began.
Aug. 26, 1908 Wed--- The Prohibitionist State
Convention closed to-day.
Aug. 30, 1908 Sun.: Mr. T. Smith at our Reading at 117-8th St. with Ruth Murray ---
Sept. 6, 1908 Sun: We had our Reading with Ruth Murray at 117----
Sept. 10,
1908 Thurs.: We were at The
Rogers’s in the Eveng. With R. Murray.
Sept. 11, 1908 Fri.: Mary Rogers left for New Orleans. Aug. Murray came for his Mother (Ruth).
Sat., Sept. 12 1908: We took Supper with Ruth Murray & Augustus.
Reading a prayer afterwards.
Sun. Sept. 13 1908: Ruth & Augustus Murray left for home by 8:10 train this
morning.
Sept. 14, 1908 Mon.---Commenced
painting in cottage 117.
Wed. Sept. 16, 1908: I attended opening of M. E. Conference by Bishop
Warren. We dined at Miss.
Park’s.
Thurs. Sept. 17 1908: Attended Conference.
Heard G. T. Dennets Address.
The devotional hour on “Jesus & the Father’s Will”
Fri. Sept. 18 1908: Attend Lay Conference in the p. m.
Sun. Sept. 20 1908: Heard Bishop Warren A great Sermon from the text “Walk worthy of
God.”
Mon. Sept. 21 1908: Callers – The Berwicks, David Muir & wife, Mrs.
Oliver & Beatrice, Mrs. T. Smith.
Sept. 22, 1908 Tues.--We returned home from P.
Grove, Miss Park drove us to Dixon.
Oct. 4, 1908 Sun----Mo Mtg. Program by Hannah
Moore, Benj. & Anna Vail at Mtg., with us for the night.
Oct. 7, 1908 Wed: Lillie went to Saratoga to stay
with Edith Parsons until next 2nd
day.
Oct. 12, 1908 Mon.: Lillie returned from Saratoga.
Oct. 14, 1908 Wed--H.E.B. & I went to Palo
Alto to see Ruth Murray.
Stopped at Walter Vails.
Heard Dr. Shields of Boston at 4:30 on The Healing work of Dr.
Worcester. E. Parsons & Edith
staid at Charles’s after Lecture of Dr. S.
Oct. 15, 1908 Thurs.: We went in The Evening to Trinity Ch. To hear Dr. Shields
D.D. Lecture on “Suggestion” etc.
Oct. 18, 1908 Sun--”Uncle” Pierce was
at Mtg. & spoke on the meaning of the words, “Our Father”.
Oct. 22, 1908 Thurs.-Ruth Murray passed away this morning .Attended funeral at 3:30
p. m. Quite a large
gathering of College people & others.
Dr. Gardner & Ross Shared in Services. A. T. Murray & his Sisters Anna Underhill & Phebe
Murray started for New York with
his Mother’s body.
Emma Way &I R. Satterthwaite here to dinner
after Sewing Circle at C. E. C’s.
Oct. 27,1908 Tues.: Walter E. Vail staid here.
Nov. 7, 1908 Sat---Semi Annual Mtg., James
returned home. Pliny E. Goddard (U. C. Berkeley Professor) & wife & Andrew & Hannah Erskine staid
with us at Charles’s.
Nov. 8, 1908 Sun: Pliny Goddard, Friend Pierce etc. at Mtg. Our company left for home after
dinner ---
Nov. 10, 1908 Tues.-Attended Emmanuel Class at
Trinity Parish House in the Eve.
LSBC & JB read papers
Nov. 11, 1908 Wed: Geo. & W. B. Jones here in the Eveng.
Nov. 19, 1908 Thurs.: H. & I went to Los Gatos to spend the day with Belle
Lawrence where I read my paper to a company of ladies.
Nov. 26, 1908 Thurs.--Thanksgiving Day, Elizabeth
Moore of Iowa, from Stanford & Louise Yokum here.
Nov. 27, 1908 Fri.: Joe Giddings of Pasadena (son of Jenne? Hollingsworth) here to Supper.
Dec. 6, 1908 Sun---Mo Mtg., Louisa Jones gave
account of her visit in the summer to Chicago, New York, & Washington.
Dec. 16, 1908 Wed--Anna Cox returned home from
Phili & Europe
Dec. 27, 1908 Sun--Morris Cox & Eleanor came to C’s {house next
door}
Dec. 28, 1908 Mon.: Teachers’ Asso in San Jose for the State. Elizabeth Sherman came to stay with
us. We heard Dr. G. Stanley Hall
in the p. m.
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