January - April 1938 from The Calls 1935-1943

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Jan 1. There were just 22 of us at our New Years gathering here. 

Jan 2. "Eileen returned to College. Before she went she kissed me, thanked me again for her presents, and said she thanked me again for all I did fixing up her clothes before she went in the fall, - that she often thought "Grandma did this for me." Her nice words made all the day brighter for me." - And other days also. 

January seemed a very quiet month for us. The first part was icy. Think we were home much of the time. I began a Scrap book with pictures and maps of our Western trip. Charles selected the maps and marked them. 

Feb 27. Our new refrigerator, Coldspot came from Sears & Roebuck. Church night. Edith led the singing very capably. Mr and Mrs John Gardner presented a very nice program. 

Feb. also was very quite. Charles figured, went to Farm and Poultry schools. I mended, sewed, embroidered. 

March 18, Worked outdoors, trimming vines, and cleaning front of house. First robin. 

March 28, "Charles' 79th birthday. We had the Bible Class, Mr and Mrs Torrey and the Mrs Legg, Hall, Mortimer Nicholson, Ware. Then Irving and Thelma, Edith, Charles and me. Edith led in a couple of games. We had ice cream, birthday cake made by Thelma, date cake, pineapple and chocolate dressing and cashew nuts. 

April 5. Louisa has the mumps

Mon 10. Mr Herbert Harding died about two, this morning. Later, we heard that Bertha's father, Mr Horace Hotchkiss, died about the same hour at his home in Silver Spring. 

Mon 18. Edith had a vacation, and went to work at once painting the bathroom, ivory and light green. 

Fri 22. Ezra and Sarah came, just back from Florida. They look well, and stood the journey fine. They stayed a few days. E took E.F. to Rochester the 30th. 

29-30. Robert brought me rose plants, 10, I think, Mother's day present. Charles helped me plant them. 

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Patty's notes on this entry

Eileen - Eileen Evelyn Jones (1919-2015) daughter of Malvern Smith Jones (1884-1937) and Edith Alberta Call (1889-1989)

Western Trip - Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939) and Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1959) took a two+ month driving trip across the United States in the spring of 1937. They visited friends and family along the trip, saw national parks and other landmarks. More information about the trip can be found in a blog post from that spring https://pattyhankins.blogspot.com/2020/11/mid-february-through-early-july-1937.html

Charles - Charles Joslin Call, son of Robert Call (1831-1913) and Charlotte Joslin (1834-1908). He married Elizabeth Ann Coe in 1884.

New refrigerator - Sears has several models of Coldspot Refridgerators available in 1938. Here is the page for one of the models from the 1938 spring catalog. 

Ancestry.com. U.S., Historic Catalogs of Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1896-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Sears Roebuck Catalogs 1896–1993. Vol.102–228 K. Chicago, Illinois: Sears, Roebuck and Co.  Catalog 176H, page 543


Edith - Edith Alberta Call, daughter of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. She was the widow of Malvern Smith Jones. 

Irving - Irving Joslyn Call (1900-1995) son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. He was married to Thelma Louise Keitel

Thelma - Thelma Louise Keitel (1905-1996) daughter of Herbert P Keitel (1880-1957) and Mary R Fancher (1885-1980). She married Irving Joslyn Call

Louisa - Louisa Ann Call (1931-1975) daughter of Irving Joslyn Call and Thelma Louise Keitel

Herbert Harding - Herbert Harding (1859-1938) son of Erastus Harding and Mary Nott. He was a farmer in Stafford. 

Bertha - Bertha May Hotchkiss (1882-1946) daughter of Horace Nelson Hotchkiss (1855-1938) and Carrie Adell VanName (1861-1944). She married Charles Arthur Call (1885-1962) son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe

Horace Hotchkiss - Horace Nelson Hotchkiss, son of John Hotchkiss (1813-1864) and Amanda King (1817-1890)

Ezra - Ezra Frank Coe (1853-1942) son of Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910). He married Sarah Frances Ward

Sarah - Sarah Frances Ward (1856-1941) daughter of Charles Kendall Ward (1819-1898) and laura Caroline Davenport (1822-1876)

Robert - Robert Vincent Call (1892-1961) son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. He married Lucille Alice Hale (1893-1996)


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