July - September 1940 from The Calls 1935-1943
July 1. Edith took Eileen to Silver Lake where she is be head waitress for eight weeks.
Wed 17. The carpenter, Hale - came and began lowering the ceilings with "sheet rock."
Thurs 25. Evelyn, with Ralph and Elizabeth came, Philip has been visiting at Robert's a few days. We went after him. There were several people there completing arrangements for the Hostel at Robert's. They returned Aug8. One day they went to Silver Lake for a picnic. We called on Miss Danchy, but she was in New York. They went to Niagara. Evelyn, Edith and I were invited to the Applewood to dinner. We had a party for Evelyn Aug 6. We had the twin aunts, the Walkley cousins, Robert's three girls, and Lucille, Winifred Philler McPherson and Rosalind. We were glad she was here, with the children for the Call Reunion at Rosalinds Aug 3. (Pag 70, Vol II Recollections).
Aug 10. Alden's Wedding. (See Recollections Vol II page 70) The morning of the 9th Edith and I started at 8:15 A.M, went for Clara McEwen, then for Eileen at Silver Lake. It was a warm, cloudless day. At Auburn we picked up Mrs Della Jones - Grandma. It was about 6:15 when we reached Mr Bennetts and were welcomed by Alden and Marie., then my Mr and Mrs Bennett, their son Fred Jr, wife and their little son Larry. We had supper with the Bennetts then went to a neighbor for the night, Clara and I and Mrs. Jones. it is a pleasant home and lovely people.
The wedding went off according to correct form and was very nice in every way. After many snap shots were taken, the bridal party received in the church parlors. There was a very large number there, including the Junior Choir, which has been trained by Marie during the past year, and which sang before the ceremony. Marie's Sunday School class, very pretty young ladies, helped serve refreshments to the large crowd. There was a cold drink, ice cream and beautifully decorated wedding cake. The friends lingered at the church quite a while.
Afterward, Edith took Mrs Jones, Clara and me for quite a long ride into the mountains. That was the time we had a banana split for supper, so large none of us could finish it but Edith, who said she "paid for it and was going to eat it.!" After bidding the Bennetts and over night hosts good by, we retired and were ready to start homeward early the next morning. Scenery was beautiful, enhanced by a fog in the morning.
Tues Aug 20. Alden and Marie came. Thelma had a party for them. Edith brought Eileen from Silver Lake.
Thurs 22. Clara invited us folks here, with Carrie, Frank, Jim and Katherine to dinner at Spring Brook inn in honor of Alden and Marie. We had a private dining room, and a very fine dinner.
Sat 24. Lucille invited the relatives, Coe side, to a picnic supper in honor of Alden and Marie. We ate in the Garage, which has been fitted up for a dining room for the Hostel. There were a lot of us there.
"The morning Irving missed his car. Finally concluded it had been stolen. They notified the troopers." The troopers, after a while, telephoned they had found the car, at Randolph, near Jamestown. A fifteen year old boy had escaped from Industry. He has quite a criminal record. Mr Henny took Irving to get it. It was apparently uninjured."
Sun Aug 25. Alden and Marris started for Norris
Wed 28. Edith and Eileen went to Royal Oak. I went to visit Robert and Lucille. Friday Marie Call and I drove to Letchworth Park for Robert, where he had been in a meeting with officers of his company. I felt flattered that he took pains to introduce me to all of his associates there, - a fine looking company of men. We also looked over the fine old mansion Glen Iris, the historic Letchworth home. I believe I particularly enjoyed the visit with Robert.
Sept 3. Irving Junior started school at Stafford. Edith his first teacher. Junior was quite excited, hand trembling. At night, I asked him about school and he like it, said he didn't know what it was like before.
Wed 4. Eileen, with Marie, Elizabeth and three of their girl friends started to drive to the World's Fair at New York this morning.
Thurs 12. The 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Stafford M.E. Church (See pages 78-79 Vol II Recollections)
Tues 17. Edith took Eileen and her baggage to Cornell.
Sun 29. The new woman's society - The Women's Society of Christian Service - organized at our church to replace the old Ladies Aid. The officers are Carrie Harding, Pres, Ruth Bannister Burroughs, Vice President, Mrs Torey, Sec., Thelma, Treas.
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Patty's notes on this entry
Edith - Edith Alberta Call (1889-1989), daughter of Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939) and Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956). In 1940, she was the widow of Malvern Smith Jones (1884-1937).
Eileen - Eileen Evelyn Jones (1919-2015) daughter of Edith Alberta Call and Malvern Smith Jones.
carpenter, Hale - Floyd Maxwell Hale (1890-1955) son of Thomas Hale (1859-1942) and Emma Jane Maxwell (1863-1942). According to the 1940 census, he was a contract builder living in Stafford.
Evelyn - Evelyn Clara Call (1895-1962) daughter of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. She married Francis William Hankins (1897-1983) son of William Lucas Hankins (1872-1930) and Mary Jane Kellam (1874-1944) in 1920.
Ralph - Ralph William Hankins (1927-1997) son of Francis William Hankins and Evelyn Clara Call.
Elizabeth - Elizabeth Ann Hankins (1929-2020) daughter of Francis William Hankins and Evelyn Clara Call
Philip - Philip Charles Hankins (1931-2006) son of Francis William Hankins and Evelyn Clara Call
Robert's - Robert Vincent Call (1892-1961) son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe
the Hostel - Robert Vincent Call and Lucille Alice Hale sponsored a youth hostel under the auspices of American Youth Hostels of Northfield, Massachusetts at their farm in Batavia. According to one of their sons, "At the farm, then a unused shed that was originally a Pea-viner enclosure building but long ago empty. The folks, ( mostly my Mother) set up some canvas bunks & etc. there & used the house garage for basic meals by the hostelers. The Quarry was the bathing facility & a portable outhouse was located nearby."
twin aunts - Clara Addie Coe (1864-1950) and Carrie Evelyn Coe (1864-1948) daughter of Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910), younger sisters of Elizabeth Ann Coe. Clara married James Daniel McEwen (1861-1901) and Carrie married Frank Lincoln Walkley (1867-1961)
Walkley cousins - Children of Frank Lincoln Walkley and Carrie Evelyn Coe - Fred Rosman (1895-1981), Albert Coe (1896-1983), Clarence Willard (1898-1983), Floyd Frank (1900-1981) and James Harry (1903-1985)
Robert's three girls - Children of Robert Vincent Call and Lucille Alice Hale (1893-1996) - Marie Charlotte (1920-2013), Elizabeth Ann (1922-2012), Evelyn Hale (1924-2016)
Lucille - Lucille Alice Hale, daughter of Frank Herbert Hale (1860-1942) and Amanda Carpenter Reynolds (1864-1919)
Winnifred Philler McPherson - Winifred Belle Philleo (1894-1974) daughter of Winslow Henry Philleo (1857-1936) and Clara E Tripp (1857-1958). She married John Dwight McPhearson (1892-1959) in 1920. In 1940, they lived in Batavia.
Rosalind - Rosalind Alberta Daniels (1897-1990) daughter of Walter Scott Daniels (1863-1918) and Elizabeth Alberta Call (1862-1929)
Call Reunion - The annual Call-Joslin reunion, with 58 people present - was held at Rosalind Daniel's home.
Alden - Alden Malvern Jones (1915-2010) son of Malvern Smith Jones and Edith Alberta Call
Mrs. Della Jones - Mary Delphine Johnson (1859-1945) widow of Daniel Southard Jones (1853-1923), father of Malvern Smith Jones by his first marriage to Ida May Gardiner (1856-1892)
Mr & Mrs. Bennett - Fred Bennett (1884-1969) and Eva Nettie Walker (1877-1956) parents of Marie Elizabeth Bennett
Marie - Marie Elizabeth Bennett (1917-2001) daughter of Fred Bennett and Eva Nettie Walker
Fred Jr - Fred A. Bennett (1991-1996) son of Fred Bennett and Eva Nettie Walker
wife - Dorothy Lee (1911-1993) wife of Fred A. Bennett. They married in 1935
son Larry - F. Lawrence Bennett, son of Fred A. Bennett and Dorothy Lee
Thelma - Thelma Louise Keitel (1905-1996), daughter of Herbert Philip Keitel (1879-1957) and Mary R Fancher (1885-1960). She married Irving Joslyn Call (1900-1995) in 1927.
Frank - Frank Lincoln Walkley, son of Rosman L Walkley (1838-1930) and Maryetta Peck (1843-1922). He married Carrie Evelyn Coe in 1894
Jim - James Harry Walkley, son of Frank Lincoln Walkley and Carrie Evelyn Coe
Katherine - Katherine Louise Persell (1905-1957) daughter of George Albert Persell (1871-1953) and Mary Duggan (1880-1959) She married James Harry Walkley in 1929
Irving - Irving Joslyn Call, son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe
Marie Call - Marie Charlotte Call (1920-2013), daughter of Robert Vincent Call and Lucille Alice Hale
officers of Robert's company - likely a reference to a Production Credit Association. PCA's were authorized under the Farm Credit Act of 1933 to deliver short and long term loans to farmers. Robert Vincent Call was involved in setting up an FCA in his area.
Irving Junior - Irving Fancher Call, son of Irving Joslyn Call and Thelma May Keitel
Elizabeth - Elizabeth Ann Call (1922-2012) daughter of Robert Vincent Call and Lucille Alice Hale
Carrie Harding - Carrie L Gillard (1885-1954) daughter of John William Gillard (1849-1929) and Maria Priscilla Price (1856-1916). She married Ernest Gardner Harding (1887-1964) in 1913. In 1940, they lived in Stafford, Genesee County.
Ruth Bannister Burroughs - Ruth Evelyn Bannister (1913 - 1981) daughter of George Freeman Bannister (1878-1945) and Laura Susanna Rudolph (1889-1943). She married Gordon Dort Burroughs (1909-1987) in 1937. In 1940, they lived in Batavia, Genesee County.
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