Joseph Clemens - Diaiy Excerpts From 1918 - 1919. 1918: Monday Nov. 4: "After prayers I take my trunk etc. to 412 Park Ave. and settle to work at papers and search for papers re shipment Household goods." Thursday Nov. 7: "Bells & whistles at noon at report of peace. May God grant it." Monday Nov. 11: "Morning awakened about 5:00 by bells and whistles to announce the hope of peace." Tuesday Nov. 12: "Afternoon to Carmel and take dinner, look at little bungalow. Walk home (to Pacific Grove) with wife on Pipe- line 6 miles." Saturday Nov. 16: "Up at 7:30, prayers. Take tools and go to re- pair house on Ocean (View) Ave. Tear down partitions and make new ones. Old Mr. Bowman helps." Tuesday Dec. 17: "Repair canvass and paint floor of 412 (Park) in Kitchen. Evening practice Christmas songs." Wednesday Dec. 18: "Take down and wheel parts of tent house from lot on 18th Street to Corner For- est & Ocean View." 1919: Wednesday Jan. 1: "A cold day, 1 inch ice. Write to Missionary Society offering my services in China." Wednesday Jan. 8: "Very pleasant. With wife on our 23rd wedding anniversary through hills to Carmel. Wife finds important rusts. See 3 deer and enjoy the walk. I take lunch at Pine Inn." Saturday Jan.11: "Sweep small house (571 Ocean View) and move frame for the partition to equalize rooms. Home to separate piano box for lumber for partition. Eat a lovely supper." Tuesday Jan. 14: "Dr. Baker comes and we go for abalones near Cypress Point. Get plenty." Saturday Mar. 1: "Pleasant. After prayers to Plane Mill and get bathroom window. To houses and cut weeds, help Mr. Weigh (Mr. Way?) take down a chimney. Fasten screen door etc., finish roof of bathroom and place window in new bathroom. Wife brings lunch and we eat it on coast of Lover's Point." Monday Mar. 3: "Make offer for a house $900.00." Tuesday Apr. 8: "After prayers I go to Holman's lot and get tin for roof of cupola at 571. Cut to fit and fasten part of it.. Lunch at home. To 571 and finish and paint tin roof... " Monday May 12: "To work and start 106 18th St. Take down porch railings and level the floor. Move window from hall wall to outside and stop up the opening. Edward separates and piles lumber. We do quite a good job. I decide to lighten the work by reducing a room to a bathroom." Wednesday Aug. 20: "Home to shave and change clothes and go to Mayor Berwick to talk athletics for fleet, as he appoints me in charge." Monday Aug. 25: "Hear bell to announce the corn- ing of the fleet. After prayers I spend A.M. folding 500 papers and placing in en- velopes for sailors." Monday Sep. 8: "Study and prayers and then spend A.M. in Arithmetic on Tables, Time and Interest and Percentage." Wednesday Sep. 10: "Up at 6:15. Prayers. At 7:00 start to New Monterey, too late for milk truck. Walk and catch rides to Carmel. Walk to San Jose Canyon, eat lunch." Saturday Oct 4: "Take 3:05 train to Frisco. Enjoy ride and sing with wife. Fare to Frisco $6.10, fare baggage $1.00." Tuesday Oct. 7: "Reach Crescent Mills 10:00, get an auto to Greenville and find key to the parsonage, our new home. Get provisions and feel lonely. Meet and introduce myself to many people." 8 , OCR Text: Joseph Clemens - Diaiy Excerpts From 1918 - 1919. 1918: Monday Nov. 4: "After prayers I take my trunk etc. to 412 Park Ave. and settle to work at papers and search for papers re shipment Household goods." Thursday Nov. 7: "Bells & whistles at noon at report of peace. May God grant it." Monday Nov. 11: "Morning awakened about 5:00 by bells and whistles to announce the hope of peace." Tuesday Nov. 12: "Afternoon to Carmel and take dinner, look at little bungalow. Walk home (to Pacific Grove) with wife on Pipe- line 6 miles." Saturday Nov. 16: "Up at 7:30, prayers. Take tools and go to re- pair house on Ocean (View) Ave. Tear down partitions and make new ones. Old Mr. Bowman helps." Tuesday Dec. 17: "Repair canvass and paint floor of 412 (Park) in Kitchen. Evening practice Christmas songs." Wednesday Dec. 18: "Take down and wheel parts of tent house from lot on 18th Street to Corner For- est & Ocean View." 1919: Wednesday Jan. 1: "A cold day, 1 inch ice. Write to Missionary Society offering my services in China." Wednesday Jan. 8: "Very pleasant. With wife on our 23rd wedding anniversary through hills to Carmel. Wife finds important rusts. See 3 deer and enjoy the walk. I take lunch at Pine Inn." Saturday Jan.11: "Sweep small house (571 Ocean View) and move frame for the partition to equalize rooms. Home to separate piano box for lumber for partition. Eat a lovely supper." Tuesday Jan. 14: "Dr. Baker comes and we go for abalones near Cypress Point. Get plenty." Saturday Mar. 1: "Pleasant. After prayers to Plane Mill and get bathroom window. To houses and cut weeds, help Mr. Weigh (Mr. Way?) take down a chimney. Fasten screen door etc., finish roof of bathroom and place window in new bathroom. Wife brings lunch and we eat it on coast of Lover's Point." Monday Mar. 3: "Make offer for a house $900.00." Tuesday Apr. 8: "After prayers I go to Holman's lot and get tin for roof of cupola at 571. Cut to fit and fasten part of it.. Lunch at home. To 571 and finish and paint tin roof... " Monday May 12: "To work and start 106 18th St. Take down porch railings and level the floor. Move window from hall wall to outside and stop up the opening. Edward separates and piles lumber. We do quite a good job. I decide to lighten the work by reducing a room to a bathroom." Wednesday Aug. 20: "Home to shave and change clothes and go to Mayor Berwick to talk athletics for fleet, as he appoints me in charge." Monday Aug. 25: "Hear bell to announce the corn- ing of the fleet. After prayers I spend A.M. folding 500 papers and placing in en- velopes for sailors." Monday Sep. 8: "Study and prayers and then spend A.M. in Arithmetic on Tables, Time and Interest and Percentage." Wednesday Sep. 10: "Up at 6:15. Prayers. At 7:00 start to New Monterey, too late for milk truck. Walk and catch rides to Carmel. Walk to San Jose Canyon, eat lunch." Saturday Oct 4: "Take 3:05 train to Frisco. Enjoy ride and sing with wife. Fare to Frisco $6.10, fare baggage $1.00." Tuesday Oct. 7: "Reach Crescent Mills 10:00, get an auto to Greenville and find key to the parsonage, our new home. Get provisions and feel lonely. Meet and introduce myself to many people." 8 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,C through D File Names,clemens,CLEMENS_005.pdf,CLEMENS_005.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: CLEMENS_005.PDF, CLEMENS_005.pdf 1 Page 1