A Missionary Life:
Rev. J. Wesley Day
China, Malaysia, Indonesia
1924: In love with Radio
Wesley Day, aged 14, began the year with a blank "Wanamaker Diary, 1924". On the cover he inscribed, with neat penmanship never again to be matched, Jackson Wesley Day, Inwood, L. I., N.Y. Here are some of the entries:
- January. Tuesday 1. Got up about 10:30, untrimmed Christmas tree in hall. Ate dinner. Had picture taken. Went down to the beach with Frank and Just got out of some quicksand. We rode on out to where the new bridge goes across the b ay. Ate supper. Listened to radio. Went to church where Blackwood preached. Listened to radio. Played games. Went to bed.
- Wednesday 2. Got up about 8:30. Ate breakfast. Fooled around till dinner. Went to Far Rockaway for Mom and tence to the beach where I found a quarter. Went to Children's Bible Class. Read and listened to radio. Ate supper. Went to church. Miss Honeyman preached. Went to bed.
- Thursday 3. Got up. Ate breakfast. Went to the beach. Ate dinner. fooled around house. Listneed to radio. Did dealing. Ate supper. took bath. Went to church where Mr. Dalhoff preached. Fooled with radio set. Went to bed.
- Friday 4. Got up. Ate breakfast Did dealing. Emptied ashes. Ate dinner with Edward Teates' mother and father for guests. Played checkers. Went to beach with Edward. Played checker pool. Went to dock. Ate supper. Went to church and Mr. Teates preached. Ate nuts. Went to bed.
- Saturday 5. Got up. Ate breakfast. Showed Edward the town. He left on 9:55 train from Lawrence. Fooled with bum radioi set. Soldered aerial and set leads to lightning arrestor. Ate dinner. Listened to improved radio set. Did dealing. Ate supper. Listened to radio. bought and installed gridleak holder. Set is now very loud. Went to bed.
- Sunday 6. Got up late. Took shower. Ate breakfast. Read radio paper. Went to church. Ate dinner. Read. Went to Sunday School. Listened to raqdio and read. Ate supper. Listened to radio. Went to O. E. Went to Church. Listened to radio. Went to bed.
- Monday 7. Got up at 7:00 (about). Ate breakfast. Went to school. slipped on wet floor and banged chin on iron post jarring a couple of teeth. This happened in gym at 5th period. Ate dinner. Went to school. Went to Far Rockaway. Tried Howard Player's variocoupler on radio set. It did not work. Ate supper and went to church. Took first type lesson from Roby. Went to bed.
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