24 June 6. James and Martha at Tarkio for Jason’s graduation and Clayton’s graduation from the Business dept. of Tarkio. Martha meets and likes the Rankin sisters. [Note: The responsibility for keeping the diary was turned over to Paul and Charlie Baskin from June 7 to July 8. Martha’s account of the trip is located in the back of the diary.] August. At various dates all the family arrive home again. September 4. Clayton and Jason depart for Greely, Colorado to visit Rankin sisters. September 6. The MacKenzies take a new church at Flushing, Long Island, N.Y. September 8. A daughter (Ruth) born to Homer and Mary. September 12. Chas. Baskin and Paul return to Cedarville College. Jason & Clayton return home from Colorado. September 27. Jason leaves for Hartford. Conn. to enter seminary. November 14. Clara at home begins supervising redecoration–and new hardwood floors downstairs. November 21. Clayton leaves for visit to Des Moines and Tarkio. December 1. A man from Cincinnati comes to measure house for a coal furnace. December 8. Clayton returns home. House improvements going along each day–new shingles on roof–new stairway to upstairs–digging basement room for the new furnace. December 24. Fred and Harlan home for Christmas, leave the next day. As the year ends, the house is torn up. The carpenters cannot finish till all the furnace and pipes are installed. Clara had started on a small re-decorating project in November and is now a major “overhaul.” 1906 January 1. Martha records, as usual, thoughts for the new year–then notes where their children are now: Fannie and family at Flushing N.Y. pastorate; Fred still at Des Moines, had a promotion in his work with the Wabash R.R.; Harlan in St. Louis, Mo.; Clara at home planning the improvements in the house; Paul is with Homer and Mary in Buford, Ga. Jason at Hartford Seminary, Conn. February 2. The new furnace is used for the first time. February 14. Harlan marries Isabella Smith of Springfield (she is a talented violinist and vocalist.) April 1. Jason preached his first sermon at Hartford, Conn. Presbyterian Church. April 10. Harlan and Isabella in their new home in St. Louis, Missouri. April 18. Summer eating porch built by carpenters from Clifton. April 19. Finished putting in the new bathroom. April 24. Milton Bratton moved into the tenant house. June. The house renovation which started in November 1905 was finally finished in June 1906. June 29. Homer and Mary and children, Richard and Ruth, arrive. July 10. Fannie with sons Donald & Malcolm arrive. August 1. Husband Tom [MacKenzie] arrives. August 16. Jason arrives August 18. Fred, Harlan and Isabel arrive. September 4. Most of the guests have returned home. Clayton and Jason leave for a visit to Greely, Colorado (to see Rankin sisters.)
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