Frankfurt am Main was the last and longest area served in by Edwin Q. Cannon on his mission. He had previously served 7 months in Tilsit, 3 months in Konigsberg, 5 ½ months in Leipzig, 1 ½ months in Magdeburg, 2 ½ months in Dessau and 2 ½ months in Bernburg. This particular post covers only about half of Ed’s time in Frankfurt, through the end of 1909. The remainder of his time in Frankfurt will be in a later post. Frankfurt am Main is on the Main River. “Furt,” in German, means a ford. So Frankfurt derives its name originally as a ford on the Main River used by the Franks. Frankfurt was located in the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau.
Ed took President Howell’s place as President of the Frankfurt Conference. Howell was sent to preside over the Hungarian Conference. For at least 20 days after he was appointed to take his place, Ed stayed with Howell and they worked together, Howell presumably trained Ed during that period in his new duties. There is no mention of Howell after September 4th, including no mention of his leaving. As conference president, Ed was responsible for determining where the missionaries in his conference served. So, for example, on October 29th, Ed returned to Frankfurt from Heidelberg and found four new missionaries from the States that needed to be placed. One was sent to Barmen, one to Darmstadt, one to Herne and one stayed in Frankfurt. It appears the mission president determined when a missionary was to transfer in or out of a conference. As conference president, Ed did a good deal of traveling around the conference to visit the missionaries. [Picture of Ed in Frankfurt]
On August 17th, Ed went to the American Consul to get his passport extended. Mr. Gunther, the consul, knew George Q. Cannon, Ed’s father well. They served in the U.S. Congress together.
Ed met his half-brother, Wilford Cannon, on August 25th in Cologne. They sent several days together before Wilford went on to Hamburg. Wilford served in the Swiss German Mission from 1909 to 1911 and did some significant traveling with Ed at the end of Ed’s mission. The first mention of that travel was on November 27th, when Ed wrote his brother, William, who controlled his finances, about “my proposed trip.”
Trouble with preaching in Germany reared its head again. On September 23rd, “Bro. Schick, who is working in Mannheim was taken by the police as he came out of Bible Class last night. It is probable that he will be banished. Bro. Grunder came up [to Frankfurt] from Mannheim to get out of their way.” On November 1st, quite awhile later, Ed received a letter “stating that Bro. Schick has been banished from Mannheim.” However, there does not seem to have been an urgency in it as Ed saw Bro. Schick in Mannheim on November 9th and 10th.
On October 3rd, Ed performed a marriage and on Christmas day Ed attended the funeral of a child and spoke, sang and dedicated the grave.
On October 29th, Ed gives a fascinating account of watching duels with swords in a Heidelberg restaurant. On New Year’s Eve, Ed describes the police quelling a demonstration that almost got some of them hurt and later that night he and other missionaries jumped off a street car and saved some people from a house fire.
Ed appears to have been staying at the same place as Brother Belnap, another missionary.
August 17, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I went to Bro. Howell’s room to see Pres. McKay and while there Bro. Caine brought a brother of his who is over here on business. His brother and I went to the Dresdener Bank to get a check cashed. A number of the fellows met us and they all went to the Salzhaus for dinner. I went to Sister Kirschlamm’s for dinner. I after went to the barbers and then visited the American Consul to get my passport extended. Mr. Gunther the consul used to know father very well they having been in Congress together. Sister Schellenberger invited some of the boys to come and eat lemon pie with her and I want there at 4 P.M. for that purpose. Pres. McKay and his brother William, and Bro. Frank Parsons among others were there. This evening I went to “Schuman’s” with Bros. Will McKay, Parsons and Stanger.
August 18, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
Bros. Parsons and Will McKay left early this morning and we boys accompanied Pres. McKay to the depot. He left at 8:30 A.M. I went out to the room with Bro. Kirkham and waited there for Bro. Howell. Bro. Howell and I ate dinner in the room together. After dinner I removed my things from Sister Hagelstange’s to Bro. Howell’s room and I shall stay with him until he leaves. Bro. Howell and I met an old preacher with long white hair and we had quite a talk with him. We then visited Frau Scharfe for a while. We met Bros. Anderson and Kirkham at the “Hafferkasten” and ate supper there. We went to Bible Class Bro. Stanger baptized two girls in the “Mainz.”
August 19, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I spent part of the forenoon at home writing, then Bros. Howell and Belnap and I visited a man to arrange about the hall. There are two Sisters here from Hannover who are traveling around teaching dress making and we all – six of us – met her by appointment and she took us to dinner at the “Salzhaus.” I spent the rest of the afternoon at home writing and Bro. Howell and I visited Sister Weihsensul and ate supper and held a cottage meeting there.
August 20, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt, Hanan, Mainkur, Frankfurt)
Bro. Kirkham stayed with Bro. Howell and me last night. After breakfast we went to the post office, then down to Bro. Stanger’s room where we met him. We then went to Bro. Humbert’s for dinner. This afternoon Bros. Stanger, Howell and I went out to Hanan to visit the family of one of the girls baptized the other night, Sister Eck. We had a very pleasant time with them. They treated us to coffee and cake. On our way back Bro. Howell and I left the train at Mainkur and walked over to Enkheim to visit Sister Wunderlich. We spent about an hour there then returned to Frankfurt by way of Mainkur.
August 21, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt, Cologne)
Bro. Howell and I went over to Sachsenhausen and met the other fellows and we all took a bath at the “Brause.” We ate dinner at Bro. Humbert’s. Bro. Howell and I left for Cologne at 3:28 P.M. and arrived at 8:00 P.M. Bros. Newman and Bennett met us at the train.
August 22, 1909 (Sunday): (Cologne, Bochum, Herne)
We stayed at Bro. Newman’s last night. Bro. Howell and I caught a train at 9:00 A.M. for Bochum and from there we took the streetcar to Herne. We didn’t find Bro. Koller at home so we went to Bro. Kreffer’s and found that he was holding a meeting. We went to the hall and met some of the saints and Bro. Koller and announced a meeting for 8:00 P.M. We then ate dinner at Sister Kreffer’s. We visited Bro. Flach this afternoon then went to meeting. After meeting we visited a family of friends then took a walk out to the “Constantin Kolonie” and visited Sister Marten. We ate supper at Sister Kreffer’s and spent the evening there.
August 23, 1909 (Monday): (Herne, Essen, Barmen)
Bro. Howell and I went out to Bro. Koller’s early this morning and worked on the books until noon. Sister Wöhrmann brought us dinner. This afternoon we worked on the books a while then visited Bros. Flach and Vander Weide. We left Herne for Essen at 4:12 and arrived at Essen at 5 P.M. We tried to visit a friend but she wasn’t home so we visited Bro. Teschuer for a while then left for Barmen at 8 P.M. arriving here at 9 P.M. We came to Bro. Schwarze’s where we are staying. Bro. E.L. Smith returned from Solingen shortly after our arrival here.
August 24, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent most of the day at home working on the books. Bros. Howell and Smith and I went to a restaurant for dinner. Sister Schwarz prepared supper for us. We held meeting in the hall this evening.
August 25, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt, Solingen, Cologne)
I went down to the post office this forenoon. We spent the rest of the time finishing up the books. Bro. Howell and I left for Solingen on the “Schwebe Bahn” right after dinner. We visited Bro. vom Baur in Solingen and left for Cologne at 4:45 P.M. I met Wilford* at the boys room on Zülpicher platz upon arrival. We all went to meeting at 8:30 P.M.
*Wilford Young Cannon was Ed’s half-brother, the son of George Q. Cannon and Caroline Young Cannon. He was two years younger than Ed and served in the Swiss German Mission from 1909 to 1911.
August 26, 1909 (Thursday): (Cologne)
Bro. Smith who was Pres. of the Breslau Conference arrived last night. This morning we all went through the “Dom.” We went up one of the towers and could see the whole surrounding country. I ate dinner at Bro. Hartmann’s with Bro. Newman. We spent the afternoon at the room fixing up the books. We went to a “Kino” this evening.
August 27, 1909 (Friday): (Cologne, Frankfurt)
Bro. Newman and I stayed at Bro. Hartmans last night. This morning we returned to Zülpicher Platz and Bro. Howell and I worked on the books. Wilf, Bro. H., and I left for Frankfurt and Wilf was to leave for Hamburg at 1:47 P.M. The 3rd class was so crowded that the conductor put us in a 2nd class compartment. We arrived in Frankfurt at 5:30 P.M. On our way up to Bro. Howell’s room we saw Parsival’s Air Ship flying around over the town. We ate supper at the “Hafferkasten” then visited Sister Distel. My trunk having arrived I shall spend the night here.
August 28, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
The fellows came over this morning and we went to the “Brause” and took a bath. Bro. Naylor, a new man, was assigned to work in this Conference and I met him this morning. I was partially acquainted with him at the University when I went there. We all ate dinner at Sister Humbert’s and Bro. Howell and I spent the afternoon working on the books. This evening Bro. Smith arrived from Barmen and the three of us ate supper at the “Hafferkasten.” I went over to Howell’s room after supper to get some of my things.
August 29, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home unpacking my trunk and studying. This afternoon at 12:45 we held Sunday School teacher’s meeting and at 1:30 Sunday School. I went in the Theological Class, which Bro. Hubner was teaching and he made the lesson, which was from I Nephi 1., very interesting. We had meeting at 3 P.M. Bro. Sentker, from Zurich was with us and addressed the meeting. Bros. Sentker, Howell, Smith, Belnap, and I ate supper at Bro. Kreile’s. After supper we went around to different points of interest with Bro. Sentker.
August 30, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt, Offenbach)
I stayed at Sister Distel’s last night. This morning I went directly over to the boy’s room in Nibelungen Allee and got Bro. Sentker and we went through the Air Ship “Exposition.” It is a very interesting sight to see how the different airships, Balloons, and Aroplanes are made. I watched them fill a number of balloons then returned to Bro. Howell’s and we ate dinner in the room together. This afternoon we visited Sister Kornman, Sister Hagelstange and then we went out to Offenbach and visited Sister Sauer, Bro. Hübner and “Familie” Specht. Upon returning to Frankfurt we went to Sister Hagelstange’s to a little farewell party for Bro. Howell.
August 31, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Howell and worked on the books this forenoon. We went to Krischbaum’s for dinner. After dinner we visited Sister Neidel, Sister Weber and Sister Naumann and then we went to Sister Marck’s and she treated all the elders and some friends to lemon pie. I waited for Bro. Howell this evening in order that we make a visit together but he came so late that we couldn’t make it so we went to choir practice just as it was letting out, as there was to have been a baptism but the person who was to have been baptized didn’t show up. We worked almost all night on the books.
September 1, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt, Darmstadt)
Bro. Howell and I visited Sister Brache, Sister Prinz, Herr Schmann and Frau Dörr then we went out to Trons for dinner. After dinner I got my things together and Bros. Howell, Kirkham, Smith and I went to Darmstadt and we held a good meeting there this evening. Bro. Howell and I are staying at Dister Waibel’s.
September 2, 1909 (Thursday): (Darmstadt, Mannheim, Saarbrucken)
This forenoon Bros. Stewart, Kent, Kirkham, Smith, Howell and I went through the “Russische Kapelle” a small Greek Catholic Chapel erected by the Czar of Russia to Worship in when he visits Darmstadt. Although it is very small it cost almost a million dollars. The workmanship on it is very fine. We all took a walk together then Bros. Howell, Smith and I left for Mannheim where Bro. Smith left us and Bro. Howell and I went to Saarbrucken. Bro. Shepherd met us at the train and we went right to meeting. Jack Clawson has charge down here and we meet him at the hall. We held the best meeting I have attended in this conference, outside of Frankfurt.
September 3, 1909 (Friday): (Saarbrucken, Mannheim)
We elders took a walk this forenoon then went to Bro. Husts for dinner. Bro. Howell and I left for Mannheim at 1:17 P.M. and went to Bro. Maier’s and waited for the Bros. Smith, Gunder, and Schick. Bro. Schick brought Max Lamprecht, a brother whose family I visited while in Tilsit. Bros. Howell, Smith and I went to the post office then to supper together. At 8:30 P.M. we held meeting. Bro. Howell and I are staying at Sister Lichtenberger’s.
September 4, 1909 (Saturday): (Mannheim, Heidelberg, Frankfurt)
Bro. Howell and I met the other boys at Maier’s and spent part of the forenoon there then Bros. Smith, Howell and I left for Heidelberg at 11:40 A.M. In Heidelberg we ate dinner at the “Blau Kreuz” restaurant then went up to the castle and visited the different interesting sights and Bro. Smith took some pictures. During the early evening we visited two families of friends. After eating supper at the same restaurant I left for Frankfurt arriving at 11:15 P.M.
September 5, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home writing. At 12:30 P.M. we had Sunday school teachers meeting, 1:30 Sunday school, 3 fast meeting. Bro. Kirkham and I went to Bro. Kreile’s for dinner. This evening at 8 P.M. we had a program where a number of the saints took part. We enjoyed a splendid spirit at our meetings.
September 6, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
This forenoon I went over to Bro. Kirkham’s and Naylor’s room then went trading with Bro. Naylor. We had a fine time and met a number of very good people. We ate dinner at the “Hafferkasten.” This afternoon Bro. Stanger and I visited Sister Distel and Sister Bubel was also present. Bros. Kirkham, Stanger and I visited Sister Hagelstange and ate supper there. This evening Bro. Naylor baptized Sister Amelia Dreher. Don Young arrived from Zürich on his way to Breslau this evening.
September 7, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I went over and got Don Young this morning and we went down to the “Ila” but it was so near noon when we got there that we didn’t go in. Don went to dinner with Naylor and I went to Krischbamm’s with Stanger and Kirkham to dinner. This afternoon Don took our picture then he went to the “Ila” and Bro. Kirkham and I went visiting but couldn’t find anyone home except his earlier “Haus Frau” with whom we had a conversation. This evening we went to Bro. Hirschall’s for supper and directly after to choir practice. After choir practice we went and saw the fireworks at the “Ila.”
September 8, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I went down to the depot this morning to see Don Young off but through delay got there too late. At 10 A.M. Bro. Stanger and I went to see Sister Marx off. The rest of the forenoon we hunted for a bath “Anstalt” where we could baptize. I spent the fore part of the afternoon writing, then Bro. Stanger and I visited Sister Hoffmann and ate there. We went to Bible Class this evening.
September 9, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home writing. I spent most of the afternoon with Bro. Naylor trying to locate his trunk. Then I came home and wrote a letter. This evening I ate at the “Haffercasten” then went tracting for a while. I went to a “Kino” late this evening.
September 10, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt, Bokenheim)
I went out tracting with Bro. Naylor this morning. We ate diner at the “Hafferkasten.” Bro. Stanger and I went out to Bokenheim to visit a sister but she wasn’t home Bro. Belnap and I visited Sister Paula Risch in the hospital. This evening I visited two families of friends with Bro. Kirkham.
September 11, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I went to the barber’s this morning then we fellows went to the “Brause.” We ate dinner at the “Hafferkasten.” This afternoon we did some shopping then went out to the “Ila” to see Geppelin’s air ship arrive but it didn’t show up. After eating supper at the “Salzhaus” Bro. Stanger and I went to the depot to meet Bro. J. Allgaier. Bros. Belnap and Kirkham were also there. Bro. Belnap took Bro. Allgaier to my room and Bros. Stanger and Kirkham and I went out to the “Ila” again. Although the night was very dark, people were watching for any sign of the ships approach. There was a very bright star which most people took for a distant light. About 9:45 P.M. we heard a shout and ran out onto the balloon field just in time to see the huge ship sail over the balloon halls. To see that huge black body sailing through the night caused a funny sensation to come over me. Bro. Stanger and I ran through the crowd and got out to the large field in time to see the ship land.
September 12, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I slept with Naylor last night. This morning I came home and studied a while then got ready and went to Sunday school teacher’s meeting, then to Sunday school. At 3 P.M. we held meeting. I spoke then Bro. Allgaier took the rest of the time. After meeting all of us went to Sister Distel’s for supper. Sister Balfette Hettinger had the sister prepare it for us. Sister Paula Bubbel a nurse has been planning to go to America with a cousin of hers who has just been released from a mission. Her parents were in meeting looking for her and as soon as they found that she wasn’t there they went out. They threaten to get the police after her if she won’t go home with them. They drove her away from home when she joined the church. Some of the saints came to Distel’s and we spent a very enjoyable evening.
September 13, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the whole forenoon at home writing. We had an appointment to meet a sister at 2:15 P.M. to go to the “Ila” but it rained so hard that we couldn’t go. I went to Stanger’s room with him and worked on the reports for a while, then we went to Hagelstange’s for supper. We held a bible class this evening.
September 14, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the fore part of the day arranging about having my desk moved from Ribelungen Allee to Grosse Rittergasse. I ate dinner at home then went in town and bought some thing and returned and wrote letters until 7:30 P.M. I then ate supper and went to choir practice.
September 15, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home writing. I went to dinner at Bro. Farr’s with Bro. Stanger. This afternoon I went to Bro. Kirkham’s room then over to Stanger’s and studied the bible lesson. Bro. Kirkham and I were invited to supper at Sister Hoffman’s and we went there but the Sister wasn’t home. As I went to Bible Class I received a telegram that Sjodahl’s would be there at 8:32 P.M. so Stranger and I went to the Depot and met them. We took them to the Salzhaus then we all went out to the “Ila.”
September 16, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I went down and got a shave this morning, then sent some mail off. I met Bro. Stanger at the “Salzhaus” at 10 A.M. and we went up and got Mrs. Sjodahl and the girls and took a walk out to the “Ila.” As we arrived at the Hohenzollern Platz. Zeppelin’s Air Ship ascended and flew above us. We then went and visited “Der Römer” the roaster bridge then returned to the “Salzhaus” to dinner on our way there we again saw “Zeppelin” Air Ship hall. We had a dandy close view of the whole ship being allowed to stand right in the doorway of the hall. This evening Bro. Kirkham and I had a good visit by friends. The woman we visited is a cripple. On the streetcar coming home I had gospel conversation with the motorman.
September 17, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
After doing a little writing this morning I went down to the “Salzhaus” and met Sjodahls and some of the boys and we took a walk out to the “Ila” then from there we went to the Palm Garden. The Palm Garden contains the finest collection of plants that I have ever seen in my life. We ate dinner at the “Salzhaus” then spent the afternoon shopping. This evening after enjoying a good supper we went to a “Kino.” After the “Kino” we went to Maxim’s.
September 18, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I got up at 6:45 A.M. this morning and did some writing then went down to the “Salzhaus” and met the folks then went with them to the depot. Bros. Stanger Kirkham and Naylor went to Cologne with them. Miss Carter is traveling with Mrs. Sjodahl and her daughters Lilah and Vera. Bro. Belnap and I went to the “Brause” then took Bro. Koch, a released missionary and a cousin to Sister Paula Bubel who is having so much trouble with her parents, to lunch at Humbert’s. I spent the afternoon studying then Bro. Belnap and I went down to the depot with Bro. Koch. On the way down we went in the “Salzhaus” and paid Mrs. Sjodahl’s hotel bill which she forgot to do. The hotel people had notified the police and I didn’t receive a telegram from them to pay the bill until 5 P.M. so it’s possible that they have had some trouble with the police already. We three went to Borkhardts’ for supper then we went to the depot and Bro. Koch left for Paris at 8:23 P.M.
September 19, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I studied this morning until 11 o-clock then got ready and went over to Stanger’s room to see if there was any mail. From there I went to Sunday school. We were supposed to have had a teacher’s meeting before the school started but too few teachers were there. Sunday school started at 1:30 P.M then at 3 o-clock we had meeting Bro. Belnap “took up” the time there. We ate supper and held a sacrament meeting at Sister Ristel’s this evening.
September 20, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the whole day working on the reports. This evening Bro. Belnap and I visited Bro. Hagelstange and ate supper there
September 21, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Belnap and I went off and paid the light and hall bill then I went tracting for a while. I had a very good time and found some good people. We ate dinner at Sister Krischbaum’s. I wrote letters and worked on the books this afternoon. I went to choir practice this evening.
September 22, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the whole day at home working on the reports. I went with Bro. Stanger to the “Hofferkasten” for supper then returned home and spent the evening on the reports.
September 23, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I again spent the day at home fixing the reports. I ate dinner at the “Hafferkasten” with Bro. Naylor. Bro. Schick, who is working in Mannheim’s was taken by the police as he came out of Bible Class last night. It is probable that he will be banished. Bro. Grunder came up from Mannheim to get out of their way.
September 24, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the whole day at home working on the reports. I ate both dinner and supper here with Sister Distel. I completed the reports about 9:30 P.M. and took them to the depot and sent them to Zurich.
September 25, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I went to the “Brause” with the boys today before dinner. Then we all went to the “Hofferkasten” for lunch. Bros. Stewart and Kent came over from Darmstadt this forenoon. I spent the afternoon writing. Bros. Stewart, Kent and Grunder and I went to “Schumann’s” this evening.
September 26, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt, Darmstadt)
I went to Darmstadt at 11:17 A.M. and met Bros. Kent and Stewart at Bro. Weicher’s and ate dinner there. I went to Sunday school soon after. We held meeting at 3 P.M. and I “took up” the time. After meeting we went to Bro. Weicher’s to “Kaffee.” This evening Sister Lang invited some of the saints to a little gathering which she had to celebrate Bro. Stewart’s birthday.
September 27, 1909 (Monday): (Darmstadt, Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon with the fellows at home then we went to the post office and sent off some money to Zurich. We ate dinner with Sister Weibel. I returned to Frankfurt at 2:50 P.M. I spent the rest of the day at home writing. This evening after supper Bro. Naylor and I visited Sister Trauch and had a pleasant time.
September 28, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I went tracting with Naylor this forenoon then we went to Krischbaums for dinner. Bro. Stanger was also there. I spent the afternoon writing and this evening I went to choir practice.
September 29, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent most of the forenoon at home studying. Bros. Naylor and Stanger called for me and we went and had our pictures taken then we went to dinner at the “Salzhaus.” I worked again this afternoon until 5 P.M. then tried to visit a friend but he wasn’t home so I went from there to Bro. Fahr’s and Bro. Kirkham and I ate supper there. I went to Bible Class this evening.
September 30, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Belnap and I met Bros. Naylor and Stanger at the “Hauft Wache” this morning then we went and arranged about signing the three-year contract for the hall then I went and paid the electric bill. I visited a woman who had visited the meetings about eight years ago. She was very interested and promised to visit the meeting Sunday night. I spent the afternoon at home writing. This evening Bros. Belnap, Naylor, Kirkham and I went to the hall and practiced some songs then we meet with some of the Saints and friends at the city library then went down on the Main and Bro. Stanger baptized Herr Göller.
October 1, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
I spent part of this morning at home then I went down to Stanger’s room, but he wasn’t home so I went to the post office and wrote two cards then went to dinner at the Hafferkasten. I wrote a letter right afternoon then went over to Sister Schellenberger’s to a little birthday party. Bro. Kirkham and I then visited Fräulein Kretzer and she played the piano while Kirkham sang. Kirkham and I spent the evening at a family of friends and we had a splendid time. The man we visited is a “conditor.”
October 2, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
We fellows went to the “Brause” this forenoon then we got Sister Distel to prepare dinner for us. Bro. Stanger wrote to Bro. Newman this morning about a sister there emigrating. This afternoon we went to the Photographer’s to look at the proofs of our pictures then Bro. Kirkham and I made a number of visits with friends. This evening we boys visited Sister Hagelstange’s and ate supper then Bro’s Naylor, Belnap and I went to the city library and met Stanger who had been to Offenbach to get a woman who was to be baptized and we went down on the Main and Bro. Stanger baptized her. We all went back to Hagelstange’s and remained until after midnight. It is his birthday Sunday and his wife had a little party for him. [Picture is the "Charlemagne Bridge" over the River Main]
October 3, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home reading the paper. At 12:30 P.M. we held a teachers’ meeting and at 1:30 Sunday school. At meeting which started at 3 P.M. We had 19 friends present. It was testimony meeting and we enjoyed quite a good spirit. Right after meeting Bro. Stanger and I went to Bro. Waibel’s and met the Sister Waibel and some of his friends from Darmstadt. After eating supper I married Bro. Christian Waibel to Sister Louise Schreiber. We all then spent the rest of the time until 7 o-clock eating “Kuchen” and chatting. At 2 P.M. we started our “Unterhaltungs Abend” but it didn’t turn out to be much of a success as I should have liked as we had 19 friends present, a number for the first time.
October 4, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt, Cronberg, Frankfurt)
Bros. Stanger and Naylor came over and went through the Frankfut slaughter yards. Bros. Stanger and I ate at the Hafercasten then went out to Cronberg with the train and from there we walked to the “Erholungs heim Hohenwald” to see Sister Paula Risch but she had gone to Cronberg to meet us but hadn’t seen us get off the train. We went back to Cronberg and found her in the depot. The three of us walked over to Königstein and visited Sister Emma Burghäuser for a while. We then rode back to Cronberg with the automobile and from there walked to “Hohenwald” and left Sister Risch there then Stanger and I went and watched them dance in a “Dorf” called Ober Höchstädt until 10 P.M. We then walked to Cronberg and caught the train for home.
October 5, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home writing. I met Stanger at the Hafferkasten and we ate dinner together, then we went to Distel’s and I packed my things together and we went down and met Naylor at the “Haupt Wache” and we visited the Photographer. I left for Darmstadt at 5 P.M. This evening I visited Herrn Witzler with Bro. Kent.
October 6, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt, Mannheim, Saarbrucken)
Bro. Stewart went to the depot this morning and we met Bros. Berrett and Grunder. The last two and I left for Mannheim at 8:54 A.M. We went up to Sister Maier’s then to the “Volk’s Kuche” for dinner. I left for Saarbrücken at 12:40 P.M. and was met at the depot by Bros. Shepherd and Clawson. This evening I preached in Bible Class then we went down on the Saar and Bro. Shepherd baptized Herrn Weiss Frau Adam Berta Neuslander and Ludwig Bokart and I confirmed Bro. Weiss and Sister Adam. Bro. Grunder will stay in Darmstadt and Bro. Berrett in Mannheim for the time being.
October 7, 1909 (Thursday): (Saarbrucken)
Bro. Clawson and I went to the Bank then visited three families of saints and went to dinner at Bro. Neuschwander’s. This afternoon we went to a “Kino” then took a walk out on the “land.” We ate supper at a pension then went to the operette “Frühlings luft.”
October 8, 1909 (Friday): (Saarbrucken)
We three went to Bro. Hust’s for dinner. At 2:54 P.M. Bro. Shepherd and I went out to Kocher and visited “Familie” Bichl and we had a very nice time. Bro. Clawson didn’t feel well so he stayed home. This evening we three ate supper at Hust’s then we visited Bro. Bochman at the Kaserve.
October 9, 1909 (Saturday): (Saarbrucken)
Bros. Clawson Shepherd and I ate dinner at Bro. Hust’s today. This afternoon we printed pictures and played chess. We went to Sister Frey’s to supper this evening. I received money from home yesterday.
October 10, 1909 (Sunday): (Saarbrucken)
We held Sunday school this morning at 10:30 A.M. After Sunday school we took a walk until time for afternoon class at 1:45 then we held meeting at 3 P.M. Bros. Clawson, Shepherd and I took up the time. We went walking after meeting then ate supper at the Frankfurter Hof.
October 11, 1909 (Monday): (Saarbrucken)
We spent the forenoon at home reading the papers which arrived this morning. We ate dinner at the pension then made two visits by friends. This evening we ate at the pension then went to the “Apollo.”
October 12, 1909 (Tuesday): (Saarbrucken, Mannheim, Frankfurt)
I went down to the depot this morning intending to leave for Mannheim but found the train to be to slow so Bros. Shepherd, Clawson and went walking until noon then we went to Sister Manhardt’s for dinner. I left for Mannheim at 1:14 P.M. arrived there at 3:35. I went up to where Bro. Berrett lives and met him. Shortly after Bro. Schick arrived, then Sister Maier prepared supper for us. I left Mannheim at 6:48 and an arrival in Frankfurt went to Bible class. Bro. Clarence Wright arrived this evening. He is going to work in this conference.
October 13, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent part of the forenoon at home writing then I went to town to do some business. All of us boys ate at the “Hafferkasten.” I spent the whole afternoon at home writing. Bro. Wright and I went to Bro. Hagel Stange’s for supper. We had quite a talk with him. I received a letter from Maud today. She’s enjoying herself. I went to Bible class this evening.
October 14, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Wright and Naylor went out to find a room and I spent the whole morning at home reading and working on the books. Bro. Naylor, Wright and I went to Krischbaum’s for dinner. I also spent the afternoon at home until 5:30 P.M. then I went to Farr’s for supper and met Bro. Wright there. Bro. Stanger and I visited Herrn Wagner this evening and had a good gospel conversation with him and his wife. Bros. Naylor and Kirkham don’t seem to get along the “best in the world” so Bro. Naylor is going to live with Bro. Wright. They found themselves a room and after they had engaged it they found that it was from Bro. Esch, a backsliding saint. Bro. Wright is staying there tonight.
October 15, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
I worked on the books with Bro. Stanger most of the forenoon then I went to the depot to get Bro. Berrett’s trunk. I secured it alright but had to go down again this afternoon to send it to him in Mannheim. I ate dinner with Bros. Belnap, Stanger and Wright at the Hafferkasten. At 3:30 P.M. Bro. Wright and I went to Sister Schellenberger’s and met the other Brethren there. The Sister fed us lemon pie in honor of Bro. Stanger’s departure to Berlin where he is going to work. This evening Bro. Kirkham visited Fräulein Baumgarten and another friend of his. Bro. Belnap is going to take charge of the branch temporarily. I received a card from Bro. Beeraft today I will assign him to Saarbrücken to take Bro. Clawson’s place.
October 16, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I went to the depot with Bro. Stanger this morning to see him off. We met Bros Stewart Kent and Grunder who had just come over from Darmstadt there. We all ate dinner at the “Hafferkasten” then went to the hall and held a priesthood meeting. I received a telegram to meet a brother at the depot but it came so late that I didn’t get there in time. The brother came up to the room alone. He is Bro. Daniel Matthews from Arizona who has been assigned to work in this conference, he and I spent the afternoon and evening at home and had Sister Distel get supper for us.
October 17, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home answering some of my letters. I took Bro. Matthews with me to Sister Weisunsels to dinner. We met Bros. Naylor and Wright there. We held Sunday school at 1:30 P.M. Bros. Wright and Matthews spoke in meeting and I translated for Bro. Matthews, then I took up the rest of the time. Bros. Kirkham and Belnap and I ate dinner at Bro. Kreile’s. Sisters Babbete Hettinger and Paul Babel two nurses who are going to America had us elders and a few of the saints to a farewell party at Sister Distel’s. Sister Babel has had more trouble with her parents and has decided to go with Sister Hettinger.
October 18, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
This morning Bro. Matthews and I went to the depot and saw Sister Paula Babel and Barbera Hettinger off, then Bro. Matthews left at 10:29 for Saarbrücken where he will work. I then went to the “Brause” and took a bath. Bros. Belnap, Wright and I took dinner at the “Hafferk” together. This afternoon I read the papers a while then Bro. Kirkham and I visited Herrn Miller. I ate supper with Bro. Wright at Sister Distel’s then we visited Frau Jachim. I received a letter from Luella today.
October 19, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt, Cologne, Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon writing letters to the man. I went to Bro. Lehwalder’s to dinner with Bros Naylor and Belnap. I left for Cologne at 3:30 P.M. and arrived at 7:30. The boys weren’t home so I went down town and got supper then went to a café and read and listened to the orchestra for some time. I met Bro. Anderson at the depot in Frankfurt. He just returned from a trip to Italy.
October 20, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Newman and I went out to Mühlheim this forenoon. We went to dinner to Bro. Steiversant’s. This afternoon I wrote some letters then Bro. Bennett and I went to town and met Bro. Newman and we went to a “Kino.” I went out before it was over to meet Bro. Anderson at the depot but I missed him so I bought some supper and went to Bible Class. Bro. Newman stayed down to see that no one locked the door and I conducted the meeting. Bro. Anderson came in just as the class was over with.
October 21, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt, Herne)
Bro. Newman and I visited the owner of the Meeting hall to complain about the people there locking the door. He treated us very kindly and promised to see that it would be stopped. Bro. Anderson and I visited Sister Marx then we left for Herne at 12:44 P.M. On arrival we visited Frau Köhler where Bro. Koller lives, then we visited Bro. Van der Weide, Sister Krefter and Bro. Hamacher and found Bro. Koller there. He and I visited a family of friends then went to another family who used to be friends of Bro. Anderson’s and met Bro. Anderson there. Bro. Anderson and I visited Sister Krefter and ate supper with them then we visited Sister Martin.
October 22, 1909 (Friday): (Herne, Barmen)
After Breakfast I went down to Bro. Koller’s and fixed up the books. Bro. Anderson left for Essen at 12:44 P.M. and arrived at 1:50. We visited Frau Keppler and had a good gospel conversation with her. We then visited Bro. Teschner but no one was home so we waited and we visited them this evening. We caught the train for Barmen at 8 P.M. and met Bro. Ischulz and Sister Schwarz.
October 23, 1909 (Saturday): (Barmen)
I went to the depot with Bro. Anderson then returned home and spent the whole day working on the reports. I ate dinner with Sister Schwarz. This evening I went to town and telegraphed to Belnap to see what was wrong that I should return to Frankfurt then I returned home after eating supper in a restaurant. Bro. Schulz was here and will stay all night.
October 24, 1909 (Sunday): (Barmen, Vohwinkel)
I spent the forenoon, working on the books. We held meeting at 3 P.M. and the meeting was very poorly attended. We went over to Vohwinkel this evening to visit a sister who is going to America. There were a number present and we had supper then I and Bro. Schulz spoke to them a while. I received a card from Belnap this morning to be in Frankfurt Tuesday morning.
October 25, 1909 (Monday): (Vohwinkel, Ohligs, Cologne, Frankfurt)
Bro. Schulz and I took the “Schwebe Bahn” and he rode as far as Elberfeld with me and I rode to Vohwinkel and took the streetcar to Ohligs. I visited a family by the name of Thiel, the woman is a sister of Bro. Harman’s in Cöln, and had a very good time with them. I ate dinner with them and we talked gospel for about two hours. I left there for Cologne at 8:30 P.M. and went to the boys room and got them and we all three visited Sister Hartman and she prepared supper for me. I left there at 5:56 P.M. for Frankfurt. I found that the boys have baptized Frau Wagener this evening.
October 26, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Belnap and I visited the owner of our hall this morning and had quite a talk with him before we could convince him that we had paid our rent up to date. I visited the city museum then came home and got some clothes and went to the “Brause.” I ate dinner at the “Hafferkasten.” This afternoon Bro. Belnap and I visited the “Catholic Hospital” and administered to a man there, then I visited a woman whom I met some time ago while tracting. I went out to Oppenheimerland str to visit a friend but she “turned me down.” This evening Bros. Belnap, Kirkham, and I ate supper at Distel’s. I received a telegram to meet Jack Clawson at the depot and met him there at 8:32 P.M. We went to choir practice and found Lester Cannon, and Bros. Thurman and Thomas there. Lester is working in Liege and he is taking a little trip with the other Brethren. Jack C. is staying with me tonight.
October 27, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt, Heidelberg)
I spent the forenoon at home writing letters. I went to the “Salzhaus” dinner and met the fellows there. We went to the Bismark monument and Less and Naylor took our pictures. [Picture labeled "Bismark Monument"]
I decided to go to Heidelberg with the fellows so went home and got some things and met the fellows at the Depot. We left a little after 4 P.M. When we got in to Heidelberg we went out to the Hirschgasse where the students fight their duels, to find out when they were going to fight. We found that the first duels would be Friday morning so we all decided to remain until then. We went to the “Blau Krenz” Hotel to supper and arranged for rooms there. After supper we went to a beer restaurant to watch the students drink beer.
October 28, 1909 (Thursday): (Heidelberg)
I got up early this morning and sent a telegram to Bro. Clawson that we would return to Frankfurt Friday. After eating breakfast we went through the “Schloss.” We ate dinner at the Hotel then went out walking for a while during the afternoon. This evening we went to a “Kino.” In the party were Bros. Thurman, Less C., Naylor, Wright, Bro. Thomas and I.
October 29, 1909 (Friday): (Heidelberg, Frankfurt)
We all got out early this morning and went over to Hirschengasse and the owner of the restaurant, where the duels are held, let us go to one side of the hall and look through the window. As we got there two students were fighting. One had his face all covered with blood resulting from numerous small cuts. The contestants stand a swords length from each other and are not allowed to move from that position during a round. The swords are sharpened on one side from the point to about a half-length of the blade. The guarding and striking is all controlled by a wrist and arm movement. The only place left bare is the face and head of the duelist. The eyes are protected with heavy Iron goggles and the neck and upper part of the body is bandaged so that it is impossible to receive a cut there. Each round consists of from three to five strokes of the sword or in time from ten to thirty seconds, and there are sixty rounds in one duel, there are a few seconds between each round. The duelists fight the full sixty rounds unless the doctor pronounces one as being too badly wounded in which case the difference is considered as settled. Some of the duels are arranged by committees of the various clubs while others are caused through some difference arising between two students and are fought for satisfaction, the latter are much fiercer as the combatants throw their whole energy in to disabling each other. We saw six duels, two of them evidently for satisfaction judging by the interest taken in them by the other students and the fierceness with which they fought. One lasted about 10 or 15 seconds during which time one of the men lost a piece of his scalp over two inches square and the doctor pronounced him as being unable to fight longer. After eating dinner we returned to Frankfurt and I found four new men for this conference, they were Bros. Edwin S. Smith of Logan, Bro. Jno. H. Wittwers, William W. Owen of Willard, and Geo. W. Flamm of Rexburg, Ida., Bro. Alma Gold was also here on the “Durchreisë.” I appointed Bro. Flamm to Herne, Bro. Wittwers to Barmen, Bro. Owen to Darmstadt and Bro. Smith to Frankfurt. Jack Clawson received an appointment to work in Munich of the Stuttgart Conference and I spent the evening with him in a “Kino.” We all ate at the “Dalzhaus.”
October 30, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I met Bro. Flamm at the depot and got him off for Herne at 8 A.M. Bro. Gold left for Freiberg at 6:20 this A.M. I waited at the depot for Jack Clawson and saw him off for a trip to Erfurt and North at 8:52 A.M. I returned home and met Bro. Owen and sent him to Darmstadt at 10:29 but didn’t go to Station. Shortly after Bro. Stewart arrived from Darmstadt he got his passport extended. Bros. Kirkham “Brause.” We all ate dinner at the “Hafferkasten” this afternoon and visited Bro. Wright’s new room at Bro. Esche’s. At 3 P.M. I went to the Bank and collected 41 Marks which had been sent me. I worked this afternoon doing some writing. This evening Bros. Belnap, Smith and I held a cottage meeting at Sister Krischbaum’s.
October 31, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
About 8 A.M. Bro. Smith came in. We put him on a car last night so that he could go to Bro. Kirkham’s where he is going to stay and he got lost and wandered around all night in the rain and finally found our room at the time above mentioned. He was wet through and very tired. He went to bed until about noon. We had Sunday school at 1:30 P.M. Meeting at 3 and this evening at 8 P.M. The meetings were fairly well attended both from friends and saints and we had a very fine time. I ate supper at Bro. Lehwalder’s.
November 1, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
I spent most of the morning then got out and tracted for a while didn’t get a conversation as the people were all busy with dinner. Bros. Kirkham, Belnap and I ate dinner at Frau Klinkel’s. Sister Weber who has been in America for two years and who has returned to try to bring her parents to the gospel, was there. Later this afternoon Bro. Naylor and I visited Herrn Miller. He likes to talk over old times in America too well. This evening found us all at Sister Krischbaum’s to supper in celebration of Sister Lena’s birthday which will be tomorrow. I received a letter from Berrett stating that Bro. Schick has been banished from Mannheim.
November 2, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I wrote letters and fixed up reports the whole forenoon. I went over to Nibelungen Allee and got Bro. Smith and we went to Lehwalder’s to dinner. After dinner I visited Frau Rieger an old friend for a while then went to visit Sister Mühler but she wasn’t home but I had a little talk with a woman that lives on the same floor she does. I put out a bunch of tracts then returned home and worked on the backs the rest of the afternoon and evening.
November 3, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the whole day at home writing. I wrote a letter to Luella this evening. This afternoon Sister Emma Burghäuser visited Sister Distel and I went and talked to her for a while. Bros. Wright, Naylor, and I visited Bro. Haglstange and ate supper there. I conducted Bible Class this evening.
November 4, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home writing to the Brethren. Bro. Belnap and I ate at the “Hafferkasten.” This afternoon Bros. Naylor and Wright were here. We had a little Bible Class with Sisters Paula Risch and Kätschen Umhauer here at Distel’s then ate supper and Bro. Smith and I visited a friend of Bro. Hirschel’s.
November 5, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt, Rudersheim)
I spent most of the morning at home writing but went tracting for a while. This afternoon I worked on the books until about 5 P.M. When Frau Klinkel came in and told me that Sister Elsa Weber’s father was very sick in Rüdersheim and Sister Weber wished me to go out there and visit him to administer to him. I went over to Bro. Wright’s and found Bro. Belnap there and we went together leaving Frankfurt at 6:10 P.M. We arrived in Bingen at 7:35 and took the Ferry over the Rhine to Rüdersheim. Weber’s were hardly expecting us but we stayed with them.
November 6, 1909 (Saturday): (Rudersheim, Bingen, Mainz, Frankfurt)
Bro. Belnap and I administered to Herrn Weber this morning. He seemed pleased to see us. About 10 A.M. we took a walk and went up to the Niederwald Denkmal. It is a very large affair built almost on the top of a mountain and is very easily seen for a long way up the Rheine. We came down and ate dinner at Weber’s then left for Bingen per ferry and took the train in for Mainz where we stopped then came to Frankfurt. We went direct to Bockhardt’s for supper. This evening we went to Schuman’s and saw Sylvester Schäffer.
November 7, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I wrote a while this morning then left to go to the hall. I met Bros. Wright and Naylor as I was going out and we went to the hall together and the fellows practiced singing until time to start our teachers’ meeting. I then went to Bro. Stanger’s old room and go the Sterns and got back when the meeting was about out. Our Sunday school started at 1:30 P.M., and was very well attended. Our fast meeting at 3 P.M. was also very well attended and also our evening entertainment at 8 P.M. We had another dandy time today in our meetings. After fast meeting we all went to Herr Schlur’s for dinner and we had goose as a second course of meat. Herr Schlur is proving to be a dandy friend and it’s time he were becoming a member. After meeting I went up with Naylor and Wright to get their weekly reports then wrote a letter to Merle Taylor.
November 8, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
I and Bro. Belnap went to the “Brause” this morning. I spent the rest of the whole day at home. Ate both dinner and supper with Sister Distel. The fellows came over this afternoon and we held a little consultation meeting. I intended to leave for Mannheim at 5 P.M. but had so much to do that I couldn’t get ready.
November 9, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt, Mannheim)
I left for Mannheim at 9:55 A.M. Bro. Berrrett met me at the depot. He went to dinner with Bro. Schick and Sister Maier prepared dinner for me. I spent the whole afternoon writing. Bro. Berrett and I went down town this evening and ate supper then we went to the theatre and saw “Die Geschiedene Frau.”
November 10, 1909 (Wednesday): (Mannheim)
Bro. Berrett and I worked on the Books a while this morning, then went to the “Güter Bahnhof” to see about Sister Paula Babel’s trunk, and found that her Brother-in-law had gotten it. This afternoon after eating dinner at the “Volks Kuche” Bros. Schick Berrett and I visited the Zorn, Zillis, Eder Marz in Lindenhof, then went over to Ludwigshaven and visited the Süss Family. We found all the Saints feeling fairly well, except Bro. Eder and his daughter Sister Zillis, who found a great deal of fault and I am inclined to think that Bro. Berrett and I visited a Fraulein who is working for some fine family here. I received her address from Pres. McKay who received a letter from a brother of hers who is a member of the Church in England. We ate supper at Sister Maiers and Bro. Schick and I went to Bible Class. I took up part of the time.
November 11, 1909 (Thursday): (Mannheim, Saarbrucken)
Bro. Berrett and I went out walking this morning then I tracted for a while. I left for Saarbrücken at 12:40 P.M. Bros. Becraft and Matthews met me at the depot. We visited Sister Frei and Bro. Bachman this evening.
November 12, 1909 (Friday): (Saarbrucken)
We three fellows were going tracting before dinner today but it didn’t turn out that way. We went to Bro. Hust’s for dinner. We went out this afternoon and tracted. I didn’t have very good luck though. Toward evening we visited Herrn Part and had quite a conversation with him. We ate supper at Bro. Hust’s and spent part of the evening there talking with the sister. When we got home we had an athletic contest until about 11 P.M.
November 13, 1909 (Saturday): (Saarbrucken)
We all went and had our haircut then took a swim bath. Bro. Matthews is a dandy swimmer. We ate dinner at Bro. Hust’s. This afternoon we visited Bro. Bachman and he showed us in the Kaserne where all the soldiers’ clothes and supplies are kept. After getting back we had another athletical contest. We visited Herrn Lellinger to invite him to meeting, then went to Sister Freys for supper.
November 14, 1909 (Sunday): (Saarbrucken)
We had Sunday school at 10:30 A.M. and had a pleasant time. After the Sunday school we studied for a while until time for the parents class at 1:45 we held meeting at 3 P.M. and I took up most of the time. We ate supper at the Frankfurter then came home and read a while then told bear stories.
November 15, 1909 (Monday): (Saarbrucken)
The fellows helped me get the reports out this morning. We ate dinner at Hust’s. We spent most of the afternoon writing. About 4 P.M. We went out in the woods and had jumping contest until dark then we came in to town and bought our supper and ate it at home.
November 16, 1909 (Tuesday): (Saarbrucken, Frier, Luxemburg, Treves, Coln)
I left Saarbrücken at 9:37 A.M. for Frier (Tréves). From there I took the train for Luxemburg at 11:39 A.M. Luxemburg is a rather odd city and in some respects resembles Plauen if Vogt. in the way it is situated. It snowed all day long so that I couldn’t get a very good view of the general appearance of the place but it must be very beautiful in summer time. They have three or four very fine stone bridges. I left Luxemburg for Tréves at 4:20 P.M. and although it was dark I went through the town and saw the old Roman Gate Tradition says that Tréves is the oldest city of Europe having been built by Trebeta son of King Ninus of Assyria about the time of Abraham. It is a fact that Tréves is the oldest city north of the Alps, with a possible exception of Solothurn. I left Tréves at 7:53 P.M. for Cöln. The train was delayed by snow. It is the first I have seen this season.
November 17, 1909 (Wednesday): (Coln?)
I spent the forenoon at home writing. Bro. Newman and I ate diner with Bro. Stenbesand. We remained there part of the afternoon while Bro. Newman and three of the sisters got out a Christmas program. Bro. Shepherd and I worked on the statistical report until time to go to supper then we all went to the Automat to eat. In Bible Class this evening I conducted the lesson.
November 18, 1909 (Thursday): (Coln?)
Bro. Newman and I visited a family of friends before dinner then we all ate at the room. This afternoon we visited Sister Marx, but she wasn’t at home, then we visited Frau Hausmann, and had coffee, Sister Klein, Markhardt, then Sister Bolleg. We had quite a talk with Herrn Bolleg.
November 19, 1909 (Friday): (Coln?)
Bro. Newman and I went to the Dresdner Bank this morning to cash a check then we went out to Mühlheim and visited Bro. Turner and we waited and ate dinner with him. This afternoon we visited the German Lloyd steam ship office and Cooks ticket office to see about some tour prices. We came home and bought our supper then Bro. Shepherd and I went to the Opera Hausl and bought tickets for this evening then we returned home and read a while then all four of us, Bros. Newman, Shepherd, Bennett and I went to the opera. The opera was “Fief Laud” and we enjoyed it very much. We saw four different Air Ships flying around today, Zepplin II, Parsival II, Gross I, and II.
November 20, 1909 (Saturday): (Coln?)
This morning we went swimming in the “swim Bad.” We ate dinner at Bro. Hartmann’s then visited a man in the Hospital. Bro. Shepherd and I spent the rest of the afternoon and part of the evening working on the reports. We went to the Kaiser Hof and listened to the orchestra and had a fine beefsteak for supper, after finishing the reports.
November 21, 1909 (Sunday): (Coln?)
Bro. Newman and I visited Herrn Giruleit this morning and had a good gospel conversation with him. We held Sunday school at 1:30 P.M. and meeting at 3. I took up most of the time in meeting. Bro Klein took Bros. Newman, Bennett and me to supper. I came home about 6 P.M.
November 22, 1909 (Monday): (Coln, Herne)
I spent the morning finishing up the reports and straightening out my papers. I went to the Bank and got my money 166 Marks, then left for Herne at 12:44 P.M. I left the train at Duisburg and took the car out to Neumühl to find a family of saints named Böhmer. From Neumühl I walked to Buschhausen and found the people although I didn’t have the right address. The Bro. was at work but the sister was very pleased to see me. I remained until 6 P.M. then walked to Sterkrade and took the train for Duisburg and from there to Herne arriving at 8:30 P.M. I came up to Bro. Rensman’s Wischerstr 12 and found Bro. Flamm.
November 23, 1909 (Tuesday): (Herne, Hattingen, Barmen)
Bro. Flamm and I went out to Bro.Koller’s this morning and spent all the time until noon working on the books. We met Bro. Koller on the way and he came back to the room with us. Bro. Koller and I went to Herrn Starbatti’s for dinner and had quite a talk with them. We also visited a family on the same floor with them then visited Sister Fhrholz a woman who was baptized not long ago. We returned and met Bro. Flamm and worked the rest of the afternoon on the books. We visited Sister Starbatti for a while then I left for Hattingen on the streetcar. In Hattingen I ate supper then caught the train for Barmen and met Bro. Wittwer at Schwarzes. Sister Schwarz showed me the new boy.
November 24, 1909 (Wednesday): (Barmen)
I spent the forenoon at home with Bro. Wittwer working on the books. At noon we went out and bought our dinner and ate it in the room. We spent the whole afternoon at home talking and writing. It stormed so hard this afternoon that we didn’t go out. Toward evening we took a package to the post office for Bro. Berrett in Mannheim. We spent the rest of the evening at home eating supper then held a small Bible Class.
November 25, 1909 (Thursday): (Barmen, Cologne)
I left Barmen at 8:42 this A.M. and stopped off at Oligs and visited Frau Field. Bro. Hartmann’s sister, for a while then came on to Cologne. I went right up to Hartmann’s and met the Brethren and we had a Thanksgiving dinner. The Sister prepared a goose for us and it was fixed up fine. After dinner Bro. Newman and I visited two families of friends and this evening we ate supper at a “Veg” then went to a “Kino.”
November 26, 1909 (Friday): (Cologne, Rudesheim, Wiesbaden, Frankfort)
I left Cologne at 9:06 A.M. for Rüdersheim intending to visit Sister Weber but she met me at the depot and said that her father was at the point of death and that her mother wished that I should not come so I talked with her a while then she returned home and I ate dinner at the depot and left for Wiesbaden at 12:56 P.M. I spent the time from 2 P.M. until 4:55 P.M. wishing different sights of interest in the city. Wiesbaden is very fine city and has many beautiful buildings. I left for Frankfurt then and found upon arrival at my room that Bro. Belnap was in Heidelberg. Bros. Nayor and Wright came over and we administered to Sister Distel. She has been quite sick all day. We went to Bro. Lehwalder’s for supper and held a Bible Class there.
November 27, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I wrote a letter to Pres. McKay this morning in answer to one I received from him regarding taking Bro. M. D. Naylor out of the conference. Bros. Naylor and Wright came over and we took a bathe at the “Brause” about noon. This afternoon we went down town to look for some Christmas presents but not having much time I came home and worked a while then met Naylor and Wright at their room and Bro. Naylor and I went out again and bought two presents and mailed them to Bro. W.H. Reynolds in Berlin who is going to take them home. We then went to the “Haffercasten” and met Bro. Kirkham there. We were going roller skating after supper but we decided not to so we came home and have spent the evening reading and writing. I wrote a letter to William [Cannon]* tonight regarding my proposed trip.
*William Cannon was Ed’s older brother that took care of his finances. Ed’s mission was funded from an inheritance from his father following his father’s death.
November 28, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon at home studying. I went to Sunday school at 1:30 P.M. We held meeting at 3 P.M. and I took up the time. This evening Bros. Kirkham, Wright, Naylor and I ate dinner at Bro. Kreile’s. We held meeting this evening at 8 P.M. The fellows and some of the people complemented me on my talk this afternoon.
November 29, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
I stayed home until after dinner working. All the fellows came over and we bought in together. Bro. Kirkham and I visited Herrn Schlur this afternoon. They have brought suit against Sister Remnitz to secure wages due Fränlein Schlur for the time she was in the sister’s employ. Schlur’s still seem to be interested in the gospel and I believe that when this trouble blows over they will be baptized. We visited an old music teacher then a painter after leaving Schlur’s. The painter made quite a “hit” with me. My visit with him started me thinking on an entirely to me, new line of thought.
November 30, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt, Hanau, Enkheim)
I worked at home until about 11:30 A.M. then went to Krischbaum’s to dinner. Bros. Smith and Kirkham were there. This morning received a letter from Pres. McKay saying that he wasn’t going to take Bro. Naylor out of the conference. He also told me that Bro. Thompson had been assigned here and that he would arrive at 2:34 P.M. We three went from Krischbaum’s to the depot and met Bro. Thompson and also met Bros. Wright and Naylor there. I assigned Bro. Thompson to work with Bro. Wright and assigned Bro. Naylor to go to Cologne to work with Bro. Shepherd. This afternoon Bro. Naylor and I went to Hanau to see a Lapidary about some stones which Mother gave me. He said that they were garnets and I left six of them to be cut to see how they will turn out. We rode back as far as Main Kur then went from there to Enkheim and visited Sister Wunderlich and ate supper with her. Bro. Naylor has been after one ever since he came here to go into the Framing business with him when he gets home. I always laughed about it and said yes in a rather joking manner, but tonight he put it up to me in such a convincing manner that he got me really interested and before we quit we made a verbal agreement to work it up together and go into it as a business so at last I have made up my mind what line I shall follow.
December 1, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt, Mayence, Darmstadt)
After working at home until about noon I went over to Bro. Smith’s and got him and we visited Bro. Lehwalder then went to the train and rode to Mayence. I wished to visit Sister Remnitz, but was unable to find her. The proprietor of the hotel where she had her school said she had left town. We left for Darmstadt at 3:55 P.M. and upon arrival went up to the boys room and met them. Bro. Smith and I went to a restaurant for supper then went to Bible Class. Bro. Schick was there and after considering the lesson for a while he called on me to speak. Bro. Smith and I will stay with Bro. Kent and Owens.
December 2, 1909 (Thursday): (Darmstadt, Offenbach)
Bro. Kent and I worked on some reports this morning until about 10 A.M. then we went to the Depot and Bros. Schick, Kent, Owens and Bro. Waibel went to Gadernheim. I visited two families of saints then went to Sister Smith’s for dinner. Bro. Smith and I left at 1:37 P.M. for Frankfurt. Bro. Naylor and I went out to Offenbach at 3:30 and visited Sisters Sauer, and Hübuer then Naylor returned to Frankfurt and I visited Sister Specht. We went to Bible Class at Bro. Gehlor’s. I conducted the lesson.
December 3, 1909 (Friday): (Darmstadt?)
I worked on the books all day today. I went to Hucks for dinner with Bros. Belnap and Naylor. We all spent the evening at Herrn Schlur’s excepting Bro. Belnap who conducted a Bible Class at Lehwalder’s.
December 4, 1909 (Saturday): (Darmstadt?)
Bro. Belnap and I went to the depot to see Bro. Naylor off to Cologne and we met the other fellows there and took a swim bath. We all went to the Reform Restaurant for dinner then went to the “Lakal” and practiced some songs. I came home for a while then went to Barcardt’s for supper. I met Bros. Wright and Thompson there. We three went to Schuman’s this evening.
December 5, 1909 (Sunday): (Darmstadt?)
Bro. Belnap and I spent the forenoon at home studying. At 11 A.M. we went to the hall and had a practice. At 12:30 P.M. we held teachers meeting and at 1:30 Sunday school. Our fast meeting started at 3. We enjoyed a good spirit and heard some good testimonies. A new friend bore her testimony. We ate at Kreile’s and this evening we had a program at 8 P.M. The meetings weren’t quite as well visited as usual on account of being so near Christmas.
December 6, 1909 (Monday): (Darmstadt, Frankfurt)
I spent the forenoon working on the books and writing. Bro. Belnap and I bought in for dinner. I worked at home until 4:30 P.M. and Bro. Wright and I went out to Hanau to get some stones I left to be cut. On returning to Frankfurt we ate supper at his place then went to the “Dollar Prinzessin.”
December 7, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I worked at home all morning. Bro. Wright and I went to Krischbaum’s for dinner. I came home after dinner and worked a while. A Sister Eck from Hanau visited us then Sister Distel’s daughter-and-law came and we had “Coffee.” I went to Choir practice this evening.
December 8, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
After spending the forenoon at home working I went over to Nibelungen Allee to visit Sister Hagelstange but she wasn’t home, so I came back and “bought in” for dinner. I spent the afternoon writing up the conference record. We elders met at 7:30 P.M. and practiced singing for about a half hour. We had Bible Class at 8:30.
December 9, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I arranged some of my cards this morning and got things straightened out somewhat with my correspondence. I received a telegram stating that Bro Burgi would arrive from Zurich. At noon a letter arrived from Pres McKay stating that Bro. August Schulz would be moved from Barmen to Soran. Bro. Geo Burgi will go to Barmen to work with Bro. Wittwer. I went out to Fraus for dinner and from there went to the depot and met Bro. Burgi. Late this afternoon and this evening Bro. Burgi and I visited some friends at Sister Peterman’s and from there we visited Sister Wagner and talked with her husband. At both places we had good times. Bros. Bird and Bachman who are going to Hamburg traveled with Bro. Burgi to Frankfurt.
December 10, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
Bros. Burgi and Bird stayed with Bro. Belnap and I last night and Bro. Bachman stayed with Bro. Wright. At 9:45 A.M. the two brethren left for Hamburg and at 10 A.M. Bro. Burgi left for Barmen. I ate dinner at home with Bro. Wright as guest. This afternoon Bro. Kirkham and I visited Herrn Hut a rich house owner and Frau Koch a friend of Bro. Kirkham’s. Bro. Wright and I went to the “Lustige Witwe” in the “Ober Haus.”
December 11, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
We all went to the Brause for a bath this morning then went over to Humbert’s and practiced singing until dinner time. Right after dinner we held a priesthood meeting. All the elders working here are feeling very well. The meeting was very enjoyable. We practiced again after meeting then Bro. Belnap and I came home and worked on the reports the rest of the day.
December 12, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
I studied until noon then we had a quartet practice singing until 1:15 P.M. Sunday school started at 1:30. At 3 P.M., we held a meeting. Bro. E.S. Smith and I ate supper at the “Hafferkasten.” We held our evening meeting at 7 P.M. I took up the time on explaining a great apostasy.
December 13, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Belnap and I did some business in Connection with the Hall, in town for this forenoon. This afternoon I worked on the reports and answered a letter which I received from Luella this morning. I also received a letter from Ada and Helen. I visited Bro. Hagelstange with Bro. Kirkham this evening and we ate supper there.
December 14, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I spent the whole day at home working on the reports. Bro. Stewart came up from Mannheim this afternoon. He will help me get the yearlys off. Bro. Belnap and I went to the hall at 7:30 and met the fellows and we practiced singing until almost time for choir practice then we came home and worked all evening.
December 15, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
Bros. Belnap, Stewart and I worked all day on the report. Without leaving the hause. This evening we went to Bible Class.
December 16, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
Bros. Belnap Stewart and I worked all day on the reports until 3 P.M. When we went out to Hanau to visit Sister Eck. We spent the evening out there.
December 17, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
We worked on the books all day except for this afternoon when I visited Sister Schellenberger. We worked until 1:30 A.M.
December 18, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
I worked again all day on the books. Bro. Stewart and I went to Borkhardt’s for supper then worked until 5 A.M.
December 19, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Stewart and I worked on the books until 2 P.M. then we went to meeting. After meeting Bros. Wright, Thompson, Stewart and I ate dinner with Kreile’s. We held meeting at 8 P.M.
December 20, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
I worked on the books until 5 A.M. Bros. Belnap, Stewart and I went to Frau Zimmerdinger’s funeral this morning. I went to visit her son with Frau Klinkel and Sister Weber. We went to the grave yard with them. The rest of the elders and some of the Saints were present and we sung two songs after the pastor had spoken and prayed. I then said a few words to those present after the singing. Frau Zimmerdinger has been a friend to the gospel for years and has written a number of things for the Stern. From what I hear she was a very gifted writer, although very, very poor. I got my reports off this morning and sent 432.17 Marks to Zurich this afternoon. This money was tithing and “Nickel fund.” Bro. Stewart and I went to the “Brause” this evening.
December 21, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Frankfurt)
Bro. Wright and I went down to Darmstadt this morning. On our way through the town we met Bro. Kent and went with him to the hall and helped him take an inventory of mission property then we went to Waibel’s and the Sister invited us to dinner. After dinner we met Bros. Schick and Owens on the street and had a talk with them then went to visit a Bro. Evans, and his wife. He is studying forestry in Darmstadt during the winter. We spent the afternoon with them then went to supper with them. We returned to Frankfurt at 8:05 P.M. and went to Choir practice.
December 22, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I made out an inventory of the Branch today. I went to the hall at 2 P.M. and practiced with the Brethren until 3:30 then came home and got some supper and worked a while. I went back to the hall at 6:30 and we had a practice of the people who are going to take part on the Christmas program.
December 23, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
I wrote some cards this forenoon. I met Bro. Belnap at 2 P.M. at the Haust Wache and we went to a costumers and hired a Santa Clause suit for Christmas. I had an appointment to meet the other elders at the hall at 3 P.M. but they didn’t show up so I went down to the Dresdener Bank and got some checks cashed. Bro. Stewart and I went to the Café Bauer and wrote cards until 6 P.M. When I was supposed to meet Bro. Belnap. No one came around so we went to the Reform R. for supper. We elders all met at 7:30 P.M. and practiced.
December 24, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
I worked in the Hall all day. We ate supper at the Salzhaus. I wrote to Luella and William after getting home.
December 25, 1909 (Saturday): (Frankfurt)
Sister Wagner’s little child died the other day and was buried this morning at 8 A.M. Bro. Belnap and I and some of the saints attended the funeral and we sang “O Mein Vater” and “Komm Heim” and I dedicated the grave and spoke a few words to those present. Bro. Stewart and I ate dinner at home. Our Christmas program started at 4 PM. and lasted until almost 7 P.M. We had over 180 grown people present 52 of them being friends. Elders Stewart, Thompson and I ate super at the “Salzhause” then went roller skating. I took the part of “Sankt Nickalans” at the “Feier.”
December 26, 1909 (Sunday): (Frankfurt)
Bros. Belnap, Stewart, and I went to dinner at Sister Weisensehl’s then had our Sunday school at 1:30 P.M. At 3 o-clock we held meeting. Bro. Stewart and I spoke. After meeting Bro. Wright and I went to coffee at Bro. Esch’s. I had a talk with his wife and a nurse. Our program started at 7 P.M. We had a big bunch of friends present and every one seemed to enjoy themselves.
December 27, 1909 (Monday): (Frankfurt)
We elders all went bathing this morning then we went to the Reform Restaurant for dinner. Bro. Stewart and I visited Sister Prinz this afternoon and met Frau Hahmeister there and had a talk with her then went with Bro. Wright and visited Bro. Hagelstange. This evening we went roller skating.
December 28, 1909 (Tuesday): (Frankfurt)
I remained at home until about 1:30 P.M. then Elders Wright, Stewart, Thompson, and I went to dinner at the Salzhaus. After dinner I went to the “Lakal” and got some things then came home and studied until time for Choir practice.
December 29, 1909 (Wednesday): (Frankfurt)
I went over to Bro. Kirkham’s to dinner today then went visiting some friends with him. We met some good people. I came home and wrote a letter to Pres. McKay instead of going to Bible Class.
December 30, 1909 (Thursday): (Frankfurt)
Bro. Wright and I went to Sister Hoffmann’s at five thirty and ate a small supper there. This evening all the elders ate at Herrn Schlür’s.
December 31, 1909 (Friday): (Frankfurt)
I stayed home and wrote a letter to William and Luella. Just as I got through Bro. West came in. He has been visiting his sister in Darmstadt. We went over to Bro. Wright’s and got him then went to the depot and met his Sister Mrs. Evans and her husband. We met the other elders and all ate supper at the “Salzhaus.” We elders went roller skating and Bro. West and Bro. and Sister Evans went to Schumann’s. We all met at the “Haust Wache” at 11:45 P.M. and Bros. Belnap and Thompson went to Humbert’s and the rest of us stayed on the street to see the old year out and the New Year in. There was very little excitement on the street at midnight there being so many policemen that no one dared make much of a demonstration about 10 after 12 the people began to bunch up in front of the post office and the police were forced to draw their swords in order to hold the crowd back in one or two instances. The police were evidently prepared to force the people off the streets for about 20 minutes after 12 a streetcar full of policemen stopped in front of the post office and cleared the center of the street driving the people on to the side wall. This was hardly accomplished when a company of mounted police came out of the post office yard and started to drive the people in opposite directions from the door of the post office on both sides of the Zeil (street on which the post office stands). They would ride into the crowd at a gallop driving men, women and children before them. We were standing a short distance from the post when this started and the horsemen rode into the crowd with such force that we were almost trodden under foot. It came as such a surprise that Mrs. Evans became very frightened and it was barely possible for us to escape being trampled on by people and horses through crowding into a small side street. As we got into this street the police charged into it and we had to form a ring around Mrs. Evans and almost carry her to get away. Bro. and Sister Evans went to Bro. Wright’s room to stay and we elders went to Bro. Humbert’s per a promise which we had made him. As we rode through the Glanbourg strasse we noticed flames bursting from a window we jumped off the car and went and kicked on the door until a man opened it. The fire was in the second story and this man and ran up the stairs and found the people on the landing shouting for light and water. I happened to have a box of matches with me and we found our way to the kitchen and after filling two buckets with water I lit the gas and in about 3 minutes the fire was out. There were some men living there, but they had been frightened by the great quantity of smoke but when we went in and drew the water for them they carried it into the other room and threw it on the fire. We had quite a pleasant time the few minutes we were at Humbert’s. It was about 3 A.M. when we got home. Bro. West stayed with me. I had about the most interesting time of my mission to close the old year with.
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