by GeoffS » Mon May 04, 2009 1:42 am
1841
May 12, the Washingtonians held the first Martha Washington Society meeting for women and children in NY. They provided moral guidance and material support to sober up female drunks and assisted the wives and children of male drunks. This was the first temperance movement where women held leadership posts. The movement also lead to young peoples’ groups. Free blacks started separate Washingtonian societies
1917
May, Bill W began officer’s training at Plattsburg, NY. After eight weeks of artillery training at Ft Monroe, VA, Bill was a second lieutenant in the 66th Artillery Corps and went to Ft Rodman outside of New Bedford, MA.
1919
May, Bill W was discharged from the Army at Camp Devens.
1921
May, Bill W replied to an advertisement in the NY Times and received an invite from Thomas Edison to go to his laboratory to take an employment test of 286 questions.
1923
May, Lois experienced her third ectopic pregnancy that led to removal of her ovaries. Bill W was so drunk he did not go to the hospital.
1932
May, Bill W went on a business trip to Bound Brook NJ with a group of Pathe Co. engineers to study a new photographic process. It went very wrong. In a hotel Bill drank Apple Jack (Jersey Lightning) and was drunk for 3 days. His contract with Wheeler and Winans was cancelled.
1933
May, Lois’ father married “Joan Jones.â€
Go Deb! My prayers are with you.