His father as a young man always wore spats and a cane when he came to a cold climate, and his father-in-law, who owned about twenty canes, would not be seen without cane and spats until his death in 1942.
Date (happened)
1942
unresolved
- 1942
Told / reported
- 25 July 1968
Sources
Source
- Awake O Sleeper July 25 Marines Memorial Club San Francisco ¶44 (When my father was a young man, he wore spats if he came to a cold climate, and a cane. That was in order. He felt undressed if he didn’t have that.)