Mr. Lanham Revisited: Sept. 14, 1926

A solemn day of reflection on his 38th birthday

Mr. Lanham devoted two full pages of his diary to his birthday today, and we get insights into his thoughts and emotions that we seldom experience in his day-to-day diary. It is so poignant that I am transcribing the entire entry.

“Thirty-eight years old today and probably half my life gone — and wasted it seems at times. How the years slip by on winged …