Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Nov. [November] 11 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & chilly.
  Spent A.M. in museum writing.
Went to Boston at noon with C. [Caroline] &
dined at the Haywards'. Aunt Mary,
Roland, May, Harry & Miss Hammond at table.
Called on Frank Manning afterwards.
Came [?] at 4 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Monday [November] 12 [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & mild.
  A.O.U [American Ornithologists' Union] meetings began to-day. To Batchy's
at 10 A.M. to attend Council meeting,
which lasted until 5.30 P.M. All but
one of the Council there. Among them
Cory, D[?], Dutcher, Sago, Roberts,
Fisher, Merriam, R. Deane, Allen,
Chapman, Elliot.
  We gave a dinner party at 6.30 P.M.
At 8 P.M. the active members held the
annual business meeting in my museum.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Nov. [November] 13, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & mild.
  Morning session 10-1 afternoon  2-4
at Nash Hall. Lunch at Colonial Club.
Large attendance. Most important
scientific papers to-day. A few
lantern slides in P.M. (I showed some
of mine). Dinner at Batchy's at 7 P.M.
I went with Walter. 22 were present.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday [November] 14, [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & mild.
  The sessions to-day mainly devoted
to lantern slide exhibitions & talks.
I gave a reception at the museum
this evening to the A.O.U. members.
About forty were present.