Washington - Philadelphia - New York.
Wea. [Weather] TUES. [Tuesday] April 21, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
38 [degrees]
60 [degrees]
Camb. [Cambridge]
Clear with light N.W. [northwest] wind.
Did some errands about town in A.M.
In P.M. drove with C. [Caroline] in a victoria
through the Zoo. Next called at "Old
Colony" Antique furniture place where I
spent $122 for old furniture & silver
plate. $80. of this was for silver wedding
present to C. [Caroline] Afterwards called
at Gott's where C. bought some
memorial spoons for our wards at home.
Packed our trunks in evening.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 22 [April 22, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
37 [degrees]
63 [degrees]
Camb. [Cambridge]
C. [Caroline] & I left Washington by 9 A.M. train.
Stopped over 3 hours (12.30 - 3.45) at
Philadelphia where Mrs. Morris met &
lunched with us. I then went to Academy
Science & met Rhoads & Witmer Stone.
We went together to Rhoads' office to
see Audubon's famous painting of
Black Cock. Rhoads has bought it to sell
again. John E. Thayer wants it & I saw
it for him. It was a superb painting.
C. [Caroline] & I reached New York about sunset &
went to Sherman Square Hotel. George Kettell
dined with us there.
New York - Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday] April 23, 1903 Ther. {Thermometer]
43 [degrees]
64 [degrees]
Camb. [Cambridge]
Sunny but hazy, cool.
To Am. Mus. Nat. Hist [American Museum of Natural History] at 10 A.M.
Saw Allen & Chapman. The latter took
me all over the building & showed me
many interesting things.
Lunched with George Kettell at Athletic
Club at 1.30. C. [Caroline] & I returned
to Boston by 4 p.m. train over
Boston & Albany R.R. reaching home
about 11 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 24 [April 24, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
48 [degrees]
63 [degrees]
Clear & cool.
To Mus. Comp. Zool [Museum of Comparative Zoology] in A.M.
Saw Woodworth, Hershaw, Faxon & Bangs.
Henry B. Bigelow has just formally
made over to us the Bryant coll [collection] of
bird skins - some 8000.
John E. Thayer called at 2.30 p.m.
to get my report on the Black Cock
painting. He decided to take it at
$4500., Rhoads' price. Saw Walter Deane
this morning. He is up but very frail.