A.O.U. [American Ornithologists' Union] Meeting, Philadelphia
Wea. [Weather] SUN. [Sunday] NOV. 15, 1903 [November 15, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, cool, calm.
  Spent last night at Walter Deane's.
He & Margie were to have gone to Phila. [Philadelphia]
with me to-day but both were ill this
morning. I left Boston at 10 A.M. reached
New York about 5 P.M. crossed to 23rd St.
Ferry in transfer coach, left Jersey City at
6.30, reached Philadelphia at 8.20. Went to
Colonade Hotel where I found Merriam,
Fisher, Sage & Nelson. Dr. & Mrs. Allen
also there.
  Wea. [Weather] Monday 16 [November 16, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light drizzle of rain.
  Council meeting at Acad. Nat. Sci. [Academy of Natural Sciences] 10 A.M.
to 4.30 P.M. Allen, Merriam, Sage, Fisher, Stone,
Dwight, Nelson, Chapman, Dutcher, Batchelder present.
R. Deane, Cory & Roberts absent. Lunch
in Stone's room. Back to hotel at 5 P.M.
Business meeting Fellows 8-11 P.M.
Shufeldt, Richmond, Nehrling, Stejneger,
Cooke, Beal, Bishop, T.S. Palmer, there
besides number of Council just mentioned.
Cory elected President, Batchelder & Nelson
Vice Presidents. Harmonious meeting.
A.O.U. [American Ornithologists' Union] Meeting, Philadelphia
Wea. [Weather] TUES. [Tuesday] NOV. 17, 1903 [November 17, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Heavy rain all day.
  Public meeting at Academy 10 A.M. to
4.30 P.M. with lunch (an excellent one) as
usual. Very large attendance. Some good papers
in A.M. & a remarkable lantern slide talk
by Job in p.m. He fairly out did Chapman
who preceded him. I was in hall all day.
About 30 of us dined at a restaurant at
7 p.m. Morris was our host & we had a fine time.
Sat up late with a number of the men at
Colonade. Murphy from Ga. [Georgia] a new comer
& any attention was with us.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 18 [November 18, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cold.
  To the Zoo at 8.30 A.M. with Merriam,
Nelson, Fisher, Morris, Stone & Kinglet.
They have a fine lot of birds & mammals
there now. To meeting at Academy about
11 A.M. More good papers & lantern talks.
Big attendance, especially at lunch.
Dr. Woodhouse there looking hale & hearty.
Dined at restaurant with Merriam &
F. M. Chapman & his wife. To meeting
Audubon delegates at Mrs. Robbins's 8 P.M.
staying about an hour.