  Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] April 21, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warm with light S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Committee met at 9.30. Dwight
left Washington early this morning
& Stone by a noon train. The 
rest of us did no work in P.M. [delete] all day lunching
on the Avenue at an oyster saloon.[/delete]
I lunched with Miller at Nat. Mus. [National Museum]
& afterwards looked over his mammal
collection. C. [Caroline] & I visited two antique
furniture stores in late P.M.
Chimney Swifts arrived this evening.

  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 22 [April 22, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
89 [degrees] max. [maximum]
  Clear & hot with light S. [south] wind.
  Called at Wight's this morning. Thence
to Smithsonian where Committee
held its final session 9.30 A.M. to
4 P.M. Present Allen, Merriam,
Ridgeway, Richmond & W. B. [William Brewster].
With exception of Ridgeway we all 
lunched together at a place where
there are no waiters.
  Miss Swazey came from Baltimore
& spent night. She, C. [Caroline] & I saw Julia
Marlowe this evening in "When Knighthood was 
in favour."

  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] April 23, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
90 [degrees] (5 P.M.)
  Clear with light S. [south] wind.
  After breakfast took cars to Wight's
& paid for old furniture in full.
Thence by cab to Agricultural Dept. [Agricultural Department] where
I saw Merriam, Theo Palmer, Fisher &
Osgood. Also Dr. Woodworth. Called on
Dr. Howard & talked about mosquitos.
At 11 A.M. Oberholser & I went to Smithsonian
where we found Ridgeway & Richmond.
Spent rest of day there working up Lower Cala. [Lower California]
points. C. [Caroline] ill with rheumatism to-day. Miss
Swazey stayed on with her. Merriam called
on me this evening.

  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 24 [April 24, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cooler with fresh W. [west] wind.
  C. [Caroline] left Washington at 10 A.M. for
Phila. [Philadelphia]. I followed by 12.45 train
& we came on to New York together
going to the Sherman Square Hotel.
Before leaving Washington I called
on Dr. Merriam. He is a sad wreck
his face distorted terribly by paralysis.
Also saw Richmond, Oberholser &
Miller again. Apple trees in full
bloom Washington to Phila. [Philadelphia], peach, pear
& cherry trees from Phila. [Philadephia] to New York.