Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Nov. 19, 1902 [November 19, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Sunny & mild with light W. [west] wind.
  Spent day at meeting at Nat. Museum [National Museum].
Attendance large & papers exceptionally
good. At 5 P.M. went to afternoon
tea at Mrs. Patten's (Secretary Wash.
Aud. Soc. [District of Columbia Audubon Society] Dined at hotel at 6.30
& at 8.15 went to hall Columbia University
to meeting Audubon Society. Surgeon Gen Sternberg [Surgeon General Sternberg]
presided. I sat on platform with
Lucas, Dutcher, Stone, Chapman & Theo Palmer.
Read a memorial paper from Mass. Soc. [Massachusetts Audubon Society]. Home
at 10 P.M. Sat up with R. Deane, Dutcher & Roberts
until 12 P.M.
  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 20 [November 20, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & mild.
  Council meeting at 9.30 P.M. Union
meeting all A.M. In P.M. Finance 
Com. [Committee] met in Smith. [Smithsonian] gallery. Most
of the members of A.O. U. [American Ornithologists Union] went
to Florence Bailey's house to afternoon 
tea to see Fuertes' drawings. I
did not. Invited Nelson to dine with
me at the Richmond. He stayed until
midnight, Dutcher, Roberts & R. Deane
joining us at 10 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Nov. 21, 1902 [November 21, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudless, calm, very warm for season.
  A.O.U. [American Ornithologists Union] & Audubon Societies invited to visit Zoo
in A.M. I went with Dutcher, Fisher & Theo Palmer
at 10.30. About 15 assembled at Park office where
we were presented to Prof. Langley. He made
us a short set speech & departed. Dr. Frank Baker, 
Mr. Baker & two attendants then took us around
& explained everything & showed off the animals.
They also gave us a lunch, after which Merriam
Ridgway & I returned to the city & went to
Smithsonian where the Com. on Nom. [Committee on Classification and Nomenclature] held a short
session. I dined with the Merriams at 6.30.
Mr. Allens & Gilbert there. 2 Carolina Wrens in
full song at the Zoo.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday 22 [November 22, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear & calm; P.M. cloudy; evening
raining.
  George Deane, Sage & I left W. [Washington] for home by
7.45 A.M. train ("Colonial Ex." [Colonial Express]) We
reached Boston about 8.30 P.M. & Camb. [Cambridge]
shortly after nine. I read most of the
time on the cars. Harvard-Yale foot-ball
game at New Haven & depot crowded.
Saw Fish Crows between Washington & Phila. [Philadelphia].
No Ducks or Gunpowder or Bush River
& no Hawks anywhere. Total expense of my
trip about $70.00.