Washington
Wea. [weather] MON. [Monday] JAN. 15, 1906 [January 15, 1906] Ther. [thermometer]
  A.M. Sunny; P.M. Cloudy.
  Left Boston at 8.45 A.M. and
reached Washington at 9.45
P.M.  C. [Caroline] Travelled to the Dartmouth
St. station to see me off and H.W.H [Henry W. Henshaw]
met me at the Station in W. [Washington]
  I went directly to Mrs. Baker's
1905 16th St. where I am to stay.
About 3 in [inches] of snow in Mass. [Massachusetts] then
merest dust in Conn. [Connecticut], none whatever
south of New York. Saw cows out
at pastures in Conn. [Connecticut]

Wea. [weather] Tuesday 16 [January 16, 1906] Ther. [thermometer]
  Cloudy & chilly but not freezing.
  Spent day at Smithsonian Ins.
at A.O.U. [American Ornithologist's Union] Meeting in the
bird gallery. Present Allen, Batchy [Batchelder],
Dwight, Lucas, Merriam, Ridgway,
Richmond. In P.M. we had as 
guests Gill, Osgood and Oberholser.
  The Code Committee will be
continued as this work is not done.
  Dined with H.W.H. at the
Portner. He came back with me
& we talked until 9 P.M.

Washington
Wea. [weather] WED. [Wednesday] JAN. 17, 1906 [January 17, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Clear & cooler freezing a little.
Grass very green here.
  Nomenclature Com. [Nomenclature Committee] in session
all day in the Smith. gallery [Smithsonian gallery].
Allen, Dwight, Merriam, Ridgway,
Richmond and I. Chapman also
there looking up Warblers for his 
book. He, Allen and I lunched at
Nat. Mus. [United States National Museum] Met there Osgood &
his friend Sheldon, a big game
hunter. Spent evening at Merriam's
Charles Sheldon & Dwight there.

Wea. [weather] Thursday 18 [January 18, 1906] Ther. [thermometer]
  Clear and warm with S.W. [southwest] wind.
   To Dept. Agriculture at 9.30.
Saw Merriam, Henshaw, Palmer, 
Oberholser, Osgood and Beale.
Nomenclature Committee met
at 10.30. Present Allen, Dwight,
Merriam, Ridgway, Richmond.
We did a good days work.
Lunched with Allen and Merriam.
Home to dinner at 6. Henry
called at 9 and took me to theatre
to see Ben Greet Co. in
Merchant of Venice. It was well done.