Wea. [Weather] Mon. Dec. 17, 1906 [Monday, December 17, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
                                                                                                           30º  34º
  Cloudy, calm, mild.
  Spent day in Museum. Cleared
up cupboards, book cases etc.
discarding & burning bushels of old
M.S. [manuscripts], proof sheets, catalogues &
other trash that has been accumulating
here for years. 
  To Boston at 5.30. Meeting of
Fish & Game Assoc. [Association] at Copley Sq. Hotel [Copley Square Hotel].
[?] Com. [Committee] 6. - 6.30; dinner 6.30-7.30
Business meeting 7.30-9.30. Got home
at 11.30.

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 18 [Tuesday, December 18, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cooler but not really cold.
N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent day in Museum. Walter
Gilbert & I worked on the books
& pamphlets discarding many &
putting the rest into better shape.
  My cousin Charley Noyes
called in P.M. [?] [?]
invited me to a dinner given by
the Merchants Club this evening to
Dr. Grenfell but I felt too tired 
to go.

Wea. [Weather] Wed. Dec.19, 1906 [Wednesday, December 19, 1906   Ther. [Thermometer]
                                                                                                                 7º
  Clear and cold with almost no
wind -
  Worked at Museum up to 10.45
when C. [Caroline] & I went to Miss Thompson's 
school to some interesting Christmas
exercises by the children. Thence
I went to Boston. Called at
office & at Dimick's office & bought
a few presents. Attended meeting Fish &
Game, Youngs Hotel 4-5 P.M. Got
home at 6 P.M. The We Dine Club at
Mrs Scudders 7 - 10.45 P.M. They all
came & we sat down 11 in [?].
C. [Caroline] gave us a fine dinner & seasonal surprises
[margin] among them some [?] [?] & some funny telegrams.[/margin]

Wea. [Weather] Thursday 20 [Thursday, December 20, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with heavy rain at evening.
  To Boston at 10.30 to meet
Dr. & Mrs. Gehring at the Lenox at 11.
At 12.30 the Doctor & I went to
North Union Station whence he took
1.15 train for Bethel. I lunched
at Bunch of Grapes & then called
at our office, at Dimick's & at
Mr. Leverett's. Saw Mr. [Liard?]. Agreed
to take 2 shares in the [Sharkman-Liard?]
gold mines, one for Mr. Leverett. The
other Dr. G. [Dr. Gehring] & I divide between us.
Got home at 6 P.M.