Washington
Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] JAN. 3, 1908 [January 3, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cooler with light easterly winds.
  To Dr. Allen's at 8:30. Back to the 
Gordon by 10:30. At 12:30 C. [Caroline Brewster] & I 
went to Harvey's to lunch with Nelson
& Henry, the former being our entertainer.
We had roasted oysters deliciously cooked
and several with a unique sauce, an
invention of Harvey's & a carefully guarded 
secret we were told. I spent most
of the afternoon working on Umbagog M.S. [manuscript]
C. read aloud from Wister's Washington
in the evening
Wea. [Weather] SATURDAY 4 [January 4, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
N.E. [Northeast] storm, at first snow, then sleet,
finally rain, the air intensely chilly.
  Wrote letters and worked a little
on Umbagog M.S. [manuscript] in forenoon. Went
to Dr. Davis's 1108 New York Ave. at 
noon and had two teeth extracted,
taking laughing gas or rather a modern
substitute for it that works more quickly.
After this walked to 7th St. [street] & bought a 
bowl for C's lily bulbs. Took the cars back.
Spent afternoon & evening in our rooms
writing a little. C. read from magazines
in the evening.
Washington
Wea. [Weather] SUN. [Sunday] JAN. 5, 1908 [January 5, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [Northwest] wind
Much cooler, the street puddles frozen.
Took a walk with C. after breakfast.
Sixteenth St. is shaded by tulip trees of 
fair size. In the top of one of them, only
a few rods from the Gordon, I saw a [male]
Cardinal. He was among the seed vessels
of the tulip tree & he chirped incessantly.
Wrote letters after my return.
Miss Stebbins lunched with C. & me. At 3
P.M. Jos. Grinnell [Joseph Grinnell] called & took me to the 
Kensington where I met Miss Alexander
of Cala. [California] Henry spent the evening with C. [?]
Wea. [Weather] MONDAY 6 [January 6, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [Northwest] wind
Early morning cool.
  To Dr. Allen's at 8:30. He filled
one tooth & dismissed me at 9:30.
On the way back I called at the 
Riggs Nat. [National] Bank & drew $100. on my 
letter of credit. Also bought some
magazines. Worked on Umbagog M.S. [manuscript]
rest of forenoon & all afternoon.
C. went to the Belasco Theater to see
John [?] this evening. I to the 
Cosmos where I met Howell, Rose &
others. Met C. & Miss [?] when the
play was over & escorted them home.