Washington
Wea [Weather] SAT. [Saturday] FEB. 8, 1908  [February 8, 1908 ]Ther. [Thermometer] 
34 [degrees]
Clear & cool with light N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent most of the day in hotel lobby 
working at my usual task. Walked 
to the Riggs' Bank after breakfast to get a 
gold coin and to the Columbia Theater 
with C. [Caroline Brewster] after lunch. She met Sally Dearborn 
there. They saw Gilbert Parker's "Right of Way" 
and thought it good. I came back 
to the Gordon to work stopping by the way 
at the 14 St. flower store to order roses & 
carnations for to-morrow. C. read to me this 
evening for an hour as usual.

Wea [Weather] SUN. [Sunday] FEB. 9, 1908 [February 9, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer] 
15 [degrees]
28 [degrees]
Clear, calm, cold. 
Thirtieth anniversary of my wedding.
  To early service at St. John's at 
8 A.M. with C. [Caroline Brewster] We had a brisk 
walk after that. Spent remainder of 
day in hotel reading & writing letters. 
Nelson & Sally Dearborn dined 
with us at 7 P.M. Sally departed at 
8.15 but Nelson stayed until 10.30. 
He talked about this adventures in 
Alaska & Mexico. C. & I gave each other 
$10 gold pieces. Walter & Margie sent us
white roses. I bought red roses & carnations.

Washington
Wea [Weather] MON. [Monday] FEB. 10, 1908 [February 10, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer] 
Cloudy, calm, mild. Streets 
sloppy, sidewalks dry.
  Spent most of the day in 
hotel lobby working on Umbagog 
Introduction. To Dr. Allen's at 4.45. 
He advises me to abandon my 
plate & have "bridges" made, which 
I shall do. On my way back 
met Dick Dana. We took a rather 
long walk together. He is here for a 
few days only to see the President. 
Spent evening at Cosmos. Talked with 
Osgood, Nelson & Ross & Evermann.
[margin]Saw a Buzzard sailing over Gordon[/margin]

Wea [Weather] TUE. [Tuesday] FEB. 11, 1908 [February 11, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer] 
Cloudy, calm mild. Snow melting 
but slowly. Lawns still thinly snow covered.
  To Dr. Allen at 9.45. He began work 
on my bridge, keeping me about an hour. 
Returning worked until 1 on Umbagog M.S [Umbagog manuscript] 
At 2.15 C. [Caroline Brewster] & I walked to auction rooms 
on G. St. to look at Oriental rugs, some 
of them very handsome. Thence by car 
to Capitol where we took seats in Senate 
gallery. C. stayed there until 5.30, I only 
half an hour when I visited the House gallery 
& returned to Gordon to write for two 
hours more. C. read The Broken Road 
to me after our 7 o'clock dinner.