Cambridge - Boston.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] March 7, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Partly cloudy in forenoon; afternoon
sunny. Much warmer. Snow & ice
melting fast.
  To Boston at 9.30 A.M. Met
John Thomas of Lynn in our office.
He has applied for the position of
gardener on our place. I liked him.
Forbush met me at 10.30 at the office
to talk over game legislation. I called
at Jeffries' office but he had just gone.
Got out at 3.30 & wrote some letters in 
Museum. Asked to dine with Margie & Walter D. [Walter Deane]
but declined. Bought some books in town.
  
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 8 [March 8, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy, calm, mild. Light
rain at evening.
  Spent forenoon in Museum
writing letters. There again from
4 - 5.30 P.M. Dined at the
Scudders' at 1.30 with Mrs. Scudder,
Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Hillhouse and Miss 
Una Clark. The last named introduced
me to her fiance, Mr. Hunt, who came
for her at 3.45. I took tea at
the Cobbs' with Mrs. Cobb, Lizzy Fuller,
Mrs. Moffatt & Austin White.
Stayed until 9.30.

Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] March 9, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy, calm, mild. The ground
bare over most of lawn & garden.
  Spent day in Museum. A
[female] Canada Nuthatch, 3 Chickadees &
a [male] Downy visited the suet.
Gilbert & I cleared out Walter's
room, removing everything. Whitcomb's
men are to begin laying an oak floor
there to-morrow. I worked a little
on Umbagog M.S. [Umbagog manuscript] & wrote a few letters..
Dined at Batchelder's at 6.30 with Jeffries,
Bangs, Bert, Eustis, W. Deane & F.H. Allen.
Council meeting afterwards lasting until 11. We
met to deal with M.S. [manuscript] Abstract of Proceedings
prepared by Townsend & Glover Allen.
[margin]Flicker [in full song] on Buckingham St. 8.30.[/margin]

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 10 [March 10, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
12 [degrees]
26 [degrees]
Clear & cold with high N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Spent day in Museum working
on Umbagog M.S. [manuscript]. Purdie called
at 5 P.M. staying about an hour.
I spent the evening at my
boarding house, playing several games
of checkers with Mrs. Freeman
and going to bed early.