Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] Jan. 4, 1909 [January 4, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
 Cloudy with light rain in forenoon.
Very mild. Little or no wind.
  Spent day in Museum
working on M.S. [manuscript] of Barrow's
Golden-eye article. It makes 
but slow progress. No callers.
  The house full of people 
preparing it for Dr. Grenfell's talk
to morrow. The reading class
assembled as usual but C. [Caroline Brewster] remained
up stairs resting for to-morrow.
Nuttall Club meeting this evening.
Eleven members. I had Palmer
(of Penn. [Pennsylvania]) as my guest. Wright
read paper based on his book
(about ready for publication) on
birds observed in Public Garden. It
was most interesting.
  Screech Owl wailing in our Garden at
5 P.M. Nothing else noted there to-day.

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Jan. 5, 1909 [January 5, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
 Cloudy & gloomy with heavy
rain in forenoon. Very warm.
  Dr. Grenfell came to our
house at 11 A.M. to address
upwards of eighty people (nearly
all ladies) who had bought
tickets (@ 1.00) and assembled
in the parlor where I spoke a
few words to them before he began.
He was most interesting &
winning & every one seemed
pleased. C. [Caroline Brewster] invited Billcliffe &
Peale & Dewey the furniture mover.
Dr. G. [Dr. Grenfell] & Miss White lunched with
C. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & me at 1.45. After
lunch he smoked a cigar with
me in Museum. I wrote after that.
A Flicker eating Parkman apples
was the only bird seen by me to-day.