New York.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] DEC. 6, 1909 [December 6, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
Brilliantly clear, calm, mild.
  To meeting Council A.O.U. [American Ornithologists Union] at
Harvard Club, 44th St. 10 A.M. - 4.30
P.M. Delicious luncheon served at 1 P.M.
13 members present viz Allen, Batchelder,
Brewster, Chapman, Dutcher, R. Deane,
Sage, Stone. Nelson in chair. Rather
exciting meeting with heated discussion
of matters concerning new Check List, such
as accents to mark names & use of apostrophe
s with proper names in possessive case.
Got back to hotel at 5 & dictated a copy
of my Merrill Memorial to typewriter.
  Business meeting Council, Allen's room
Am. Mus. [American Museum of Natural History] 8 P.M. to midnight. Besides
Council 4 members present, Lucas, Jones,
Bishop, Grenill. Prolonged voting on
new Fellows & Members. Got back 12.30.
C. [Caroline Brewster] laid up with headache all day.

New York
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] DEC. 7, 1909 [December 7, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & mild with heavy rain in
afternoon & evening.
  Worked on the Memorial for an
hour after breakfast and then went
to American Museum for the day.
  Sat it out in the lecture room
allotted for the public meeting of the
Union. This was well attended &
nearly all the Fellows who are in the 
city were here. Seton, the
big game hunter, came in at luncheon
time & I had a few words with him
- a quiet, modest, attractive man.
At 4 P.M. we had a meeting of Fellows
in Allen's room, lasting about an hour.
Jack Nichols came back with me in
the pouring rain. George Simmons & his
fiance dined with Lizzy & me at 7.30
  C. is still confined to her room & miserable.