Cambridge - Boston
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] DEC. 20, 1909 [December 20, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
20 [degrees] Fine
Clear, calm, cold
To Boston at 10.30. Spent
about 3 hours at our office &
that of Estabrook & Co. downstairs.
Had long talk with Arthur & Watson
about Mackintire. They tell me
he has been careless & forgetful in
respect to some of his accounts & Arthur
has just arranged to have [?]
talk over his personal account books
which Mackintire has kept for years.
They both have continued & implicit
faith in his honesty & both (especially
Watson) think there is no reason why
we should consider referring him on the
Brewster Trust. Spent some time trying
to straighten out purchase by E. & Co. of
10 shs Old Col. that I do not remember
ordering. Tried to do some Christmas
shopping but found nothing I wanted. Took
lunch with J.C. Melvin.
Nuttall Club this evening. Allen gave us
a fine talk on Spring with slides.
Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] DEC. 21, 1909 [December 21, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear & cold with high N.W. [northwest] wind.
Spent day in Museum
writing letters. One of them 
was to Arthur Estabrook in
relation to Mackintire's work
for our Trust. I gave very
much time & thought to it
and at the last took a press
copy of it for possible future
reference. Gilbert was in town
most of day buying Christmas
greens presents. C. [Caroline Brewster] still
keeps to her room & couch but
she seems stronger & brighter
then when she first got back.
Heard a Blue Jay & saw 2 
Chickadees in the Garden.
I have lots "paper whites" 
blooming now in the Den.