Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Jan. 18, 1911 [January 18, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
6 [degrees], 16 [degrees] "We Dine" Fine
Clear & cold.
  Spent day in Museum,
working on Umbagog book.
Revised M.S. [manuscript] already written
& then (after luncheon) began on 
the main text with the Pied
billed Greebe [Pied-billed Grebe]. I wrote the 
Horned [Horned Grebe] & the Holboell's Greebes [Holboell's Grebe]
last summer & stopped there.
I shall probably devote the
remainder of the winter to this
part of the task, in the bird
part.
  We had our "We Dine" this
evening & everyone came except
Jackson who is in Europe &
Goodale who is ill. Good dinner
& pretty cards made by Alice Stone.
The men all left at 10.30.

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Thurs. [Thursday] Jan. 19, 1911 [January 19, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Geo. Webb goes away!  Fair.
Partly sunny, partly cloudy;
warm with light variable winds.
  No birds about the place,
not even a Sparrow.
  Spent day in Museum
working on the Pied-bill Greebe [Pied-billed Grebe]
M.S. [manuscript] and making poor
progress. Dr Tuttle called me
by telephone to say that there is
a movement on foot to make the
State Fish & Game Commission
a one-man body. I had
heard of this before through Dr. Field.
  When Gilbert went up to see
George this noon he met Mary
in the street much distressed. She
said her father struck & choked
her this morning (Gilbert saw marks
on her neck) & then left the house
vowing never to return! C. [Caroline Brewster] telephoned
Mr. Walker about it. He will see 
us to-morrow.