Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. MAR. 31, 1911 [Friday, March 31, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Mostly sunny the sky filled
with cloud masses driving before
violent W. [west] wind. Occasional 
snow flurries. Air very chilly.
  Spent most of forenoon in
house telephoning about arrangements
for Purdie's funeral to-morrow.
Talked with C.[Caroline], with Batchy [Charles F. Batchelder] & with
Mr. Bond. Gave the last a list of
the names for pallbearers. This
I had made up at Evelyn Purdie's
request. In woods behind barn
10.15 to 12. Larry started a
Partridge & a Rabbit there. We 
all went to Pine Ridge after dinner
& did a lot more cutting there.
18 Fox Sparrows & 17 Juncos
at seed bed. At 5 P.M. picked
some pussy willows in Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture]
to put on Henry's coffin to-morrow.
Concord - Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. APRIL 1, 1911 [Saturday, April 1, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
20 [20 degrees], 34 [34 degrees] Purdie's funeral.        Fine
Clear with strong & piercingly chilly
N.W. [northwest] wind. A disagreeable day.
  Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] & I, with Larry, left the Farm
at 7.20 A.M. with Fox Sparrows, Song 
Sparrows & Juncos singing all about the
house & drove to Concord where we took
7.54 train for Cambridge. Spent
forenoon in Museum writing letters. C. 
came out from Bost [Boston] at noon. We dined
together at 1 and at 2.20 drove to
Mt. Auburn. The honorary pallbearers
assembled soon after 2.30 & took seats in two
front seats. They were Lawrence Bond, C.F.
Batchelder, Walter Deane, Geo. C. Deane [George C. Deane],
Hon. Joseph Churchill, G.M. Allen,
Mr. Risle, Mr. [?] & Mr. [Fletcher?] &
myself. I was paired with Churchill.
I looked twice at Henry. His face was
shrunken & ghostly. I put the pussy willows
in his hand. They went with him into
the crematory. All the other flowers were
removed at the last. We pall bearers 
followed the coffin to the crematory.
  The chapel was full of people. C. & I
[margin]spent evening in [mourning?] [room?] She returned to Boston at 8.30 [/margin]
