New York.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] JUNE 5, 1911 Wea. [Weather]
(Pierce began spraying Ball's Hill) Stormy
Cloudy with light but steady rain.
Night-hawks peeping over Murray Hill this
evening & also on night of June 1st.
I spent entire day in the hotel.
Pearson, returning from Washington, joined
me at 8 A.M. We talked until noon about
Aud. Soc. [Audubon Society] muddle. He had been convinced
that our acceptance of the Arms Cos' [Winchester Repeating Arms Company's] money
would seriously embarrass & cripple the Society &
that the only way out was for him to refuse to
accept & administer it - a condition of the gift.
Failing to shake his decision I asked all the 
Directors who could be reached to meet at the
Murray Hill this afternoon to talk over the situation
informally. Grinnell, Dwight, Lucas, Pearson &
Carter (our counsel) came about 4.30 & stayed
until 6.30. Pearson held firm in his decision 
to sacrifice himself for what he esteemed our good.
He showed us a letter he had written Leonard.
As he held key to situation we agreed in writing
that he might withhold for present our formal
acceptance of Leonard's proposition, now of no
effort. Also that we had no objection to his
sending letter to Leonard. Grinnell, Lucas & I 
still think the gift might be accepted & criticism of 
it laid down if Pearson would agree to it. As he 
will not we are powerless to do anything. C. [Caroline Brewster] in bed
all day with bad headache. Mrs. [?] lunched
with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & me. She speaks no English only French.
New York
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] JUNE 6, 1911 Wea. [weather] [Weather]
Stormy
Cloudy & cool with strong easterly wind.
Raining steadily most of forenoon.
Spent most of morning in hotel talking
a short walk to order a basket of fruit
to be put on "Campania" for C. [Caroline Brewster] to-morrow.
In afternoon E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & i went to Cunard 
Wharf to see about the trunks. We 
went over the steamer, also. She is a 
fine large boat but I do not like the 
way she is arranged as to decks etc.
I then left E. & called on Grinnell in 
his office. He read to me a fine
editorial he has written for next issue of
F.&S. on the Audubon-Leonard matter
I suggested the elimination of one rather 
personal paragraph aimed at Hornaday,
Miloy & Shields to which he at once assented.
I spent about an hour with him & then
returned to hotel. Fanny Randall joined 
us about 6. We had a jolly farewell
dinner with C. & E.R.S. Dwight called
 later in the evening.