Philadelphia
A.O.U. [American Ornithologists Union]
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Nov. 14, 1911 [November 14, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
First day public sessions
Dull
Cloudy & very chilly with rain at eve.
  To Academy of Sciences at 9.30 A.M.
First public meeting of union largely attended
the new lecture room being well filled. I
had the first paper the Memorial of H.A. 
Purdie. It was greeted with only slight
applause but, as I learned later, with 
general approval. I spent most of day in
lecture room, listening to the papers which
were excellent, and went back to hotel about
dark. Nearly all the members went out to
Strathmore at 6 to reception given by the
Baileys but Henry & I were too tired to
attempt it. So we dined together in the
hotel & then went to a theatre next
door where we saw an excellent play
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine."

Philadelphia
A.O.U. [American Ornithologists Union]
Second day public sessions
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Nov. 15, 1911 [November 15, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Second day public session. Fine
Clear, calm, mild.
  This, the second day, was also a very
interesting one with a large audience &
a lot of fine papers & lantern slide
shows. I saw at luncheon Stone's mother
& wife, the Vernon Baileys, Mrs. Chapman
& her friend Mrs. Streaton, Mrs. Bridge
& a Miss [?], Miss [?] & a
host of men. During the afternoon
Oberholser in talking about birds of No
Carolina [North Carolina] said that Chimney Swifts are
on wing all night when getting food for
their young in nest. This I disputed to
the delight, as I afterwards heard, of many
in the audience who dislike Oberholser.
By Nelsons invitation I dined with him
& Sheldon at hotel. At 8.30 we all
went to a smoke talk at Academy
where, in Stone's room, we had a
very jolly time. Walked back to hotel
getting in about 11. Henry Henshaw left
at 5 P.M. for Wilmington.