Washington.
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] Nov. 20, 1911 [November 20, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fair.
Partly cloudy, largely sunny. Cool
with light westerly winds.
  Henry & I breakfasted at Cosmos
at 8 A.M. with Mr. Hackett. I
was at Allen's by appointment at 9.30.
He finished his work on my teeth
an hour later when I went to Nat.
Mus. [United States National Museum] where I smoked a pipe with
Richmond & saw Riley, Brown &
others. Thence to Agricultural where
I lunched with Henry, Nelson &
Bailey. Afterwards called on Fisher,
Mc.Atee, Lanta & Brewster in their
office. Returning to Nat. Mus. I
spent an hour with Gerritt Miller [Gerrit Miller] whom
I had not seen for years. He impressed
me, strongly & most favorably. Urich of
Trinidad had been with him an hour before.
Dined at Cosmos & spent evening there.
Rooms were filled. Talked with Swartz,
Coville, Nelson, Worthington Fisher & others.
[margin]Saw a solitary Purple Grackle [male] in Lafayette Park.[/margin]

Washington - Boston.
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Nov. 21, 1911 [November 21, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fair.
Forenoon sunny; afternoon cloudy.
Cool with fresh N.W. [Northwest] wind.
Rose at 6 A.M., left "Ontario" at
6.30 and went along by trolley car
to Union Station where I took the
Colonial Express starting at 7.35.
Had breakfast on my way to Baltimore.
Hardly any one on train one parlor
car being absolutely empty. Passed
a tedious day having no one to talk 
with and reading most of time
until the light failed. Saw very
few birds A Sparrow Hawk and
a flock of Meadow Larks near Baltimore
and Buzzards at intervals as far as
Wilmington. Gilbert met me at
Back Bay Station. Found all 
well at home.