Cambridge - Boston
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Dec. 20, 1911 [December 20, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
We Dine Fine
Clear & cool with little or no wind.
Ground frozen but Charles River clear of ice.
  In the Garden saw 2 Chickadees, 2
Golden crests, a Fox Sparrow, 2 Jays
& several House Sparrows.
  Darling called just after breakfast.
I went over the old house 149 Brattle St.
with him, Phelan & the Nesbitts. It is
in bad condition & must have extensive 
repairs besides several modern improvements.
Returning at 11 I spent remainder of
day in Museum. Corrected page proof
of Gull article and worked on
Christmas presents & letters.
  Bent gave his We Dine at the Victoria
this evening. Everyone there except
Barbour. We had a round table
dinner of excellent quality & a good
talk. I sat on Bent's right next Jeffries.
[margin]Great-crested Flycatcher seen at Fresh Pond by Rev. H.W. Wright.[/margin]

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Thurs. [Thursday] Dec. 21, 1911 [December 21, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
Clear & cool with light westerly winds.
  In the Garden I saw 2 Chickadees & a
Golden-crest and heard Jays screaming.
  Spent day in Museum. Most of 
forenoon was given to letter writing,
of afternoon to working on the Purdie
collection of skins. I am labeling a
number of them getting the dates from
sheets or slips of paper left by Henry
in the boxes with them but never 
copied by him. Sometimes he refers in 
them to letters, post-cards etc. which
I fear cannot now be found.
  A Catholic priest called in forenoon
to beg me to use my influence to dissuade
Percy from appearing against a man who
has corrupted one of his sons. I referred
the priest to Mr. Walker & agreed to be 
governed by whatever he may think right.
Lizzy Fuller dined with me at 7. C. [Caroline Brewster]
having gone out again. In the evening I called
on the Coolidges, Walter Deane & Almys.