Washington
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. NOV. 14, 1910 [Monday, November 14, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull
Meeting Council & Morn. Com. [Morning Committee?] A.O.U  [American Ornithologists' Union]. 
Early morn sunny. Most of day cloudy & chilly.
To Merriam's [C.Hart Merriam's] at 10 A.M. During [?]
half hour members of Council kept arriving
until we numbered 15. viz. Nelson [E.W. Nelson],
Merriam [C. Hart Merriam], R. Deane [Ruthven Deane], Dwight [Jonathan Dwight, Jr.], Allen [J.A. Allen],
Richmond [Charles W. Richmond], Stone [Witmer Stone], Batchelder [C.F. Batchelder], 
Ridgeway [Robert Ridgway], Lucas [F.A. Lucas], Fisher [A.K. Fisher], Chapman [Frank M. Chapman],
Sage [John H. Sage], Henshaw [Henry W. Henshaw] (& W.B. [William Brewster]). Henshaw
came in late & Dwight left early
to take train to New York as his father
& mother are both ill. Mrs. Merriam
gave us a delicious luncheon. Council
met again after it but soon adjourned
having finished its business with [?]
dispatch & [smoothness?]. [?] [?] 
then met & adjourned until April 1912.
No [cases?] considered at to-day's meeting.
Allen simply read [?] report.
  Business meeting at [?] 8-10 P.M. About
20 Fellows there. Everything went smoothly
except election of Fellows.[Their?] candidates up 1 
no choice for single [vacancy?]. Wagner vs. Firbanks 
[Former?] got [?] [?] [?]  Home at 11.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES, NOV. 15, 1910 [Tuesday, November 15, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
First day of public Meet. [Meeting] A.O.U [American Ornithologists' Union].
Cloudy & chilly with occasional
gleams of sunshine.
  The meeting of the Union began about
10.30 A.M. with an address of welcome
by Secretary Walcott. I followed with  
a paper on "Courtship of Am. [American] Golden-eye"
Attendance thin at first but [?]
through day. I did not leave hall during
forenoon. We adjourned at 12.20 to see
demonstration out door by Abbott Thayer.
Luncheon at 1 very good with large attendence.
I sat with Charles Todd & Dr. Field. Afternoon
sessions marred by deafening pounding over hall.
Its accoustics being bad anyway. Lots of people 
went out when noise was at its worst. I
went to bird room & talked with Ridgway &
Mearns. Saw Miller - immaculately dressed.
Returned to hall & heard Chapman on [Orizaba].
Annual dinner at Riggs House 8.30-10. Good
with very large attendance. Henry & I sat opposite 
the Chairman, Batchelder, Merriam & Mrs. [?Streeton]
Fuertes near us. Jolly good time. Met [?Rieu] of [
So. Car. [South Carolina] who knows Wagner really admires him.
Talked with Mrs. Ridges, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Mearns etc.
Home at 11.30 -