Washington
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. NOV. 16, 1910 [Wednesday, November 16, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Partly cloudy, partly sunny. Very
cool & chilly.
  To Nat. Mus. [National Museum] at 9.30. Showed
my hinged looking-glass for
examining arboreal birds nests &
explained its use from from the plat[form]
speaking about five minutes.
Forbush [Edward H. Forbush] read a long paper on
Wild Pigeon [?] [?] &
Great Auk. Slim attendance in
forenoon. Hall half full in P.M.
when Chapman [Frank M. Chapman] showed moving pictures
of Mexican water birds & Job [Herbert K. Job]
ordinary slides of [?]. Job 
at his best & very good. I spent
an hour of P.M. talking & smoking
with Ridgway [Robert Ridgway]. We were all photo'd [photographed]
on steps of Museum at 12.30.
Reception at Museum this evening. Every one
there & house crammed. Delicious food
& a fine time. Home at 11.
Washington
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. NOV. 17, 1910 [Thursday, November 17, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & chilly with light N. [north] wind.
  Letter received this morning from Haley
accepting position Principal Brewster Academy.
Answered it at once & then went to
Nat. Mus. [National Museum] reaching there about 10.30.
Small attendance this forenoon but it
included most of the ornithologists & close
attention was paid by them to the papers.
  I read mine on the nuptial plumes of
the Bittern. Many in audience could not
hear what I said although I took extra
pains to speak plainly. Oldys [Prof. Henry Worthington Oldys] gave one
of his familiar talks on bird music. There
was (& has been) little discussion. The
congress ended just before luncheon.
  I spent afternoon in bird rooms with
Ridgway, Mearns, Fleming, Best, Bailey & others.
Oberholser [Harry C. Oberholser] attacked me violently about my
ornithological work generally. He seems to consider
me a sad failure as an ornithologist.
Henry & I dined at 6.30 at the Baileys. We
met there the Batchys, Chapmans & Mrs.[?].
[margin] Had a delightful time & got home at 10.30. Fuertes [Louis Agassiz Fuertes] there & winning as ever. [/margin]

