Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1915 [January 20, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Partly sunny, largely cloudy. Light
westerly wind. Cooler, the grounds
slightly frost stiffened at early morn.
  In Garden heard a Jay & a Downy [Downy Woodpecker].
Starling in elm over Hilliard Street.
Big flock of Gulls off W. Bos. bridge [West Boston Bridge], at
least 3 adult Black-backs [Black-backed Gull] among them.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] & I went in town about 10 A.M.,
she by motor, I in street cars.
We met at Copley Square Hotel &
there saw Mrs. Melvin in her parlor.
Frank Baker & the younger Conants,
also there. We stayed about 20 minutes.
Mrs. M. [Mrs. Melvin] asked me if I wished to see
Jim but I declined. Home by 11.30.
Wrote several letters. With C. & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
walked down to Longfellow Chambers
at [?11] 30 to lunch with Miss Allyn.
Dr. & Mrs. Gannett there. He deaf but
very agreeable, exquisitely served food.
Home about 3. Wrote more letters.
Called on the Almys this evening.

Cambridge - Boston - Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Jan. 21, 1915 [January] 21, 1915 Wea [Weather]
J.C. Melvin's [James C. Melvin] funeral. Perfect.
Brilliantly clear & perfectly windless,
with a frosty tang in the dry air.
  In Garden: heard a Jay & a Downy [Downy Woodpecker].
  Wrote letters after breakfast. To Boston
at 11 by subway. C. [Caroline Brewster] went in Ford car.
We met at 11.30 opposite Lenox Hotel. I
then hurried to Galvin's & bought a dozen
each of white & red Killarney roses. These
were taken at church by Arthur Robbins &
at once added to a mound of choice flowers
that filled the space in front of pulpit to height
of 7 or 8 feet & width of twice that.
  After organ had played a sweet low dirge for
about 15 minutes the service began. Dr. Cummings
read customary selections and spoke feelingly
and most impressively of Jim's useful life,
fine character, high ideals & worthy benefactions
of various kinds. The choir sang only once but
then at considerable length rendering with
rare perfection exquisite verses written by Harriett
Beecher Stowe. The casket was open & Jim's head
so raised that I [It] could be seen from all parts of
church. His face wore a beautifully calm &
serene expression & showed none of the chalky 
pallor usual to the dead. It was difficult to
realize that the soul had fled. C. & I lunched at
North Station & took 1.29 train to Concord.
Funeral service at grave under way before we
reached Sleepy Hollow. About 50 people there.
Pale mid-winter sunlight streaming down from
cloudless sky. No sounds to break perfect stillness
save voices of Dr. Cummings & Grand Army men who
spoke of Jim's service to his country etc.
[margin][male] Sparrow Hawk flushed from ground under willow near Concord station.[/margin]
[margin]C. & I took 3.45 Lowell R.R. [Railroad] train for Cambridge. While waiting for it strolled to Red Bridge
River open & much swollen.[/margin]