Cambridge - New York.
Ther [Thermometer] WED. DEC. 24, 1913 [Wednesday, December 24, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Forenoon cloudy; afternoon sunny.
Mild with light westerly breeze.
  With C. [Caroline] & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] I took 10.03
A.M. train for New York. We
were in second section which did
not start until 10.15 nor reach its
destination until 4.27. All the
way we ran through a country [?] [?]
free from snow & ice. In many
places] cattle were out in fields
[?] green.] Alltogether the conditions
resembled those of early April. I 
read a good deal of the time.
Margaret Chapman & sister] in our car.
  Went to Murray Hill as usual
 & were given our usual rooms.
Henry Henshaw joined us shortly
after 5. He & I had a long talk in 
smoking room after dinner.
New York City.
Ther [Thermometer] THURS. DEC. 25, 1913 [Thursday, December 25, 1913] Wea [Weather]  
Dull.
  Cloudy with strong, chill N.E [northeast]
wind which brought heavy rain
after dark.
  We all sat down to breakfast
together at 8.30, C. returning about
that time from early church.
 After prolonged chat in smoking room
Henry & I set forth for a walk.
  At a little shop on 3rd Ave bought white
carnations & holly wreaths, at Grand Cen.
Station [Grand Central Station].  More carnations & apples.  Back
to hotel by noon. After luncheon we all
visited the Belmont - very attactively
decorated with No. Carolina [North Carolina] "Smilax"..
Lotty & Emmy Kettell joined us at 4
P.M. to stay until 9.30. We sat in 
parlor 428 until 6.30, dined 6.30 -
7.30, sat in Assembly Hall [thru?] [through?] eve [evening]
talking & listening to music.
Lotty looks badly & very old [?].