Washington
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, July 1, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & cool - damp cool - with
frequent light, April-like showers.
Light southerly wind.
  At Dr. Casteel's 9-10.30 A.M. & 2.30-
4 P.M. He took out a second bridge.
As the first had not been replaced
I had difficulty in eating anything save
bread & soup. Lunched at Cosmos
& spent several hours there, reading
& writing letters. Called on Roberts, 
earstwhile [erstwhile] Washington bird collector, whom
I once (about 1885) mistook for a
policeman - while collecting in Virginia - & 
have not seen since until to-day. He
received me very cordially in his sporting
goods store on New York Avenue. He has
a summer place above Chain Bridge, alive
with birds, he says. Blue Grosbeak in his
cherry tree there yesterday.
  Cat-bird, Robin, Cardinal & Red-eye singing
near the Garden, 16th St. this forenoon.
Back at Ontario by 5.30. To Columbia Theatre
with Henry & Nelson this evening. Saw
"Prince Karl" an amusing farce, well acted.

Washington
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, July 2, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & rather warm with fresh westerly breeze.
Altogether a delightful mid-summer day by
no means too warm for comfort.
  To Dr. Casteel at 9 A.M. He restored
the "bridge" removed yesterday & cemented it
firmly in place. After leaving him at 10.30
I spent the remainder of forenoon at
Cosmos Club & lunched there. Afterwards
visited office of Hamburg-American Line
to enquire about C's [Caroline Brewster's] steamer, the "Molke" [SS Moltke].
They told me it is due at New York on
the 6th. I wrote to New York office for 
confirmation of this.
  Returned to Ontario at 4.30. Henry
came back from golf links at 5.45.
We went on the roof after dinner
& remained there until dark. The
air was windless, yet cool. Wood Thrushes,
Cat birds, Robins & a Tanager singing well.
Big green Locust (of kind so common at
Cobb Id. [Cobb Island] & South Yarmouth) shrieking near
us on roof. Went down to our room at 8
& talked there for a couple of hours. 
[margin]Acadian flycatcher calling what what (very like Least F. [Least Flycatcher])
in evening twilight.[/margin]