Cambridge - Boston.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Nov. 14, 1914 [November 14, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Skunk in the Garden. Fine
Clear & rather cool with light westerly
wind.  
In Garden: 2 Goldfinches, 2 Jays. Golden
crest [Golden-crowned Kinglet] & White-throat [White-throated Sparrow] heard.
  To Boston at 10 A.M. At our office
most of time from 10.30 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Dined at Woodbury's. At Steinert's
2-4. Played a lot of records but got
only four that seemed worth buying
& these in no wise remarkable for
quality except one entitled "Hearts & Flowers"
which is, I think, uncommonly good.
  Home by 4.30. Played new records
after dinner to C. [Caroline Brewster] & E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & they read 
aloud to me later. 
  When I was in Washington last week
Tim got into serious trouble with a Skunk 
in our Garden. It happened about 10 P.M.
on November 6 when the little dog was let
out for a run by C. He rushed in shortly
afterwards thoroughly perfumed and rubbing
his eyes on the carpet etc. in evident distress.
The Skunk was afterwards smelt in Mercer Circle 

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Nov. 15, 1914 [November 15, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Stormy
Cloudy with chill S.E. [Southeast] wind & heavy
rainfall beginning soon after dark &
continuing well into the night. It is the
first rainfall of any account that has
occurred hereabouts for several weeks.
Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] reports the spring brook & its
connecting ditches in Howe's meadow at
Concord perfectly dry when he visited it
in quest of aquarium material last week.
  To St. Johns [St. John's Memorial Chapel] at 10.30, meeting C. [Caroline Brewster] there
Fine sermon on the war by Dr. Hodges.
Wrote letters before & after service there
& in late P.M. Dick & Edith Dana
dined with us & Miss Allyn at 1.30.
Alicia Keyes supped with us & spent
evening. She was exceedingly funny
& entertaining. She tells me that
Alice Stone has reopened the studio
at Copley Hall. Gilbert has started
all our aquaria & stocked the
jars partly with new material
from Charles River & Concord,
partly with fish & plants from our pond.
Flock of 8 Blue Jays in Garden.