Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Dec. 18, 1914 [December 18, 1914] Wea [Weather]
10 [degrees] Fine
Clear & cold but almost windless
& hence a comfortable seeming winter 
day.
  In Garden: heard a Flicker & a Jay
and saw a few House Sparrows.
  Had to write letters after breakfast.
Got to work at my Umbagog tasks at
11.30 and wrote a page compiled
from Journal. At 12.45 C. [Caroline Brewster] & I motored
to Mt. Auburn [Mount Auburn Cemetery] to attend Geo. Sawyer's 
funeral in the chapel which was
well filled. Taussig managing everything
& doing it well. Mary Greenough joined
us then & sat with us just behind
Mrs. Sawyer & Taussig, Frank Sanborn there.
We were back home by 12.30 & I played 
Victrola to Mary for half an hour.
Went in town after lunch to meet Mrs. Haley.
She is nervously unhinged by Mr. Haley's serious
illness & also by Miss Heartz who continues
to make trouble in the school. The Haleys will
go soon to Florida for the winter.
After leaving office I called at Dittson's
& bought 5 new records. Home by 6.
Larry Fuller supped with C. & me. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] at Bee
Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Dec. 19, 1914 [December 19, 1914] Wea [Weather]
  Elected President Grenfell Ass. Dull
Cloudy & mild but chilly. Fine
rain began falling in mid afternoon
to be followed by a heavy downpour
soon after night set in.
  In Garden: noted no birds save a
few House Sparrows.
  To Boston at 10.30 to attend meeting
of Grenfell Association Directors in our
office. Eight of us present, including
Arthur Estabrook, Fred Galloupe, Dr. Cushing,
Mr. Gould, Prof. Daly, and Miss Smith.
We spent almost three hours discussing
a new set of by-laws, finally adopted.
It was voted to incorporate association.
Officers elected, much to my surprise &
somewhat to my consternation they
elected me President to serve, however,
only until the annual meeting in February.
We broke up about 2 when I went 
to Woodbury's. After dining there called
at Ditson's & got two new records.
Home by 4. Worked on revision of
type written M.S. [manuscript] until 7. Victrola
music in hall 7.30-9.30.