Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Mar. 21, 1917 [March 21, 1917] Wea [Weather]
41[degrees] Fair
  Forenoon cloudless & windless with
bright sunlight & soft, spring-like
air. Afternoon cloudy & chilly
with light easterly wind.
  Hundreds of snow-drops & crocuses
showing green shoots in front of Museum
but not one blossom of either kind
open as yet. Snow & ice almost wholly
gone from lawn & mostly from
garden.
  Garden birds. 2 Crow-blackbirds, one
in cherry tree calling to another in lilacs, both
males with burnished plumage glistening
in sunlight. 2 Jays, a mated pair,
doubtless, for they kept very close together.
Flicker shouting at intervals, 9-11 A.M.
Only a few House Sparrows.
  Spent day in Museum & writing 
letters & making out lists of seeds etc
to be planted here & at Concord.
"Timmy" brought home this forenoon with
cough all gone but "Danny" became
suddenly afflicted in same manner this
eve. [evening] & Percy was summoned by telephone to
take him down to his rooms.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Mar. 22, 1917 [March 22, 1917] Wea [Weather]
30[degrees], 38 [degrees] Death of Margaret C. Deane Fine
  Clear; cool; almost no wind; air dry
& bracing. Altogether an uncommonly
perfect day although not a very mild one.
  Garden birds. A plump, red-breasted
Robin running on the lawn at 9 A.M.;
2 Grackles about all day; Crow
perched in jungle; Jay screaming;
a few House Sparrows.
  Margie Deane died at 12.30 last night.
We first heard of it at 8 A.M., from Miss
Jeanine Chapman, by telephone. I went to
Walter's house after breakfast & saw him
for a few minutes; also George Deane &
May Dexter. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] motored George & Lucy D.
to Mt. Auburn later. May asked me
at Walter's request to serve as usher
at the church funeral but I had to
refuse because of physical inability to
perform such service. Walter knew all
about my weakness but doubtless did
not think of it at the moment.
  I spent a much-interrupted day
in Museum. Telephone in frequent use.
Motored to Harvard Coop at 2 P.M. to
try on new clothes. Wrote letters & bird
notes. Evening read in Peace room -