Glendale
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Aug. 24, 1917 [August 24, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Heavy thunder shower about daybreak.
Early morning cloudy & muggy. Sun
shining by 8 A.M. & afterwards in sky 
half filled with great snow-white cloud
masses drifting lazily before light
southerly wind. Cicadas shrilling all
day. No bird songs. Another shower 7 P.M.
  Spent most of forenoon reading &
writing in chamber. Also played
Victrola for an hour in studio.
Mrs. French's weekly reception 4-6 P.M.
About twenty came, mostly ladies, 
among them Miss Houghton of Boston - or
rather she came to luncheon.
  Mr. Bacon arrived from New York
at 5.30 to spend night. He, Dan [Daniel Chester French] & I
sat in studio through most of evening
talking & playing a few records.
Mrs. F. [French] & Margaret motored over to
Stockbridge to see a moving picture
show.
  A few Warblers & one Bobolink heard
passing about 10 P.M.

Glendale - Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Aug. 25, 1917 [August 25, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear, rather warm, very humid.
Light westerly wind. Everything looking its
best in early morn having been washed
& freshened by last nights shower.
  Packed my trunk after breakfast & then
went with Rosso to see his neat
Italian garden. Mrs. French motored with
me to Stockbridge where I took 11.10 train
for Pittsfield. On reaching there learned
that former noon train had been taken off
last May. Next train, due 1.42, came in
40 minutes late & lost 20 minutes more
on way to Worcester. After passing Newton
it slowed down to trolley car speed &
then stopped for half an hour somewhere
near Cottage Farms after which it
crawled on at snail's pace to Huntington
Ave. Station where I left it to finally
reach home about 8 P.M. very weary.
 Sad news came from Bessy [Bessie Jefferson] yesterday.
Her cable message, telegraphed by C. [Caroline Brewster] to
me at Glendale last night, read simply
"Hamilton [Hamilton Jefferson] has joined Howard". The former
was killed in France on Aug. 16 [August 16, 1917] as I
learn now from C. to whom his loss
will be a heavy one.