A.O.U. [American Ornithologists Union] meetings begin. Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Nov. 12, 1917 [November 12, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & frosty with light northerly
wind.
  In Gardenv- a White throat Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow].
  To Batchelders at 9.30 A.M. for
meeting A.O.U. Council which lasted
through forenoon. Present Batchelder,
Chapman, R. Deane [Ruthven Deane], Dwight, Sage,
Fisher, Stone. Routine business going
off smoothly Luncheon at 1.
Meeting of Fellows at Colonial Club
3-5 P.M. Flemming, Saunders, G. B.
Grinnell [George Bird Grinnell], Forbush, Bent, Oberholser,
in addition to Council. More
routine business. Only one new Fellow,
(Taverner) elected. Home by 5.30.
Business meeting of Fellows & Members
at Colonial Club reading room 8-11 P.M,
About thirty present including Fuertes,
Murphy, Pearson, Jack Nichols & a
number of Nuttall Club men.
  Sage elected President, T. S. Palmer
Secretary. Everything harmonious.
Chapman spoke admirably several times -
A.K. Fisher also. Walked up with Barbour.

Cambridge. 1st day public meetings
A.O.U. [American Ornithologists Union]
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1917 [November  13, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear, calm, frosty. A beautiful day
of late autumnal type.
  In Garden: A White-throat Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow]
and a Crow, the latter perched in
catalapa [catalpa] by Museum.
  Business duties & correspondence,
together with a call from Harry
Bartlett (who came to submit a 
subscription for Y.M.C.A. Red
Triangle fund & got $100)
detained me this morning until
11.30 when I motored to Mus.
C. Z. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] & heard an interesting lantern
slide talk on Costa Rica birds
before we all went to Colonial 
Club for lunch. About 75 met
there, among them Mrs. Oberholser
& Mrs. G. B. Grinnell whom I 
met for first time & liked.
Walked back to Mus. with
Frank Chapman, listened to talk
on New York Warblers by Allen,
spent an hour in bird room with
Fleming, Murphy, Bangs & Noble.
Walked home alone at sunset.
Radio men drilling in [?]