Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Dec. 24, 1917 [December 24, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fair.
Thin cloudy, calm, mild but chilly.
Rain at evening. Snow melting fast
exposing bare ground in many places.
  Garden birds. 3 Chickadees,
4 Starlings, a few House Sparrows.
The Starlings hovered close about the
Parkman apple tree as if longing for
more of its fruit but fearful of attacking
this again because remembering the
stuffed Cat we put up in the tree
last week. No birds except Chickadees
have as yet been seen eating suet.
They have fed on it daily of late
but not with much apparent 
eagerness. Whether or no they are fed
by any of our neighbors I do not know.
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letters. Gilbert & Percy trimmed
the front hall with Christmas green.
We are using less than usual & all
this was obtained at October Farm.
Harry, Alice & Harriet Bartlett
called this evening.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Dec. 25, 1917 [ 25, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Dull
Cloudy, with short but dense snowfall
about noon. Snow melting through day.
Ground for most part still thinly
covered with it.
  Garden birds. 8 Starlings feeding in
Parkman apple tree. When I threw a 
snow-ball into it they flew off
northward, one uttering notes recalling
those of a Cow-birds Spring whistle.
Besides them I saw only a Crow &
heard a Chickadee.
Our Christmas Day passed very
happily. Harry Spelman came just
as C. [Caroline Brewster] was returning towards noon from
attending church at St. Pauls with E.W.F. [Eliza W. Fuller]
He was followed by Miss Butler who
had much to say of Germany & the Germans.
At dinner we had two Concord turkeys.
Our guests were Miss Holman, Miss Harkness,
Miss Swasey, Mrs. Cobb, Larry Fuller and
Frank Manning. Christmas tree on table.
C. came down about 3 P.M. to spend
half an hour or so in hall with us.
Frank stayed on until 5. Dick Dana [Richard Henry Dana Jr.]
called shortly after that to stay 
upwards of an hour. Usual eve. reading.
Hardly any Christmas presents but
very many cards.