Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1918 [January 1, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Fine.
Brilliantly clear, light northerly wind.
Intense cold of last three day continues
almost unabated. Ther. [thermometer] on north piazza
fell to -9 [degrees] last night & did not
rise above +8 [degrees] to-day. Fortunate are
those whose water pipes remain unfrozen.
Phelan is busy with them in upwards
of 50 houses & Brack Bros. in thrice
that number. Ours caught again last 
night in two places & burst in one.
Ground thinly but uniformly covered 
with hard-frozen snow.
  Garden birds. 6 Chickadees & 3 Crows
visiting suet hanging in tree & shrubs
close to Museum. A Jay screaming in 
Jungle. 12+ House Sparrows taking
crusts of bread from clothes yard to lilacs-
  Spent most of day in Museum
working on letters & copying bird notes.
The Cobb-Fullers & Miss Mary Allen
lunched with us at 1 P.M. and 
entered their names on first page of
 our new guest book. C. [Caroline Brewster] came down this
evening to sup, by hall fire & listen to
Victrola music until 8.30. E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read 
aloud to me after that