Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] 97 [degrees] Tuesday, July 23, 1918 Wea [Weather]
C. [Caroline Brewster] goes to Miss Macdowel's Hospital [McDowell Hospital]. Fine
A cloudless sky, a blazing sun & light S.W. [southwest]
breeze combined to render this the hottest
day of summer thus far. Ther. 97 [degrees] in Boston.
  Garden birds. 3 or 4 Robins, a Red eye [Red-eyed Vireo],
Kingbird, Jay, Mniotilta & Oven bird.
Swifts heard at evening. Robins singing
half-heartedly then, Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] earlier in
day. No other bird music.
  For everyone an uncomfortable day, for
us a sadly trying one because of C's
departure to prepare for the operation on her
left eye to-morrow. In forenoon she packed
her trunk. We had dinner on back piazza.
After it she went around garden & jungle
with me, despite suffocating heat, looking at
everything long & lovingly, no doubt with
thought similar to mine that it might 
be for the last time. At 2.15 we started
for Boston in Ford car, taking Margaret.
Twenty minutes later we reached Miss
Macdowell's Private Hospital at 172
Newbury Street. Everything there most
comfortable & attractive. I had a long talk 
with Miss Mac D. & a short one
with Dr. Cheeney who called 3.45.
Home by 4.15. Worked on article awhile
& called on Spelmans. E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read aloud to
me on back piazza after supper.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, July 24, 1918 Wea [Weather]
72 [degrees], 72 [degrees], 70 [degrees] First operation on C's [Caroline Brewster] eyes Dull
Thin cloudy with occasional dim sunshine.
Cool easterly breeze. Comfortable day throughout.
Garden birds. 8 + ad. [adult] Robins & several young
just out of nest; Miniotila, Oven bird, Red eyes [Red-eyed Vireo]
(2, 1 singing a little), Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] [in weak song], Crow, Flicker [in weak song],
Grackle on lawn, Swifts at eve.
2 ad. [adult] red Screech Owls perching low & near
together in Jungle at nightfall with 8 or more
excited Robins fluttering about, & every now &
then swooping close past, them, making all
the while great outcry. Owls bobbed their heads
& sometimes flitted a few yards to other trees.
I found one of their freshly shed wing quills
under lindens & another in the pond front
of Museum. Suspect they are catching goldfish.
  Spent most of day in museum working
on botanical article. Short walk at
evening. Miss MacDowell telephoned
about 11 A.M. to say that operation
performed by Dr. Cheney, with Dr. Spaulding's
assistance, on C's left eye had been in 
every way successful & that C. was there 
resting comfortably. Same report this eve.
Shortly after 11 A.M. bells rang & whistles
blew far & near for 20 minutes. What it was
about no one seems to know. We had at
first a rumour of another great victory
since unconfirmed.