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The afternoon session was on Wayne Lynch's stuff so I went up town, shopped, went home for a while and appeared at the meeting again about 5 PM to take my crew to the Erie Club where there was the usual drinking, palaver, fellowship, dinner, speeches etc. It was  [[underline]] good to be with the whole gang again [[/underline]] and they seemed glad to see me. It will be a happy day when I can go back and resume my regular work. There's a hell of a lot to be done - a lot of planning particularly - after the war there will be a problem and plenty of competition. And it's my job to plan so we'll be on top of the heap.

[[underline]] Eddie Gunn [[/underline]] got me alone tonight and told me that Neil Donovan has left the Company and taken a job as expediter for E.P. Badger & Sons a big Boston contracting firm. This all happened after a long series of incidents between Neil and Eddie which doesn't surprise me but does shock and sadden me. I always thought Neil was out of place in the commercial end but a very good service engineer, where he should have been left or returned if possible. Eddie's side of the story sounds plausible and justifiable and I presume Neil's would too. I shan't put down the lengthy details but it was pretty bad. Neil and I have had some great times together and I'm sorry it happened. Ed was amazed I hadn't heard the story - and told me [[underline]] he had been much surprised [[/underline]] I hadn't [[underline]] "gone to bat" [[/underline]] for Neil. I assured him it was utterly new to me and very disturbing to me also. Neil is making more money now than before but it's too bad to give up his long service with the Company.