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of the Council of the [[strikethrough]] Soc. Ch. [[/strikethrough]] Am. Chem. Society, in one of the hottest rooms of the New Haven house.  Every body took off coats.  Meeting lasted until 1 A.M.!
Very businesslike event and earnest discussion of creation of divisions and Industrial Journal.
A very hot night, little sleep.
[[margin]] June 30. [[/margin]] Wiley arrived at New Haven  Very very hot weather.  At 4 P.M. open session of Council until 7 P.M then after Smokesi in the Graduates club a further long session in a still hotter room finished at midnight.  W.A. Noyes showed his
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usual kicking, protesting disposition.  Unanimous vote was against him.
[[margin]] July 1. [[/margin]]  I returned to Yonkers with 2 P.M. train.  
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A very hot ride.  Mrs. Kent here for a few days.
[[margin]] July 2 [[/margin]] Hot sultry weather.
[[margin]] July 3. [[/margin]] Ditto
[[margin]] July 4. [[/margin]] Very sultry day.  Mrs. Kent left.  Arrival Mrs. Oeman & Mrs. de Schryver.  Hemingway & Taubairn. In evening we set off fireworks together with the Elliots.
[[margin]] July 5. [[/margin]]  Did some work in lab.
[[margin]] July 6. [[/margin]]  Tried first run for solid A in new vacuum pan. Everything went well until we had to discharge.  Found discharge valve was stuck and on