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[[written vertically in left margin]] Dr. Chambers told me he has reserved appointment of professor of Chemistry, Rochester University.  I recommended him to the President Rush Rhees, but Chambers does not know it and I do not want to tell him.  [[end marginal note]]

the afternoon train for New York  Found [[Reagener?]] there also a certain Mr. Gear or (something similar) who is the chemist of the Goodrich Rubber Co and to whom I showed and explained Bakelite.  Took supper at Baskerville's house then went to Chemist Club where Prof. Campbell was giving a lantern lecture on his trip to Polynesia.  [[underlined in red]] Afterwards I showed freely my samples of Bakelite to several chemists assembled in the Club room and explained my invention.  Patsche and Berolzheimer were present.  Mr. Gear brought some business associate
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to look at my samples.
[[margin note]] May 3. [[/note]] (Sunday)  Took a rather restful day.  In the afternoon Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Hooker drove up with their Limousine.  In another car were Mr. & Mrs. Lanier and another lady.  [[underlined in red]]  Showed all my samples of Bakelite to Hooker and his friend and [[/underlined]] explained my invention to them.
[[margin note]] May 5 ^(Tuesday) [[/note]]  Wrote many letters.. Wrote to Townsend to Theriou and to Meffert to make some alterations in my foreign patents.
[[margin note]] May 4 ^(Monday) [[/note]] Saw Thurlow to day who reports. that matters are running satisfactorily in Boonton and that my solid A seems
[[marginal note}} Sent check $100 to mother  Next is due [[strikethrough]] May [[/strikethrough]] June 10
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