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[[margin]] Nov 10. [[/margin]] Dictated letters and worked in laboratory. At 4 P.M went to University Club then to St Regis where I fetched the two Monds. Then went to University Club for supper. I had invited his Robert & Emil Mond, Doremus, Baskerville and Loeb. Boqart cannot come. Loeb told me this was the first time he accepted an invitation at the University Club. [[insertion]] because Jews are not [[strikethough]] admetted [[/strikethrough]] admitted to membership. A very animated and interesting little supper party.  Then we went to Chemists' Club. where we were alone and where we kept talking until after midnight.
[[margin]] Nov 11. [[/margin]] Morning early drove to 72d street to fetch Mr Kiel
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the technical expert of American Hard Rubber Co. He makes me the impression of a man of long experience and sound judgement but without my scientific technical training.  I showed him all my samples and explained my invention to him and he was immediately very much interested.  He told me however that he would report to his company not to take up the process unless they could secure full monopoly.  I told him that the matter was a subect for which I was unprepared. If they wanted to buy Bakelite and use