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for his journal.  Many more letters.  Have not had sleep enough.  Short nap after lunch [[?]] me up.  Went to New York meeting Chemist Club later to meeting of future [[underlined]] International Congress of Applied Chemistry [[/underlined]] Took supper at University Club. Were present Nichols, Chairman Baskerville, Schweitzer, Parker, Eckhardt, Dr. J. Richards, [[Reoeber?]], McFlheney, Evans, Doremier, Bowman ^Boquet, Parker, Mc Kenna and a few others.  many letters received all supporting the idea.
Good spirit prevailed.  It was decided form preliminary
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committee to enlist support for Bill in Washington to invite the congress to hold its meeting in New York.  I have posted copy of my letter to Richards declining election as President of A.E.S. on the bulletin board of the Chemists Club  Came home with Evans on the 12:30.
[[marginal entry in red]] Feb 1909 [[/marginal entry]]
Sunday 21  [[underlined]] George made his first photographs [[/underlined]] this morning with his new camera.  Lewis very much interested in this work.  I made him weigh and prepare himself his fixing bath.  [[underlined]] The boy with his short trousers and long white apron of Thurlow was interesting to look at.  He is growing up finely [[/underlined]]
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