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the sheet to print on his own account and which contained the name of the provisional [[underlined]] self constituted committee [[/underlined]] which was made up provisionally at the preliminary meeting [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] at the Chemists Club some time ago when we wanted to start movement for inviting Congress in America.  The list is head by [[underlined]] Nichols Chairman [[/underlined]] and prominently in big letters marked: [[underlined]] Schweitzer secretary [[/underlined]]  I told R. how absurd all this was and he told me nothing could be changed much and it was up to us now to make provisional
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committee and he asked me to tell this to my american friends.  I listened to lecture of Prof. Witt of Berlin -- nothing very extraordinary -- many generalities.  Then drove [[strikethrough]] home [[strikethrough]] to hotel [[?]] with [[underline]] Sir Joseph Swan [[underline]] where I showed him my samples.in which he showed intense interest and examined with minute attention making many suggestions.  This is exactly about 20 years I met him first in Bromley a few months before my marriage.  He is 84 years now. Celine just came in and I presented my wife who 20 ago years was my bride.  He said he could conceive all the happiness we had had in our work as
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