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telling how I came to write about Bakelite. Ellis made a very laudatory speech calling this a red letter day and comparing my work to that of the classic originators in Science. Altogether a very pleasing evening. Went for a few moments to National Club then to station to the day train to Hamilton but where I had to wait from 12[[underlined, superscript]]30[[/underlined, superscript]]. A.M to 2[[underlined, superscript]]30[[/underlined, superscript]] felt very tired when I entered in sleeping car but had good rest and got up at 8[[underlined, superscript]]00[[/underlined, superscript]]. 
[[underlined]]March. 18.[[/underlined]]. Splendid weather fine landscape. Never have noticed before how many Rhododendron one has in these Pennsylvania woods. [[?]] and other[[end page]]
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flowers in the road appear very picturesquely. In the last of the so called Delaware Water gap automobile route ? At Bethlehem Schwab came in the train. Seems a very plain looking unpretentious appearing individual.
Arrived about 5[[underlined, superscript]]30[[/underlined, superscript]] just in time to run to N.Y Central undress there and put on evening clothes and appear at [[underline]]Banquet of Kansas[[underline]] City Mexico and Orient. R.R. [[underline]]Stillwell presided[[underline]]. Many people there; limited enthusiasm is still hoping to get money. Everything expensive but little [[?]]. More than 200 people present. Arrived here at about midnight Celine waited for me at home.
March. 19. Excellent sleep. but stacks of letter to answer Very little fun in this kind of work. I am carried now