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round table with flowers. All presidents and vice presidents of sections there. He handled it splendidly.
Nov. 22. Busy, busy busy this morning. then went to [[red underline]] Protal [[/underline]] meeting. the two [[red underline]] Damrosches there also Gebrnecht. the latter makes bad impression looks like sullen figure. [[red underline]] Is he the man who was in jail in Sugar Trust case and turned state evidence? [[/underline]] Lot of foolish questions asked [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] by the Damrosches which were readily answered by Peters, by van Sinderen and by myself. [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] even by Benjamin [/underline]] who this time seems to take entirely our side. - [[red underline]] What for? Wiechman [[/underline]] has evidently given a wrong impression as to state of affairs to his brothers in law 
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in order not to look too much [[red underline]] like a fool. [[/underline]] I had a chance to say to Walter Damrosch about my generosity in returning voluntarily money and stock guaranteed to me under the contract. [[red underline]] All this seemed news to him [[/underline]] and I pitched in and then they seemed to have a friendlier smile on their face. [[red underline]] I intend to give him some more information by letter and in this way prevent any further misunderstandings into the real history and condition of Protal [[/underline]]. At 7 [[superscript]] 45 [[/superscript]] meeting trustees of Society Chemical industry,  [[red underline]] Parker [[/underline]] brought up question of [[red underline]] Whitaker [[/underline]] being elected as vice chairman contrary to rules because he was no trustee and therefore in order to straighten matter is willing to resign himself in favor of Whitaker.
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