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[[underlined in red]]Beefsteak dinner at chemists Club.[[/underlined in red]] Jolly evening. [[underlined in red]]Hasslader. Phillip & Dell[[/underlined in red]] there 
December 15. Sent newspaper to mother about my [[underlined in red]]Franklin Institute[[/underlined in red]] medal. enclosed beads. of San Gabriel Mission  At 2P.M meeting stockholders Protal. [[underlined in red]]Benjamin[[/underlined in red]] offers stock of Wiechman back and blunders generally so much that I had to counteract. [[underlined in red]][[Gerbenalt?]][[/underlined in red]] there as [[underlined in red]]only stockholder. Dissolution nearly voted but for my prompt acting and repartee.[[/underlined in red]] [[margin]]Protal[[/margin]] The report of Swan is finally read which reports so much progress that [[underlined in red]]nobody talks about dissolution[[/underlined in red]] and on the contrary [[underlined in red]]votes increase of wages.[[/underlined in red]]--[[underlined in red]]Lucky that I was there[[/underlined in red]]. Evening dinner at [[underlined in red]]Loebs[[/underlined in red]], the Nichols Baskervilles, Grays, Tochs, Schiffs and Warburgs there also Takamine. Drove home in [[underlined in red]]very cold night in open car[[/underlined in red]] but enjoyed our drive very much. 
Dec. 16.^1910 Tower almost finished. Celine tells me about [[underlined in red]]outrageous[[/underlined in red]] 
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[[underlined in red]]behavior of Mrs. Wiechman[[/underlined in red]] the day before and how she had started scolding us. Same old story. Do not deal with fools weak minded people or irresponsibles.Cohoe and Roller came to see me in office. At 7 [[underlined]]30 [[/underlined]] P.M. meeting of [[underlined in red]] Parker's committee[[/underlined in red]] my name was presented by but withdrew it [[underlined in red]]and voted for Hall[[/underlined in red]]. Hall carried the votes. [[underlined in red]]First time Schweitzer is not in it.[[/underlined in red]] Later on meeting of N.Y Section of Am. [[underlined in red]]Electrochemical Society[[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]]Schw [[/strikethrough]] Sperry presided. Well attended evening. 
Sat. December 17. Dictated letters all day. Telephone out of order. Established fact that [[strikethrough]]tetrameth[[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]]Hexamethylentetramin heated with Shellac rises its melting point considerably.[[/underlined in red]] 
[[underlined]]Sunday. 18[[/underlined]]. Spent quiet Sunday of rest. 
[[underlined]]Dec 19[[underlined]]. Yesterday and today was quiet nervous about [[underlined in red]]nearness of May's wedding and so much[[/underlined in red]] [[end page]]