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[[start page]] 20 morning writing and in lab. afternoon took train to Washington and stayed at [[red underline]] Cosmos Club. [[/red underline]] Oct 23/Went to Dr. [[red underline]] A.S. Cushmanns [[/red underline]] new lab or as he calls it [[red underline]] Institute Chemical Research [[/red underline]] fine building arranged expensively and elaborately in splendid [[strikethrough]]st[/strikethrough]] situation First attempt of the kind of a private consulting chemist Then went to Townsend office and met afterwards Mr. [[red underline]] Stauffer at Patent office[[/red underline]] who tells me my patent for [[Schieten?]] + CH20 is ready for allowance. Later on tells us there will be probably [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] an interference. [[end page]] [[start page]] 21 [[strikethrough]] Went [[/strikethrough]] at evening at [[red underline]] Cosmos Club [[/red underline]] met [[red underlined]] Bigelow, Hillebrandt, Doolittle, Cushman, Wiley [[/red underlined]] etc pleasant chat. Oct 24/Splendid weather. Walked to lab. of [[red underlined]] Cushman [[/red underlined]]. numerous gathering there representative of U.S. army. U.S. Navy, a general and two colonels. secretary of American [[Camera?]] Association, of American can Co. also [[red underlined]] Dr. Bigelow [[/red underlined]] cans coated with bakelite opened in our presence and contents tasted. Stands well thus far. Then lunch at. [[red underlined]] Cosmos Club. [[/red underlined]] Met Admiral Sigsbee there who wanted very much bakelite cigar holder. Cheerful [[end of page]]