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which he intended to use on some chemical engineering device.  Gave him and others all a bakelite cigar holder and showed my samples.  Left with Ott a sample disc molded of No. 150  Went with auto of Kloepfel (with whom I talked over the patent reform propaganda) to [[Quincke?]].  Discussed with him in his office near laboratory fuller details of Townsend Cell [[strikethrough]] and examined more in detail their electrolyte plant. [[/strikethrough]] he stayed home studying my communications and I drove with Mrs. Quincke and other ladies to annual [[strikethrough]] performance [[/strikethrough]] distribution of prizes to wives and daughters of workmen of Farberfabriken who had but managed their homes
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meeting was in a big theatre hall of company very much filled mainly with women.  The first bench being occupied by patronesses.  Mrs. Baeyer , Mrs. Duisberg, Mrs. {{Quincke?]] etc.  Baeyer and [[underline]]Duisberg [[/underline]] there [[underline]] the latter is usually running [[/underline]] the whole thing and making the speeches.  Mrs. von Böttinger was not there, was in Elberfeld
Significant that nine of the women, the main patronesses and heads of the union made a speech. - I was next to Mrs. Duisberg and [[strikethrough]] Mrs. Ott [[/strikethrough]] the wife of the chief engineer of the Farberfabriken. Good chorus and good theatrical performance then distribution of prizes of relatively small value like coffee grinders etc.  Drove back to Quincke  with Mrs. Quincke and a 
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