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for supper with Mr. [[Hatel?]] (of John Spratt) and Mr. Bull ditto pleasant two hours.  Then drove to [[red underline]] Chemists Club [[/red underline]] in time to vote for my proposed [[red underline]] amendement to bye laws [[/red underline]] abolishing nominating committee and insuring direct nomination and election by secret ballot
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Same bench opposed. Schweitzer, Moore, and their clique  My amendment was adopted by more than 2/3 of those present votes 18 to 48.  
I noticed Schwietzer, Rummer, McElroy banding together and talking over our suit.  Went to bed about 12.
Dec 11.  Up early, then to court  [[strikethrough]] Martel [[/strikethrough]] Gotthelf there.  Very nervous because he could not consult his notes before testifying.  I eased him by assuring him that there
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would be no trouble in consulting his notes.  Then Rummer, McElroy and McEwen and myself got together with him and went over his notes so as to compare them with his written memorandum.  All this went very smoothly and he recovered his normal condition 
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Much delay on account of naturalization proceedings in court  finally Gotthelf was interrogated and made excellent witness  
Then I went on stand.  Examined and cross examined. everything to our entire satisfaction. Arrived just in time at hotel to get up to Dinner of [[red underline]] Am. Institute of Chemical Engineers Wagner presiding. [[/red underline]] Thierry one of the guests. Schweitzer there; saw him consult with McElroy who showed bottle of lacquer. Von Briesen was one of the speakers.