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176 Cannot [[red underline]] shake this suit from my mind. If I could go away for a few days where nothing reminds me of bakelite, I might brace up sooner. [[/red underline]] George went to New York with his friend Paolo deVecchi. Feb'y 23. (Washington's Birthday) Still very cold and snow everywhere. [[red underline]] Nina [[/red underline]] went to one of her tango and giggle parties. Park Hill Club. Spent day at home dictating and reading. [[red underline]] Am still under the impression of last weeks' ordeal. [[/red underline]] Feb 24/ Here all day. Bitter cold. Went to [[red underline]] Yonkers [[/red underline]] to have hair cut and visited [[red underline]] Public Library. [[/red underline]] Favorably impressed with large number visitors and variety of readers. Clean neat well organized library. What a difference with our old library [[end page]] [[start page]] [[upper left margin]] # 177 [[/left margin]] in Ghent! The kids [[line to note on top of page]] [[red underline]] George & Nina [[/red underline]] [[/line to note on top of page]] out to a dance at Park Hill Club Feb 25/. [[left margin]] # H.E.Co 2 hours. [[/left margin]] Dictated all morning. Charge 2 hours to Hooter. At noon went to [[red underline]] Perth Amboy. [[/red underline]] River frozen everything covered with snow in Jersey too. Made hurried inspection of plant. [[red underline]] Everything seems more orderly [[/red underline]]. New building seems imposing but needlessly extravagant and expensive. Too many electric lights! But great windows are excellent. [[vertical red line in left margin highlights next sentence]] Told to all our men assembled that henceforth we would adopt policy of secrecy [[written above and below]] secrecy secrecy [[/written above and below]] in as far as the patent laws of this country are no safeguard. Returned in train [[/vertical red line in left margin]] with Thurlow, told him about our later results with hexatri. Took supper at Mouquin's. Feb 26. In Yonkers all morning then after lunch to [[red underline]] Van Oldeneel [[/red underline]] to confer with him about funding Beutler patent Man seems careless and incompetent
