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30 drove to University Club to keep appointment with Mr. [[red underline]] Arthur Williams [[/red underline]] of N.Y Edison Light Company but I was late so he had already left, leaving a note to call him up which I did, so he reappeared at 4 P.M and proposed consolidation with [[red underline]] Fenoform [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Condensite, [[/red underline]] thru agency of [[red underline]] Anthony Brady interests [[/red underline]] (etc. See my report to Mansolff on this subject. [[vertical note in left margin]] Fenoform is Weichman [[/vertical note in left margin]] I told him I thought such a consolidation unnecessary and disadvantageous for the moment. Had to rush back to Yonkers in my car, dress in a hurry and shave and be back at [[red underline]] Chemists Club [[/red underline]] for the Banquet all this in less than two hours. [[end page]] [[start page]] 31 [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] made speech at Banquet [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] as chairman of the ladies committee. I made speech presenting Silver Loving Cup to [[red underline]] Roeber [[/red underline]] who seemed very happy Afterwards there was dancing but Celine and I drove away about midnight. [[black underline]] April 19 [[/black underline]] (Sunday) Here all day. Evening drove to University Club where I met Doremus and Mershon. took supper with the latter. April 20. Here all day, dictating letters. [[red underline]] Feel tired and uninterested in my work. [[/red underline]] Rainy foggy day April 21. Here all [[strikethrough]] day [[/strikethrough]] ^[[morning]]. Late experiments with terfeneol are now repeated with crude product obtained from pine-oil and give excellent results. Will be able to use crude oil for many purposes. Afternoon