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166 vande Mergel from her house in Westende while it was being shot down; also letter [[red underline]] from her sister in law who has fled to the Hague and writes for money. [[/red underline]] Wired back that we have not yet found means to send money to Belgium but will send some to her. I wanted Thurlow today for signing an affidavit for a pending patent case which must be filed before Dec. 1. but he has not shown up at the factory and it is impossible to locate him. Nov. 29. 1914 (Sunday) Beautiful calm day. Stayed in all day reading and same sad thoughts. Nov. 30. Gray and cloudy weather. Dictated most of morning. Afternoon went to New York to University Club afterwards went to 39th street Theater where moving pictures of the War in Belgium were shown. The [[end page]] [[start page]] 167 [[vertical red line in left margin highlights remainder of this day's entry]] pictures were made by Weigle staff photographer of the "Chicago Tribune" by permission of Belgian Government with the stipulation that 50% of the proceeds should go to the Belgian Red Cross Fund. Prices were 25 cts. and 50 cents and all places were taken. An organ played subdued music. These photographs in their simple naturalness without any effort towards the usual tricks of moving picture exhibits were pathetic to the extreme, and made me extremely sad. Nobody said a word,- no applause- and everybody seemed under the spell of all the sadness and horror of what has happened in poor little Belgium. Dec 1. 1914 This morning at breakfast I told of last nights experience to Celine and tears rolled over her cheeks. Dec 2. Away early to Board of Directors