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[[start page]] [[symbol in top left margin]] # 176 have cracked also. Suggested to Hamlin further work on this line more particularly to make first Novolak with hexa. Then add more hexa or hexatriphenol or A resulting from latter so as to minimize the amount of NH[[subscript]] 3 [[/subscript]] Suggested same to Rossi over phone. Evening went to University Club for supper. Dec. 20. 1914 (Sunday). Bright clear day. Spent day reading. Dec 21. Went early to office of [[red underline]] Hooker Co. [[/red underline]] remained in conference all day on subject of organizing [[red underline]] research [[/red underline]] and improvements of operating methods. E.H, A.H and HW. Hooker there with Bush and Townsend. Lunch at City club where Mr. Larkin of Buffalo joined us for a short time. Finished about 5 P.M (charge 6 hours) [[symbol and note in left margin]] # H.E.Co 6 hours [[/symbol and note in left margin]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 177 [[symbol in top left margin]] # then went with Townsend to Mouquin's for supper. Took train 9:51 P.M. A letter arrived from my sister telling that inhabitants of Ghent are [[red underline]] reduced [[/red underline]] to 1/4 loaf of [[red underline]] bread daily. [[/red underline]] Dec. 22. Another day's session at Hooker office. Charge 6 hours. [[symbol and note in left margin]] # 6 hours [[/symbol and note in left margin]] Evening went for supper with Townsend to Mouquin. Dec. 23. Home all day. [[red underline]] Gray dull weather and ditto attitude of mind. George [[/red underline]] left here this morning with his [[red underline]] snowshoes [[/red underline]] and winter outfit for spending his vacation [[red underline]] trapping [[/red underline]] in the [[red underline]] Adirondacks. [[/red underline]] Cold dry weather Dec. 24. Cold and snowy day. Drove to Hasslachers house during afternoon but came back about 5 P.M. - Letter from my sister undated (mailed thru Holland) says she went for supper with Mr. [[red underline]] C. De Bruyne [[/red underline]] and a certain professor [[red underline]] Pelseniu. [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Frederic. [[/red underline]] Says orders now in Ghent only allow 250 grams bread per day for her and her servant. Seems relatively courageous [[end page]]
