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116 very taciturn man but this night he made decidedly an exception. As he is a total abstainer and as the whole dinner was on water alone, his readiness to talk cannot be ascribed to the dinner itself. At the dinner were also present a number of Chemists of the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society who had come specially that evening from Cincinnati. Among them was Dr. [[red underline]] Springer, [[/red underline]] an old friend of mine. My lecture came off very well and seemed to take their full attention. See the report published n their publication after stenographic notes. [[red underline]] Swan [[/red underline]] had arranged a very impressive exhibit of articles made of Bakelite. I was complimented right and [[end page]] [[start page]] 117 left. Room was packed full. My cold did not bother me. Then they kept interrogating me till late. I felt very much pleased at all this. [[red underline]] Mr. Deeds [[/red underline]] drove me back to my hotel in his Limousine. In all my lecture I purposely refrained from mentioning the word [[red underline]] bakelite [[/red underline]] Went to bed about 11:30 P.M. April 8. Feel well rested. Packed my valise early. Then went to the enormous factory of the [[red underline]] National Cash Register Co, [[/red underline]] where Mr. [[red underline]] Clements [[/red underline]] the chief chemist was waiting for me, together with Mr. [[red underline]] Dorsey [[/red underline]] the Chief electrical engineer, both leaders of their respective laboratories H. M. [[red underline]] Williams, [[/red underline]] the assistant of [[red underline]] Clements [[/red underline]] took me further around in all the departments, then finally also the Lacquer department which is in charge of Mr. Walter Frayne, and where they would