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Evening Celine and I went to Belasco theater to see Carmen with traveling Italian troupe.- Excellent [[red underline]] Commissioner Ewing [[/red underline]] came to shake hands with us, also [[red underline]] Dr. Washington [[/red underline]] 

[[black underline]] October 6. [[/black underline]]
Celine leaves for Yonkers
I went to office of [[red underline]] Secretary Daniels. [[/red underline]] Had a few minutes conversation with him.  He is very [[red underline]] simple and direct [[/red underline]] in his ways.  No pose nor stiffness.  Soon the others of the [[red underline]] Advisory board arrived [[/red underline]] Also the different [[red underline]] Admirals and heads of the Navy. [[/red underline]] Then a [[red underline]] joint photograph. [[/red underline]] There were at least a dozen cameras from different newspaper reporters. [[strikethrough]] He made a [[/strikethrough]]
[[red underline]] Daniels [[/red underline]] made short [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] address stating how he came to organize this
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board and what he expected from them.  I was introduced to [[red underline]] Edison [[/red underline]] who exclaimed ^[[in a high pitched voice:]] waving his hand: [[red underline]] "I know you - you are the man of [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] molecules -- this goes way above my head!" [[/red underline]] and he laughed.- (As for [[strikethrough]] members [[/strikethrough]] name of members of board see newspaper article insert a few pages ahead.). The members of the Advisory Counsel of the Navy were all there namely
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[[red underline]] Franklin D. Roosevelt, Asst Secretary of the Navy, young with a handsome intelligent face  seems about 35 years old, makes excellent impression which is strengthened by his conversation [[/red underline]]  
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Rear Admiral [[red underline]] Benson [[/red underline]] ^[[Chief of Naval Operations.]] about 55-60 years old.  Seems the oldest and most conservative of the lot ^[[does not seem very bright.]] keeps quiet until