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168 the [[red underline]] present problems incomparably more difficult [[/red underline]] and more expensive to solve. After this deliberation was finished it was about 5 P.M. Admiral [[red underline]] ^[[Victor]] Blue [[/red underline]] and some others took us to social room of the Club, where there were more officers etc., but [[red underline]] no uniforms. [[/red underline]] In fact outside the company of marines which did us honors at the Yacht [[red underline]] I have not seen a single uniform and every one of these [[/red underline]] officers I have met gives me the impression that he would sooner wear [[red underline]] overalls than a uniform. [[/red underline]] I went with Professor [[red underline]] Webster [[/red underline]] to Belasco's Theater to hear Lucia [[end page]] [[start page]] [[symbol in top left margin]] # [[/symbol]] de Lammermoor sung by the same italian opera company. [[red underline]] Ewing [[/red underline]] came around between the acts to have a short talk. Evening I took 12:30 train back to New York. [[black underline]] Oct. 8. [[/black underline]] Breakfast at Chemists club. The [[red underline]] morning papers [[/red underline]] all have the news of the [[red underline]] $5 000 000 laboratory etc. [[/red underline]] Then went to Warren Erwin & Co and gave my check for repurchase of [[red underline]] 100 shares N.Y Air Brake [[/red underline]] which I sold last week Sold at 160 and repurchased at 147. [[symbol and annotation in left margin]] # 1 h. [[/symbol and annotation]] Then to meet [[red underline]] Elon Hooker [[/red underline]] at his office to report about conversation with [[red underline]] Townsend. [[/red underline]] Charge one hour. Then to our office. Things seem to go along pretty well Last [[red underline]] month's sales were $52,000 [[/red underline]] Then continuation of [[strikethrough]] meeting [[/strikethrough]]