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[[left margin]] 60 [[/left margin]] who came to introduce a certain [[red underline]] Mr. Jones, [[/red underline]] (an englishman) and Count [[red underline]] van der Stegen of Belgium [[/red underline]] both trying to start a movement for [[red underline]] sending tobacco [[/red underline]] and cigars to the front for the Allies. [[red underline]] Hampton [[/red underline]] is certainly the [[red underline]] bigger man [[/red underline]] - want to make more of his acquaintance. The less impressive is that Count a refugee, who looks rather the insignificant part of the [[conservative?]] petty belgian nobility. Greatly enjoyed to have [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] here at supper with us. Malcolm Waite was here too. He and Malcolm [[left margin]] Waite [[/left margin]] and [[red underline]] Ninn [[/red underline]] read jokes aloud from "Cornell Widow" and Life. end page start page [[symbol-cross atop circle]] 61 [[left margin]] # Dec. 20. [[/left margin]] Remained home all day No trouble now to drive to Yonkers along trolley-tracks of Park Ave. Spent all day clearing up belated correspondence, telephoning, etc. [[left margin]] # 1 h. [[/left margin]] Charge one hour Hooker and one hour Royal. [[red underline]] Gotthelf back from his surgical operation. [[/red underline]] [[left margin]] symbol-cross atop circle 1 h. [[/left margin]] Dec. 21. Busy morning, dictation etc. afternoon wrote [[red underline]] short account of my work for Chandler's [[/red underline]] address at Perkin Medal Evening. [[red underline]] Rather [[/red underline]] irksome task. - [[red underline]] I wish Perkin Medal had not existed. [[/red underline]] - told to [[illegible]] over plane that we probably shall pay a [[ red underline]] 10% dividend. [[/red underline]] Dec. 22. Away early this morning with Sedan Car to Chemist's Club then to Engineer's building where [[red underline]] Naval Board holds [[/red underline]] sub committee meetings. First there was meeting of Sub-com. on [[red underline]] Ordnance and Explosives. [[/red underline]] Maxim presiding most time devoted on erosion end page