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stayed for the dance.

Feb 17. I slept very little last night but [[strikethrough]] drove with [[/strikethrough]] Albert drove me in car to Brooklyn Navy Yard in time to join the excursion of the Am. [[red underline]] Institute of Mining engineers [[strikethrough]] at Navy Yard [[/strikethrough]] on "the Dolphin" the yacht of the Secretary of the Navy. [[/red underline]]
The weather was rather gray and cold, and boat rather filled.- [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] had to stay in Yonkers on account of many engagements.- Met again Professor [[red underline]] Albert Sauveur, of Harvard, a Belgian [[/red underline]] and he and many others again [[red underline]] congratulated me on my speech [[/red underline]] of last night.  The Herald, Times, [[red underline]] and Sun all mentioned me prominently.  At Sandy Hook, [[/red underline]] barren, dreary, slippery, desolate place, big sea-coast defense
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guns 12", some 14" just arrived and one 16" on a car ready to be mounted. [[red underline]] Soldier artillerists in blue [[/red underline]] overalls, mittens and galoshes, simply look [[red underline]] like workmen and not like soldiers [[/red underline]] since they have this unconventional but practical uniform. Landed back in New York after dark and went for supper to University Club where met [[red underline]] McGuire, Anthony, Curtiss, and MacMahon. [[/red underline]]

Feb 18. Here all day, more thaw and slush. 

Feb 19. Very cold this night and cold all day. Evening went [[red underline]] as guest [[/red underline]] to dinner of [[red underline]] Pennsylvania State College at McAlpin. [[/red underline]] other guests [[strikethrough]] Dr. Pres [[overwritten]] Spratt [[/overwritten]] Sprag [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Spragg, President, Dean Hackett etc. [[/red underline]] Toastmaster Lloyd. Interesting feature was that each diner had a telephone receiver with which