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124 [[symbol in top left margin showing a circle topped by a cross]] to listen to conversation and speeches, and college cheers, going on simultaneously at [[strikethrough]] gr [[/strikethrough]] dinners of Penn Stat college held at Pittsburgh and San Francisco. [[red underline]] I spoke on preparedness and the Naval board and importance of the engineers and chemistry in modern war. [[/red underline]] Feb 20 (Sunday) Cold and snow all day. [[red underline]] Dr. Arnold Peter ^[[of Royal Baking Co.]] [[/red underline]] came here this afternoon and we talked about Brooklyn matters and future program till 7 P.M. then about his patent for the use of [[red underline]] [[resorcinol?]] in condensation products. a [[symbol in left margin]] circle with a cross on top 3 hr [[/symbol in left margin]] After supper took him to subway. He asks whether [[red underline]] $500 for his [[/red underline]] patent would be too much. [[red underline]] I believe it is not even worth [[red underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 125 [[red underline]] the money he spent for his lawyer. [[/red underline]] and his fees which amounts in [[red underline]] all to $134.00, because his claim [[/red underline]] is all to narrow. Feb 21. Another cold day. After dictating spent most of day [[red underline]] revising [[/red underline]] and worrying [[red underline]] [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] ^[[my]] biography ^[[as made by]] [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] that young writer of [[red underline]] the World's Work [[/red underline]] - what a nuisance! Early to bed. 8:00 P.M. Feb 22. 1916 (Washington's Birthday) Went to meeting of [[red underline]] National Defense Society [[/red underline]] as guest at their luncheon. Was at speakers table [[strikethrough]] Dr. Dr. | [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Dr. Hill [[/red underline]] former U.S. Embassador of Germany presiding There was also present: [[red underline]] Britten [[/red underline]] a republican congressman of Illinois and [[red underline]] Shaw [[/red underline]] former Secretary of the Treasury, also [[red underline]] Henry Reuterdahl. they all joined in denouncing the present administration and the whole meeting looked much
Transcription Notes:
"resorcinol" is a benzene derivative.