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164 whole family Afternoon ^[[whole family]] went to amateur theatrical at [[red underlined]] Edward Hewitts [[/red underlined]] house in New York, Gramercy park. Very crowded house. Some trouble with engine of our motorcar. [[strikethrough]] Dec 26 [[/strikethrough]] [[red underlined]] Charles Curtis [[/red underlined]] at University Club keeps on urging for my intervention in disagreement between his company and [[red underlined]] Naval Advisory staff [[/red underlined]] on the subject of [[red underlined]] geared turbines [[/red underlined]] vs. electrical transmission turbines [[/red underlined]] as adopted by the Navy. I [[red underlined]] declined [[/red underlined]] to go further in this matter and referred him to [[red underlined]] Frank Sprague [[/red underlined]] and others of our special committee. Refused also to show him letter which [[red underlined]] Daniels [[/red underlined]] wrote me in answer to mine. Dec. 26 [[red underlined]] Georges tonsils [[/red underlined]] being operated on in hospital. [[red underlined]] George [[/red underlined]] left here quietly without saying anything. Seemed very cheerful and confident At noon met with Celine at [[end page]] [[start page]] 165 [[symbol in top left margin showing a circle topped by a cross]] 165 hospital. He is just [[strikethrough]] out of [[/strikethrough]] recovering from ether. - Celine says he lost much blood, but no complications. At 4 P.M meeting of National Research Council section Chemistry. [[strikethrough]] At [[/strikethrough]] [[symbol in left margin showing a circle topped by a cross with annotation]] 1 h. [[/symbol and annotation]] Later [[red underlined]] Dr. Peter [[/red underlined]] met me by appointment [[underlined]] promised me not to resign, [[/red underlined]] in fact wants to do nothing contrary to my wishes. [[red underlined]] Says he will stay as long as I stay but will leave the day I discontinue being connected with this [[red underlined]] problem. Later on took [[red underlined]] Horton [[/red underlined]] to University Club for supper, met [[red underlined]] Mali, [[/red underlined]] Halsey and [[red underlined]] Jim Hill. [[/red underlined]] Dec. 27. Reassuring news from [[red underlined]] George. [[/red underlined]] Rain and glaze. At home all day and evening. [[red underlined]] Celine and Nina [[/red underlined]] out to Opera-house in New York to see La Tosca. Dec. 28. This afternoon went to Bellevue Medical College where I met Professor [[strikethrough]] v.d.S [[/strikethrough]] [[red underlined]] Vander Stricht of Ghent, [[/red underlined]] my former
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