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I was the [[red underline]] only one who voted against proposed subsidy but obtained special request for secrecy. [[/red underline]] 
[[red underline]] Sprague [[/red underline]] who is much of a [[red underline]] scrapper [[/red underline]] read a long report expressing dissatisfaction with the cooperation of the [[red underline]] Navy and the Naval Board [[/red underline]] and making some recommendations. All this led to active contestation during the last half hour of meeting. Adjourned about 6 P.M.
[[black underline]] April 15. (Sunday) [[/black underline]] Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. [[red underline]] Horta [[/red underline]] here for lunch 
Drove them to New York in car. [[red underline]] Everywhere in New York flags and drills of young men and schoolchildren. Spirit of war [[/red underline]] is visible everywhere but everybody takes it [[red underline]] in a dignified way. [[/red underline]] Since a few days continued good news of [[red underline]] repulse of Germans in France. [[/red underline]] Today news that
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[[red underline]] outskirts of Lens have been cleared of Germans.
April 16.- [[strikethrough]] Decl [[/strikethrough]] Busy day [[strikethrough]] ligh [[/strikethrough]] as usually. 1 h. R.B.P. patent.
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[[Greeter?]]
April 17. 
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Went to N.Y to confer with [[red underline]] Conant, [[/red underline]] as to examining books of Gen. Bakelite Co and discussed with him [[red underline]] possible reorganization.
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Then went to meet Hooker at his office and talked about pending subjects till about 6 P.M. 
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Supper at University Club.
April 18. [[strikethrough]] Here all day [[/strikethrough]] Townsend here all morning to discuss situation of [[red underline]] Redman infringement. [[/red underline]] then at noon drove with him to Perth Amboy. Found there that new plant of [[red underline]] R & H for manufacturing Sodium shuts out considerable light from our old building [[/red underline]] Looks very much as if we cannot postpone much longer [[red underline]] our additional [[/red underline]]