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172 [[margin]] # [[/margin]] [[red underlined]] of applicants is several thousands [[/red underlined]] while there are only 60 lieutenants wanted. - Will try to get in Naval Reserve. July 2. Warm sultry day. Got thru most of my belated correspondence. July 3. Violent rain. Evening met [[red underlined]] Rossi [[/red underlined]] at University Club to speak about [[red underlined]] factory [[/red underlined]] matters. He wants to engage [[red underlined]] Mme Donald. [[/red underlined]] Also mentioned by the way that [[red underlined]] May [[/red underlined]] is [[red underlined]] very [[/red underlined]] difficult [[red underlined]] to get along [[/red underlined]] with. Sent [[red underlined]] $1000 to Rachel by [[/red underlined]] Belgium Relief check. July 4. A quiet and pleasant [[red underlined]] Fourth of July. George here bessie Middlebrook here [[/red underlined]] also for supper. [[red underlined]] Nina [[/red underlined]] still away July 5. Various matters, letters telephone calls etc. with [[margin]] 2 hs. # [[/margin]] Hooker Co in relation to chlorbenzol etc. Beautiful weather. clear and mild. Afternoon drove to [[red underlined]] Brooklyn [[/red underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 173 [[margin]] + over 0 [[/margin]] laboratory. [[red underlined]] Same unsettled [[/red underlined]] condition. [[red underlined]] Roaster alterations complete. [[/red underlined]] but delay on account of [[red underlined]] broken gear on formate drum [[/red underlined]] so matters rather at a standstill There was another run on [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] converter cell [[margin]] + over 0 3 hs. [[/margin]] but yields not yet known. Evening went to [[red underlined]] Washington [[/red underlined]] delicious weather. [[underlined]] July 6. [[/underlined]] Arrive [[red underlined]] Washington. [[/red underlined]] Evening on roof garden ^ [[insert]] Cosmos [[/insert]] [[red underlined]] [[?Ahbsery]] [[/red underlined]] and others. Interesting talk about [[strikethrough]] genenl [[/strikethrough]] scientific and industrial matters. July 7. [[red and black underlined]] Meeting of Naval Board at Administration [[/red and black underlined]] Building of Carnegie Foundation. Meeting [[red underlined]] uninteresting, decided sourness [[/red underlined]] and [[red underlined]] grouchy disposition [[/red underlined]] of one or two members [[red underlined]] specially Hunt [[/red underlined]] who seem to be in [[red underlined]] bad mood. [[/red underlined]] Much needless time taking up by purely parliamentary pro-