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at Century Club
Dec 19. Went to Columbia 
Uty. with [[red underline]] McKee and Jackson.  [[/red underline]] Both tell me they are [[red underline]] opposed to project of Alexander Smith [[/red underline]] so in direct contradiction of statements contained in his letter. See [[red underline]] letter of Smith. [[/red underline]] 
Afterwards to Chemists Club where I got a room in Annex Building.
Evening left for [[red underline]] Washington crowded trains [[/red underline]] nowadays. [[red underline]] Travel more and more [[/red underline]] congested.
Dec 20. Obtained a room at Cosmos Club in Annex Building 
At 10 A.M meeting at [[red underline]] Dr. Durant's office. [[strikethrough]] He [[/strikethrough]] Durant's [[/red underline]] is a man with [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] very gentlemanly manners but has [[strikethrough]] little [[/strikethorough]] rather [[red underline]] time-robbing business [[/red underline]]
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[[red underline]] habits. Slow in opening [[/red underline]] a meeting - telephone calls and sundry interruptions. Meeting of Patent Committee for considering improvements in our patent system. [[red underline]] Fish and Pupin absent. Thomas Ewing [[/red underline]] former patent commissioner there also [[strikethrough]] prese [[/strikethrough]] his successor the present Patent- [[red underline]] Commissioner Newton, also Pringle [[/red underline]] of New York a [[red underline]] patent attorney [[/red underline]] - and [[red underline]]
Whitehead [[/red underline]] assistant Commissioner also [[red underline]] Dr. Shatton [[/red underline]] Bureau of Standards 
Latter puts special stress on organization of staff and graduated scale of remuneration. Made some excellent suggestions on this subject but seems rather [[red underline]] unacquainted [[/red underline]]
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