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14 with other phases. Then some examiners and employes of Patent Office came around and expressed their views. Among them [[red underline]] Dr. Keenan Newton [[/red underline]] also spoke and besides some platitudes and generalities said he was heartily in favor of work to be undertaken by this committee. I spoke also and gave the possible scope of the whole program. At noon recess, I met Professor [[red underline]] Pegram [[/red underline]] and explained situation of [[red underline]] Columbia [[/red underline]] to him. About 4 P.M went to greet [[red underline]] Parsons [[/red underline]] and handed him a letter [[red underline]] whereby I withdraw from nomination for President of American Chemical Society [[/red underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 15 [[symbol in top left margin showing a circle topped by a cross]] in favor of [[red underline]] Nichols. [[/red underline]] Evening the [[red underline]] Marquis de Courtivron [[/red underline]] came to the Club to repeat verbally his invitation for lunch Friday noon. Spent evening discussing [[red underline]] war problems with Sprague, Little [[/red underline]] Horta and [[red underline]] Lindsay, [[/red underline]] the latter is buyer for [[red underline]] Canadin Government [[/red underline]] Dec 21. Went to Townsend to explain [[red underline]] Royal Baking Powder project [[/red underline]] [[symbol in left margin showing a circle topped by a cross with annotation]] 1 h. [[/symbol and annotation]] He tells me Summers refuses to sanction any contract for [[red underline]] picric acid [[/red underline]] to anybody who cannot furnish his own nitric or sulphuric acid, so this cuts [[red underline]] Hooker out.[[/red underline]] Took young [[red underline]] Paolo de Vecchi who wants enter [[/red underline]] into some useful military occupation where his experience may be of use -- [[end page]]