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54 Choate as a lawyer. Did not interest me so much altho' a lawyer near by by told me this was, according his judgement the best address of the evening. Jan 20 1918 (Sunday). Remained at University Club. Afternoon I happened to sit next to [[red underline]] Herbert L. Satterlee [[/red underline]] who asked me some questions [[red underline]] as to our aviation situation General Sherril was sitting [[/red underline]] near also General [[red underline]] Green [[/red underline]] former professor of military engineering at West Point. There was also [[red underline]] Mali [[/red underline]] Consul General of Belgium. One thing led to another and before long I was speaking about the [[red underline]] chemical [[strikethrough]] sut [[/strikethrough]] situation [[/red underline]] with the result that by and by others joined and [[end page]] [[start page]] 55 I [[red underline]] found myself surrounded by an increasing audience rather large for University [[/red underline]] Club happenings. Afterwards several men came to [[red underline]] me and introduced themselves. [[/red underline]] Afterwards [[red underline]] Doremus [[/red underline]] came with Rene Engel to arrange further details about [[red underline]] Société Chemie Industrielle [[/red underline]] Jan 21. Still at University Club In [[red underline]] accordance with ruling of Garfield no drinks served anywhere where coal is burned for heating. [[/red underline]] This is the first day since Club exists [[red underline]] that bar was closed. [[/red underline]] Afternoon went to Motor Boat show. Several cruising boats exhibited. Some as large as [[red underline]] 50 foot length [[/red underline]] and quite elaborate. Not a single one among them [[red underline]] as intelligently [[/red underline]] planned as my [[red underline]] Cygnet. [[/red underline]]