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May 16 Here in morning. Went to [[underlined in red]] Creevey [[/underlined in red]] to tell him about contract he agrees with me and accompanies me to Hamman [[underlined in red]] Creevey seems older than ever memory seems gone. [[/underlined in red]] Evening left for [[underlined in red]] Washington [[/underlined in red]]
May 17 Meeting of [[underlined in red]] Patent Committee at National Research council [[/underlined in red]] Building, 16th street. While looking for my room was pulled into [[underlined in red]] chemistry meeting where dope for air planes [[/underlined in red]] was being discussed by men who [[underlined in red]] do not seem to grasp the situation. [[/underlined in red]] Gave them my views as to necessity of [[underlined in red]] standardizing dry air for this [[/underlined in red]] purpose by [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] refrigeration [[/underlined in red]] and in this way simplify the problem of the solvents [[underlined in red]] All this seems new to them wanted to keep me longer [[/underlined in red]]
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[[underlined in red]] but I had to start my meeting Fish and Ewing [[/underlined in red]] who at first said they could not come are there. Also, [[underlined in red]] Prindle and Millikan. [[margin: vertical solid line red pencil from following sentence down to last sentence of this day's entry]] 
[[red underline]] We agreed to limit our efforts [[/underlined in red]] for the present to [[strikethrough]] U [[/strikethrough]] urge [[underlined in red]] single Court of Appeals and reorganization of Patent office [[strikethrough]] under [[/strikethrough]] by separating it from Department of Interior and place it directly under the President. [[/underlined in red]] 
Short afternoon meeting
May 18. After much urging [[underlined in red]] Stratton [[/underlined in red]] is present so is [[underlined in red]] Prindle. [[/underlined in red]] Others are gone. Dr. [[underlined in red]] Reid Hunt does [[/underlined in red]] not show up. [[underlined in red]] Pupin also absent 
Am rather disgusted at this indifference. Stratton [[/underlined in red]] begins by [[underlined in red]] objecting [[/underlined in red]] to Ewing's proposal; then after a [[underlined in red]] volley of talk calms down and is willing [[/underlined in red]]