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in such amount as to exclude excess of free phenol. and his reaction is steady and easier than if [[red underline]] hexa is used [[/red underline]]
Nov 27. (Thanksgiving day) Here all day.
Nov 28: Here all day.
Nov 29: Rainy day Went out with Lewis in car to visit Yacht yards in [[strikethrough]] Nov 29 [[/strikethrough]] Long Island looking for schooner yachts
Nov 30 (Sunday) Here all day Zeeryp and his wife for supper. am much irritated at way everything is being run here.
Dec.1.1919. Lectured in [[red underline]] Columbia [[/red underline]] on [[red underline]] fusible nexus of [[/red underline]] phenolic condensation products. Feel very tired and little enthusiasm Went to Myruck's office of Mutual Life Insurance Co and delivered my $20000 policy for obtaining premium [[red underline]] I begin to think ought to [[/red underline]]
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go to [[red underline]] South America [[/red underline]] in regard to [[red underline]] DeMuth's troubles there [[/red underline]]
Dec. 2. Went to first general meeting of [[red underline]] Chemical Foundation [[/red underline]] Large attendance. crowded room. Supper with Townsend [[strikethrough]] Dec [[/strikethrough]] at University Club where stayed overnight
Dec 3. [[red underline]] Director's meeting [[/red underline]] made [[strikethrough]] long [[/strikethrough]] report [[red underline]] about whole present situation as I see it in Europe and in South America. [[/red underline]] They all seem to [[red underline]] favor me going to South America [[/red underline]]
Evening supper at University Club with Dr. Henry Noel Potter of California, [[Townsend?]] [[red underline]] Dr. Sorel [[/red underline]] a french surgeon introduced to me by [[red underline]] Colonel Mercier [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] The latter with a hear [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Sorel [[/red underline]] has a [[red underline]] heavy black beard [[/red underline]] that makes him look like a