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much dancing between courses. [[red underline]] Mostly all americans [[/red underline]] a few British and one or two Brazilians altho' they tell me the club has a [[red underline]] considerable British and Brazilian [[/red underline]] membership. amounting to almost 50%. The club house is very tastefully arranged and recently built very similar in general construction and outfitting to similar country Club in U.S. There are two annexes for bathing dressing for men & women also a large open air swimming tank besides the immediately nearby available sea-beach [[strikethrough]] which is as [[/strikethrough]] The [[red underline]] Club reflects the enterprising spirit of the Americans here, who before the war amounted to very few [[/red underline]] and who are
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mostly all new comers since the war.
After the dinner [[red underline]] Captain Hill [[/red underline]] wanted to drive me to the reception of the British Ambassador, but I felt rather tired I left them there and his car drove me to the hotel
[[underline]] Sunday [[/underline]] April 25. This morning [[red underline]] Dr. Lee [[/red underline]] paid me a call to apologize for the fact that he had kept me waiting the day before. [[strikethrough]] then [[/strikethrough]] Stayed here all day.
At Evening had for dinner [[red underline]] Dr. Morrison [[/red underline]] and his partner [[red underline]] Warneck [[/red underline]] The latter is a born Brazilian educated in U.S Universities and speaks English with a Brazilian intonation. [[red underline]] Morrison [[/red underline]] is born and bred in [[red underline]] Wisconsin [[/red underline]] Warneck is only 24 years old