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We disbanded and agreed to adjourn until Monday. Kaspen goes back to Chicago he says to attend to his business but will return Monday [[strikethrough]] Kirk Brown [[/strikethrough]] Kaspen did most of the talking.  Kirk Brown sat down saying nothing except once in awhile endorsing position of Kasper.  As usually K.B [[strikethrough]] he [[/strikethrough]] has his eyes cast down on the table with an appearance of deep thought similar as a chess player who ponders over the next move.
[[superscript x]] [[vertical annotation in left margin]] Took Hays to lunch at University Club [[/left margin]] Afterwards Hays Hamman and Schleussner discussed preliminary contract which had already been presented by Hays and which I had preliminary discussion with Townsend and Hays separately before we even aware that Kaspen had
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acquired control of Condensite.  Townsend had to leave.
[[strikethrough]] Nov 22. Here all day very busy Afternoon to Columbia University to assist conferring Honorary degree on Foch. Beautiful weather, great assemblage. Back home for supper [[/strikethrough]]
[[underlined]] Nov 23. [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] With Lewis [[/strikethrough]] Busy morning here. Then with Lewis, Jim and his helper erected tarpaulin over Ion to lay up for winter.  Glad this job is over
Nov 24 1921 (Thanksgiving day). Rainy dark weather. Here all day continuing notes and thoughts about pending merger. At 4 P.M drove to Columbia in rain to assist conferring honorary degree to Aristide Briand in camera. Rather cold affair, more resembles an initiation ceremony in a fraternity. Briand