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April 25. Busy day with several matters. Evening general dinner, then packing for leaving to morrow.
April 26. Celine returns to New York to rest for [[red underline]] Garvan dinner to night in New York [[/red underline]]
I went with the Society in a special train to inspect [[red underline]] Edgewood Arsenal Chemical warfare division, [[/red underline]] covering about 30 square miles near [[red underline]] Chesapeake Bay. [[/red underline]]
Many plants and laboratories widely scattered where war chemicals, gas bombs etc and research laboratories are established. Very tiresome distances. Then some experiments, smoke screens, gas bombs, phosphorus shells etc. etc.
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[[red underline]] Very tired. [[/red underline]] Then overcrowded special train brought us in New York with barely time to put on evening clothes for ovation dinner to [[red underline]] Garvan [[/red underline]] at Waldorf Astoria. Big dining room entirely filled - excellent gathering. I had to make one of the speeches as President of American Chemical Society. [[red underline]] Edgar F. Smith [[/red underline]] toastmaster - rather florid in his various introductions. Dinner finished 1 P.M. feel very tired. Celine George B George R and Nina all drove home arrived there 2 P.M. Cornelia is ill home influenza
[[underline]] Sunday April 27. [[/underline]] Very tired slept poorly. Charles Parsons and his wife here for supper.