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34 principal address reviewing his personal early recollections in the history of the Institute In opening he expressed in a few well chosen sentences a protest similar to what I made in my speech last week, contradicting those smug [[underline]] preachers and moralists [[/underline] who want to fasten war and other calamities on [[underline]] scientists. [[/underline]] Then to Bellevue Hotel. Well served standing lunch. Unusual variety of distngushed visitors mostly physicists, engineers and chemists. Many British one or two Germans. Professor [[underline]] Coker [[/underline]] of London afternoon read very interesting paper for determining stresses by an optical method Listened to [[underline]] Lash Millers [[/underline]] & Stieglitz paper [[end page]] [[start page]] 35 Evening, private dinner party given by [[underline]] Rosengarten [[/underline]] in honor of Fabri. About 25 present [[underline]] I was toastmaster. Sir Robert Robertson, Baly, Donnan [[/underline]] from England all there, also Vice Provost of U. of Pa. A L. [[underline]] Day, Norris, Herty, Bancroft [[/underline]] etc. a very animated and interested party, good fellowship and true wit - a great success. Lasted till 12:30 AM Many came to complement me next day. Sept 18. Papers read. [[underline]] Haber [[/underline]] of Germany read a paper in characteristic German style. I had avoided him by declining three invitations to meet him for dinner. A big fat bald head, closely shaved so as to bring out so much the more shining fat pale skin