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90 on account of [[underline]] "La Grande Semaine" [[/underline]] the annual racing event. If it were not that I have to meet ^[[Adolph]] [[underline]] Karpen [[/underline]] and get news about [[underline]] England I should leave forthwith. [[/underline]] Finally got a [[underline]] mansard room at Plaza Athenée. [[/underline]] No bath but W.C. and running water. They charge me 100 frcs. (5$) Went to American [[underline]] University Union Dr. Krans [[/underline]] ^[[Krans]] a Columbia Graduate is secretary and in charge of [[underline]] dinner offered to President N.M. Butler [[/underline]] to morrow night by Columbia Alumni. He [[underline]] makes good impression. [[/underline]] Cold and rainy winterlike weather. Am shivery in my light clothes. Dug up my winter clothes, they have not been [[end page]] [[start page]] 91 unpacked since March 2, are [[underline]] all [[strikethrough]] molded [[/strikethrough]] mouldy and wrinkled. [[/underline]] Had to stay in my room till they are cleaned and pressed. [[underline]] 60°F in my room. [[/underline]] Next room occupied by noisy wife and child of [[underline]] director's brother. [[/underline]] June 24. Met [[underline]] Karpen; [[/underline]] everything O.K in New York. But K. tells me [[underline]] Redman will only arrive end of July. [[/underline]] If so I shall not wait. This is contrary to what George Baekeland wired me repeatedly. Evening [[underline]] Dinner in honor of Butler at Club de la Renaissance. [[/underline]] [[vertical annotation in left margin]] Was put on the left of Jusserand former French Ambassador in Washington [[/vertical annotation]] [[strikethrough]] Butler [[/strikethrough]] About 40 present. Prof. Smith (Mathematics Columbia was there) Butler made very good [[underline]] speech. [[/underline]] A certain Mr. [[underline]] Du Villiers [[/underline]]
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Jean Jules Jusserand was French Ambassador to the United States during WWI.