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for supplies for [[underline]] trial cruise in Hudson. [[/underline]] Left Spuyten Duivel 3 P.M with [[underline]] Dick Richter, and Peterson [[/underline]] Loaded gas + oil + water at Gulf gasoline dock in Yonkers Let Dick off at Corinthian Yacht Club [[strikethrough]] while we [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Peterson [[/underline]] stayed aboard. Anchored under Palisades before "Snug Rock" Perfect day. Palisades look beautiful as ever.
[[underline]] Aug 23 [[/underline]] (Sunday. Trying engine. [[underline]] (See Log Book [[/underline]]
[[underline]] Aug 24 [[/underline] -25-26-27. See [[underline]] logbook [[/underline]]
[[underline]] Aug 28. [[/underline]] Found in yesterday's newspaper that my dear old friend Prof. [[underline]] Charles F. Chandler [[/underline]] is to be buried to day. Went home for my formal clothes and drove to his house.
Dr. [[underline]] Whitaker [[/underline]] and a lady
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from Connecticut were there with [[underline]] Mrs. Chandler. [[/underline]] Service was at St. Thomas Church near by. Simple and impressive. President [[underline]] Butler [[/underline]] and many chemists there. [[underline]] Whitaker, [[/underline]] his wife, [[underline]] Dr. Neish [[/underline]] and [[strikethrough]] 2 lady [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[2 ladies]] [[underline]] Mrs. Chandler [[/underline]] and two ladies friends ^[[Whitaker]] and myself drove to [[underline]] Woodland [[/underline]] Cemetary [[strikethrough]] Left [[/strikethrough]] Impressive ceremony by its simplicity. Beautiful weather showed Woodlawn at its best. [[underline]] I should buy a burial [[/underline]] plot somewhere for instance [[underline]] Sleepy Hollow [[/underline]] Left ION at Spuyton Duivel. Gave Peterson chance to visit his family, let Dick go home and I slept aboard ION
Aug 30 & 31. trying out boat on Hudson.
[[underline]] Sept 1 [[/underline]] Afternoon went to office