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to me anything of the kind before he sends it but.
[[underline]] Sept 17. [[/underline]] Very [[underline]] busy executive meeting from 10:30 AM till 6 P.M. [[/underline]] See minutes. [[underline]] Karpen still in Europe. [[/underline]] Berliss invited to listen. [[strikethrough]] ^[[Hen Howard]] [[/strikethrough]]
[[vertical annotation in left margin]] Harry Howard stayed Snug Rock" over night - Talked boats [[/left margin]]
[[underline]] Sept 18 [[/underline]] Another all day executive meeting. standing lunch in office. [[Fee?]]
[[underline]] [[strikethrough]] Sept 19 [[/underline]] Sept 19. [[/underline]] Went aboard ION. out in Hudson
[[underline]] Sept 20 [[/underline]] (Sunday) On ION see log.
[[underline]] Sept 21. [[/underline]] Back at Spuyten Duivel mooring. Then to office
[[underline]] Wrote [[/underline]] up my [[underline]] recommendations for the minutes of Executive committee. Japan & Europe Diamond Fibre. and future fibre - company organisation also my views on the budget [[/underline]]
Sept. 22. Executive meeting all day. Very busy day. In the
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discussion when I found out [[underline]] wet process patent for laminated [[/underline]] goods has been [[underline]] published. [[/underline]] I find to my consternation that [[underline]] Geo B. and C. P. Townsend have committed the unexpected blunder of not filing patents in Japan England Germany France and Italy and Switzerland. I feel very much upset on this laxity of both of them. George B seems to feel the same. [[/underline]] told him to see Townsend and ask his views on it to morrow
[[underline]] Sept 23. [[/underline]] Went to [[underline]] ION [[/underline]] in morning to supervise erecting new partition in my bow cabin which will much increase usefulness thereof in stowing charts etc Also planned little [[strikethrough]] table [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] folding table and collapsible chair [[/underline]] Interview with [[underline]] Hays about pending problems of the Corporation. He tries to persuade [[/underline]]