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Later on conference with [[underline]] Davidson [[/underline]] of Toronto and Redman and George Roll. [[underline]] George Baekeland is at Bear Mountain paper mill. [[/underline]]
[[underline]] May 15 [[/underline]] At office till late
[[underline]] May 16 Sunday [[/underline]] Rain. [[underline]] Dr. René Sand of Brussels [[/underline]] here.
[[underline]] May 17. [[/underline]] Well rested felt fine until [[strikethrough]] 10 A.M. [[/strikethrough]] 10-11 AM then [[underline]] again feel mentally very tired. This has happened frequently of late. I sleep little, get up early [[/underline]] and [[strikethrough]] by the [[/strikethrough]] am at my best during the [[underline]] early part of the morning
Then feel mentally exhausted [[/underline]] 
At noon went for [[strikethrough]] rest [[/strikethrough]] lunch to [[underline]] Columbia University Club [[/underline]] so as to make sure [[underline]] not to meet anybody who would [[/underline]] engage me in conversation
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[[underline]] If I could take a rest [[/underline]] every day between [[underline]] 12 to 2 P.M. [[/underline]] and try to sleep a little this might keep me in trim for the afternoon work [[underline]] - Signs of old age. [[/underline]] (nearing 63)
[[underline]] May 18. [[/underline]] [[double underline]] Swan [[/double underline]] back from his visit to our service men. Long interview with him listening to his report. [[underline]] Durez are spreading fake news everywhere. [[/underline]]
[[underline]] May 19 [[/underline]] At office all day. Evening met [[underline]] Henry Howard, [[/underline]] Stephens & ? at New York [[underline]] Yacht Club [[/underline]] for supper to discuss program for Committee on [[underline]] Construction of Cruising Club. [[/underline]] Another day where I felt mentally very tired unable concentrate my attention on my work.
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