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114 we [[underline]] have opened a box of Pandora. Feel rather disgusted at the lack of vision of Berliss who has been nagging about this action for a long time and cannot survey the whole situation. [[/underline]] [[underline]] May 24. [[/underline]] At Cosmos Club visited [[underline]] Howe. [[/underline]] Hearings still going on. [[underline]] May 25. Left Washington [[/underline]] arrived here 9 P.M. [[left margin]] Met McKee in train who told me his side of the story [[/left margin]] [[underline]] Dickey [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] May [[/strikethrough]] and [[underline]] Brooksie [[/underline]] have [[underline]] whooping cough. [[/underline]] [[underline]] May 26 [[/underline]] Celine left for [[underline]] Adirondacks. [[/underline]] George B. Townsend and Redman all away Adirondacks [[underline]] to discuss patent matters. [[/underline]] All day at office May 27. [[underline]] Sanford Brown [[/underline]] also is [[underline]] away. [[/underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Sent check to Rachel & Louise = $100. 115 [[underline]] May 28. [[/underline]] At office all day. [[underline]] Every day feel mentally tired [[/underline]] after [[underline]] 11 AM. [[/underline]] [[underline]] May 29. Office closed. Nobody there but myself. Quigley and Miss Kestemacher. Petersen [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Larsen [[/underline]] arrived [[underline]] unexpectedly from Florida. [[/underline]] Sent me a telegram the night before they left. [[underline]] Stupid way [[/underline]] of doing instead of asking [[underline]] permission first. [[/underline]] Do not know what to do with [[underline]] Petersen [[/underline]] [[left margin]] Paid wages & trip [[/left margin]] Went to a play this afternoon. [[underline]] May 30 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Very beautiful weather. All alone. Afternoon visit of [[underline]] Dr. & Mrs De Vecchi. [[/underline]] [[underline]] May 31. [[/underline]] At home. Rain. [[underline]] June 1. [[/underline]] 1926. At office in morning. At 6:00 P.M. drove to [[underline]] Columbia [[/underline]]