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and shall offer them dinner at [[underline]] University Club. [[/underline]] Many speak no English but all speak [[underline]] French. [[/underline]] Very hot [[underline]] sultry weather. No chemists available to help [[/underline]] me, except [[underline]] Prof. Thomas [[/underline]] of [[underline]] Dept of Chemistry [[/underline]] Columbia [[underline]] (Sec'y Societé de Chemie Industrelle). [[/underline]] Bacon is away. [[underline]] Kunz [[/underline]] will come, and [[underline]] Geo B [[/underline]] will assist me. This chemical meeting happens just [[underline]] at the most difficult and busy time [[/underline]] and will put me under [[underline]] additional pressure. [[strikethrough]] Ou [[/strikethrough]] Frederic [[/underline]] is still in our camp.
[[underline]] Aug 30. [[/underline]] A hectic day. All morning discussing with [[underline]] Karpen [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Schleussner English situation. [[/underline]] After [[underline]] explaining my views [[/underline]]
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[[underline]] they all agree with me [[/underline]] and cablegrams which I drafted are sent accordingly to Bishop and to Damard. Evening dinner for 23 at [[underline]] University Club. [[/underline]] Except [[underline]] Thomas, [[/underline]] George B, [[underline]] Kunz [[/underline]] and myself are [[underline]] all foreign chemists. French, Italian, Russian, Swiss [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Polish [[\underline]] & [[underline]] one Spaniard. [[/underline]] Other chemists arrive by other steamers. [[underline]] Not wanting [[/underline]] to give them [[underline]] bootleg liquor [[/underline]] I provided [[underline]] abundant [[/underline]] supply of [[underline]] my home made wines. [[/underline]] Starting with 1922 Sherry-type, then 1925 Early grapes (white) 1924 Concord and finishing with 1923 Sour Cherry wine. [[underline]] Every drop was lapped up by them except one bottle of Cherry wine. [[/underline]]