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112 Preferred stock certificates and gave to Geo R. A few shares of Willys-Knight which belong to Nina. Wired to Commodore Munroe to locate a sailor in Miami, also to Tracey [[underlined]] Feb. 1, [[\underlined]] 1927. Cowles came here at my request from Philadelphia to talk boats. [[underlined]] Feb. 2. [[\underlined]] All day session of [[underlined]] Executive Committee. Karpen here but Schleussner absent. [[\underlined]] Says he has [[underlined]] urgent business at R&H. [[\underlined]] A big sailor - Captain Scott came to see me for the job on the ION. Licensed "All Oceans" all vessels. Wants $200 a month and expenses. Shall wait until I hear from the others. Evening went to [[underlined]] Chemists Club dinner as guest of Dr. Wagner, President Robert Davis, newspaper man [[\underlined]] gave a silly and [[underlined]] [[?unspecial]] [[\underlined]] talk on his trip around the [[end page]] [[start page]] 113 world, and gave [[underlined]] much ignorant misinformation about Java and other countries. [[\underlined]] This is his occupation! Feb 3. Another very very busy day. [[underlined]] Schleussner [[\underlined]] absent at meetings. [[underlined]] Feb. 4. [[\underlined]] Very busy day at office all day [[underlined]] Feb. 5. [[\underlined]] Second interview with Capt. Scott. Munroe and Tracey both recommend several men in Miami. Received first letter from [[underlined]] Celine [[\underlined]] from [[underlined]] Madera. [[\underlined]] She seems to like her trip and the company. Evening went to monthly supper of [[underlined]] Century Club. [[\underlined]] 153 members present. Root made a cheerful speech. [[underlined]] Feb. 6 Sunday [[\underlined]] All day at home. Time consumed with income tax returns for N.Y State. Opening letters accumulated and unpaid bills etc. Feel very irritated at first that Celine should have donated a chair to [[underlined]] Town meeting house [[\underlined]]