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I [[underlined]] felt very happy, [[/underlined]] so much the more [[underlined]] as I saw my son listening to it all. [[/underlined]] We walked together to [[underlined]] the University Club about 11 PM 
But I could not fall asleep before many hours, so much had I been impressed by this sincere generous [[strikethrough]] and yet [[/strikethrough]] demonstration not heralded by newspapers or publicity that carried out so splendidly within the private walls of the Chemists Club which I helped to build up. - All this is the greatest reward a man can have in his profession. [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] April 28 Jasper Crane [[/underlined]] came to see us to find whether there was a field for cheap methanol. Another very busy day.
[[underlined]] April 29. [[/underlined]] Ditto. [[underlined]] Real Estate man Thomas wires that Mrs. William J. Bryan [[/underlined]] accepts my offer of [[underlined]] $95000 for her property in Coconut Grove. Cancelled Hays [[/underlined]] and send telegram
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to [[underlined]] Thomas under what conditions would send first $5000 cash [[/underlined]] then remaining to follow.
Also got news that [[underlined]] Avocet cannot be transferred [[/underlined]] because there is [[underlined]] registered against her at the Custom house a Mortgage of $4000 in 1923 [[/underlined]] which was satisfied but [[underlined]] payment was  never recorded. [[/underlined]] 
[[underlined]] April 30. [[/underlined]] A few days ago discharge of [[underlined]] Griffis [[/underlined]] came up. He [[underlined]] accuses George Roll of being arbitrary tactless and incompetent in book keeping and wrote a letter to that effect. [[/underlined]] Told him [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] reason of his [[underlined]] discharge is that he is not big enough in initiative to be the head of the department and [[/underlined]] that [[underlined]] I am to blame for trying Griffith [[/underlined]] after everybody told [[underlined]] me he was not big enough. [[/underlined]] Had an outspoken but friendly talk with [[underlined]] George Roll, [[/underlined]] telling him frankly how by his lack of [[underlined]] tact and stern ways and meddling in departments [[/underlined]] where
 

Transcription Notes:
I use past tense 'underlined' with a 'd' because that is my understanding from the instructions. It seems a waste of time to edit just to remove the 'd' in 'underlined'. If I review and the transcriber just uses 'underline' I do not add the 'd'