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[[underlined]]Oct 18[[\underlined]]  Up at 5 A.M packing feel very uncomfortable with my [[underlined]]sore throat,[[\underlined]] cold, and headaches.
[[underlined]]George Baekeland was at dock.[[\underlined]]  Quick examination of baggage.  At Snug Rock afternoon.  Everybody very well: [[underlined]]so is Celine.[[\underlined]]  Had pleasant evening together
[[underlined]]Oct 19.[[\underlined]]  Sent $100 to my sister who is ill.  Feel delighted to be back again.  [[underlined]]Delighted to meet Celine[[\underlined]] and everybody.  Interested again in my work.  Very busy day at office.
[[underlined]]Oct. 20[[\underlined]]  Tempest in a teapot by [[underlined]]Parsons[[\underlined]] and [[underlined]]Council[[\underlined]] of Am. [[underlined]]Chemical Society refusing to cooperate[[\underlined]] for [[underlined]]Berthelot Memorial[[\underlined]] Fund and Maison de la Chinese.  Articles in newspapers of formation of [[underlined]]$1000000000[[\underlined]] Chemical Trust containing England, Germany, France, Belgium
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and aimed at U.S.
Met [[underlined]]Maurice Lion[[\underlined]] at Century Club who tells me his side of the story.  [[underlined]]Explained to Redman[[\underlined]] my [[underlined]]invention[[\underlined]] of producing [[underlined]]long fibered filtered sheets incorporating Bakelite A[[\underlined]] in several ways [[underlined]]in the act of felting.  Will write out the whole method typewritten so that he[[\underlined]] can put someone on this job which I consider very important.
Reports about [[underlined]]paper machine[[\underlined]] are good.  For [[underlined]]Oct 21 & 22[[\underlined]] see following pages.
[[underlined]]Oct 23[[\underlined]] (Sunday)  Here all day very busy.  [[underlined]]Parsons[[\underlined]] has sent me copy of correspondence between himself and [[underlined]]Maurice Lion[[\underlined]] (by Special delivery) both of them have sent offensive letters to each other and thus made matters worse.  [[underlined]]Dr. Herty[[\underlined]] came here this afternoon and told me what he knew of situation.  [[underlined]]Thinks Parsons has blundered.[[\underlined]] - So do I.  Still much bother with my sore