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148 throat. Busy remainder of day revising and examining [[underlined]]pending patent applications[[\underlined]] and other belated work. George Baekeland, Cornelia and [[underlined]]Sandy Brown[[\underlined]] and his [[underlined]]wife[[\underlined]] here for [[underlined]]supper.[[\underlined]] She looks queer. [[underlined]]Oct 24.[[\underlined]] Much pain in throat last night. Today [[underlined]]all day meeting executive committee[[\underlined]] all present. [[underlined]]Net profits[[\underlined]] still run at about [[underlined]]$1100000[[\underlined]] including [[underlined]]$240000[[\underlined]] revenue from securities. But a [[underlined]]drastic cut in prices of molding material[[\underlined]] is [[underlined]]proposed and carefully[[\underlined]] discussed. - I [[underlined]]feel again much interested in my work and[[\underlined]] in Bakelite matters. [[left margin]] Omitted in former pages [[\left margin]] [[underlined]]oct 21.[[\underlined]] Very busy, all day. Evening went to meeting of [[underlined]]Societe de Chimie Industrielle.[[\underlined]] All were there including [[underlined]]W.H. Nichols.[[\underlined]] Very [[underlined]]strong sentiment against[[\underlined]] the [[underlined]]French Committee[[\underlined]] and [[end page]] [[start page]] 149 [[left margin]] Societe de Chimie Industrielle [[\left margin]] all in favor of [[underlined]]winding[[\underlined]] up [[underlined]]New York Section[[\underlined]] of [[underlined]]the Societe Chimie[[\underlined]] Industrielle. Except [[underlined]]Kung, Alexander and myself.[[\underlined]] I urge them to maintain the section [[underlined]]but not run it foolishly as in the past by regular meetings.[[\underlined]] But [[underlined]]once in awhile on the arrival of a distinguished French Chemist[[\underlined]] invite him to speak and make it a great occasion for a public lecture. [[underlined]]Dr. Thomas, secretary[[\underlined]] wants to [[underlined]]resign[[\underlined]] and [[underlined]]Jerome Alexander is appointed in his place.[[\underlined]] Dr. W.H. [[underlined]]Nichols advises[[\underlined]] that whatever we do, should not be done now but after the crisis is weathered. Tells me [[underlined]]he will not go to the Berthelot dinner[[\underlined]] and will send his contribution directly to Paris and not to the Committee here. [[underlined]]Boquet[[\underlined]] who is [[underlined]]head of the Committee is absent in Europe.[[\underlined]] Present Thomas, McKee, Jackson, Nochols, Hendrick, Kung and myself.