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164 Evening supper with wild ducks ^[[ducks]] of [[underlined]] Pupin [[/underlined]] at University Club. Pupin, Peet, Bridges, Hutchinson, Parsons, Audin and myself. [[underlined]] Nov. 9. Democrats war in [[/underlined]] New York and in N.Y State mostly due to popularity of Governor [[underlined]] Smith [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] Nov [[/strikethrough]] All day session with [[underlined]] Potter about British situation [[/underlined]]. Advise -- questions and pending matter. Hays there to change name of [[underlined]] Damard to Bakelite Ltd [[/underlined]] Redman who was prevented from being present yesterday by prior engagement in Philadelphia is here. [[underlined]] Nov. 10 [[/underlined]] Another full day with [[underlined]] Potter [[/underlined]] and taking advice from others on several pending matters I do not feel well, cramps in lower abdomen. Went to Cruising Club dinner where we listened to a [[end page]] [[start page]] 165 German who is on his last part of a trip around the world in his small ketch. (Captain Kircheiss?)in the war [[underlined]] second in Command of that German raider which got caught in the South Sea Islands [[/underlined]] and whose crew had unusual adventures. He described all these in a very interesting way. [[underlined]] George Baekeland was my [[/underlined]] guest. -- He has a cold. Both left early. During night has increasing pains and slept poorly. Wonder whether this is anything serious. [[underlined]] Can hardly walk. Feverish. [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Nov 11 [[/underlined]] Feel somewhat [[underlined]] better [[/underlined]] this morning. Have an appointment with [[underlined]] President Butler [[/underlined]] so stayed in bed till 10 AM and at noon [[underlined]] drove to Columbia [[/underlined]] Butler wanted to consult me about the [[underlined]] Research Bequest [[/underlined]] of the widow of [[underlined]] Herman Trask [[/underlined]].