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of Brussels here for luncheon
[[underline]] May 31. [[/underline]] Dr. V. de Ruette came with letter introduction from Capart. [[strikethrough]]] Too [[/strikethrough]] wants to see lunatic asylums. Took him to University Club.
[[underline]] June 1, 1928 [[/underline]]
June 2. [[bracket covering both June 1&2]] at office
June 3 (Sunday) [[red underline]] Professor James Kendal his wife and 3 children here for luncheon. [[/red underline]] He leaves for [[red underline]] Edinburgh [[/red underline]] this summer to occupy the [[red underline]] Chair of Chemistry. [[/red underline]]
Very pleasant gathering
June 4. More rain & cold
[[underline]] June 5. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Columbia University Commencement, [[/red underline]] more rain [[strikethrough]] we [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Procession had to reach Gymnasium thru the cellars. [[/red underline]]
June 6. More rain
June 7. Ditto. Evening dinner in honor to [[red underline]] Kendal, at Century Club, [[/red underline]] 15 present; all friends of his, I brought 2 jugs of my
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wine.
[[underline]] June 8 [[/underline]] & 9. more rain
[[underline]] June 10. [[/underline]] Sunday. Home all day [[strikethrough]] June 11 [[/strikethrough]] Received our [[red underline]] first 4 mangoes from Florida. [[/red underline]]
[[underline]] June 11. [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] Parson arrived [[/strikethrough]] Dr. [[red underline]] Charles L. Parsons [[/red underline]] arrives at office and tells me [[red underline]] another company outside of R&H [[/red underline]] or the Doherty interests is [[red underline]] preparing to make its formaldehyde and wood alcohol from oil or gas. [[/red underline]] That the process of production and purification are unpatentable by lack of novelty 
Took Henry Howard to Century Club for luncheon.
June 12. office as usual
[[underline]] June 13. [[/underline]] Went with [[red underline]] Schleussner [[/red underline]] to Perth Amboy [[red underline]] to inspect plot belonging to R&H, [[/red underline]] measuring in all [[red underline]] 5 acres which they are going to sell, [[/red underline]] but first want to give Bakelite Corporation to buy part of all at a price to be established by arbitrage real