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108 he would be allowed to play the [[underlined]] important man and work against George B. [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Feb 7. [[/underlined]] Planting all day. [[underlined in red]] George Baekeland sent me copy of his personal letter to Schleussner [[/underlined in red]] in regard to cash bonus. Very tactfully and sincerely worded and I feel delighted at the way he has acquitted himself of this delicate and unpleasant task. Have wired him my approval and congratulations. Yesterday received two letters from him ^[[George]] [[underlined in red]] urging Cold Spring or Peekskill [[/underlined in red]] on the Hudson as suitable locations for [[underlined in red]] new Central Plant [/underlined in red]] [[underlined]] Feb 8. [[/underlined]] [[underlined in red]] Sidonie [[/underlined in red]] our Belgian cook has arrived this morning [[underlined]] Feb 9. [[/underlined]] All afternoon went sailing in the sail-pram. The [[underlined in red]] children have great delight in our swimming tank [[/underlined in red]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 109 and play around the house in their bathing suits. - Sun baths. [[underlined in red]] Ninette [[/underlined in red]] seems recovered altho' still pale and thin [[underlined]] Feb 10 [[/underlined]] (Sunday) Here all day [[strikethrough]] Feb [[/strikethrough]] So the whole family [[underlined]] Feb 11. [[/underlined]] Busy as usually correspondence etc. [[underlined]] Feb 12 [[/underlined]] Ditto [[underlined]] Feb 13 [[/underlined]] [[underlined in red]] Nina, Cornelia [[/underlined in red]] and Celine bought [[underlined in red]] Ford Station Wagon [[/underlined in red]] big enough to transport the whole family. No other car big enough. Went to buy early and late Avocadoes, and another Tangelo and Pine Apple orange and another Tangerine from Riviera Nurseries [[underlined]] Feb. 14 [[/underlined]] This morning [[underlined in red]] unusually cold [[/underlined in red]] (50° F.) before sunrise Blasting holes for the new trees and planting them. A [[underlined in red]] tropical almond [[/underlined in red]] tree near Monkey house, etc. Then went out with Catlow and Andrew with [[underlined in red]] ION [[/underlined in red]] trying
