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sailing [[strikethrough]] man [[/strikethrough]] practice on ION with all three sails jointly and separately. Several letters from George, [[red underlined]] sales and contracts much above [[strikethrough]] est. [[/strikethrough]] last year and much above estimates. Building of [[strikethrough]] Cent [[/strikethrough]] new plant seems urgent. Geo. Roll [[/red underlined]] still at office and seems [[red underlined]] intent to stay after he has played the paper tiger [[/red underlined]] and told he would resign etc.
[[underlined]] Feb 15. [[/underlined]] Went to Miami this afternoon to see a very artistic natural [[red underlined]] Color Movie called "Redskin" [[/red underlined]] very beautiful. Daughters went to [[red underlined]] costume ball at Flamingo Hotel. [[/red underlined]] Nina dressed in Gypsie, Cornelia as Sultana.
[[underlined]] Feb 16. [[/underlined]] Clutch of [[red underlined]] ION [[/red underlined]] and everything adjusted. Went out for trial run everything seems adjusted now. Letter of [[red underlined]] Gordon Brown [[/red underlined]] explaining his belief that [[red underlined]] Cold [[/red underlined]]
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[[red underlined]] Spring [[/red underlined]] is better than New Jersey altho he says nobody likes a change, but when once the change is made most of the time they are glad of it. From letters from George B, [[red underlined]] Sanford Brown & Rossi are against Cold Spring, while Thompson is in favor. [[/red underlined]]
[[underlined]] Feb 17. Sunday [[/underlined]] Early in the morning went rowing with [[red underlined]] little Celine Roll in the bay. She rowed the heavy skiff [[/red underlined]] quite satisfactorily.  Afterwards went out with her and Celine ^ [[Baekeland]] in [[red underlined]] Sail pram [[/red underlined]] and returned in time for luncheon altho' we had to beat against [[strikethrough]] the wind [[/strikethrough]] to windward in returning from Cocoplum Beach. First lesson of [[red underlined]] sailing to Celine ^[[B]] [[/red underlined]] in her old [[?dragon]]. Afternoon all the children here swimming. Made some photos