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166 Evening at annual meeting of [[red underline]] Institute International Education. [[/red underline]] Anson Phelps Stokes presiding. Dear old Judge [[red underline]] John Bassett Moore [[/red underline]] at my left at table. Left at 8:30 P.M to catch 8:45 for Chicago. My [[red underline]] plugged teeth [[/red underline]] causes much pain, also [[red underline]] throat ache and ear ache. [[/red underline]] Cool weather [[underline]] May 24. [[/underline]] Cold and wintry looking landscape notwithstanding budding green trees. Arrive Chicago about 3:40 P.M went to Drake Hotel. Rested then to Palmer House, meeting of [[red underline]] Chicago Section Am. Chemical Society, for award of Willard Gibbs Medal to Dr. Hudson. [[/red underline]] Met many old friends at reception and most of our Bakelite Chemists and their wives [[end page]] [[start page]] 167 Was put on speakers table Dr. [[red underline]] Harkins [[/red underline]] on my left. Mr. Jones who just has donated new lab. to Chicago University at my right. Very interesting and impressive meeting. Back to hotel at 11 AM., rather tired. [[underline]] May 25. [[/underline]] Early to Chicago's factory. Cold weather. Confidential talk with [[red underline]] Brock [[/red underline]] on pending matters. Then visit departments. All very active, [[red underline]] working [[strikethrough]] 9½ [[/strikethrough]] two [[red underline]] 19½ hour shifts [[/red underline]] every day to keep up production. [[red underline]] Zieman seems cheerful [[/red underline]] to day notwithstanding his recent attitude as depicted by Lowe. [[red underline]] Busy place. [[/red underline]] Everything seems running well. [[red underline]] Karpen Bros. are running very slack [[/red underline]] and there is no danger that they