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He is on his way back from Havana to N.Y in his Billy II [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethrough]] - the [[strikethrough]] ste [[/strikethrough]] sistership of Howards Alice. - Both stayed only about 1 hour. [[red underline]] Kettering told that he explained the auto dirigible bombing torpedo to the German officers last year which of much regret to hear. [[/red underline]]
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At 11:15 P.M. [[red underline]] Mrs Kettering [[/red underline]] came to fetch her husband to his yacht, which is tied to Miami Beach docks. Got telegram from [[red underline]] General George O. Squier [[/red underline]] that he is in Miami and will be here tomorrow.
[[underline]] March 26. [[/underline]] Admirable weather. General [[red underline]] Squier [[/red underline]] arrived here [[strikethrough]] after trying for hours [[/strikethrough]] Went to fetch him at McAllister Hotel. ^[[He]] Was astonished the clerks nor manager of the hotel nor
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taxidrivers did not know me! ^[[R.W.]] [[red underline]] Harrison [[/red underline]] had come to see me to consult about some photo chemical matters. So took him along in my car as far as the McAllister Hotel, where I dropt him.
[[red underline]] Squier [[/red underline]] felt like "Alice in wonderland" when I drove him to the [[red underline]] Anchorage. [[/red underline]] Everything of plants etc seemed new to him altho' he had been in the Phillipines during the war.  [[red underline]] Knows little or nothing about Botany. [[/red underline]] After Luncheon Celine, Cornelia and Nina drove out with us to Roney Plaza for luncheon on the Terrace. Then on returning we stopped at [[red underline]] Colonel Deeds ^[[large]] Yacht "Lotosland" [[/red underline]] along the Bridge. Deeds [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] who had served and [[red underline]] been Made a Colonel under Squier talked [[/red underline]] about old times. Mrs. [[red underline]] Deeds [[/red underline]] had had an unfortunate accident by slipping and [[red underline]] breaking her [[/red underline]]

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