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and their friends. - So I went to [[red underline]] New Years Eve celebration of Century club [[/red underline]] Met many friends I had not seen for a long time. [[red underline]] Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler [[/red underline]] good short speech. [[red underline]] Wickersham [[/red underline]] also. 
[[left margin]] Turtle soup. Boars Head. Suckling Pig - Wild turkey & red wine [[/left margin]]
After the supper, the punch bowl and singing of Centurion and other songs. - Stayed at room in University Club. [[strikethrough]] On m [[/strikethrough]] Walked to there from Century Club at 12:20 P.M Fifth ave full of noise and many [[red underline]] drunken [[/red underline]] people - This is [[red underline]] prohibition!! - Finnland has just voted overwhelmingly for abolition of prohibition laws. [[red underline]] Another stupidity in celebrating methods. - Many motor cars purposely arranged their motors so as to produce loud back-fire explosions 
[[underline]] Jan 1 - 1932. [[/underline]] Exit a very [[red underline]] trying, very depressing year. [[/red underline]]
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Annual New Year day [[red underline]] Luncheon at University Club. [[/red underline]] Our engineers table filled to the limit. Dr. Pupin, now President of the Club presiding. - Present besides myself: Robert Bridges, Hardson Dr. Holden, Reynders. Frank Sprague. - [[strikethrough]] Pupin [[/strikethrough]] Pupin gave a haunch of Venison and I supplied the wines. Excellent conviviality & conversation enlivened by discussion of Sect 29 - of the Volstad law which was analysed in presence and with help of [[red underline]] Wickersham, [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] who the [[/strikethrough]] of Wickersham Commission fame and past President of the University Club Wickersham has the sense of humor. If he had not he would never had undertaken the thankless task which was alloted to him by President Hoover - All in all a very cheerful and interesting meeting at our table. and other tables seemed to go on as well