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68/ she did not catch on [[strikethrough]] and she said she had no brother, until I explained who her "brother" was [[/strikethrough]] [[left margin in red]] George wants to buy British bonds. [[/left margin in red]] [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] B. writes me a [[red underline]] peevish [[/red underline]] letter [[red underline]] about Hays' judgement [[/red underline]] in the matter of investments. Probably because he does not follow in Georges opinion. - George now wants to buy British bonds. - I wrote him why I [[red underline]] am opposed to it and reminded George that he himself with Young and Otley had urged us to place our money in stock since the beginning of the year and how lucky it was that none of us had followed their advice United States Bonds have a record of stability during and since the war, way ahead of French, German and even British Bonds [[/red underline]] George does not realize sufficiently that the feverish rapidly changing conditions at present are brought about by the major surgical operation which is going on now to correct the [[strikeout]] pre [[/strikeout]] dangerous financial conditions which have been developing since 1929 [[underline]] March 11. [[/underline]] Have wired to Holmgren that if next directors Meeting of March 16 involves simply routine I shall not go there, and might be postponed until after my return in Mai. [[left margin in red]] Earth quake! [[/left margin in red]] Radio and newspaper report very serious [[red underline]] Earthquake [[/red underline]] occurs[[red underline]] Long Beach and Los Angeles [[/red underline]] more than 100 people killed, thousands wounded and many [[end page]] [[start page]] 61/ millions damage. [[red underline]] All this on top of the financial "earthquake" [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] business depression, [[/red underline]] unemployment, war rumors etc. [[underline]] Sunday [[/underline]] March 12 - [[left margin in red]] Judge Ritter [[/left margin in red]] Wrote letters all morning. Celine at 4 P.M at tea party of [[red underline]] Judge & Mrs. Ritter [[/red underline]] while I went to tea party of Mr Cutler, where all the [[red underline]] Hookers [[/red underline]] are to be. - Very pleasant meeting, simple light supper and good company [[red underline]] Cutler [[/red underline]] has a very [[red underline]] well laid out [[/red underline]] garden and some interesting plants. [[left margin in red, red underline]] Celine [[left margin in red]] This has been an [[red underline]] exquisite day [[/red underline]] both for weather and the [[red underline]] lovely company of [[/red underline]] [[bold red underline]] Celine, [[/bold red underline]] looking around our garden, discussing each tree and plant etc. Evening beautiful moonlight. [[red underline]] Have never felt happier in my life notwithstanding the depress [[/red underline]] cut income and general unsatisfactory political and social conditions. [[strikethrough]] N [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] March 13. [[/underline]] Filed my income tax returns. [[underline]] March 14. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] arranged a luncheon for her lady friends at the Miami Biltmore Hotel (about 30 guests) in Coral Gables. Mr. [[red underline]] Hodenpyl [[/red underline]] whose wife was at the Celine Luncheon invited me and Mr. [[red underline]] Stone of Stone and Webster [[/red underline]] for a luncheon at his home. A very agreable and interesting luncheon and most interesting conversation. Stone (See Who's Who) of [[red underline]] Stone and Webster, [[/red underline]] which he founded is a prominent engineer and financier and a trustee of Mass. Inst. of Technology. [[red underline]] Hodenpyl [[/red underline]] read me a copy of a most interesting letter which Lord [[red underline]] McAuley [[/red underline]] wrote in [[red underline]] 1854 [[/red underline]] to a [[left margin in red]] Lord McAuley predicted in a letter all our present happenings in US [[/left margin in red]]
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Hodenpyl is probably correct...found ref to Hodenpyl, Hardy and Co. from 1932
