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and forestay sail, thus easing the engine which we have been running moderately, so as to give better opportunity of the new bearing to adjust themselves. Water of Biscayne Bay remarkably clear and transparent. Arrive at our dock at 3:20 P.M. Have been running on an average of 800 revolutions per minute. Then we ran 8 nautical miles in one hour.
On arrival, Robert the colored man who had been staying at the Anchorage handed me a large bunch of letters and telegrams.
In his serious solemn looking way he told me: "Doctor several people have tried to get you at the phone. One said he wants to speak to you as soon as possible for important matters and will telegraph you". This news and all those telegrams made me think that something very serious had happened and I was prepared for the worst. However on opening the first telegram it was full of congratulations for the news that I had been elected as a "member of the National Academy of Sciences." All 
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the other telegrams and letters were all in the same strain of congratulations
Fairchild, Boqert, Sherman. Also a telegram from Critchett, president of the Electrochemical Society, announcing had been made honorary member of the E.C.S. at their meeting in Cincinnati etc etc. Then a telephone call from Frances Garvin telling me I was to be the guest of honor at the Dearborn Conference of Farm & Chemurgic Council and they expected me to be present to receive a silver loving cup, thus honoring my pioneership in new chemical industries.
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Thanked him, but told me could not go, on account of my susceptibility to colds by sudden transition of Climate. Then he told me that anyhow they were going to give me that cup to one of my representatives.  Wired accordingly to George but he has to meet our sales division on that day. Says Rossi & Sanford Brown will go to Dearborn for the