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99/ since many years I had ceased to [[strikethrough]] ex wea [[/strikethrough]] carry a beard, he had simply omitted the beard in my painted portrait. Stayed home all day. This is a very sultry day altho' the sky is bright. [[underlined]] Aug 25 [[/underlined]] [[left margin in ]] My portrait on the walls of Yonkers public library. [[/left margin in red]] Mr [[red underlined]] David Hutchinson [[/red underlined]] the painter who is making the murals for Yonkers Carnegie Library, came here [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] to take me to his studio on Hawthorne Ave. where he showed me the unfinished panels he is making. [[overwritten]] Dr [[/overwritten]] David Hutchinson is undoubtedly a good artist as shown not only by the mural subject but the numerous sketches hung on his walls. The [[red underlined]] likeness of Pupin, [[/red underlined]] George [[red underlined]] Eastman [[/red underlined]] and the brothers Wright is not good. [[strikethrough]] He also [[/strikethrough]] This is due to the fact that he did not have access to good photos. My head is made in profile. At first sight I thought it was the portrait of Rudyard Kipling. Promised him to provide good photos of Eastman, Pupin and of the Wright brothers. Advised him to study the excellent painted portrait of Pupin by Carl J. Blenner at the University Club. [[red underlined]] Hutchinson is a Scot [[/red underlined]] who studied painting in Antwerp. Stayed in Yonkers this afternoon. [[underlined]] Aug 26. [[/underlined]] In New York all day, but feel very tired. [[underlined]] Aug 27. [[/underlined]] George has left for camp. [[strikethrough]] Stayed home all day [[/strikethrough]] Feeling tired and needing rest. [[red underlined]] New fence is being [[/red underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 100/ I [[red underlined]] put up along Harriman boundary. [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] Aug 28. [[/underlined]] Need a rest decided staying home all day. [[underlined]] Aug 29. [[/underlined]] Ditto Saturday. Rain most of day and foggy. [[underlined]] Aug 30. [[/underlined]] Sunday. The Finnish cook, who was in the hospital with appendicitis, left to return to the old country. Beautiful sunny weather. This afternoon had visit of [[red underlined]] Mrs. de Vecchi and her son. [[/red underlined]] She looks good health. [[underlined]] Aug 31. [[/underlined]] At office. Internal Revenue examiner of Miami, advises me to have my 1934 Tax examined by New York offices. So wrote along these lines to New York Internal Revenue. [[left margin in red]] Rashig [[/left margin]] The men of [[left margin]] Raschig [[/left margin in red]] The men of [[red underlined]] Raschig [/red underlined]] at office with George and Rossi [[red underlined]] concerning purchase of new Phenol Process [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] Had visit of a man whose name is Jenkins representing Smithsonian Institute to whom gave subscription of $298 for volume of [[strikethrough]] J [[/strikethrough]] Institute to appear in print before long. [[underlined]] Sept 1 - Sept 2. [[strikethrough]] - Sept 3. [[/strikethrough]] [[/underlined]] At office as usually. [[underlined]] Sept 3. [[/underlined]] [[red underlined]] Presided director's meeting and had some of my recently acquired [[/red underlined]] Bakelite Common stock [[red underlined]] transferred to the Trust funds of the grand-children. [[/red underlined]] We declared another 2% on common stock. - Cost of bonus as participation in profits by our men this year will amount to about [[red underlined]] 250000$ [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] Wh [[/strikethrough]] Went to visit Dr. Bergins (Nobel Prize) at Ambassador hotel. He has
