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134/ [[underlined]] Nov 23. [[/underlined]] This morning early [[red underlined]] went [[/red underlined]] to Cr. [[red underlined]] Charles Parsons & Dr. Howe. [[/red underlined]] The first wants to see me to raise money among some chemical concerns for printing the coming [[red underlined]] Dicennial [[/red underlined]] reference tables of Chimical abstracts. Expects us to [[red underlined]] subscribe $2000 for the 2 years. [[/red underlined]] Also explains his project of the chemists of the U.S building a special building of the A.C.S. in Washington. Told to Howe I shall try next year to have some ads placed in his Journal of Ind & Engineering Chemistry. then all drove to the building of the [[red underlined]] National Academy of Sciences. [[/red underlined]] Numerous meeting, [[red underlined]] met many old [[/red underlined]] friends. [[left margin]] 10 A.M [[\left margin]] Several excellent lectures one by [[red underlined]] Howe, [[/red underlined]] then by [[red underlined]] Thomas Ewing [[/red underlined]] (formerly patent commissioner) then one by Wilson. All excellent but [[red underlined]] (Wilson's the shortest and best) [[/red underlined]] H.E. [[red underlined]] Howe. Importance of inventions [[/red underlined]] to civilisation [[underlined]] Dean Dexter S. Kimball [[/underlined]] (Cornell) = [[red underlined]] The great inventions of the Century. [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] Robert E. Wilson [[/underlined]] Vice Chairman of the American Petroleum & Transport Co = "This is not the end [[left margin]] Patent office celebration [[\left margin]] [[underlined]] At 2 P.M. [[/underlined]] Took place: The Research Parade dramatising typical science achievements that may be applied to industry, home or health: with experiments. Short addresses and experiments by various speakers. - See enclosed list. A most interesting performance lasting from [[red underlined]] 2 P.M to 4 P.M. [[/red underlined]] - See enclosed program [[end page]] [[start page]] \135 At [[red underlined]] 7.30 P.M [[/red underlined]] went to the [[red underlined]] "Patented Dinner. [[/red underlined]] Where [[red underlined]] met numerous friends [[/red underlined]] and was [[red underlined]] on the table of honor [[/red underlined]] near the chairman [[red underlined]] Kettering [[/red underlined]] between [[red underlined]] Howe [[/red underlined]] & Robert E. [[red underlined]] Wilson. [[/red underlined]] Saw [[red underlined]] many Bakelite men, [[/red underlined]] on the large room below where were many hundred participants. [[left margin]] 1200 participants at the banquet! [[\left margin]] Address by [[red underlined]] Roper [[/red underlined]] Sec'y of commerce, then [[red underlined]] Conway P. Coe, [[/red underlined]] present Com. of Patents. Toastmaster address by [[red underlined]] Kettering [[/red underlined]] presiding etc. - [[red underlined]] Patented models, [[/red underlined]] Pat. [[red underlined]] souvenirs, [[/red underlined]] drinks. [[red underlined]] Voice of Edison on Phonograph [[/red underlined]] ditto [[red underlined]] Alexander Graham Bell [[/red underlined]] Afterwards dance in the ballroom but went to bed after an unusually interesting day. [[left margin]] 100 year Patent celebration [[\left margin]] [[underlined]] Nov. 24. [[/underlined]] Met Dr. Vaughan at Cosmos Club. Long talk about coral-formation etc. Also [[red underlined]] McKeen Catell, [[/red underlined]] who broke his forearm yesterday in his bath tub at the club. Is now well bandaged and he does not seem to mind it after I offer him a glass of my wine. [[underlined]] Nov. 25 [[/underlined]] Dr. [[red underlined]] Gilbert Grosvenor [[/red underlined]] wrote me invitation to stay at his home. Of course declined with thanks. Wired Celine intend to return tomorrow. The two Roll daughters are with her, also Dicky, etc. This evening in my room had McKeen Catell, Watson Davis (of Popular Science) and ? (opthalmologist with Jewish nose and full beard) member of C.C. So offered them some [[red underlined]] Thiesse [[/red underlined]] fruit from Coconut Grove and had long talk till midnight, while they were tasting my wine. Very pleasant and interesting meeting. [[red underlined]] Catell [[/red underlined]]
