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Went to office.  Rain and cold.  Wrote many letters  Rossi and George away  
Wrote to Pooley, Secretary of Society of Chemical Industry in London, telling him I gave the check for fifty pound sterling to the Messel fund.  Rain, Rain
[[underlined]] June 29 [[/underlined]]  At office
[[underlined]] June 30. [[/underlined]]  Ditto.  Today Celine leaves per S.S. Columbus, with Celine Roll Brooks Baekeland and Wyman's eldest daughter.  German line.  This morning Mr. Solar (?) of Bakelite Ltd called at my office.  Had talk about chorination products in England.  Afternoon went to steamer to see Celine and the grandchildren off for England.  George B and his wife there also, and the whole Philip Wyman family.  Dicky Baekeland, supposed to be there also did not show up.
[[underlined]] July 1 [[/underlined]]  At Snug Rock.
[[underlined]] July 2. [[/underlined]]  Ditto.  I let the help have afternoon off. -
[[underlined]] July 3 [[/underlined]]  Sunday.  Here all day.  Cool but bright day.
[[underlined]] July 4. [[/underlined]]  Some firecrackers but not so many as during the former
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stupid years where the Fourth of July was a nightmare of noise.  Still quite a number of deaths and accidents reported.  Cool - 60°F to 70°F but bright and sunny.  Spent day reading and writing.
[[underlined]] July 5 [[/underlined]]  Had talk with publicity department calling their attention to better advertising of Durez.  Rossi on interrogation tells me that Dodson is hopelessly slow and behind his work, - while George Baekeland wants to drop him.
Rossi also has the same opinion as George about situation in Bloomfield.  Rossi says Brady is a "Buster" and causes endless trouble.  George says Rossi is prejudiced against Brady because the latter is a free-mason and Rossi an ardent catholic.  I myself believe that Brady lacks manners and is unduly arrogant and does not know how to get along with educated people.
[[underlined]] July 6 [[/underlined]]  At office, all day
[[underlined]] July 7 [[/underlined]]  Ditto
[[underlined]] July 8. [[/underlined]]  Stayed in Yonkers.  Made a general survey of old laboratory and eliminated unnecessary