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48/ Another beautiful day, mostly spent in writing letters. [[vertical notation in left margin]] Yacht Club [[/left margin]] At noon [[underlined]] annual new year Celebration at the Yacht Club. [[/underlined]] Was invited to be one to hoist the season's flag. Met many acquaintances. [[strikethrough]] There [[/strikethrough]] Got acquainted with two British guests who have just discovered Miami & Coconut Grove. Fred. Sigrist, 4580 M. Bay Rd M. J. Eskdale Fisher [[strikethrough]] R.K. [[/strikethrough]] ? or is it Fishburn? Clubhouse filled to the limit with men and women. Was back home at 1 P.M. [[underlined]] Jan 3 [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] Wrote [[/strikethrough]] Answered many letters. Went to visit Dr. Hutchinson in [[strikethrough]] Coconut [[/strikethrough]] Coral Gables. But he was resting. [[underlined]] Jan 4 [[/underlined]] Fairchild here to inquire about his plant label varnishes. [[left margin]] 35538 [[/left margin]] Writing letters all day. During part of the night am [[underlined]] indexing my note-books. [[/underlined]] Am living thru all those past days again during my voyages in the Far East etc Great entertainment in my old days. Am glad I kept those notes. Jan 5 = Busy all day writing letters. Afternoon went to Dumain Weaver to give him book of Commodore Munro. [[strikethrough]] Evening spectacular film of the Grand Suez Canal. Well [[/strikethrough]]presented [[end page]] [[start page]] \49 [[underlined]] Jan 6 [[/underlined]] Sent telegram to Dr. Landis who received to night Perkin Medal [[left margin]] [[strikethrough]] 25758 [[/strikethrough]] [[/left margin]] [[underlined]] Jan Saturday 7. [[/underlined]] More letters to write [[underlined]] Jan 7 [[/underlined]] Letters, letters and more letters. [[underlined]] Jan 8 Sunday. [[/underlined]] At home all day Perfect weather. [[underlined]] Jan 9 [[/underlined]] Sent bunch of Avocados to Celine. [[left margin]] (Stamford) Jan 3. 125.496 [[/left margin]] Letter to Mathis and Societie de Chimie Industrielle Evening went to see a very interesting movie giving the history of the Suez Canal. Last night robbers went into the Coconut Grove Movie house to blow up the safe and escaped [[underlined]] Jan 10. [[/underlined]] Bright weather. Many letters to write [[underlined]] Jan 11. [[/underlined]] Wedding of [[underlined]] Nancy Bell [[/underlined]] Fairchild this afternoon. Went to the reception. Many visitors and many friends and distinguished people there. The whole ceremony was performed in the open air. x Dr. Grenfell of Arctic fame was there. [[vertical notation in left margin]] x Sir Wilfred Grenfell [[/left margin]] He told me his distinguished wife and partner in his admirable work in the arctic regions died last year.