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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.
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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
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[[underlined]] Jan 6 [[/underlined]]  Sent telegram to Dr. Landis who received to night Perkin Medal
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[[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.