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50/ [[underline]] April 30. [[/underline]] Feel somewhat better - but still unfit to continue my address for Philadelphia [[underline]] May 1. [[/underline]] Celine went to New York so I had a quiet day undisturbed by visits or telephone calls. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] War [[/vertical note in left margin]] Further [[red underline]] bad news from the war in Europe [[/red underline]] Wrote a letter to [[red and black underline]] Dr. Allen [[/red and black underline]] of the [[red underline]] Franklin Institute [[/red underline]] telling him intend to reduce my address to less than 15 minutes or even 7 minutes. Celine tells me provisions have been made for our members of family in train and Philadelphia Hotel. Celine and myself will have separate rooms which will simplify matters. Feel rather nervous and spent day in rewriting my address which I want to submit to George before I mail it to [[red underline]] Philadelphia [[/red underline]] [[note in left margin]] [[covered in ink smudges]]165327 [[/ink smudges]] ^[[165327]] [[/note in left margin]] Celine [[red underline]] George and Brooks [[/red underline]] will travel together in the train. [[underline]] May 2. [[/underline]] Busy all day unpacking my trunks from Florida and trying to put things in shape. [[underline]] May 3. [[/underline]] Went to New York office. Made [[red underline]] typewritten copies of my address [[/red underline]] to which I made some slight alterations. - Then sent it to Dr. Allen in Philadelphia. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Brooksie [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] Evening had the unexpected visit of [[red underline]] Hessert, Brooksie and Dickie [[/red underline]] for supper. - A [[red underline]] lively cheerful group, Brooksie leading. [[/red underline]] - Very cheerful and full of tricks together. A real pleasure to see them now grown up and remembering [[end page]] [[start page]] 51/ their formerly lively antics. [[red X in left margin]] George tells me [[red underline]] our offices are to be moved to 42 street, [[/red underline]] to the now vacant spaces of [[bold red underline]] Union Carbide. [[/bold red underline]] Was happy to hear from George that he and several of our men are to be given increased responsibility. That [[red underline]] Blunt will probably replace Brown and that [[red underline]] Sanford [[double red underline]] Brown [[double red underline]] is considered as not necessary. [[/red underline]] [[vertical note in right margin]] as head of our sales Dept. [[/vertical note in right margin]] [[vertical note in left margin underlined in red]] Horne is our head accountant [[/vertical note in left margin underlined in red]] [[red underline]] George seems to be satisfied [[/red underline]] about these changes and others contemplated. [[note in left margin]] [[red underline]] Horne [[/red underline]] Head accoun [[/note in left margin]] Our head ^[[head]] [[red underline]] accountant's [[strikethrough]] has [[/strikethrough]] value [[red underline]] has finally been recognised [[/red underline]] and placed on work for which he is decidedly better fitted. [[underline]] Saturday [[/underline]] May 4. - Went to office to write further letter to Dr. Allen ^[[of Franklin Institute]] telling him can deliver my talk in 7 minutes, and later on at the dinner speak about some of my experiences. [[strikethrough]] Went to University [[/strikethrough]] [[vertical note in left margin in red]] New evening suit [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Celine has so much insisted that I buy a new evening suit. [[/red underline]]. [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] ^[[so]] I went to buy one at the store of John David X [[note in right margin]] X 40$ [[/note in right margin]] Have to try it on finally at 2 P.M. Tuesday. Went to University Club. Had a long interesting talk of the famous lawyer now retired; [[strikethrough]] who [[/strikethrough]] [[blank space]] who related me some of his experiences at the bar. [[underline]] Sunday May 5. [[/underline]] [[vertical note in left margin in red]] War [[/vertical note in left margin]] Beautiful weather but [[red underline]] bad news from Europe - the British losing considerably and Italy [[/red underline]] seeming to [[strikethrough]] profess [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] join the Nazi interests. [[/red underline]] Celine went for dinner at George's house in Connecticut. While I am putting my notes in order. - [[strikethrough]] 75 [[/strikethrough]] 72°F in the house.
