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96/ and [[underlined in red]] north Africa. [[/underlined in red]] [[underlined]] August 10. [[/underlined]] This is an [[underlined in red]] anniversary from Aug 10 - 1889, [[/underlined in red]] when Celine and I [[underlined in red]] left the harbor of Antwerp [[/underlined in red]] on SS. Westerland on our honey moon trip to America. [[underlined]] August. 11. [[/underlined]] Got a new pair of spectacles from [[strikethrough]] Leeds [[/strikethrough]] Leeds in Yonkers [[underlined]] Aug. 12. [[/underlined]] More [[underlined in red]] bad war news from Britain and Africa. [[/underlined in red]] [[underlined]] Aug. 13, [[/underlined]] 14, 15, 16, [[strikethrough]] 17. [[/strikethrough]] Since Tuesday the [[strikethrough]] heating [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] steam-heating [[/underlined in red]] installation in our celler is [[underlined in red]] being replaced [[/underlined in red]] by a newer, better outfit, less dangerous. Dick supervising them in his intelligent way.. 17 [[underlined]] Aug [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] 18. [[/strikethrough]] Saturday the [[underlined in red]] work in the cellar is finished. [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] Aug 18 [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Aug. 18 [[/underlined]] (Sunday). Humid warm day. - Stayed at Snug Rock all day, putting things in shape. More fighting and heavy bombing in Europe and Africa. [[underlined]] Aug. 19. [[/underlined]] More [[underlined in red]] bombings [[/underlined in red]] on Britain by the Germans. [[underlined]] Aug 20. [[/underlined]] Went to Columbia to meet [[underlined in red]] Dr. Hixson [[/underlined in red]] and to talk over pending questions for our department [[end page]] [[start page]] 97/ Am glad to hear that [[underlined in red]] Hixson [[/underlined in red]] has obtained several patents. His vacation has done him much good. [[underlined]] Aug 20 [[/underlined]] Went to see [[underlined in red]] George at his office [[/underlined in red]] he is just back from short vacation in our camp [[vertical note in left margin]] 179.036 [[/vertical note in left margin]] Afternoon [[underlined in red]] Dick drove me around [[/underlined in red]] the many new roads and garden development around Yonkers. Also visited the [[blank space]] [[underlined in red]] Yacht Club. [[/underlined in red]] Admirable country all this has become by good planning of roads and country residences. Many golfers everywhere at private and public gold - links. Here again Mr. [[underlined in red]] Moses had shone excellent planning [[/underlined in red]] and best results. Dick knows all these new roads unexpectedly well. This is a beautiful country. Got a letter from Andrew, telling me that a local man in Miami will take care of putting in new floor tiles at "The Anchorage" in Coconut Grove. Aug 21. Went to office and had the pleasure of the visit of Mr. [[underlined in red]] Raoul Grenade [[/underlined in red]] of the Belgian Embassy. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Belgian King [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] who appeared very cheerful as ever and gave me much information about events in Belgium and how and [[underlined in red]] why King Leopold had abdicated; [[/underlined in red]] not by his free will but by request of his ministers, who thus saw no other way under