Saturday December 12-1936 New Haven, Conn. again on my way to Laddell and Florida. Left on the Gulf Coast Limited at 11:57 a.m. Dentan took me in his car to the depot. I am in sleep 1/4, have duf, and expect to be in Laddell Tm anow at 3.40 P.M. Yesterday afternoon I had a letter from Secretary Burke asking me to be at the Cincinnati meeting of the G.S. Co. During the evening I got into the spirit of accepting. Then this morning I gave the letter to Miss Lo Dane to read and wait on while I count to her end to get my late trip. Then I got back we talked over the invitation, and it soon became apparent that she would advise not to accept. Partly the main reason was my outlining what I would say but the main reason was the difficulty I had had on at the banquet table. When I told her of a very little gift to Dentan he said it would never do for me to be away. So this I would say if any influence in Mexico the Cin-