Fidel Segundo
Monday, Jan. 29, 1940
Inspected bastion with Williams, Reyes & Valdes re armory.
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1940
Supper and election at Columbian was elected member Board of Directors.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 1940
Conference w Dir. Tamesis re Villanueva lumber application. Played 4 chukkers of polo today. Hartendorp & Lagdameo visit at home re newspaper. Played mahjong at
Friday, Feb. 2, 1940
Sec. Sison inspects Hdqrs. at 8:00. I was present. Conference w Williams and City officials re Armory. Conference w Man. Paez of M.R.R. re training
Saturday, Feb. 3, 1940
Gen Staff meeting re amendments to NDA. Garcia as usual pulled off his usual boners. He sees the trees but misses the big forest. Arguments
Sunday, Feb. 4, 1940
Rode at Nichols w Phil Army Riding Club. Took some jumps. Played mahjong in Bar & Juana. Worked at night on Gen Staff study re
Monday, Feb. 5, 1940
Gen Staff meeting re substitution of trainees w ROTC & HS cadets. Lim bawls out Garcia for trying to do somebody else’s job. Garcia tries
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1940
Confined w Buenconsejo. Pd. for auto in full. Met today again on substitution of ROTC and HS cadets. Garcia tries to object to every little
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1940
Met at Lim’s re official letter to Sec. Nat Def on economy program. Garcia again obstructs plans on nothing. His main objection this time is
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1940
V wants me to go to Kiethley and confer w Guingona re definition of Kiethley Gen Staff meeting re policy of N.D. Dept. on giving
Saturday, Feb. 10, 1940
Conference w Supt ROTC units and various commandants re new ROTC course. Rep. Cabili called on me re retention of school for Res. Com. at
Sunday, Feb. 11, 1940
Went on a ride w Gen V. to Murphy. Breakfast at this place. Went to talk to Society of Ilocanos Bileg and had to talk
Monday, Feb. 12, 1940
Went to [illegible] to confer w Gen Honeycutt re FA reservists. Inspected new construction. Like the apartments very much. Awarded trophies to Korean boxers. Had
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1940
Met w Class B Board on various subjects. Took up case of Catalan’s entering into service reg. force. Played polo.
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1940
Visited Santo Tomas U and conferred w Father Sancho re date of commencement which conflicts w Mil. Academy. His points well taken and as a
Thursday, Feb. 15, 1940
Gen. Staff conf. re directive on report to Sec ND on economies. It is a sad commentary that such fundamental policies should be expressed in
Friday, Feb. 16, 1940
Conferred with L, Y & Sutherland re report to be rendered re retrenchment policy in funds.
Saturday, Feb. 17, 1940
GS conference on economy — Bill Dunckel comes to see me and tells me some of the heartaches of Mac A. He told me his
Monday, Feb. 19, 1940
Gen Staff conference re rebuttal on economy I read what I wrote on the questions of reduction of trainees.
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1940
Conference of GS w Sec Sison at Mal– Subject — Economy. Sison made inferences about MacA relief. Did not Pres Q ask the GS whether
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1940
Annual physical exam. Good [illegible] Blood Pressure 118-84. Weight 158.
Thursday, Feb. 22, 1940
Went to see Bobby’s first communion. Rode early — w Lucine trying Tommy and Chief. Went to play polo for low goal team was beaten
Friday, Feb. 23, 1940
Prepared study for Pres. on cancellation 5 ½ mos trainees. Valdes thinks the work was a good presentation of subject matter. Conferred with Valdes on
Saturday, Feb. 24, 1940
Conference w Amado re Correspondence Course. Horseshoe visitor Marquat. Party at Carabao Wallow — Juanito, Tony, Joe, Barrenegra & Villa w Carmencita Chuidan.
Sunday, Feb. 25, 1940
Horseshow — Won First in the Team Hunters event — Three cups Chief, Indray, High Point — De los Santos & Fusilero.
Monday, Feb. 26, 1940
Sternberg Hospital for teeth. Went to Cosmos for supper by invitation Capinpin. In honor go Dr. Santiago. Speeches made celebrating Santiago’s victory over Estrella.
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1940
Inspected bastion w Col. Reyes, Capt Jimenez for the purpose of determining where to build armory. Played in Junior league and won against Manila Polo
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1940
Amado and Ralph Hirsch visited me re training. Went to Cosmos for lunch.