Nice day.
N. S. Cheng 【鄭寶南] returned from attending conferences in Addis Ababa, London, and Geneva.
Hollington K. Tong 【董顯光] came for a courtesy call. Told him that if C. 【蔣中正] should seek a third term, international reaction would be very unfavorable; that in order to increase the pay of soldiers and civil servants and teachers, the army should be reduced, by lowering the recruitment figure. He said he agreed, and added that if Chen Cheng 【陳誠] should become President, “You could be Prime Minister.” I better be careful, otherwise people might think that my advocacy of these things was only a lust for the premiership.
Attended a luncheon by Delgado【1】 in honor of Miss Helena Zimenz (?)【Helena Z. Benitez],【2】 president of the University for Women, leader of a group of folk dancers, president of women’s clubs in the Philippines.
Finished my inoculations.
Practiced golf at the Saddle River range.
【注】
【1】Francisco A. Delgado（1886-1964），生於菲律賓，美國耶魯大學法學碩士（LLM）。
1931-1934年為菲律賓眾議院議員，1935-1936年為美國國會菲律賓自治領駐地委員，1936-1937 年為菲律賓上訴法院法官。
1951-1957年為菲律賓參議院議員，1958-1962年為菲律賓駐聯合國大使。
參考：“DELGADO, Francisco A.,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, accessed Aug. 9, 2022, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000218。
【2】應為Helena Z. Benitez（1914-2016），菲律賓教育家，美國喬治華盛頓大學教育行政碩士。
此時為菲律賓女子大學副校長與董事（該校為其父母於1919年創立），1966 年接替其母擔任校長。
1968-1973年為菲律賓參議院議員。
參考：“In Mother’s Footsteps: Miss Benitez Heads Manila University,” The Washington Post (Jul. 1, 1966), p. C3; The Asia Who’s Who 1958, pp. 525-526; Jefferson Antiporda, “Helena Benitez, Educator, 102,” The Manila Times (Jul. 14, 2016), accessed Aug. 9, 2022, https://www.manilatimes.net/2016/07/14/news/top-stories/helena-benitez-educator-102/273782。