March 24 Wednesday — In Redding, Conn, Sam replied to the Mar. 19 of Von Beck Canfield: “Mar 24— / Don’t think I ever put it on paper, but put it in a lecture years ago. He is the Moncoon—Kingman” [MTP] Note: for some reason the MTP dates this as “after 19 March” though Sam clearly dated it Mar. 24.
From the Mark Twain Library Association minutes, meeting at Stormfield:
March 24
On Wednesday afternoon at 4.30 P.M—was held the 3rd quarterly meeting of the officers of the M.T.L.A. contrary to the usual custom of meeting at the Library, the officers met at the residence of our President, Mr. S.L. Clemens. Dr, E.H. Smith and Mr W.E. Grumman were unable to be present, and only three comprised the meeting, Mr. H A Lounsbury, Mrs. Ralph Lyon-Ashcroft & the Sec. No business was transacted, but it was decided to put through a matter voted on in our previous meeting, that of having the by-laws printed, and a copy to be given to each person taking books from the library [copied by Tenney, Nov. 15, 1981]. Note: Isabel Lyon and Ralph Ashcroft had married Mar. 18, some six days prior.
Sam’s new guestbook:
| Name | Address | Date | Remarks |
| Rollin D Salisbury | Chicago | March 24, 1909 |
Note: Rollin D. Salisbury (1858-1922), geologist and educator, in 1892 one of the scholars on the Peary Relief Expedition to Greenland. From 1899 until his death, Salisbury was the dean of the Ogden Graduate School of Science at the University of Chicago. He also served as geologist for the US Geological Survey from 1882 on.
Margaret Smith Cobb wrote from Garberville, Calif. to ask Sam’s help in finding a publisher for her book; she mentioned being encouraged by Ambrose Bierce and Joaquin Miller, this last sent a rose-scented letter on rose-colored paper that was entirely illegible to her [MTP].
Constance Lodge Gardner wrote from Washington, D.C. to ask Sam if her large, black cloth copies of IA and GA by the American Publishing Co were first editions MTP]. Note. “Ansd”