April 10 Wednesday – At 21 Fifth Ave, N.Y. Sam wrote to Ambassaodor Charlemagne Tower:

Dear Excellenz: / This is the young gentleman I spoke to you about night before last—Mr. Robert Haven Schauffler. He will explain to you his “Century”-mission to the Vaterland—a matter which promises to be of interest & value to both Germany & America.

Yours was a most admirable speech & I was glad to hear it; but as to the others——— / Sincerely yours [MTP]. Note: the MTP catalogs this to “unidentified.” See Apr. 8 for the event spoken of here. Robert Haven Schauffler (1879-1964), author, lecturer, and musician, was at this time a special contributor to Century, and Outlook, and Success. He was a Princeton graduate who studied in 1902-3 in Berlin, and an accomplished cellist.

Isabel V. Lyon wrote for Sam to Harriet E. Whitmore, making tentative plans for them to return the recent visit and come to Hartford for a few days. Sam was waiting to know if he had to keep an engagment made ten days before; if he did not he would accept their invitation [MTP].

Isabel Lyon’s journal: Mr. and Mrs. Wayland and Paddy Maddern [sic Madden] dined here and we had a very good time, though it seemed as if they would never go. Mr. Wayland is fine, and Mrs. W. is a “sport”, and Paddy was pretty and absolutely empty headed. Mr. Clemens wanted to read “Wapping Alice”—but he felt it was too delicately indelicate for Paddy and so we went right up toe the billiard room where the men played a gentle game and Mr. Wayland told a story… [MTP TS 51]. Note: story excised here.

Marjorie Bowen wrote from London, England to thank Sam for his letter; she was “very proud to have your name on my book” [MTP].

Joseph B. Gilder for Putnam’s Monthly wrote to ask Sam for sittings for their young artist, W.D. Paddock, the portrait for the magazine [MTP]. Note: After Apr. 10 Sam replied on Gilder’s letter: “I am under engagement now to sit for a portrait. Could not add another. Cannot subject himself to fatigue of another—not strong enough” [MTP].

John Larkin wrote to invite Sam to visit on Wed. night Apr. 17 at 8 p.m. [MTP]. Note: After Apr. 10 he gave instructions on how to answer Larkin’s invite. “Thank them ever so much time is filled up—doesn’t know that he will be able to keep all the engagements” [MTP].

Corrie Scheffer wrote from NYC to ask Sam for his portrait [MTP].

Edward Anthony Spitzka, M.D. wrote to Sam. “Just to take away the taste of my ‘Encephalic Anatomy of the Races’ I send you the enclosed contribution with the hope that the reading of it will assuage the ire aroused by the terminology employed…” [MTP]. Note: see Apr.16 for Sam’s reply.

Clemens A.D. for this day is listed by MTP.