May 4 Saturday – Sam moved into the William Voss house in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. [Hill 166]; his lease had begun on May 1. He gave a talk or a reading at a tea for the Tuxedo Club in his honor. He had forecasted the event in his Apr. 22 to Jean. Fatout lists the talk but gives no particulars [MT Speaking 676]. Note: see May 5 NYT article. Lyon’s entry below reveals the tea was held at Mrs. Harry Rogers’ house in Tuxedo.

Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Here, 4 days late, we are able to go to Tuxedo and this afternoon there was a very nice reception in Mrs. Harry Rogers’s house. It was delightful to see the King and Mrs. Harry” [MTP TS 55].

About this day Sam sent a telegram to John Japp, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, England: “I THANK YOUR LORDSHIP SINCERELY BUT FIND TO MY REGRET MY SHORT STAY ALL OCCUPIED / CLEMENS” [MTP].

Did Sam also send a telegram to Milton Goodkind? See telegram in body of the May 5 Times article  below [MTP].

Vivian Burnett wrote to Sam with plans “to publish a real children’s magazine with Frances Hodgson Burnett as editor.” Such a magazine would want Mark Twain to contribute, she argued, so she’d like the opportunity to talk with him [MTP]. Note: Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), English playwright and author, best known for her children’s stories, especially The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. See Gribben p.114.