May 15 Wednesday – Sam made a 7:45 p.m. dinner speech at Jarvis Hall, Trinity College, Hartford for the Ology Club [Fatout, MT Speaking 659]. His notebook entry of “Explosions” under this event notice suggests he may have spoken on the New York City problem of subway explosions caused by gas leaks [MTNJ 3: 473n233]. Note: Sam again listed the time and date of the event [3: 486], however the source states, “there is no record of Clemens’ attendance at this meeting of the ‘Ology Cub’,” which casts some doubt upon the matter.

Reading in Volume 1 of The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning, Sam noted his progress along the margin on p.249: “Begin here May15 ‘89” [Gribben 105]. (See May 1, May 22.)

Edmund C. Stedman wrote to Sam about reading his “forthcoming book” (CY) [MTP].