April 8 Monday – Sam attended the Manhattan Club for a dinner honoring Charlemagne Tower, now Ambassador to Germany. The banquet was organized by Herman Ridder of the Staats-Zeitung. Several speeches were given, including one by Tower. The New York Times, Apr. 9, p.2, “Tariff Peace Near With The Kaiser” listed Samuel L. Clemens among the guests. On Apr. 10 Sam wrote a note, now judged to be to Tower, concerning a special correspondent for the Century, Robert Haven Schauffler, who was going to Germany. Sam met Tower during his stay in Vienna, then ambassador to Austria.

Isabel Lyon’s journal: Santa left and Mr. Clemens went with Mr. Rogers to the Charlemagne Tower Dinner given by the Staatsgeitung Staff.

Mother and I dined at the Brevoort and had champagne for tired mother. She was disappointed to find she could drink 2 glasses and not find affects.

Today Mr. Clemens didn’t dictate, so I sent Hobby to work on checks and things, while he read “Wapping Alice” that darling condemned sketch, to me.

It has got to go into print as Auto — or as something for it is perfectly delightful [MTP TS 50].

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

Clara Clemens left again [IVL above]; Hill writes that during this period “She dashed between Tuxedo, Redding, and Fifth Avenue, and from June 29 to July 8 took a trip with Miss Lyon to Halifax, Nova Scotia” [170].