June 18 Monday – In Paris Sam responded to a note from Eben Alexander, US Minister to Greece, writing that his “kind favor of May 8th” (not extant) had just arrived.

I am very glad of the compliment of being translated into Greek, notwithstanding the lack of international copyright, & I am much obliged to you for trying to convey the result to my hands [MTP].

Note: Alexander was also a scholar and professor of ancient languages and the Univ. of North Carolina. As Ambassador to Greece in 1896, he was instrumental in reviving the Olympic Games and in organizing a US Olympic team. Alexander may have translated a portion of Sam’s work into Greek, and sent it it to Sam.

Sam took daughters Susy and Clara to a ball; they were out until 2:30 the morning of June 19 [June 19 to Hutton].