A Western Disunion

March 1926 Geoffrey Kerr
A Western Disunion
March 1926 Geoffrey Kerr

A Western Disunion

A Tragedy Occurring Among the Smarter Week-End Set of Long Island

GEOFFREY KERR

Port Washington Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

CAN YOU COME DOWN ON THE FOURTH AND SPEND THE WEEKEND

CLARA BAURE

Port Washington Long Island Miss Mildred Loveleigh Mt Kisco New York

CAN YOU COME DOWN ON THE FOURTH AND SPEND THE WEEKEND JACK RUSHING 18 COMING CLARA BAURE

Mt Kisco N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port W ashington Long Island

EVER SO MANY THANKS YES WOULD LOVE TO MILDRED LOVELEIGH

New York N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

VERY SORRY IMPOSSIBLE WOULD HAVE ADORED IT BUT AM SPENDING THAT WEEKEND WITH THE GAYS AT WESTBURY MANY THANKS FOR ASKING ME

JACK RUSHING

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

HAVE JUST REFUSED PERFECTLY TERRIBLE INVITATION FOR WEEKEND AFTER NEXT SAYING I AM SPENDING IT WITH YOU MAY I DO SO

JACK

Westbury Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street Nezo York

YES OF COURSE

SYDNEY

Port Washington Long Island Bertram Gest-Atwill

New York Club New York

CAN YOU COME DOWN ON THE FOURTH AND SPEND THE WEEKEND

CLARA BAURE

New York N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

YES DELIGHTED

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL

Mt Kisco N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

SO GLAD YOU ARE GOING TO THE BAURES TOO NEXT WEEKEND WE OUGHT TO HAVE SOME FUN LOVE

MILDRED

New York N Y

Miss Mildred Loveleigh Mt Kisco New York

WHY DIDNT THOSE BLITHERING IDIOTS TELL ME YOU WERE GOING TO BE THERE I REFUSED THEIR INVITATION AND AM GOING TO THE GAYS AINT LIFE TRAGIC LOVE

JACK

Mt Kisco N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

THINGS HAVE GOT TO BE FIXED LOVE

MILDRED

New York N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

MY DATE WITH THE GAYS HAS FALLEN THROUGH COULD I POSSIBLY RECONSIDER MY REFUSAL OF YOUR INVITATION

JACK RUSHING

Port Washington Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL IS COMING DOWN SO I AM AFRAID WE HAVE NO ROOM

CLARA BAURE

New York N Y

Bertram Gest-Atwill

New York Club New York

DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE BAURES THIS WEEKEND

JACK RUSHING

New York N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York ALAS YES. THEY ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ASKED ME

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL

New York N Y

Bertram Gest-Atwill

Nezo York Club New York

IF YOU GET A BETTER INVITE WILL YOU ACCEPT IT AND NOT GO TO THE BAURES JACK RUSHING

New York N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

NATURALLY

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

FIND I CANNOT MAKE NEXT WEEKEND AFTER ALL SO SORRY BUT BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL IS FREE SO HOW ABOUT HAVING HIM INSTEAD

JACK

Westbury Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

I DONT LIKE HIM

SYDNEY

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

NOR DO I BUT COULDNT YOU PUT UP WITH HIM THIS ONCE

JACK

Westbury Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

WHY SHOULD I MARGARET DOESNT LIKE HIM EITHER

SYDNEY

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

NOBODY LIKES HIM BUT PLEASE AS SPECIAL FAVOUR ASK HIM DOWN THIS WEEKEND

JACK

Westbury Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

DONT BE A FOOL HE MIGHT COME

SYDNEY

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

IT MAY CHANGE WHOLE COURSE OF MY LIFE TOO COMPLICATED TO EXPLAIN BY WIRE BUT REMEMBER YOUR OWN YOUTH AND OUR ANCIENT FRIENDSHIP

JACK

Westbury Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

THE SACRIFICE SHALL BE MADE WE ARE WIRING LITTLE BERTIE

SYDNEY

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

THANKS OLD PAL

JACK

Westbury Long Island

Bertram Gest-Atwill

New York Club New York

WONT YOU COME DOWN AND SPEND THIS NEXT WEEKEND WITH US SYDNEY AND I BOTH HOPE YOU CAN

MARGARET GAY

New York N Y

Mrs Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

THANKS YES DELIGHTED

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL

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New York N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

REGRET EXCEEDINGLY THAT I WILL LIE UNABLE TO COME DOWN THIS WEEKEND AFTER ALL I HAVE TO ATTEND A FUNERAL IN CHICAGO HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL

Port Washington Long Island John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL CANT COME AFTER ALL ARE YOU STILL FREE CLARA BAURE

New York N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

NEVER FREER MANY THANKS WILL DRIVE DOWN FRIDAY AFTERNOON JACK RUSHING

Mt Kisco N Y

Mrs Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

COULD I POSSIBLY COME TO YOU FOR THIS WEEKEND

MILDRED

Westbury Long Island Miss Mildred Loveleigh Mt Kisco New York

YES DEAR OF COURSE COME ANY TIME MARGARET GAY

Mt Kisco N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

DEAR CLARA AN UNCLE AND AUNT ARE SUDDENLY ARRIVING FROM CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND I HAVE TO BE WITH THEM SO I CANNOT COME DOWN PLEASE FORGIVE ME BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED

MILDRED LOVELEIGH

Mt Kisco N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

HAVE GOT OUT OF MY WEEKEND WITH THE BAURES AND AM COMING TO THE GAYS ISNT THAT SPLENDID LOVE MILDRED

New York N Y Miss Mildred Loveleigh Mt Kisco New York

HAVE GOT OUT OF MY WEEKEND WITH THE GAYS AND AM COMING TO THE BAURES ISNT THAT SPLENDID LOVE

JACK

Mt Kisco N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

THIS IS TERRIBLE WHAT ARE WE TO DO

MILDRED

New York N Y Miss Mildred Loveleigh Mt Kisco New York

DONT WORRY LET YOUR DATE WITH THE GAYS STAND I WILL CHANGE MINE

JACK

New York N Y

Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

TERRIBLY SORRY BUT SUDDEN EMERGENCY HAS ARISEN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME DOWN FOR THIS WEEKEND TERRIBLY SORRY TO GIVE YOU SUCH SHORT NOTICE AND TERRIBLY SORRY NOT TO SEE YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME TERRIBLY SORRY

JACK RUSHING

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

MAY I COME TO YOU THIS WEEKEND AFTER ALL

JACK

Westbury Long Island

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

HAIR TURNING GREY COME OR NOT AS YOU LIKE BUT FOR LOVE OF PETE DECIDE

SYDNEY

New York N Y Miss Mildred Love lei gh Mt Kisco New York

WILL PICK YOU UP IN THE CAR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WE CAN DRIVE DOWN TO WESTBURY TOGETHER LOVE

JACK

Mt Kisco N Y

John Rushing

111 East Eightieth Street New York

SPLENDID LOVE

MILDRED

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

MILDRED AND I WILL DRIVE DOWN TOGETHER FRIDAY AFTERNOON

JACK

New York N Y

Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

ARRIVING IN TIME FOR LUNCH SATURDAY

BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL

Port Washington Long Island Mrs Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

CAN YOU AND SYDNEY COME OVER TO LUNCH SUNDAY

CLARA BAURE

Westbury Long Island Mrs Edmund Baure

Port Washington Long Island

MILDRED LOVELEIGH JACK RUSHING AND BERTRAM GEST-ATWILL WILL BE STOPPING HERE SO WHY DONT YOU COME OVER TO US

MARGARET GAY

Port Washington Long Island Mrs Sydney Gay

Westbury Long Island

THANK YOU WE WILL IT OUGHT TO BE A WONDERFUL PARTY

CLARA BAURE

EDITORIAL NOTF.: It was!