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#1022: Willa Cather to Grace Davis Vanamee, October 31, 1930

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PATRONS ARE REQUESTED TO FAVOR THE COMPANY BY CRITICISM AND SUGGESTION CONCERNING ITS SERVICE WESTERN
UNION
CLASS OF SERVICE
This is a full-rate
Telegram or Cable-
gram unless its de-
ferred character is in-
dicated by a suitable
sign above or preced-
ing the address.
SIGNS
DL = Day Letter
NM = Night Message
LCO = Deferred Cable
NLT = Cable Night Letter
WLT = Week-End Letter
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT J.C. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filling time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME. Received at 40 Broad Street, (Central Cable Office), New York, N.Y. ALWAYS
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BU 393 42 NL=JAFFREY NHAMP2 31 MRS WILLIAM VANAMEE1, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS= 633W155 ST NEWYORK NY3=AW7

I SHALL BE GLAD4 TO BE PRESENT NOVEMBER FOURTEEN BUT BEG YOU TO EXCUSE ME FROM MAKING ANY SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE5 STOP AM WRITING MR JOHNSON6 TO THAT EFFECT TODAY STOP PLEASE EXCUSE DELAY I WAS ABSENT WHEN YOUR TELEGRAM ARRIVED HERE=

WILLA CATHER. WESTERN UNION GIFT ORDERS SOLVE THE PERPLEXING QUESTION OF WHAT TO GIVE.