The New York herald., 1921-04-25
G. OYSTER DIES
IN ATLANTIC
WIFE in CAPITAL
Left Washington 2 Weeks
Ago With Doctor and
Nurses to Seek Health.
BROTHER Is TOO LATE
Reports Mrs. Oyster Had
Separated From Husband
Denied by Friend.
MARRIED LAST JANUARY
Wedding Attracted Attention,
He Being 72 and His Bride
26 Years Old.
MARRIED LAST JANUARY

George NJ. Oyster, Jr., ~, of Wash
ington. whose marriage on January Ii
last to Miss Cecil Really. 26. Of Syra-
cuse, y. y, to whom he gave $1,000 q
week as pin money" attracted mucl,
attention. died last night in his apart
ment in the Hotel Ambassador in At
lantic City. He had gone to Atlantic
City from his home in Washington
two weeks ago, accompanied by q
physician and two nurses, for his
health, but he had been sinking stead
lily since his arrival at the resort.
With MIR. Oyster when he died Were
his physician and his business man
ager. y. \. Browner. His brother, ID
w. Oyster, hurried from Washington
to Atlantic City when he received word
that Mr.. Oyster was seriously i'll. bur
he arrived too late 1t was reported In
Atlantic City last night that Mr.
Oyster had died intestate. but this
could not be confirmed. as neither his
brother nor his business manager
would make a statement.
Mrs. Oyster was not with her husband
when he died. 1t was learned. however,
that an hour before his death she tele-
phoned to his apartment from Washing
ton and inquired about his condition.
saying that she had just learned that he
was seriously i'll. The nurse. according
to statements made at the hotel told
Mrs. Oyster that her husband was too
i'll to see any one and Mrs. Oyster re-
piled that she would come TO Atlantic
City this morning.
For several weeks the report has been
current both in Washington and In Syra-
ouse. where Mrs. Oyster was prominent
I'm society, that she had separated from
her husband ana had come to live with
Mrs. kepler in IL West Sixty-eighth
street. Mrs. Kepler told a reporter for
THE NEW YORK HReALD this morning,
however. that she had not seen Mrs.
Oyster since the wedding. which she at
tended. She also said that she was sure
there was no truth In the report of a
separation, as friends had seen Mrs.
Oyster frequently in the Oyster home In
Washington and that she appeared to
be happy.
Inc marriage OF MT. oyster anu tLlc
then Miss Ready attracted more atten-
ticn than IL would ordinarily because
of the fact that when the engagement
was announced BY the Ready family in
Syracuse it was denied by Mr.. Oyster
in Washington.
He explained later, however, that his
Genial was merely for the purpose of
avoiding publicity until Miss Ready
should arrive in the national capital for
the ceremony. She was accompanied
there by her mother. Mrs. James Ready.
Friends of the bride said several days
sitter the ceremony that while her hus-
band did not settle any large amount
OF money on her, he gave her an allow
ance of 81. 900 a week for pin money.
Mr.. Oyster was a member OF several
well known clubs in Washington, but
he was known principally as live
stock fancier. IL was at Syracuse
Horse Show that he met Miss Ready,
who, besides being prominent socially in
the upstate city. had gained consider
able local fame as an amateur actress.
Mr. Oysters prize cattle and horses
have won hundreds of prizes throughout
the United States his Percheron horses
especially being considered by experts
10 be the finest stock in the world. They
won seventy-two ribbons nj show In
Chicago.