We met Charles Geary in earlier postcard stories – he worked as a telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad in southwest Pennsylvania, as a railroad station manager in New Jersey, and (after his marriage) as an unspecified railway employee in the Chicago area.
In December of 1908, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Geary received a Christmas postcard at their home in Rogers Park.
Rogers Park was established as a prosperous town on the shore of Lake Michigan, north of center city, Chicago.
Rogers Park is now fully incorporated within Chicago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Park,_Chicago
The postcard was not mailed, suggesting that it was handed to the Gearys or sent through an intermediary.
Fittingly, the face of the postcard bears a wonderful illustration of a steam locomotive chugging through a wintry landscape.
It is night, and a crescent moon illuminates the snow-covered fields.
The scene is framed by a garland of greenery tied with red ribbons.
On the reverse, we find a message from a friend – May Warren.
May writes, “The Warrens all wish you a Happy Christmas and Joyful New Year.”
There is some happy news, “Joe is doing fine now.”
It is not clear if Joe is Joe Warren, the husband of May.
In any event, one hopes that the Warrens and the Gearys did enjoy a splendid Christmas and a delightful 1909.
