Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-05

PRIVATE CHARLES L. SWEENEY.
Private Sweeney. young Will
mingtonian. who is serving with the
co0rs in France rs volunteer.
His home is at EOS West Twenty
fifth street.
Mrs. Andrew Ulrich and Miss Grace
Sweeney of POS West Twenty-ffth
stree, have received the following in
teresting letter from their brother, Phi
vate Charles l. Sweeney of the same
address. who is serving with the coiors IN
France The letter. which was written
on Mothers Day, Is particularly in
teresting. II says:
Mothers Day,
In France.
Ny dear sisters.
/ have no doubt that you are quite
familiar with the plan which has been
outlined in order that soldiers Mother $
Dav" letters will receive special attep-
ton from all handling them in order 10
expedite their movement 50 that they
Will he received by mothers at the earliest
possible date Our A Il T paper, The
stars and Stripes is the originator Of
the idea and hiss devoted much space in
the last two issues to the plan IN the way
of warming the fellows mp 70 II and eXhort-
ing them 10 write 10 mother They have
also borne in mind We lInfortunGtcs who
have suffered tie loss OF our best friend,
and urge US TO write 10 the person who,
after mother and the memory Of her, IS
most dear 20 our hearts and who has
taken her place IN our lives In the very
nature Of things my letter must be 10 YOU
for il was YOU who took her place and
made the sorrow less keen by your gentle
ness and sacrifice for me Although il
has taken me some time 10 appreciate
what YOU did for me | would like
YOU 10 know that do appreciate il all and
that words fail me when I try 70 express
nv gratitude | feel that | have oh
served the day in the best manner as !
have received holy communion IN mother
memory and believe that this Offering
best pleased her. for | am comforted IN
tie belief that she docs know what We
are doing and ! shall trv now, more
than ever before. 10 govern my actions
by what believe she would have me do
and try 70 be hall the man she hoped
would be
arm very well and enjoying my work
about as usual Life continues along the
same old lines, hut a fellow can't expect
things TO be like home over here. The
1
our chief diversion and II continues to
serve Us better and better as time rolls on.
Time certainly does fly. Il seems like
YESTERDAY that | wrote when IN reality
II has been a week That Is good. for
each week passed means one week nearer
home and our loved ones. SO fuglt on.
Temu1s. saw | The Craig players of
New York and Boston were with us this
week and gave US Baby Mine, which
was surely great The auditorium was
crowded and the fellows sure did enjoy
II. | almost imagined / was IN The
PLAYHOUSE. One would think that the
talent we get would he rather punk, but
on the contrary We get some very line
talent
While at the show the other night
Ingram and | were talking about Very
Good Eddie and Over Night when a
chap who sat on the other side OF me
butted in and made some comments on
the shows | asked him where he had
seen Over Night and he said he saw
the Brady Stock Company play il in
Wilmington, Delaware. / didn't throw
my arms around MIN or kiss him. although
1t is perfectly all right for TWO men 70 kiss
each other in France. ! can I SEE anV-
thing in it myself. but maybe | didn
feel good at meeting him. ! asked him
his name and he told that his name is
Thompson and lives at Twenty-sixth and
Market streets His father formerly kept
drug store at Pennsylvania avenue and
du Pont street and he knew the NiagDfskys
quite well. He mentioned one or two
other boys from home who are here but
supposed ] wouldn't know them, as they
worked for the railroad | lighted on hun
and made him tell me their names One
is Joe Ferguson, whom | worked with as
caller, and the other Is chap named
Wallis Grace will remember his mother.
as she was a member Of the Ladies Auxil-
iary to the o. r. {. that Biddie belonged
to. | think | have met the boy. but am
not quite sure knew his father from
seeing HIM around Edge Moor yard. i
am going to look them up tonight and |
guess we will have quite gabfest. The
world isn't such big place after all
learn that | am all wrong about the fell
lows being here They are not far away,
however.
Give those kiddies an extra big hug and
kiss for me and lots Of love for yourselves
and remember me to all the folks.
Lovingly, your brother,
Leslie