Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-07
IN ENGLAND WHEN
FIGHTING ENDED
Corporal Willard G. Ryan OF VII
mington Tells Home Folks OF
Sensation He Experienced.

W II. RYAN has received the following
letter from his son. Corporal Willard &.
Ryau. with NJ 3lN Aero Service Squad
ron. located nj Stratford. England dated
November l}
Dear Father and Mother Thank God
u Is all over: peace was declared ~ l ~
nv our time here The town crIcr passed
through tho streets ringing his hell and
announcing the signing Of the armiStlcc: ::
the hcll~ began Ia ring, whistles blew,
flags of He allied nations appeared az
window, 4ui the people thronged tho
streets t'vervouc was happy. Some were
overcome With loy in aged woman came
IN ia ils and placing her arms around my
neck said '.thauk God Il Is III over and
YOU bow arc - hc thanked also Tor Il
Tears strcamcd down her checks and her
face was the picture nf JOY We all thank
Cd her for Il
Soldiers throngcd the streets hurrah-
ING and Yelling EVERYONE Just simply
wrnt crazy Work was suspended and all
turned ont Fireworks Wcr put oil ~
night Inst imagine how It seems 70 the
people here, after four wears oi war. to
have peace. On Monday morning before
the announcement, II wa~ drl2zlv and as
soon a. ,nAcc was announced. the sin
II WAS n,ra. "a ~ God in Iii kindness.
granting sunshine ~ the people N their
hour of rejoicing II seems unnatural tn
hear tho hcll- ringing ont the hours dur
ing th, nigh aftr, silence II over four
wear NJ more iarkcncd streets. No
more air raids Killing women and Ch'drcn.
W. cannot roallS understand Just what
pcarr means to the~, people They ran
not 10 enough for tho NmCrcan> lhcN
an agree th,. \mCu-a was the dcrdUe
factor ia Tile war Now that i Il ~ oNci,
NC arr beginning to looh forward ~ "fir
horne coming tEutc naturally that vlU
take some tlmc
Afto, tic announcement of the signing
oi the armlsilcc. nur boss climbed th'
polcS and Hap stats ar,aipd the tower and
placed thc Stars aud stripes on top, Won
can INST think vlth mhat -hnu'lugtnnd
b,Irrah,ur v, greeted the only flag hr
onlN flag that Is for ILL., II W,ts thr proud
est lno,nent ot my tv when peace vas dc
clarcd and | found myself clad "a nCio
Sam Khaki. knowing that was wiling 20
give All ia Obtain 4 lu~t peace ior the
world Never ia my life have ! experienced
the thuil> that ran ;hrough my syei"m
when | -olern !, S:tlutcd the stars and
Stripes at tha; inomcui Words llst
cannot express my feelings can I'M
apIue what JOY ;ht peace news brought
Ia Won all al home and with what JOY
vou all thanked God for His kindness to
US All
Slucc receiving the above Nj Ryan
received the following
Camp Mills. Long Island
Lear Father and Mother Ihap ktCd
a; last NC are located safe and sound III
God country having arrived fhls morn
ing H. camp dward Ryan - New astlc
IS with nc having ncf hlm botorc en-
barking tert3lni& WAS glad 90 gct back
I, + me- use talking There IS no place liE'
he c,od Old ) \ and Wilmington
Del | cannot describe NY feelings as car
ship. the Mauritania. steamed up the
New \ ork harboF Cheer after cheer rent
the AIR whistles on boats gave blast attic :
blast. bells 7 nC people lined the picrS
and office buidlng~ wuv"d flags and-chCcr-
ed aS we passed Ip After reaching our
pier. We dcbarkcd and were gwen honest
Ia God American coffee StcamlnE hot and
fine sandwiches hy thc soldiers true
friends .hc Red ro>- After roll call
we started {or camp, VIA Long I-jand ATTY
and HempStead am enjoying the hest
Of health and anuou>lv waiting that
pierc Of papcr with Honorable discharge
on II. and then tor home sweet nome ~
good old Wilmington, which Ne are told
will come INSIDE OF ten days
Previous 10 cnlsting IN the atr forces
Cornoral RYAN wa 81 the auto accessories
business ~ Thirteenth and French streets
WHERE he will b. 81 home. after hls return
10 hp> many i1cnd~-