Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-08

/ I'll ibhS are just beginning 10 come
- from the other side which give us a
slight idea of the JOY of the French peo-
pie, with the taking of Ostend and the con-
tinued advance of the Allied armies, and
even the prospect of peace. am giving
you an extract from a letter written by one
of our Chestnut Hill boys who has COM
mission in Paris connected with the
Franco.American air service. He has
written to his father and mother and they
have allowed me to use his letter, but they
want you TO guess his name rather than
have me give IT,
How I wish you could be here today to
take part IN the joyous celebrations one
sees everywhere on the streets. The Os-
tend, victory and the continued retreat of
the Germans have created n new France
and a new people. After patiently waiting
these four years for this very day, II has
at last been revealed to- them, and II you
could only glance at the Place de la Con-
corde you would realize that something
extraordinary had taken place. For the
first time since the war the statues and
fountains are fairly bursting under pres
sure. Last night for the first time the
large arc lights were again lighting up Ln
Place. reminding one of prosperous days
before the war. And what a celebration
they are planning there tomorrow to instill
spirit for the fourth French war loan.
Besides the brilliant lights and playing
fountains, German booty captured at vari.
Gus battles has been assembled it seems
from all corners of the front each labeled
with date and place. Such conglomera-
ton of material, of war and junk as they
have brought forth! Cannons of all kinds
and descriptions, trench mortars. airplanes
wholly intact and some wrecked, observa.
tion balloons, all German: 1t is impossible
to describe II The most impressive sight
of all is to see the crowd before the statue
of AlsaceLorraine, in the far corner of
the Place. To begin with, the statue itself
is almost hidden, literally buried. under
large and small wreaths and punches Of
flowers brought some by individuals,
others by business concerns. Joy supreme
and radiant beams from the faces of that
crowd although here and there a tear;
but it is tear of happiness and not
sorrow.
81 can't describe to you the sight there
today; the eye only can do such a de.
scription justice. | hope and pray it may
be clear day tomorrow, so | can get IA
few photographs.
Then in the Seine at the Concorde bridge
is a French submarine, fully armed while
at the Concorde gate of the Tuilleres are
some big boche tanks on one side, with the
speedy little French tanks on the other.
In the way of decoration the wall of the
gardens is strung with probably 1000 or
5000 German helmets. You have never
seen such a sight! Inside the Tuilleries is
the skeleton of Zeppelin brought down
on one of the first raids on Paris. One
would think that nothing is left of the
boche army. As walked across there this
morning | had but one sensation. 1t was
that of victory, and you could fairly smell
it in the air! Let's pray that 1t may soon
come"
WELL, I told you if we did not get the
w day we'd know soon when Hannah
Randolph is to be married, and it is to be
in December, though the actual date is
not yet decided upon. 1t depends on the
time when the Secretary can get leave
from the Embassy. I'll bet Hannah will
make "A stunning bride. She is rather dark
YOU know, and reminds me very much OF
Mrs. Paul Mills. In fact, one day / was sc
sure that I began talking to her about
something in which Mrs. Mills and were
interested, and her surprised smile was
the first indication that she wasn't she
like that, don't you? She rdsnt she
1t sounds so sort of simple And | like
to be simple, don't you?
DID you hear that Lieutenant and Mrs
II Charming Daniel have a little son,
Born on Tuesday She was Katherine
Werner you know. She is living with hel
parents in Wayne while her husband is ir
France. He, by the way, was wounded re
Gently "over there" but fortunately it was
not a severe wound and he is doing well
which must be a great relief to the little
wife and mother She is very sweet-look
ing. don't you think? | remember her a
the Zeckwer wedding, where she was
bridesmaid Doesn't it seem terrible t
think that both the principals In tina
lovely wedding party have died since
Terrible indeed, but a blessing for then
that neither one was left to mourn for thu
other. Manu- iNNE'