Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-03

Marina -. Williams OF opi NtSt
SJyth street are serving Uncle sam
in France Charles being a member
al CO. 32S!h infantry and Lewis
ntCo.F Sixth Il. = Engineers. Mrs.
Williams has three other sons who
arc helping in the shipyards 10
Strengthen the bridge TO France
and she has a par donable pride IN the
patriotism Of her family.
Mrs Williams has just received word
from Charles announcing his safe arriva
IN France and also the following letter
from Lewis. who has been IN France for
May 20 1918
Dear Mother received YOUR letter
/ today and Was glad "a hear from YOU, WAS
/ clad Ia hear that YOU are All well and are
/ getting along Ill right | got 4 letter from
/ Charles today was glad 70 hear from
HIM | guess he Is on his way over here by
I tins time hop | viii get 10 zee hum
! when ne gets over | will try ~ locate him
! If | can Mother got letter from
( t;lsdvs TODAY ! sure was glad 10 hear
4 from her She said She was IN school when
/ She wrote he letter \ g mother received
Nh four boxes All right and sure did enjoy
them blIt there was one thing received
+ that did me more good than 100 hoAcS
i would and that was Nuur picture. YOU
I looked 81 natural sitting there | a lnosi
said Hello 10 YOU II made me fee home
I sick ior a little WhIle but | stopped when
+ thought what | was over here I or and
/ then went on to my work with a good
/ heart hoping that ! will see YOU all soon
I am clad Charles got TO go home 10 see
i Won all before he comes over wish
( could nay vou ii visit myself Well think
/ We will All be- home before long The conn-
/ r., j. beautiful over here row: everything
! j. nice ard green but II dOeSn look Is
| good "a me rs the old :. a. does.
! mother This Is piece OF q German bal
/ loon I am sending to MIR. Williams. Tell
! him to keep IT Till | come home and If !
never return TO keep II IN remembrance OF
me Well haven't any decent paper.
FOR pen and INK Paper Is a little scarce
! over here. 50 this will have TO do | will
! close hoping 70 hear from YOU a soon rs
possible. | remain your loving son
Harry +. Pierce. son of Mr. and Mrs.
! George Pierce. of Richardson Park Is
now IN actlvr service III France with the
Thlrty-ffth Engineers He enlisted sep
| TENDER = 100 in the Dclawars Reg
nent. At tie time % bis enlistment he
| Vas employed a . plumber t;y " II.
'TavIor. ii Plchardsrr Park tie left
! with tho s::,4n detachment from amp
Dix OF Mar ~ 1872 ard sailed fo-
| France March % His mother AID
trends have mad several interesting
letter. fro,, hiG since icing over there
Mr. Piercz- said in one Of his letters 10
friend that n. r having q fine time aud
likes 4 very well TUT no, SO well hat 10
wouE uaId to come home 70 rs old
IL 4 Nhen he receives orders He
w. formerly member % he fremont
baseball team
Mr. and Air> Richard Fauls OF 1911
Bennett street Yesterday received a
card telling d the safe ARRIVAL overseas
Of their son. BERTHE Faults He IS mem
Der Of Company F. lIjth Infantry
Ms. Sarah b Barker Of 2723 West
street. who has two SONS on the west
front, received recently letters from both
bows. Both have seen active service on
the battlefront
One son. Francis c.. a corporal in
COMPANY G. First Engineers. stated
that he was sorry he could not be home
to celeE rate his twenty-irst birthday.
but that his mother could make it up
when he did get home by giving him q
good feed Corporal Barker in his letter,
said he had been on the front three diff
ferent times and was veteran and would
soon receive another service stripe he
also speaks Of throwing hand grenades
and in referring to the activities Of the
Americans says: Well, what do you
think of the walloping the Americans are
giving l3ll now? guess he won't have
as soft Job as he thought he would.
We are now living in pup tents and It Is
nice to watch the shell kick up the dust.
The other son, Harvey Barker a private
in Battery +, First Battalion, Howitzel
Regiment, in his letter states that he, too
has seen active service, and has number
Of souvenirs which he will bring home
with him He advises his mother never
to look in the casualty list for his name
as il will not be there In closing ht
stated that he was brown in color and In
eyebrows were turning white
MIR and Mrs l.. H CTanSton Of 90.
" Tenth street. have Just received ;