Evening journal., 1921-02-02
MOTHER FINDS
LONGLOST son
Search in Every Part of
Globe Ends for English
woman at Riverside, Pa.
LAD WAS BORN
IN WILMINGTON

DANVlLLE. pa. Feb. "A thirteen
year search FOR her son, which carried
her into every civilized country OF
the world, came 10 a happy ending al
Riverside. lust across the river from
here. when Mrs Jennie r.. Bowen, OF
London, ENGLAND. found her son, Al
bert Reese Bowen, who has been re
siding here for a month.
The meeting OF the mother and son
was teariully Joyous. and after spend
ing one day here, they left yesterday
10 return 10 the mothers home, in
England where she declares she VIII.
keep the boy during the rest OF her
life.
The boy" Is 2s years old and is a
veteran OF the World War. In which
he was twice wounded and reported
as missing.
The story OF the thirteen-ycar
search Of the mother is one OF un-
limited faith and belief that her son
was still alive, despite the fact That
she had heard indirectly that he was
missing in the war.
The son began his wandcrlngs thir-
| teen years ago, his mother being With
out direct word Of him until about
/ four weeks ago, when ne came Ia
/ Danville. In which place Mr.. Bowen
/ HhN 0uu-ut III fNtiu lNt htiii q aNei
ago. he was told his mother was
| looking for him and wrote her.
hurried trip across the Atlantic fol-
lowed, and yesterday there came the
reunion.
The son was born in Wilmington
Del, and was taken by his father, who
was civil engineer, TO South Africa
where the father was working on d
construction job. The boy was then
fi The father contracted fever In
| Africa, which developed into pneu.
monia, when he returned. causing hi:
Death The boy left soon after hi:
iather's death and Joined an engineer.
| ing party. He Travelled all over the
world In his work as an engineer. anl
| though his mother was searching ant
| was sometimes only a few days be
hind him. she never found him. III
| wrote once. and as his mother haf
| moved, the letter was returned. ninc,
that time he supposed she was dead
When the war with Germany brOk'
, out he enlisted In the engineer corp
OF the American army and was s1oi
overseas. There ne was In The thicl
Of the fighting and was wOunde,
twice. lie was on the casually Is
as wounded and missing in action. Hi
mother heard OF this indirectly an,
tffeu, through lut war litldI tliitnl
20 find her son, but without avail
Meanwhile, he was discharged and re
turned TO America.
She heard. since the war was over
that her son had been killed 10 a rail
way accident, but refused TO bellev
it and last May came 10 Danyllle {
search for him. she spent severa
weeks here, visiting Mr. and Mr..
, Waller Reese, who now reside al Mil
| vile, Pa, and had a number OF card
b printed giving a description OF he
son. No trace OF him could be foun
In this part OF the State, however. ]
June she returned 10 her home
London.
y Four weeks ago Bowen arrived
I | Riverside, and almost the first thin
, | ne heard was that his mother hS
4 been inquiring for him. he sent hl
word at once, and she came 30 him.
z 1T was the happiest day OF my life
Mrs. Bowen said, "and whether
likes IL or not, he's not going
leave me again until ! die. Are yo
Nbert2" and she looked appealingl
? at her SON lie affirmed her siatemen
o They left today for New York an
!, ! will sail soon for London