The New York herald., 1922-08-30
/. SON FINDS HIS FATHER
AFTER Is YEAR HUNT
Pair Separated Since Death
of Mother Reunited by
Newspaper ADV.
BOY is NEW YORKER
Lost Track of Parent After
Leaving Orphanage to
Go to Work.
TRAIL LED TO CANADA
Heard of Father by Canvass
ing All the Leveques in
New York. \.

MONTREAL. Aug. 29.-An advertise
ment In a local paper and two photo
graphs--one a mental picture of baby
boy and the other faded. old fashioned
likeness of a man taken thirty-two years
ago-brought father and son together
In the lobby of hotel here to-day after
a mutual search of fifteen years
When Bernard Leveque's wife died
twenty-eight years ago he was obliged
to put his two sons, lad OF seven and
Bernard. Jr.. six. In an orphanage at
Ogdensburg, N. Y. The older boy died.
but Bernard, Jr., thrived and went to
New York to work. For fifteen years
when permitted a vacation he spent It
in search of his father, with the old
fashioned photograph in his possession.
Trail Led to Canada.
A month ago the son in searching
Tor his parent came across a trail which
led to Montreal, where he went week
ago after obtaining three weeks vaca-
fion. His father had been all the while
conducting a similar search, but with
only mind picture of the lad.
This forenoon word came to the sons
room that stranger wished to see him
In the lobby Of the hotel regarding the
advertisement In the local paper Car
rying the yellowing picture In his hand
the boy met an elderly looking man In
the lobby. The machine made picture
proved useless as the son with the old
photograph in his hand failed to recog-
nize his father.
The phantom mind photograph was
oirrerent, as Bernard Leveque. Sr..
reached forward and embraced the boy
whom he had not seen for twenty-eight
years. Beth wept with joy and II was
not long before a score OF guests
crowded around the united father and
son to listen to their stories of long
search and final happy climax.
Lives With Leyeaue Eam,,v
In his home at 316 West Thirty-sixth
street Frank Leveque. who is not re-
ttted to Bernard Leveque, Jr., or his
tather, said last night the younger man
had been stopping with them for about
month. 1t developed that Bernard.
Jr., had canvassed every family of
that name in this city and other places
throughout the country in the search
for his father. During this search he
came with the Leveques on West Thirty
sixth street to live. This family came
TO this country from Arras, France.
nine years ago and there is a father.
mother, two sons and a daughter They
told the young man they had heard two
years ago that man by the same
name had been searching for a son
I'm Lake Placid. N. Y. The information
came from relative by the same name
in that town.
Bernard. Jr. went to his employers
here and told them he thought he had
at last obtained clew as to his fathers
wherea bouts, so ne was allowed three
weeks vacation with pay, according TO
Mime. Leveque. who had just received a
telegram from the young man saying he
would arrive home with his father this
morning
With the photograph pinned in his in
SIDE pocket young Leveque arrived in
Lake Placid two weeks ago yesterday.
He found the relative of Frank Lcveoue.
who Informed him that the man search
ing for his son had left there two years
ago either for Montreal or Quebec
When he was about to give IN the
search In Montreal the young man wrote
Mime. Leveque and her daughter that as
a last resort he was going to put an adj
vertsement In a local paper with the
photograph. No further word was re-
ceived until the telegram came last night.
The Leveques OF Thirty-sixth street are
Roing 10 give warm Homecoming recep-
tion to father and SON