The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-06
Son Gets Letter
From Dead Father
Communications Will Be Re-
ceiyed Each Year on
His Birthday
To Receive Presents Also

ance of his dead father through
letters which will be directed to
him each year on his birthday.
Not only will he receive kindly
advice from the father and World
War veteran, who died on We'd
nesday night, but at Easter and
Christmas he will be remembered
with presents. Where the letters
and gifts are coming from, how
ever, is unknown to any member
OF the family, since no name is
mentioned in the letter revealing
the fathers legacy to his son
which was found in a box of pri-
vate papers.
Mr.. Stevenson was a graduate
Of the University Of Pennsylvania
and for the last year had been
Borough Recorder. He was gassed
three times in the war and his
sight had been failing of late. His
death followed an operation for
appendicitis.
John S. Stevenson, Jr., a bright
child, with big brown eyes and
light brown hair, played at home
yesterday, unconscious of course,
of what his fathers death and
yearly counsel would mean to
him. Wearing sailor suit of blue
and not allowed to venture out
doors because OF a cold, he set
himself to enjoying the Easter
toys his father Lao purchased. He
seemed particularly Interested in
Il snowy cotton rabbit.
Says Daddy Sent 1t
Daddy sent 1t to me from the
angels" he said.
Among Mr.. Stevenson's papers
was an envelope marked, ito be
opened after my DEATH" Inside
was, letter 10 the boy and an
other to the child's mother, Kath-
ryn, dated nearly three months
ago. The loving names of
"Dickie" and Daddy Dick" which
the man and his son used toward
eachother, We're in the child's let
ter.
Dearest Boy of Mine read the
letter, your mother is now your
daddy as well as your mother.
Daddy has been taken away to
sec Sissy Ann, and some day you
will come to see both of us. Dad
dy is proud Of his Dickie boy, and
knows that he will be good to his
mother and take care of her al
ways.
Each year until you are big
YOU will get letter from your
Daddy Dick on your birthday; and
then you will get your last letter
when you are married.
"Be good, and God bless my
Kathryn and my Dickie, and re-
member, mother always comes
first A big kiss and good-by
DADDY DICK"
On September 80 every year a
letter will be delivered to the boy
Because of the fact that they were
dated three months ago it is be-
lieved that Mr.. Stevenson wor=
ried about his health more than
any one knew. At that time his
eyes were failing him and he told
his friends that he was afraid OF
what might happen.
Wanted Military Funeral
In his letter to his wife, Mr.
Stevenson requested that he
might have military funeral and
outlined plans similar to those
made by his wife before the dis
covery of the letter. He even
named the men who were to take
part and who had already been
selected by Mrs. Stevenson. The
funeral will be held this afternoon
in the Episcopal Church of Vine
alnd with the Vineland Post of
Foreign Wars, of which Mr.. Stew
enson was commander, in attend
ance.
The veteran, who was SO years
old. was born in Philadelphia and
moved to Vineland when he was
boy. Enlisting in the 103rd
Military Police of the Twenty
eighth Division, he went to
France where he was made bat
TALON sergeant major and later a
second lieutenant.
His wife, who was Miss Kath-
ryn wainwright, of Toms River,
is a nurse in the Germantown
hospital She had been engaged
to Mr.. Stevenson for a short time,
and few minutes before the
transport left the two We're mar
ried.
Although Mr.. Stevenson was a
graduate of the law school of the
university and had taken post
graduate work at the University
of California, his condition pre-
vented his practicing law after he
returned from the war. He be-
came real estate dealer in Vine
land
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