NEWS: Lowry CURRAN Writes Home, 1918, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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LOWRY CURRAN WRITES HOME

  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Curran, of 615 Mulberry street, have received a letter 
from their son Lowry, a member of Company C, 305th Engineers, American 
Expeditionary Force, now in France.  Mr. and Mrs. Curran have two other sons in 
the service, another, Paul, now also being in France, and the other Howard, at 
Camp Lee.  Following are interesting extracts from Lowry's letter.
  My dear father, mother, and all:  Just a short line to let you know that I am 
well and happy.  I received your letter last night dated May 24, and was glad to 
hear that Paul has been accepted at last into the army.  Also glad to hear 
Howard went to Camp Lee.  No doubt you are naturally lonesome now, but cheer up 
and be happy and above all, don't worry.  What an honor and how proud you should 
be to be the parents of three loyal sons, loyal to the grandest land on the 
globe.  We cannot look forward to anything now but victory, after which we will 
look to something equally as great and that is our safe and glorious return.  We 
know you are thinking and praying for us while here.  Yet our prayers are that 
you all keep well until we return.  We are now having fine weather, yet the 
nights are very cool.  I was at mass on Sunday and saw all the home town boys.  
We got paid in the morning in French money and it took the remainder of the day 
trying to count it.  When we buy something at the store we get a big handful of 
coins back for our change and after counting over it for an hour we find the 
handful amounts to 8 cents.  Mother we get to see many pretty towns with the 
white chaled dwellings and red roofs with the green countryside for a 
background.  It makes one feel as if he were at a movie instead of reality.  I 
see everything seeable and hear everything hearable, yet while I cannot keep a 
diary, I hope to remember everything to tell you when I return.  Don't send me 
any papers but put interesting clippings in the letter and write often.  Give my 
best regards to Mr. Sell and everybody; also give my address to those who ask 
for me.  With best love to all, I am your affectionate son in service, Lowry, 
Company C., 305th engineers, A.E.F. via New York.

Altoona Tribune, Thursday morning, August 1, 1918, page 9