Show SEES HER SON IN DREAM boy had been missing for more than ten years mothers vision impels her to write naval authorities in washington for informs alon regarding lad sin francisco cal mrs hannah feedman a resident of this city saw in her vision her eldest boy who bad been missing tor ten years in the uniform 0 a blue jacket of the united state navy so vivid was the imbres eion pon her by the dream that she an inexplicable impulse to arte to the naval authorities at washington the officials not only substantiated the vision but were able to bring the mother and son to gether the of one son led to the anding of another both young men cow are working in this city striving to ave money to jay their mother s railroad tare fram lew york mra and her husband were living happily together ten years seq their wo boys eight rears old and jesse six were at lending school the little family nad ittle or to worry them then began to neglect his wife or other company he path ered together whatever funds he and in company with his at anity and the two caldren he went to ev york at ibe age of 16 mervyn was en ered in the united states navy by the father jesse who had some tal ant aa an amateur actor appeared in theaters in new york the mother never gave up hope of eelig her boys hid she not moved she would have heard from them for the boys naver forgetting their par ent wrote to hir at various times but the letters were returned this led them to think she was dead mrs friedman dreamed that her eldest boy was in the united states navy he stood before her as in real life grown stalwart looking every inch a blue jacket then she awoke the more mrs friedman thought of the vision the more she felt that it was true she wrote to the navy de apartment part ment at washington in the hope of ascertaining whether a boy named mervyn friedman was in the ranks the letter was referred to the bureau of navigation bavi gation the roll was exam ined with the result that the boy was found the tidings were sent to the mother who was overjoyed at her good for tune she sold the few effects she had and with larely enough money to pay her tare she hurried on to new york she went to the home of her sister mrs E schumacher and at the first visited the gayy yard with her heart full of expectation she boarded the prairie and asked to see young friedman the boy came on mother gazed upon son son upon mother there was no alon the mother yearned to take the boy of her dream in er arms but she feared that she might be mistaken her bolce trembled as she asked if be were mervyn friedman and whether he came from san francisco then the boy quickly identifier him self whan the mother told of fer own life he mingled his tears with hers komg friedman then told of bis brother jesse and of his father jesse through his aid wa soon found then there was a joyful reunion haying found his mother mervyn declared declai ed he wanted to return to civil life that hp might be with her he did not want her to work any more jesse joined in the idea As mervyn bad two more years to serve in the navy it was impossible for him to get his release unless tw fluence was brought to bear on the authorities at washington mrs friedman enlisted the services ot sen ator bourne of oregon and congress man julius kahn of this city she wrote letters to each telling ol 01 her need for her boy congressman kahn touched her submitted the correspondence to the secretary ot the havy after some delay the navy depart ment acquiesced in the recommend a alons ot the pacific coast re presenta alves young friedman was given an honorable discharge bidding his mother good by he hurfred to san francisco to find employment he ans accompanied by his younger brother mrs friedman remained with her sister in new york |