▁under ▁para ▁ 3 9 2 , ▁XX V ▁( Services ▁no ▁longer ▁required ). ▁ ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁minutes ▁of ▁silence ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁war ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁H oney , ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Even ing ▁News ▁newspaper , ▁under ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Warren ▁F oster , ▁suggesting ▁an ▁appropriate ▁comm em oration ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁which ▁sign alled ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁which ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁" ele vent h ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁month ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁letter ▁H oney ▁said , ▁" F ive ▁little ▁minutes ▁only . ▁Five ▁silent ▁minutes ▁of ▁national ▁rem emb rance . ▁A ▁very ▁sacred ▁inter cess ion . ▁Comm union ▁with ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Dead ▁who ▁won ▁us ▁peace , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁commun ion ▁new ▁strength , ▁hope ▁and ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁mor row . ▁Church ▁services , ▁too , ▁if ▁you ▁will , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁street , ▁the ▁home , ▁the ▁theatre , ▁anywhere , ▁indeed , ▁where ▁English men ▁and ▁their ▁women ▁chance ▁to ▁be , ▁surely ▁in ▁this ▁five ▁minutes ▁of ▁bitter - s weet ▁silence ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁service ▁enough ." ▁H oney ▁had ▁been ▁prompt ed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁suggestion ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁anger