Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-05
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Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 have been reading the children's page
every Saturday evening. 1t Is very inter-
esting / don't see how any one can help
liking 1t. In winter / love to sit by the
fire and read it. Really like to read 1t
better than / like to go out. Sometimes
the stories are SO long that / do not finish
reading them on Saturday so I finish them
on Sunday. 1 think Marie r. draws beauti-
fully. l have drawing that would like
to send. l will now bring my letter to
close. hoping to see my drawing and letter
published. Yours truly,
CORAI.IB NJ, age II years.
Try again, dear-Ed.
To the Editor of The Star:
Dear Sir: have seen the childrens page
in The Star and its drawings. Also have
read the short stories IN the parts of the
paper. They are very interesting. Please
forward the inclosed drawing to the editor
of the childrens page.
Very respectfully. EDITH B..
Age II years.
Dear Editor:
[ tried to draw little boy snowballing
and hope TO win a prize, but if 1 don't l
will try again. 1 take great pleasure in
reading the children's page. Please let
me know in The Star next Saturday.
Yours truly, BESSIE B.,
Age II years.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l am very much pleased with my book
you gave ME. read in the paper that you
wanted all writers of this page to write to
you, telling what sunshine we have made
during the summer. ] helped the little
cripple along by helping to buy her rock
ing chair and give her 4 book Miss Jessie
G. sent me dollar to buy her some clothes
and | gave it to her mother to spend on her.
At the present 1 belong to kind of league,
called the Help and Mercy Department"
of the Grace Church. / am saving paper
dolls to give TO the sick children in the
''Children's Hospital Christmas 1 have
decided to help the Attle cripple by getting
her a donation of some gifts for Christ
mas. You asked US all about our pictures
and l will send you mine as soon as l can
have one taken. i am very anxious to
know what the secret is that you are going
to write US next week. 1 have IL cents
that belongs to the league. and what shall
do with it? Yours sincerely,
PEARL p. age II years.
A very good report, dear. Try to get
your friends to help you increase your fund
for our emergency call. we do not have
enough. and send for a safe for your
circle-Ed
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l am very fond of reading The Evening
Star especially the childrens page in
which l always find new interest. I send
these two little original paintings. hoping
they will meet with favor. l remain,
Yours truly,
d. LEWIS NJ, age ID years
Thank you. They are very well done and
Aunt Dorothy wants TO keep them.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
In regard to the amount Of work we did
during the summer / can say l did not let
q week pass without sending in some con-
tribution to the children's page. Since
school has begun j have not had time to
continue, but 1 am very much interested in
the children's page and enjoyed reading
the -Four Little Indians" l have not had
my photograph taken for some time, but
viii send you a little picture my uncle took
of me last summer in our garden. 1 am
glad YOU are feeling better and hope you
Will soon be In Washington again.
Your loving reader. ELEANOR F.
Thank YOU dear Eleanor. for the pretty
picture. well as for your kind wishes
BE sure to attend Red Riding Hood"
Aunt Dorothy viii he there, we hope-Ed
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
For long time ! have been much inter