Evening star., 1903-08-01
Aunt Dorothy's Letter
Dear children:

Dear children:
MANY of YOUR letters ask questions
that could be answered just as we'll IL you
would look back over your file Of Saturday
Stars Has il occurred to you to keep such
a file: Your editor has one. to which she
raf.rs for every answer when you ask
,,,u, things YOU have evidently forgot
fen Will YOU not try to remember this III
future and watch this letter weekly let
ting nothing interfere with your getting ana
holding a complete set of these lettefs
Remember 1t Is a kind of bookkeeping ana
If we keep referring to the same printed
sheets for answers 10 our questions we VIII
all keep on the right track ana pun 'o
oo,h.r Some of nv correspondents write
that they occasionally miss getting The
Star as they live in the country. / would
suggest that they write at once 10 inc
Star office when they miss a page. and In
closing stamps. ask that n copy be FOR
wardel The missed page might just
happen to be the connecting link In impor-
tant work now that so many circles are
being organized and all are working TO-
geth.r so tremendously. helping each other
as we'll as helping others. You can hardly
know how much pleasure you are giving
WI. have received hundreds of letters and
cannot answer all Remember that the roll
of honor is a sort of thank you for your
efforts when they do not quite come up To
our requirements for prizes or for honor
badges. Remember also that honor badges
are given for league work. not for page
contributions. The following names are
those who have sent in pretty stories and
letters, also correct answers to all OF the
puzzles:
]. Adolph Rollings. original puzzles; Ruth
Turner ii credtable drawing: James Fos-
ter. answer to puzzles and interesting let
ter, who may address Mrs Hogan II ne
pleases. Daniel Kline. whose story IS
very interesting: Sewell w. Hodge.
original puzzles which we will try to use
later May Etheridge. well written let
ter: Ethel Harris. whose pretty little story
we will use: Leonard Cecil. credit
able drawing, Elsie Lord. who to gain
prize must send correct answers to all the
puzzles and not forget that the prize win
ner ia the one who sends in the neatest as
we'll "a "a correct answer to all the puzzles
The following children sent correct an
swers 70 puzzles; Grace Hazard Raiph
Stambaugh. Alfred Marshall. Elizabeth
Monroe Josephine T. Kelly. Mathida $
Eogt. Aimc. Newman
Interesting stories have been reCevrd
from Daniel Kline. lnez Jenkins. Roger
Uollingsworth Urban Rosen Elizabeth h.
Garland Helen Maddox. Jamie Foster, VII
lie DAILY. blanche Prescott.
Prizes will be awarded the first of every
month and sent out on the 3tn
Letters. puzzles. answers, etc, have been
received and are hereby Acknowledged with
thanks from Roger ID. Wharton. Eleanor
F.. Valentine May susanne feroy ., and and
personally to thank s and her
circle. whose letter print for your
enjoyment and suggestion. Send ~
of the amount 10 the Sunshine Home,
Darien. Conn to Mrs. J. Wood. and Mrs.
Hogan will send four children from the
East side Slums of New York city to this
lovely country home. as this amount viii
pay their board for "A week These cliiIdIen
will write 10 your circle and thank you
personally for the pleasure you are giving
them For th. other dollar would Sug
gest that you begin buying books for Il
circle library, as suggested by Urban Ro-
sen. and ON another part of this page you
will lind the list from which you are to Sc
lect Mrs Hogan prepares this list Tor the
league centers in various places.
Dolores Burns sent > cents to the Star
Circle, which has been forwarded To Pearl
Philpitt To help buy the chair for the little
cripplrd girl Please remember. Dolores.
dear hereafter. to hold your pennies until
you tind place for them as given on this
page. and where you may send them direct.
Mrs Hogan does not want to receive the
money She wants you to do it all your
selves
This is the letter from the secretary of
the Faithful Friends Circle;
14l1 - Street Northwest
Washington. ID. c.. July 10. 1893.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
| received the s. which you sent back to
me, and have given 1t TO papa to keep
for our league | was very glad YOU We're
pleased with 1t. but think you Will be more
pleased when | tell you had a lawn
party At the house OF Marie Parks
treasurer. which proved. We all think. i
perfect success. We sold cake. candy,
lemonade and snow balls. Our mothers, Of
course. furnished the things. could
never have made SO much. We children
bought the lanterns, which We're strung
all over the large yard. and which when
lighted looked very pretty. The admission
was /" cents for grown people and ! for
plate of ice cream How much do you
think made? Remember 1t only
one night. Thursday, July .. and only two
hours. from / to . pm l know you could
never guess. | will tell you--sa.5O Only
we three girls Marie p. Katherine G.. and
myself the tickets. but Edna L.. a lit
tie girl who wants to Join our league, and
whose coupon l will soon send. assisted us
In selling the lemonade. After We had all
sold out which was quite soon. we had
donkey game. The prize. a box of candy,
was won by friend OF my brothers. lit
tie boy 10y the name of Andrew I4emont
Stamet We have now $10.50 In all. which
We Will he glad for you to use for what
ever purpose you think best. and which we
would like to have 1t. Hoping you are
pleased with our contribution. we are.
Yours truly.
THE FAITHFUL FRIENDS
Per Susanne Y.
This letter. dear children should give you
some idea how some of your members are
enjoying the work of helping others. We
hope each week to be able to give you
complete and satisfactory report from
one of our bands. Do not forget that We
want you all to enter our August compe-
= titiun and that you should write TO us reg
ulary care OF The Star. about any mat
ter in which We all are Interested.
READ THIS CAREFULLY
l want To open a competition for August
that will please you all: let take
vote ON it Send in your coupon answers
and letters by August if you can.
may print the conditions August \.
Twenty prizes will be given-ten 10 boys
and ten TO girls
August Competition