Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13

it has been so long since 1 wrote to you;
but I have been very sick with pneumonia
I hope my letter will be good enough to
print. and also my little story. called My
Pet Bird l liked the Prince Frog very
much. Well. will close.
From your little friend.
ALMA O.. age II years
[Serd US more stories. dear.-Ed-1
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
I have seen dra wings which other children
have sent you in the Saturday Evening
Star, 50 l thought l would send you one. hop
ing to win the prize for the best drawing
in January. Your loving little friend.
EDITH A. c., age ID years.
I'VE are glad to hear from you. Send US
an original subject.-Ed]
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
Thank you for putting my letter In The
Star. l thought you had forgotten it. You
asked for my address. SO l send it to you.
l would like to meet you. Won't you write
to me? Your little friend,
ALICE C. p.
Dear Alice: Aunt Dorothy would like
very much to find time and strength to see
and write to Ill of her little members, but
it Is almost impossible, as there are thous-
ands of them. She never forgets you and
reads all your letters.
Yours cordially.
THE CHILDREN S EDITOR.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 inclose a drawing which 1 made on
Tuesday evening, and 1 hope you will put
1T in the paper l sent you a story in the
spring about some cats without tails. 1t
was called "A Happy Family 1 hope my
drawing will soon be in the paper. Good
bye. Yours truly. ELSIE c.
[Send US another story. Elsie. We re-
member having heard from you before and
shall be glad to do SO again.-Ed.l
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
take an interest in the children's page
and think 1t very nice. l saw lot of let
tiers in the paper Saturday and thought
would write one. too. and hope 1t Will be
printed as soon as possible. / am going
to send you this little drawing and hope
you will like it. Your true friend,
ELLEN j., age Il years
Alexandria, Va.
I'VE are glad you like the page.-Ed.l
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l have never written for the children's
page bus have read it every Saturday since
it commenced l am very fond of drawing.
writing ard reading, but I make speciality
of drawing. l read your prize announce
ment in the paper of January 8. l took
pains to draw this picture and it did not
take me long, either. | want you to give me a
little Information. There are five things in
the contest and l want to know if l can try
for all l will close, hoping to win prize,
as l would love to, for my own work. |
am twelve years old. Sincerely,
VIRGINIA D. B.
Yes, you may try for all. as may any
reader of the paper-Edl
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l am going to write to you and tell you
story l made up myself. l was very glad
to see my letter in The Star last Saturday.
l must close now. From your friend,
LESLIE r. b. age years.
IThank you, dear. for the story. Try
again, and tell your friends to do the same.
when you tired of other things and
can think of nothing else to do-Ed.l
Dear Aunt Dorothy: am an adult reader
of The Star and am as much interested in
your page as the children are. I'd like to
do a little league" work myself, provid-
ing you see fit TO aid me. The enclosed
drawings are from the pen of an eleven
year-old girl who has had but six months
education in ordinary country school.
life She merely leaSned to read and write
and the two words Pride Rose is a speci-
men Of her writing. She was too timid and
Shy to write you a letter. but / give her
the Saturday Star every week. and it seems
a source Of great joy to her. If you think
either drawing worthy or reproduction il
Will bring joy to her heart / know | have
not mentioned my intention of sending these
to you. therefore, she will suffer no disap-
pointment if they cannot be accepted
Should you think by further trial she could
win prize, insert a line to that effect on
your page of The Star to-G u. s., Chesapeake
Beach, Md. Her name is Gertie S
Yours for League Work