Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-23
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Dear Aunt Dorothy:
I attended the operetta on the evening of
the 18th and enjoyed 1t very much.
Aunt Dorothy, please tell me how much
have to send you every week. as would
like to form circle very much.
Enclosed you will find q nickle for my
pledge.
Hoping that this will be published, re-
main your loving helper.
Do not send money. dear. to Aunt Doro-
thy. Keep it in your circle treasury until
you have call on the page to help some
one-then send all you have to the person
We are all helping. Aunt Dorothy wants to
teach you to hold. your pennies ready for
an emergency call. SO that when she calls
for help you will all. hundreds of you, yes,
thousands send nickel at least to the
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, how to
form a circle.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
hope 1t will win a prize. enjoy reading
the stories in Saturdays Star very much.
If you will send me particulars about join
ing the club, think I will Join. Hoping to
hear from you soon, l remain yours sim
cerely MABEL E. T.
P. 81 am IA years old.
Write to Elsie Yost, 1902 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. and ask her to explain to
began it. Aunt Dorothy will be pleased to
know you are a member and she suggests
your writing to Eleanor French also, 1856
street northwest.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
l send you drawing. Hope I will get
prize. Your friend BLANCHE w.
Keep on trying dear. and one day you will
be surprised and win a prize.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
We have in our school a rabbit He is
white and gray He washes his face with
his feet. and he hides in corners. '
We have two white mice. also and we
have a nice time In school. I go every day.
Yours truly.
CONSTANCE p, aged years
Aunt Dorothy is very glad to know you
have nice time. Write again.
Dear Editor:
I am one Of the many readers Of the chill
dren's page and I wish you would please
find inclosed a picture of monkey which
drew. 1 hope I will soon see II In the
children's page. Yours truly.
am ID years old.
Try again. George. we are glad to hear
from you'd.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
I thought 1 would try for one of the prizes
you offered. I have written little story
called "Dorothy's Birthday Present" I
named the HtIle glrl Dorothy because /
thought you would like to have a namesake
in your scrap book. Yours sincerely,
PEARL p.
Your story will be printed, but decisions
and awards will not be made until Feb
ruary 1. Printing story does not neces-
sarfly mean you have won prize, but 1t
means that your story is good enough to go
on the list for decision later as to the
award. Aunt Dorothy thanks you for your
kind thought of her having namesake.-
Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
Inclosed 1 send you a drawing of mine.
1t Is the picture of my cousins dog Spring.
He Is very intelligent animal. 1 hope
that 1t win win one of the prizes offered.
Your friend. WILLIE D.
Aged 13 years.
Wait and see and keep on trying.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
wish you a very happy New Year. have
been very busy and did not have time to
write. hope you are better I did not
see Red Riding Hood" as had to attend
rehearsals at that time. / hope to write
often to you now. This little story is true
about my little brother. He Is cunning
little fellow. but he is too lively. Yours
truly. CATHERINE G.
Age 1a years.
Dear Catherine: Aunt Dorothy is very
sorry you did not get to see RED Riding
Hood" She hopes you may see 1t after
Easter, when 1t will probably be repeated,
so Aunt Dorothy may also have the pleas
ure of seeing 1t. as she was too i'll when 1t
was given in December to go to Washington
to see it. She Is very much pleased with
your little story. and she says little folks
must and should be lively when well and
happy. as that is what is meant to be their
natural state.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
Every Saturday evening read the chill
dren's page in the Saturday Evening Star
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This week 1 enclose little story. which
hope will be accepted. Your friend.
VIOLET K.
We are glad you like the page. Write to
Dear Editor:
send you the enclosed for the children's
page of SATURDAYS Star January 16 1904
hope you will think it good enough to use
Yours respectfully,
T. BAKER r.
N. B.-Drawn in less than five minutes.
We will use your drawing so try again.
We are glad to hear from you'd.
Dear Aunt Dorothy:
1 am always happy to get the children's
page to read it. and know every one that
has any interest in 1t likes it. too. I am
sending you little picture of bird who
is much surprised to find she is not in her
own nest.
spent quite a while doing this drawing
and did my best to win a prize. 1 may
be able to send little book. with few
stamps l have in ii.
Aunt Dorothy. have never yet been able
to win a prize. but once and that was
little book. With love to you, from
NATALIE D.
Try. try, again. dear. Is a good motto.
AUNT DOROTHY.
Dear Editor:
have sent a drawing which hope you
win think good enough to put in The Star.
am ten years old. I have been for a long
time reader Of the chfldren's page and
like 1t very much. Yours truly.
LYLE w.