The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23

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Letters From
Our Children
Doar Editor.-1 am worry much Interested
In the T. .. G, c. Page. road It every
week. Wo have soventy-hvo Iittio chicks;
we turned out lots more. but lost some
hatch next Tuesday We also have Horus
guifoas. but cannot find their nests. ex-
poet to go to jamestown this summer.
Wishing tho members HtfcceHs, yours truly, y
MOLLIE *. COLEMAN.
Doar Edtor,-1nclosed please find tho story
entitled "Emys Visit to Grandma" en-
days paper very much. sincerely hope
that this won't reach the trash basket.
live Very near lakewood, and have very
many flowers. My brother and myself have
many flowers? This Is for you. Good.by.
ETHEL Z. sM1THER.
Dear Editor-i have not seen any OF my
drawings published yet, but am willing to
| try longer. Inclosed ind story entitled "A
Careful Mothur.' thought that Il sent
q drawing. too. that you might think am
greedy. 30 thought that wouldn't send
any. received my badge to-day and
thank you for y am. faithfully yours,
RAYMOND G.. PERKISSON,
Aged nino years.
1i9 Grove Avenue. Petersburg, Va.
Dear Editor.-r Will now try and write
Il ali, ~ rv.sA Hxr.nlA HNp aSN
| long. understand my subscription has
run out. and I would like to join again. I
had my picture taken not long ago. and
will send you ono OF them. you have
asked for one. Please return my picture II
you can. l hope our Children's Page will
improve while tho Jamestown Exposition
love to tho children and for you. Your old
moinber. MYRTLE q. BINGHAM.
| Box 10. Elkhorn, w. Va.
Dear Editor,-1 hope you will excuse me
suppose you know why Il was. AS my
grandfather failed TO renew his subscription
1 to your grand old paper was Obliged to
G. page. He has renewed It now. SO ! hope
| you Will let mo join you again. Please
send mo badge, us my old one is<lost.
Jefferson Davis is the answer to Margle
| Grny's chnrade. Inclose please find story
entitled commencement Week at w. n. 81"
which hope you Will think worthy of
prize. must close now. hoping to SEQ my
Dor ELIZABETH B. JONES.
warrenton. N. c.
Dear Edltor-1 am very much interested
| In your T. D. C. C. Page that write to be-
como member OF same and receive a
lbadgo. as through vacation 1 can devote
moro of my time to drawing and writing.
(which am worry fond Of My teacher shows
some of my drawings to tho scholars. and
we also correspond with schools in other
cities wrote postal to little girl In
Massachusetts and was the only scholar
who received an answer, and have been
corresponding cvor since. inclose also de-
scription OF my drawing. but do not know
A IL II Is too large or not Hoping you may
publish this ana receive badge. remain
you, little friend. BEATRICE DYER
4 s2s Brook Avenue. Richmond. Va.
4 Dear Editor am an old member of the
T. ID. C. Club, who has not written to YOU
for so long. have been busy taking ex-
administrations 4. 5, g. and 10. will
lot you know whethor or not got pro.
lat the reunion. May 3oth and June Sd. I
, saw tho parade, I suppose everybody Wis
tied the reunion. We sang the Southern
songs. Enclosed you will ind the Con-
. fodorate flags hope they will not enter
the waste basket. AS have more to
tell you will close, with love to you and
: the members. From your member.
e DORA PAssAAfASEcK.
r 131 N. Seventeenth Street. Rtchmnnd,s Va
T. S.-Pease send mo badge IL you
I have any to spare. as lost my other one.
d. p.
: Dear Editor-1 want to write you war
story. which was told by my grandpa It
! was Christmas time, 1866. at Fort Fisher.
!, Flo hoard Christmas guns enough to satisfy
: all the boys. General Spoon Butler attack
e cd our boats with an ocean full OF Yankee
l boats filled with soldiers and $50 big can
Q Yankees landed and charged the land front
9 with many troops. Our boys commanded
Y tho Yankees and NIL their fleet away. Lieu
8 tenant Evans. now admiral of the navy. was
!. ono OF the blue coats who was badly wound-
I led by a musket ball shot by our sharp
shooter. Old Butler blew up a vessel with
p s50 tons OF powder. which did no damage.
4 Ho won't NortA in disgrace. am seven
: years old. CHARLIE HUGHES.
to Uncle Bob's. He lives eight miles from
here. Ono tIme when he came down here
to tho mill went homo with him. There
: Is a dog up there named Blue: he has q
pup. I wish you could come to Decoration
Day Tomorrow, Papa and some more peo-
plo are cleaning OF the graveyard. Uncle
Decoration Day, thlnk. Papn is going to
take a dear, brave old soldier. by the name
/. of John Hale, to tho Soldiers Home, and
: has promised to take me with him. and !
+ am Coming to SEQ you. for 1 want to see
where The Times Dispatch Is printed, and
I want to SEQ you, too, because you went
q to soc my mamma when she was In Memo
rial Hospital. and then am going to the
O Jamestown Exposition.
Independence. Va. JIM TED 4RHuDY.sll
:. Dear Edtor.--I received tho nice badge
somo time ago. and think It ia perfectly
r. beautiful. thank you 50 much for IT. J
s wanted to write before now. but Just
haven't had time My school broke up the
alst of May; was glad and sorry. too. We
had n very nice entertainment at the break
( Ing up of the school. We played a lotSoi
9 gamos. All of tko school-chlldren made Q
= pla, 70 go nshing one night. so the night
came and all started out. We soon got Q :, e
q place and VIC fiSEed for about two hours
+ and didn't catch hut one fish. Then we Wen
. back to the house and all the children Wen
with mo home. We played on our way. 4
4 was raining. but we had p fine time II VIC
Ildldn,t catch but one fish, Hoping the mem.
bers much success and hoping to see my
A lettor In print. remain your true member
II Keswick, Va. MYRA NORRIS.
4 Doar Editor.-I am going to tell you al
about our farm We havs q lot OF sheer
i I,,,,, Eii;,+ia 1ay,ha Wa have n per ElaNlt