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ALETTER TO SANTA CLAUS

Once there was nslittle girl named
Violet. Her mo Their left her In tho nur-
sery, while she went In the pnrlor to
Violet went in the parlorl and every
one threw up their hands and cried,
Violet has smut all over her hands
and face" Her mother took her out to
wash her and asked her how she got
1t on her, She said she had written
n letter to Santa Claus and put It up
the chimney. but sho had washed her
hands. They laughed at her so much
that she never put u letter un the chlnl-
5ney any more. She always got her sis
tiers or brothers to put ] t up for her.
gakQg 4 GLADYS JACKSON.
Kesllrcl1.i ya>t,
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THE TWO CHILDREN AND
THE BEAR.

Once upon a time there was a woman;
Two Two c .irn rem, Their names were Doro-
thy and John. They lived mile from
the store. and she did not, have any
through the woods to Mrs. Turner's and
borrow some soap, and tell Mrs. Turner
that she was going to send to the store
her back They hadn't been gone but
home and said, Martha, where are the
children? And she said, ~ sent them Them
SOAP He said. why. Martha. don't
you know that those woods are full Of
bearg? ] am going to get my gun and
go after them" When he got to them
they, had stopped right still. and were
looking up tree at an old bear. and
their father shot the old bear and car
rled them home and no went after the
soap. 8ls
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Once upon a. time went to the coun-
tiy;. and some other boys went. We
had some dogs with us, which would
jump rabbits and scare UP covies Of
partridges: The birds sang sweetly.
We saw some squirrels In the trees
overhead. The boys said: Lets go
down to the pond" We went down to
the pond and went IN bathing. While
we We're In the pond the dogs hunted
for birds. When we returned home
dinner was ready. AS soon as dinner
was over we rested ourselves we'll, for
We were very tired that day. We had
a fine time. Your member.
WILLIE SMITH.
No. 421 NJ Thirty-second Street. City,
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COAST1NG.
"a true narratiye.l

&. The first snow had come. All day 1t
had come silently down, and by the next
night It was good and Slick Up In
the sky the full moon stared down at
doubt. wished himself down there. 5
Gee. amt 1t cold?' ehrieks a small
Yar-a-h" says his companion.
Here comes the bob-sled; lemme get
on It first" ls5.3
NO, lemme." sings out some one.
At last they get fixed. Down the hill
tthey--don't go.
Whats tn matter? Push it--push 1t
hard calls some one.
After while they find they have run
up against a log of wood
With many tugs the log Is rolled
away, and the sled starts down tho
Observation-Disclosures.
"E-ee-ee-ee-lI!" sings out some ~rl
Bump! Crash! The sled has hit some-
thing.
The occupants OF the sled pick them
selves up from where they were thrown
by the shock-with the exception of q
little lad who has been caught under
the sled and Is yelling to be released. n
The big moon stares steadily on. NO
his face during the occurrence.
At last the crowd starts painfully up
This time they picked out a good path,
and consequently met no ln,shap.
Several collisions occurred while they
stayed there: but, with the exception OF
many scratches and bruises, they went
home as whole as when they had
WATSON SHEPHERD,
Nlillboro, Bath Co.. Va.
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THE LITTLE GIRLS ADJ
VENTURE.

Once a little girl went out after some
blackberries. She kept seeing larger
berries. and going little farther till
she got far out into the woods. ana
she thought she would go home. SO
rath that she came by. She sat down
under a tree and began to cry. After
While 4 bear came along and asked
her what was the matter. She told ths
bear that she was lost The bear told
her not to cry that she would take her
homo with her So the little girl:went
home with the bear and staid all night
The next morning the little girl went
home. and ever afterwards gha felt
grateful to the bear. 5fl5I
MARY ELLIS TUCKER.
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PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.
Answers to Puzzles,

To jumbled girls: l, FLORENCE: ..
Myrtle; 8, Gertrude; 4. Edna; 5, Eunlce,
4, Esther; Z. Dorcas; s, Charlotte; g.,
Eridgct; 10, Myrtle
Sent by INEz PRATT.
To jumbled trees: 1, Oak; 2. Palm:
5, Pine; 4. Cedar; S. Poplar; 6, Hickory I;
z. Walnut; S, Gum.
MARY Il. HAYNES.
South Boston, Va
b To jumbled streets: a, Leigh: 2,
Strawberry; 3. Harrison; 4. Franklin:
3, Pine; 6, Laurel; z, Oak; s, Broad !:
Q. Grace; 10. Twenty NTH. r.
From INTTZ PRATT.
To boys names: /, John, 2. Richard:
g. Goodwin: 4. Willie; 5, Walter; G,
Bashon: Z, Robert; s, Charlie; o. Her.
bert; 10, George
Sent by INI1z PRATT.
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Box 90, Nottoway County.
MAX.
as

lie was a very Wise old dog. We had
8tuught lin u shake hands. One day
he lllong;lt lie would make u call on
some of tho ntiglbors, SO he set out
and whan i,r got there the door was
open, so he walked in. Tho people were
setting around the fire. so he went and
shook hands with, all of them, then laid
down In front OF the fire. After about
n quarter OF an hour he got UP, shook
handspwitl ovarybody, then walked out
and CD lie ar llome,g sia 5
Wasn't no a Wise old dog?
BASIL ". HAISLIP,
Stuart, Tatrick's county. Va.
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A DREAM.

One night as I slept alone 1 dreamed i
was going skating had terrible luck.
I had about mile to go before I could
l went to several houses and no one
would go, and dreamed Lillian at last
consented to so with me. but 1t took
some time for her to find her sk2Zes;
and as she was ready to go her father
came from New York, and. Of course,
she backed out.
- @stnrted out and went about quarter
OF "a mile. Going homo I met a crowd OF
about fifteen JUST going. SO Joined them.
while Just as got to skating papa
called me to get up and go to school;
but wasn't having a fine time In tho
bed? NOVELLA SYDNOR.
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to get bunch Of daisies, and they saw
q great big old wolf: and they got scared

to get bunch Of daisies and they saw
u great big old wolf: and they got scared
almost to death. They started to run,
but they saw the wolf lying down, and
then went to sec what was the matter
with him. and they found he had a big
splinter stuck in his foot; and the little
brother. told his little sister. who was
medicine to put on the VOLTS foot
So she went home and came back
quick, and they put it on his foot, and
then both went home and ate their
dinner. q
After dinryer they went back to the
woods and got some moro flowers, and
saw the same old wolf again. and he
looked like he could not love them
enough. They then went home, and ate
their supper. and in q little while went to
bed. And that's all.
Dictated by
EMILY CARTER sHUA1AN,
1901 Park Avenue.
ga fiya wears
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SAINT VALENTINE

sweothenrt, my love, send to you
a valentine so kind and true.
IN 1t you will see a face
Not yours. not mine, but lo
'Tis Cupid, with his arrow and bow.
Very much do + love you!
And maybe twas caused by him.
Lonely am without you;
Edith, I'd ike to WOO.
NOW, when you read these words send
Talking SO much OF YOU.
{ hone you will not think mo wrong,
EowI think II ask for you;
l0ro this day, doth pass 7 want my
answer, too. 45a
JULIA CHARTER WELLS,
Twelve years old.
Suffolk Va.
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What Valentines
Really Mean

Dear Children. OF the Club:
Not very long ago we celebrated the les-
itvnl of good old st. Nick with u right
our attention to quite Il different ceiebra.
ton. and yct ole almost as Interesting
MS Christmas. namely. ST. Valentines Day.
which falls on next Thursday. !,
Pretty creations OF lace paper, MS well
ns the ugly. grnnilg faces, known as
conlsc valentines. will be filling tho mail
for the next week. and have no doubt
that most 0f our members will receive
valentines OF some kind.
Do you know what they really mean?
Tor inseancc. the dear little Cuplds ca-
pering all around the edges OF the pic
whom the old Greeks used to call Eros
Sometimes he Is bindfoldcd. and that
means that love Is blind; and he usually
carries Il CULVER full OF arrows which he
shoots into the hearts Of mortals, 80 that
they fall In love with the first person they
meet.
Then the pretty white doves represent
the tenderness and gentlencss which love
times see speak of true love. Have you
eyer read the beautiful old ballad. My
Love ls Like At Red. Red Rose? If you
know 1t, you would do we'll to learn It
tiful in the language. Then there are
several beautiful legends about the red
rose that you ought to know.
Another sign you often see on valcn-
tines is the true lovers knot which is
supposed to bind the hearts OF tho two
lovers together. so that mo knife can cut
their love in two"
1t Is very interesting work to make
your own Valentines. and I would sug-
gest that some OF you who draw and write
80 well nmuse yourselves for the next
four days composing little verses and r.
Illustrating them with Your clever pencils.
Suppose you try.
must close now. as l have taken up
too hurh space already. With kindest
wishes. THE EDITOR.
THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.
Ethel Wilson, Bailsvllie, Va, for story
entitled "Valentine."
Ann Maryc. Ashland, Va. for drawing
entitled IAN Old Friend"
Basil ". Haislip, Stuart. Patrick county,
Va, for true story entitled MAX"
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had u little dog once. His name was
Jack. FIe was spot tied. with white legs.
One day we were out In the woods about
four miles from home. We saw a big
bear behind a tree. l fired my gun and
hit him on the leg. My little dog: came
running up and killed him. l took tho
hear home and skinned It, and took it
to town and got big price for It.
GRAHAM LANCASIER,
Barton Heights, Va. .4 "a
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MOTHER AND GRAND
MOTHER.

Once two little girls We're playing
lady. Before long they met a large girl.
CThe little girls names We're Gladys and
Rosa) Mary and Gladys asked Rosa to
play mother and children and for her to
be the mother. Rosa said: ..You all
have on long skirts and Haven't"
Then Gladys and Mary said they could
be mother But both can't be mother
said Rosa.
Then Gladys and Mary began to quar-
rel because both wanted to be mother.
Then Rosa said: .'One can be mother
and the other can be grandmother" So
Gladys was mother and Mary was grand
mother. DEBORAH A. MCCARTHY. j
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Once upon a time there was little
boy and a little girl. They did not have
a father. as he had died.
They went out one day In the woods
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TO the window, and saw the prince.
waiting outside. He asked her to elope
with him and be his bride. This offer
she gladly accepted, and gathering up
her jewels into a small leathern bag,
she got out of the window on to a lad
der, where the prince stood ready to
help her down. a
He took her In front of him on his
beautiful gray charger. and they rode
to his fathers palace, where they were
married in sreatFksplendor, and lived
happily ever afterwards IA
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Dear Editor.--T suppose you thought I had
have been going to school. like to so to-
school very much think aHheap OF tho
pretty little badge you sent me. Tho, rim
looks like 1t was mndo of SpiIrey gold. Hoping
this Will escape the waste bnsket, am still
your member. srf CLAY EIRENIAN Y i5Iij2
S Vandpl lin. N C. ts, ssl & WI 8g
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y Dear Edtor.--I wish to join the T. D. e. q,
! -. send ID; you some of my drawings hope
little boy, and live ut Mr. Pollard 8 d 1fIsi
takes your paper. ana like to read tho;
rhildren's letters. l would like to have a
badge. Yours truly, 57355s S8a
Gunner, Va FRED STEVENS a3s
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Dear Editor.--Please excuse the paper that
drew that dogs head on. / f~Sas at school
ond had finished all of my lessons and my
eacher gave me some drawing card to draw
by. and this is what drew : and as 1T hap
.pened I did not have any nicer paper With
me- Hoping to see this in the drawing
column, am club member.
Norwood, Va. 1900 OLIVE NJ AGEE.assA
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Dear Editor,-I have been reading the
chlldren's page every Sunday. and have
become ver5, Interested in 1t, ana have de-
G e1.1 to Join, so please send mo a badge
enclosed you viii find g. tumble or trees,
and ahope to them in the next SUNDAYS
paper From your new member,
LULA b. ALLEY
iO7 Halifax Street. Petersburg Va Sc
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Dear lEditor,--Epclosed you will find my
picture. which TvoSbeen promising you for
several months. I've hat u isa&eral accidents
70 happen to me since then. and couldn't
have them taken. Hoping to see 1t on the
rage, am your member #
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Dear Observation-Disclosures you will find q
drawing. which hope YOU Will think nicei
enough to put In your paper. would have
written to you Christmas. but he'd such q
good time didn't have the time to write
to any one. We are having very cold weather.
here. 1t showed all day long sunday, and
the snow is three inches deep, l think ONE
page Ia growing every week Please excuse
short letter. Your old member ri
II Blackstone. Va, MAUD BROWN
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BLACKSTONE.

Blackstone is tho town In which live.
AT first it was called Blacks and Whites
because Il family on one side Of the street
were the Blacks and on the other side
Il family named Whites. It4ls,sn very
nice town. with three good schools, four
churches and several warehouses;, and
war a fort was built here. but now ii
Is covered up. We have two depots and
Il new railroad Is being ruE through
Blackstone.
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Dear Editor,--I would like to become 4
member of tho Y. D. &C. please send me
badge Enclosed you will find story,
Which ! hope Will escape the waste basket
yours respectfully. s-s,Ess' 80
~, DEBORAH ANTHONY MCCARTHY.
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,na Dear Ysr, Edi , Ike the badge you gavo
Enclosed YOU VIII find little dra yin y.
which wlh.. hope VIII escape the waste bnskal,,
fo ,n iovtnsly.t LOTT1E GUTHROV
lslf West Cary Street. City IN ~. : s's'9ss
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Dear Editor,---I WAS very much pleased at
the page ON II. II. Lee. think 1t was this
best subject we could have written on; and
thank you very much for publishing both OF
ms pictures OF Lee. I carried our page on
Lee to school, and my teaehar thought Y
tine have about a mile 10 walk 10 school
and set back Very late intthe evening, So
I do not have time to prepare many contrl.8
buttons for our page. We have hiY litla
chickens and we have had some very cold
weather ON them. but thiak II NIL nirn
warmer soon. ETHEL sAiIii' 85s
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Forgusson's yYharf. VA.

Dear Edtor,--l win write to you, as
haven't written for quite a long while,&
attend to my school duties that haven't
hardly got time. ILLS night nov, 7;ao.s
aud i will write, as have studied my books
and love to read the ~ u. c. c., and love to
see my work in print. l don't think &
should let the other members do all the
work and none. II that was tho case we3
would have no page to read Well will
close. With love. From your member,
BEELAH CHAPPELL.
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Dear Editor-It has been quite little
while since wrote to you. but I'm going
to do better this new yenr Thanks for N.Y.
badge. which l received some time ago. II 4.
is really pretty Fully intended to be one
OF tho contestants In the Lee memorial, but
was not able to do so. enclose II little
story, which I have selected, and hope you
Will see lit to print 1t. Yours sincerely. S,
MAMIE MARY QUINN.
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Dear ,e Editor,---Ii wish to become n member
OIL the sChtldren's Club. I am in the foi,If Il
grammar grade and send you a story I re-
p p,o,i which hope to see on tho chill
SaIe , page. Our schaolroonl Is decorated
been able to improve our school Ero,nds
much. Your friend ORION NM. -,
Yellow Tavern, Va. -NtSN 54tS15
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Dear Edtor--1'm a little ho,, tn,oI,,as ~. i.
p o. ana want to be a member Of tho n
y: 2. Club. have drawn pictl,roe
Please send me badge. - - y
ARTHUR HUTCHISON,s(tss
ADDRESS Geffert's Store, Station B, Rich.
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Dear Edtor,--I reckon you think hayoR
entirely forgotten you and the members.
hui haven't. ] have been 80 busy NJ school
that haven't mad time to write, 80 please
excuse me I have been reading the t. N
q, page, and think ne l,smhsFs IRE , ,!o,
saf,,nn The trash basket, Please send mo
badgn, never received tho one asked you
Tor tho first time wrote. Your atfeeticsatss
,nan,nsr MARY Il, MORRIS, IN
M Aged tweiyg years u
pne IA Farmyille, Va. Rgsss5ss
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Dear Editor.--Please excuse mo for not
sending you a drawing before now, but s
the reason haven't sent You a drawing.
Here is n little drawing I sketched "ft yes
paper look any better II you publish 1t. be-
cause 1t is comical looking object. I am
real glad to see we are getting 80 many new
members, and hope 1t VIII continue SO. u
am Your old member. ss
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L. Canal Street city. ii

H Dear Editor,-I am girl nine years old
and enjoy the T. d. c. G. page every Sun
day and would like to become u member
Please, send mo a badge and esrules Of tho
club. Enclosed you will find II story called
the 1.-TWO Children and the Bear hope
this Will escape the waste basket. I res
main your new member,
VIRGINIA LEE JACKSON
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Va. GLADYS JACKSON.

& Dear 1idltor,--T want 10 he : ,,.,,,,,o
the y. y. &c. G..so ] wish YOU 5would sand
me nc. a badge. I VIII send you a poem, "Ths
bIook una tho Whnc." j wish to SEQ II on
member. C,If.rtt, rsI, y s,s, mi t pur
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"a ALPHTA4 H. CLEMENTS. p
$40 Twenty-siNth Street, Newport News.

Dear Editor.--I Will send YOU this littla5
drawing, I hope It Will escape the waste
basket, have N little brother; he Is eight
some long overalls and lie looks tho fun
NEST I ever saw anybody, wish you could
see him His name Is James William Hunnl-
rutt like the pictures about Charles and
George Very we'll. I wish 1t was going 70
he continued all along. What has happened
10 old Maud? I don't see her IN the paper.
j remain your fondlY club member,
SALI4lE C. #uUNNlCUTT.gi
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COTTON WILLIAMS.
S07 East Leigh Street, Richmond Va,
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+. HAYNES.
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,Jumbled Girls.

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< 2.sAmy.
g. Lea.
A. Nanei.
5. RAINY.
G. Nileo.
7. Ramni
s. Duan.
9. Yhtorod.
10 Esinol.
II. Aunama.
- Edurtreg.
!. LUCY JACKSON ROBERTSON
Tally, Va.
Jumbled Cities.
/, Osonbt. 5Gb5s
2. Dmhciorn. Xix @a
3. Uredne.
4. Lfrnltoo.
5. Wyernko,
6. Ghcocia.
7. 'rnicaWgsnoh.
S. Wonereans.
THERESA JOHNSON.
Jumbled Boys Names.
l.. Gsuesu. 5.l,,s
8. Dkci
a. Tprenl.
4 s.. Rlbore. stif tSSAlutHsf
6. Edadwr. fst s,oA
Z. Jhno.
S. Dvdia.
9. Tmo.
TO- Mvlclel
II. Wmailli
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city.
Jul,nlb']leedt! Cities.
]. Ddollnmi.i
& g Acnitincni.
81 l.ufobaf.
A. EbitmraN. aG
5. GahnoWnist. ~
g. Dalpaihelhpi
z, Irelahg.
s. Rehlncntsr. M
o. Vcasokijlne. ,lL
10. Slcgmatp.
P9@sse 2l02 Grove Avenue,
Richmond, Va.
Jumbled Trees.
j. Cpeah
.. Smmipeorn
3. Plapi.
A. l1abec,
s. Mlando. a
Q. Pslcue.
Z. Wd6gdo.
S, Lhoyl. a
0. Dmaons.
10. Lpuaona,
n, IIomungy,
= Al''"' JuNIUs POWELL
RnAnhe!- N G.
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I<eswick.

Dear Editor.--I am writing to you asking
YOU II / can't Join your Times Dispatch Chill
drens Club. would so like to be one of
your T.. D. c. G.. members. L take interest
In looking over the children's page. Please3
send badge, ReSpec fu II
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THE FISHING PARTY.

Ballsville, Va. : A1''e'S
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81
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seiEss'-' Fsssss'issS

II, Dear tor.--Enclosed YOU viii ina ~,
d,,s.a ot a horse ] hope 1T viii be ronI
emoMg d 70 print road the ID G. e, ma 50
G ,,,er SUNDAY and wish to be a menbasra
Your little friend iiss ; eiVss now
ashland, Va. ANNA EASTER MAnYE.
Dear Editor,--I enjoy Tho ct,,1ran,.
every sunday. and would like to beco,p,a as - y
ner ms. Please send mo n badge Iincos-
81 e. 20, you VIII find Clock" drew / hope
your new friend, '''a'a ~
keswiclt, Va. GLADYS IA Strco,>.s}
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A VISIT TO THE COUNTRY.

Ashland, Va.
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q sgsWILEIEt SMITH.4ss
No. s421 n. Thirty-second Street. city, ii
p. ST. enclose this story to go in ncx..
Sundays paper TX #
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'Yar-a-h" says his companion.
Here comes the bob-sled; femme get
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Barton Heights. Va
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l35Il 1NIa1NNIII .It.l WHITE, ~ "a.
Aged twelve.
WarrentSn, Va.
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THE KIND CHILDREN.

No. 421 N. Thirty-second Street, Ci
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A DOG.

Yellow Tavern, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
SUSTAIN THEIR MINISTER.
Resolutions Adopted by Trustees OF
Church of Our Father.

At meeting OF the board Of trustees of
the Church of Our Father, of which the
Rev. John Van Schaick, Jr., is pastor. &C
ton was taken in regard to the resolu-
tons passed by Burnside Post. G. A. R.,
as published in the evening papers of yes
terday. The trustees adopted a min ute
setting forth that
Whereas Burnside Post, G. A. R., has
passed resolutions condemning the pastor
of this church. Rev. John Van Schaick
jr., for words spoken in an address at the
Eastern High School in February last, In
which he commended the spirit of Gen.
Robert f. Lee after the war, I'VE regard
such action on the part of Burnside Post
as unworthy and unjust in that it held
up to public censure without cause a most
loyal. high-minded and public spirited
Christian minister"
The resolution further declared: I'VE
recognize in this action and in the intro
duction of similar resolutions in other G.
A. r. posts of this District but an Incl
dent in deliberate and persistent cam
paign of detraction and vilification of the
minister Mr. Van Schaick), of conscious
participation in which we hold the mem
bers of the G. A. R. In general guiltIess
but which to our knowledge has been 60
ing on for year or more, inspired and
mainly conducted by single individual
VINO was temporarily d member OF our
congregation. and which is condemned by
practically the entire membership of this
church,