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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
COUSIN ANNIE's VISIT
GEORGE MCLEAN.
137 Clara Avenue. san Francisco. Lin
coin Evening school. Seventh
Grade. Age IA Years


When I was living in Chicago my
cousin. Annie, came to visit me from
Florida. II was strange TO her, or
course. She expected 10 have a good
time / had no sisters, so 1t was left
TO me to entertain her.
She arrived here Sunday afternoon
1t was too late to go anywhere then.
so we left 1T until Monday.
Monday we went down town and
took a ride through the city. showing
her the many different buildings OF
Importance, the Marshall Field among
them. considered one of the finest
stores in the United States.
Tuesday we took an excursion trip
up to Milwaukee in boat. Milwau
kee is about SO miles from Chicago.
We went through the most important
buildings, the city hall being among
them.
Wednesday we went to Lincoln park
the most beautiful and largest in the
city They have large zoo there.
so we looked at all the animals and
then took a boat ride on the lagoon.
Thursday we went to the stockyards.
where most of the meat for the United
States is slaughtered The yards are
very large and OF great Importance.
We were shown all through them.
Friday we went to Fort Sheridan,
where the soldiers are stationed. We
were shown all around the grounds.
In the evening we went to a social
and met many of my friends.
Saturday we went through the Uni
versity of Chicago. which. although the
youngest. is one Of the largest in the
world.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
AWARDED A WATCH
MY DILEMMA
CHRIS IuCIER.
CHRIS LUCIER,
S25 Hayes street, San Francisco. Lin
coin Evening School, Seventh
Grade. Age l6 Years

One morning last month l was
aroused by a terrible shock when
mother told me at breakfast that my
cousin, Aramenta, was coming for a
weeks visit and, as l had no sisters
1 would have TO help make her visit
enjoyable.
At first 1 thought 1 would run away
or get sick for a week. But, as 1 am
working, / couldn't do either of these
/ had to take some one into my con-
hdence- / decided in favor of nv
teacher, because she knows girls and
boys, too
She looked so funny when l said I
guessed would be too sick to come
next week, and said, "Why, Chris,
what's the matter? You don't look
sick. Tell me-"
Well. she laughed at me and said !:
Haven't / been telling you that you
viii soon be a young man? What a
lucky boy you are to have a nice
cousin. Take George into your conf
dence and get him to help you. and
If you don't have the best time pos
sible you aren't the boy I think you
are"
Wei. the weeks gone: Aramenta has
gone, too. What did we do? So many
things 1t would take a thousand words
to tell. 1 wish she would come every
week. So do all the other boys and all
the girls do, too, excepting one. We
never knew what a lovely city we have
before my little cousin came to show
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
AWARDED A WATCH
HOW | WOULD ENTERTAIN
MY CITY COUSIN
PHENES sCHLESINGER.
263 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco.
Peabody Primary School.
Age 10 Years


l live in beautiful valley at the foot
Of Mount Tamalpafs. 1t is called Mill
valley, because there is grand
and singing all day long for years and
coming from New York to visit the
how I shall entertain him. because a
boy who has lived in such a great city
can find but little in a small country
place.
I shall take him to the top of the
wonderful mountain, whose top is in
the clouds. We shall ride on that great
train and look far across the great Pa
cific ocean. He will view scenery he
could not see in his own city. Then we
shall look at San Francisco, the new
one rising up again. as we stand on the
very point of the mountain. l am sure
he viii never forget such a sight. He
viii drink milk without water in it, for
our cows are for our own use. We will
have sweet butter and home made pies
that mother bakes, and then hay rides
in the moonlight and boat rides on the
bay. What fun 1t will be fishing. wad-
ing and getting my pale faced cousin all
freckled.
He won't miss the theater. for it is q
circus to see the children tumble down
the hills, fall off the donkeys and get
thrown into the brook. I am afraid my
city cousin will wish he had on overalls
and a straw hat instead of his finz
clothes, for only in the country can q
boy really enjoy life without having to
get his face washed for tea time and
city company.
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A VISIT TO THE CITY
LEONA McENTEE.
733 First Avenue, san Francisco.
Fifth Grade, Richmond school
District. Age 10 Years

About three months ago my cousin
came to see me. She has lived in Ne
vada all her life She was IL years
old When she arrived she was very
tired. so we didn't go anywhere that
day.
The next day we were going to see
a ship come into the docks. The
name OF the ship was the Siberia We
were up early the next morning and
packed our lunch. The boat reached
the dock about II o'clock The pas
sengers weren't of until 3 o'clock
When they were all Off We went on
the ship to see it, In the steerage we
saw some Turks. They had rags
around their heads and no shoes and
stockings on There were about 90
They had come from Europe The
Chinese were washing the dishes and
putting them in the pantry.
After that we went TO the restau-
rant and had a good supper The
next day the fleet arrived. We went
to Winfield Scott point in the Presidio
to see the feet We saw 1t coming
through the heads Ny cousin was
surprised to see the crowds and the
beautifully decorated buggies.
The next day we had an invfa kan
to go around the fleet in a boat called
the Grace Barton We could almost
touch the boats The next dav she
had to go home She didn't like to
go because she was having such a good
time. but it was impossible for her
to stay longer.
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HOW / SHALL ENTERTAIN
MY COUNTRY COUSIN 7
IRENE sCHLEsINGER.
2S3 Seventh Avenue, SAN Francisco
SutrO Grammar school. Age
* Years


Ny first move will be to cross the
bay and meet him as he comes from the
train. so that he will not be confused
tn bay, I shall point out TO him our
forts and the Golden gate that invites
the commerce Of all countries. and gives
a welcome to all peoples. / shall show
him our fine harbor, and tell him how
San Francisco looked when the fameSl
destroyed it and the great quake lev
eled it. Then I shall point out TO him
the wonderful progress Of the city
and the ambition of its population
Every night I will take him to an
other theater or place OF amusement
but on Saturday night we need nothing
better than walk down Market street,
filled with thousands OF shoppers How
bewildered he will be with the lights.
every part OF the world Sunday he
will think of home in our Golden Gate
park. with it's birds and trees. fine
walks and drives, and when he sees
the grand old ocean I am sure he will
be well repaid. He will see wonders
In the museum. paintings from all
parts Of the world, flowers that grow
all the year round On our way home
we shall visit the home of our soldiers.
who helped so bravely in the c1ty's
trouble and in the Spanish war There
will be a new wonder for him every
hour, for our city has the best schools.
I think in the United States. And
last | will take him to the workroon
of The Call and show him how wonder
fully the newspaper is printed I am
sure my country cousin will learn a
great deal from his visit TO me.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
AN UNUSUAL VISIT
ALBERT LEDDERHOs,
123 Hartford Street. San Francisco.
Lincoln school. Seventh Grade.
Age I6 Years

/ wonder IL President Roosevelt will
have as good a time in Africa as my
cousin Jack and I did last year when
we spent our vacation with the pyg-
mics in the dark forests OF Africa.
For once in our lives everybody
wasn't most as big as broom" We
were the biggest there. OF course.
we couldn't ht in their houses, which
were only about as big as beehives
SO we slept under bush. Our friends.
the pygmies. did not use guns. They
taught US to be very quick with bow
and arrow They could shoot very
fast. They taught us to make pits.
which the animals fell into. Then We
caught them We could not shoot ele-
plants, as they did. 1t was too cruel.
They first shot them in the eyes till
they were blind.
We went fishing and caught FISH by
fastening a piece Of meat 10 a string.
My. what a lot of bananas we ate
during this visit. But we couldn't
keep pace with our pyginy host, who
could eat so at a meal.
Though the pygmies are very small
they are very brave, and other people
living near are afraid of them.
We both think we would like to
have some of them visit US so that
we might show them our ways.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
AWARDED A WATCH
MOTHERS VISIT
WILLIAM BROWN,
S15 Haight Street, San Francisco.
Lincoln Evening School, Seventh
Grade. Age 10

Mother was born in Alaska in 1854.
She is a full blooded Indian, knows and
only speaks the Indian language. She
never saw q city nor boats, such as
they have in our days. l was born
there, too, and came TO this city two
years ago, and 1 am working and go
ing to night school.
Mother is coming on a visit, and
what a, time 1 shall have showing her
the American life and the beautiful
trees, parks, theaters, large buildings,
great stores, railroad cars, large boats
coming and going, and beautiful flow
ers, fruit trees, acres of grain, beauti-
ful pastures, grape vines and acres of
berries that are ripening.
I shall hire horse and take her out
for a ride in buggy. After we have
had the ride we will have a ride
through the Golden Gate park to the
beach. Strawberry hill, museum and
music stand in an automobile We will
go through the beautiful Golden Gate
park again and 1 shall show her the
animals, such as she never saw back
home; only the buffalo will seem
strange to her.
We will go around on a sight seeing
car and take a view of the beautiful
city All of these will see quite
strange to mother. I will take her up
on Mob hill when the lights are lit and
show her the city at night. unlike any
thing she has seen before. / am sure
she Will like this beautiful city and
the people who live here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
MY ENTHUSIASTIC COUSIN
ARCHIE CRAIG.
corte MADEIRA. Age "A Year.


Ny cousin had come from the coun-
try to the city and was spending MS
last two DAYS with me. l made sure
that each day should bring him new
joys.
Friday he was very anxious TO see
Alonzo. our interesting friend or The
Junior Call. / told him IL WOULD pc
more fun to go 10 the ball game today.
as we had plenty of time to make hlm
a visit On Saturday.
The game was very poor ana the
fans We're either growing or grum-
bling. Lanky went to bat midst great
applause. Strike one Fair ball. Oh.
What was that small object seampsr-
ing away with the ball? A free Tor
ali chase ensued. but no one got near
him.
'Cut II out fellows" said one player.
and picking up a bone ne lured Alonzo
to him. After a few hot words the
exchange was made
Ny cousin came home delighted As
he got on the train 7 gave him The
Junior Call with the full account OF
the exciting game. AS the train pulled
out he said Whatever you do, don
forget TO send me The Junior Cali
every week.
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She will arrive at o'clock in the
morning and how happy she will be
when she sees me- The morning hours
until II o'clock we shall spend in the
fields picking wild flowers and get home
shall go to the nickelodeon. While
there my cousin, Jane, will perhaps be
frightened at first, as she has never
only moving pictures. We shall walk
down Market street, and from far
distance we can see nothing but ruins
which are large brick walls left from
the disaster.
When we get home we shall be very
tired 1t will be o'clock and our sup
supper we shall play several games.
The one we like most will be skating
down the hill. Cousin Jane will often
write and tell me of the nice time she
had and which she will never forget
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AWARDED A WATCH
MY CHICAGO COUSINS vIsI-
FLORENCE WEEKS.
Fort Bragg. Eighth Grade. Age 10
Years


When my cousin comes TO make me
a visit there are many interesting
places to which l shall take her.
Some day we will go boat riding
up the Noys river. When we land at
the picnic ground and tie our boat to
a stake we will wander through the
beautiful redwoods. There, where all
nature is so quiet, we will listen 10
the pleasing sounds of the forest Then
we shall find pleasant spot and spread
our lunch. We will hear the birds
singing TO us and away in the distance
some little brook ripping along its
way.
We will take long rides in our auto
mobile and visit some of the interesting
places up and down the coast.
Again we take a trip up through the
redwood country. This time we VIII
visit a natural soda spring. | am sure
my cousin Will enjoy drink OF this
fine soda water.
Then, of course, there are interesting
places in our own town to visit. There
is the sawmill and the wharf, where
the steamers are loaded. This VIII all
be very interesting to her. | am sure:
We viii go down TO the beach quite
often and pick up shells and seaweed,
Here we will spend many pleasant
hours listening to the roar of the
oceans waves and looking far out on
that deep blue sea
7 think after this visit she Will say
she has enjoyed every moment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY
JENNIE MARTINELLI.
OIema, Tracia District, High Fifth
Grade. Age IA Years

Last month my cousin Mary came to
visit me from the city of San Francisco
she came on Sunday and stayed one
week Mary is Is years old She has a
very light red on her cheeks She
also has beautiful, long, curly hair and
Is feet tall.
On Sunday afternoon after her ar
rival she and l rode out to Bear valley
In rubber tired buggy. We went as
far as the end of the valley. to brakes
bay. We spent all the morning in wad-
ing and swimming Then we had lunch
and part of the afternoon was spent in
gathering all kinds of shells
At 8 o'clock we started for home and
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
LATNEY's COMING VISIT
HAROLD MARTIN.
4l59 Twentieth Street, San Francisco.
Lincoln Evening School, Seventh
Grade. Age 10 Years

Dear Cousin: My vacation comes
March 80 for two weeks, so If you
can get away from the hay pile for
that length. come down to the city.
I will meet you in Oakland; then we
can take the boat TO this side. That
Will land you in the city in time for
the big event at the Auditorium. BY
the time that is over it will be time to
turn in. AS the following morning will
beSunday you can get up and run out
10 the beach. We take Corbett's road
until we reach the forest, and cut
through there to the Golden Gate park
Then we can get the car back to
IL o'clock mass. We will have quite a
few other places to visit before we
get through.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
A GRoUP Of SAH FRANeIsco eUH1oes,

for Indian arrow heads, that the In
dians used to have. We will take our
lunch and cook it over a fire in a cozy
place between two sand hills.
Where / live there is a sugar fac
her all over it. On the top there are
two large water tanks called the twin
tanks" You can see a good distance
Now that spring is here the wild
flowers are growing and the hills are
brown, blue and yellow with them.
good time One day we will take a
small tent, blankets etc, and go horse
back to camp by a beautiful noun
tain creek 10 miles from here. In the
evening we will hunt for the eggs in
the barn. I'm sure she will go home
pleased and come again in the summer
or next spring
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
ANNIE'S VISIT
FRANK STENBERG.
3S Laurel Place. San Francisco. Lin
coin Evening School, Seventh
Grade. Age 16 Years

Yesterday I received a letter from
my cousin Annie, stating that she
would come over for a weeks visit.
The letter came as surprise to me,
as | was not prepared for her visit.
But thinking over the matter 1 con-
ciuded that 1 would ask the sisters of a
few of my boy friends to help me
make her visit as pleasant as possible.
| intended to show her many inter
esting places, the park, aviary, mu-
scum, Chinatown, Preside, Cliff house
and other places.
In the evenings we intend to enter
tain her with music. dancing. games
and stories.
Sunday we will have a picnic in a
wild, secluded nook in the hills across
the bay, the trip to be made in small
launch that a friend of mine has prom
ised to lend for the occasion.
l am going to take her on board
of a battleship and show her the sailors
drilling, the guns. etc, and 1 am sure
that she will enjoy 1t very much. After
her visit is over my friends and I will
see her off on her journey home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
VISITING SAN FRANCISCO
FRANCES PARHAM,
357SA Seventeenth ST., San Francisco.
Age IA Tenrx

Imagine yourself coming to San
Francisco from a little country town 30
miles up the coast. This was the ex-
perience of my cousin, a girl years
younger than myself She had never
seen trolley car. And with all of the
excitement of the park. Chutes and
other pleasure trips 1T seems to her
world of. wonders and excitement She
had only one week to visit the city. so
we had each place planned for each
day. We first decided to visit the ocean
beach While we were wading. my
cousin, who is not acquainted with the
water, was taken in by a wave and
had it not been for the presence of two
men on the beach she might have had
a sorrowful visit Then we went to
Golden Gate park and visited the mu-
scum and the conservatory. then we
started for home. for the next day she
had to return home. We parted. but
she regretted very much that she could
not stay another week among the beau
tiful flowers in Golden Gate park.
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AWARDED A WATCH
VISIT FROM A CITY COUSIN
MYRTLE PEPPIN,
Fitchburg Postonlce. Age Is Year.

Fitchburg POstoffice. Age Is Years
We were spending the summer in
Carmel by the Sea when I received a
letter from my cousin Margaret tell
ing me OF a visit she was about TO
make me.
As she lives in New York I thought
that IL would be q hard matter to in
terest her in the simple outdoor life
at Carmel
But in this I was mistaken. for she
took keen interest in all the pleasures
that I had in store for her
During her visit we rode to Point
Lobos. where there is an immense
skeleton Of whale It has a huge
framework supporting ii resembling
the sea folding of a house
Nearly every afternoon we would 20
down to the river or in the surf. and
with our water wings we soon learned
10 swim.
We frequently enjoyed horseback
riding beneath the great trees that
overshadow the III mile drive" Al
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AWARDED A WATCH
HOW | SHALL ENTERTAIN
MY COUSIN
CLARA CLAUssEN,
Point Reyes, Marin County, Cal. Point
Reyes School, Seventh Grade.
Age II Years


When my cousin arrives from San
Francisco shall be at Point Reyes sta
ton TO meet her with my horse and
buggy. Then we will start for home.
which is Is miles away. We will drive
over beautiful mountains and pass
beautiful bays where many yachts are
sailing. When we get home mother will
have q delicious lunch waiting for us.
In the afternoon we shall go picking
wild strawberries. but be home IL time
10 see the men milk the cows. Ny
cousin viii also be interested when she
sees the separator separating the cream
from the milk.
The next morning we will rise very
early and take drive to brakes bay,
where shall show her the sandy beach
where Drake landed to repair his ship.
July. 1879. and also show her the
place where Drake ordered the re-
lfgious services to be performed in the
presence OF the Indians that lived
around the beach.
The next day we will go up to the
lighthouse, one of the finest and most
important on this coast BY this time
my cousin ought TO have courage
enough 10 have a horseback ride on a
gentle horse named Hardtimes.
The rest Of the week will be spent fn
fishing, sailing, riding. walking and
berry picking.
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road that passes by many points of
interest.
There is a wide creek where we
spent many delightful hours in row
ing between the steep vineclad banks.
The water lilies in the clear limpid
water still bloomed so luxuriously that
it was very hard TO keep the boat from
breaking the pure white flowers.
When we finally left for our homes
at the close of summer the formerly
delicate New York girl was as rosy
and healthy as any girl could wish
TO be.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
THE VISIT
EDNA HOPKINS
EDNA HOPKINS.
326 Hayes Street, San Francisco. Sa-
cred Heart School, Seventh Grade.
Age Ii Years

cred Heart School, Seventh Grade.
Age IL Years
One Saturday evening in the summer
of 1908 / was told by my brother that
my cousin Nellie would be at our place
on the following morning
Next morning at o'clock I hurried
to get dressed and down to the station
before train time, for 1 was expected
to meet her.
We decided one morning that we
would go fishing off the rocks so we
started out. We had been on the
rocks but short time when Nellie said
she had her fish line caught, and I had
to let my line go and then tend TO
hers.
After we had pulled for five or six
minutes her line broke in half and I
decided TO give her half of mine.
On returning to my line I found that
1t was gone. Now we did not know
what to do and could not see what had
become of it. We decided it had
washed off the rocks and we had 10
go home without fish or fish line.
We had many other good times while
she was there with us. but none of
them were laughed at as much by our
folks as this one.
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UNI0R STORIES AND PRIZE WINNERS

reached there safe and sound
Monday morning I had to go down
the orchard and gather cherries Well
Mary took a notion TO go and help me-
We picked q barrelful in the whole day
and we both had feast while picking
them
She spent very happily all the days
of the week that she stayed and wenr TO
her home pleased with her Visit with
me.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

The other day my mother received
letter saying that Cousin Frank
was coming from the country TO spend
his vacation.
1 listened closely. because I knew of
the great fun we would have. When
Frank was down before he used to
go to the theaters, skating Kinks and
many places of amusement
l remember as well as can be how
he was walking along the street with
me when a big dog ran at him and
he got so scared he said he thought
it was wild horse that had broken
loose.
l shall be very glad when he comes
to spend this VACATION. but / do not
think he will get scared again.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
THE OPENING OF SPRING
HENRIETTA ISAACSON,
go Second Avenue, San Francisco
Richmond Grammar school.
Age Ia yearn
HENRIETTA IsAL

As winter is almost over and spring
is coming on and the wild flowers are
beginning TO bloom shall write to my
cousin and tell her to come Sunday and
spend the day. She will be IL years
old, and when she comes want her to
enjoy every moment of the day.
she lives in small village in Sono-
ma county. and as she was never In the
city 1 shall show her many different
things which will surprise her very
much
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HOW | WILL ENTERTAIN MY
COUSIN
MINNIE PALMER,

Betterayia. Sixth Grade. Age IL Years
1 have just received a letter from
my city cousin saying that she is
coming to spend two weeks vacation
with me-
] first will take her across the lake
in front of our house and we will hunt
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10

wide that in some places eight horses
can walk abreast. 1t is hundreds OF
long time ago to keep out savage
tribes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
OUR VACATION TRIP
WILLIAM GEORGE,

Lincoln Evening School, San Francisco
Cousin George came from Arizona last
vacation to go to China with me. We
had both secured positions to work on a
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
FRANKS VISIT
EDWARD DoNLAN

81 Church Street, san Francisco.
Lincoln Evening School, Seventh
Grade. Age 10 Years