The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
Correspondence Column
A New.y Letter.

! NWSSciSOftaSStSS NOS6Ifuk
a Newsy Letter.
Dear Editor-I am sending you a little
sketch which did from nature. wish
had more time to spend on my drawing fol-
the page. for certainly would onjoy 1t.
have iong been wanting to get up nice
heading for the page. but haven't had the
time Maybe ! viii when school stops Ny
enjoy drawing and painting so much. and
wish could write poems, and you may be
sweet young schooimate of ours. Esther
died last week. and you may know how we
Best wishes for the club: Your loving mem
ber LYRA V. RANSOM.
Masonic Home. Va.
News From brooklyn.
Dear Editor.-I suppose that YOU have
about forsotten my name as YOU have not
but my high school work has kept me so
busy tina, really have had little time to
try to keep up more readily with my duty as
a member. We are having rather warm
little rain. The trees and plants are all in
| foliage. many of them beginning to bloom
My father is starting his garden now. and
fully. WADE II. VINCENT.
IIes Lincoln Place. Brooklyn. y. Y.
Can't All win.
Dear Editor.-You and the members aught
10 be here on the farm with me, everything
the Sundays 1 missed the paper l am send
| ing three drawings. and. editor, do hope
viii win pss SsS tsns s ae
ever win prize, do your" But only an
swered, Yes. sister, we will soon. l hope"
And then she went on drawing the picture
! of the girl she Is sending. Editor must
close for fear my letter Is too long. SIN
cercly yours. ALMA SOPER.
| Gainesville. Va.
Likes Summertime.
ing and in the papep s MaY my is heFo
now with its sunshine and pretty flowers.
Next month school closes and can not very
we'll say that l am sorry, as like the sum-
| mer much with its feelings of freedom
and gladness. Enclosed you will find II draw
| ing and verse called George Washington.
| As my letter is getting rather Ions must
close. With the best of wishes. am as ever.
3ol1 South Pine street, Richmond.
Praise for Robert Moser.
| Dear Edtor-I think the heading Robert
Moser gave US for May Is awfully pretty.
Our page Is certainly increasing In its supply
of drawings. isn't 1t? thank you very much
| for thinking my story nice enough to
| print on the page. I'm sending you another
| story this time. and hope 1t will escape that
| awful mouth of Mr. Wastebasket. I'm also
| ending answer to ono OF the puzzles. The
| weather Is awfully warm in Bedford Va.
| Believe me. We need rain real bad. Hoping
| page Will Increase in It's line of stories as II
has in drawings remain N your ~ eWn L mem
| Der. NELL W ALhEH n.
| lol o,ey Avenue. Bedford, Va.
VIII Follow Rules.
Dear Ed;or.-l read in your letter that
you are not in favor of having stories con-
| tinued. am now sending you one that IS
not to be continued. and that doesn't con-
| tain over go words. will now try to follow
SARAH E. COOPER.
2sl Halifax Street. Petersburg. Va.
Rules Published Last Week.
every Sunday. l twelve years old VIII
you accept me ap member OF your club :?
If so. please send me club pin and list of
rules. am sending some poetry that COM
posed. and drawing. l hope it will escape
Mr was,ebasket- Hoping 10 get club pin
Will close. Wishing you and the members
coed luck 1 your new member,
Floyd, Va. PENCIL RIDlNGER.
Dear Edi,or.-How arc you this hot
weather. l was glad to see my story in
called the Sacrifice" and hope the waste
basket is not hungry enough to gobble such
a small bite Of paper; cut my thumb and
BERTHA LANGLEY.
Keep On Trying.
Dear Editor-Here is one picture which I
hope you will like. l haven't had one OF
my pictures printed yet. but hope to see
this one again in the Sundays paper. Yours
' ciiy. DAVID ATWOOD.
n N
Dear Edi,or.--I have been reading the T.
D. c. {. page every sunday nearly. like it
sIy lenr TO- read you'd ike to pnSG IL
you have not too many members. Yours re-
spectfully OLA COOK.
Thinks Page Improves Weekly.
Dear Editor.-How do you like this change
able weather? I don't Ike IL much. l en-
joyed the hard shower we had this after
noon. ! have about a mile and a half to
walk 10 school. and this evening when l
wns about half way home that hard shower
came up and got soaking wet. This morn
! ing when started to school the sun was
shining bright. but nov II doesn't look
much like the sun ever shone. ! have seen
| so many snakes this month that am almost
afraid TO walk. killed one coming from
proves each Sunday. l hope TO see this in
pI dTln,o 1ou va mem NARY BROWN MOORE.
Best Wishes to t. ID. c. G.
ing, which l will like very much to see in
print. Well. won't make my letter too
long, will close, sending best wishes TO
MARGUERITE MCCLELLAN.
SCI North Twenty sixth Street City.
Sends Drawing.
Dear Edttor.-Inciosed you will md draw
ing, which hope viii escape the waste
ELVlN BATTORF.
12ois South zine street hicninohu'
Working for Prize.
Dear Editor,-I am sending In two poem:
for this week and hope to see them in print
hope will get prize, as try 40 hard
but ! can't ge, one. think my letter Ii
getting little long. so VIII close; Your
me mbcr, MAJ CLANhc.
Sl0G East Marshall Street City.
a Pleased Prize Winner.
Dear Edttor,-Nothing ever gives me NOR,
pleasure than when ! can write TO you.
know you are interested In all OF the mem
beers OF the club. and | hope my letter vii
be OF interest to you. You cannot know no"
much | appreciate the nice prize you sen
me this week for my composition oil
Eugene Field" Even though my compost
ton, according TO tho judge. merited thu
prize want YOU TO know that am indee'
grateful to you for sending me the prize
Since have been member of the i.
C. c. have watched with keen interes
each week to who Is the prize winner
and you may he sure that as this Is my Hrs
prize that / am more than delighted TO flint