The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

mans fancies lightly turn. etc." and
then for spring poets" TO beat the
band"
1 didn't see my Widows VIII in
the puzzle column, but hope to see
1t next Sunday. The solution OF
Orpha's Enigma is: I'm Stand BY My
School" Thank Myrtle for Kidding
me. Goodbye.
LOUIS DAHL.
Farmville. Va.
Chase City. Va.
My Dear Aunt Nancy:
/ would like to become a member
of yuor r. v. j. C. j read the page
every Sunday. and I like IT so much.
I am in the third grade. I am nine
years old. I take music. too.
have three sisters and one brother.
My big sister goes to Randolph Ma
con woman's college. This is her
second year. My next sister will fin
sh in high school this year.
Well, / will have to stop now.
Please send me a badge. With love
for you and all the r. v. j. c. mem
bers. / remain.
our niece,
AGNES LEE GREGORY.
Toano. Va
Dear Aunt Nancy;
l will write a letter and Let you
know that / haven't forgotten you.
read the r. V. J. e. every week.
We had a very deep snow, and II
has not melted yet. Slesghing and
snow baliing Is very fine.
Yesterday we had snow cream. and
1t was real good
like our new home.
am a member OF the church. and
go every Sunday. unless something
happens am also a member OF
Su nday school.
left a little one-room school and
came to one of fifteen rooms and
there are nine teachers In my room
there are thirty or more pupils.
i VIII close, for there Is no more
news TO tell.
Your loving niece.
LOIS CAMPBELL
Dear Aunt Nancy:
+ Hamburg Is on the map, We cele-
brated George Washington's birthday
last Monday. Mr.. c. c. Bowman. one
Of the patrons OF the school. presented
the school flag. SKIS feet. just as
soon as the weather permits. 1t will be
hois,ed upon the cupola of the school
house. II certainly la a beautiful
flag / wish you could see it. We
had songs and recitations. and also
dialogues by some of the pupils, One
OF the songs, that was sung by some
OF the little boys was called. George
and His Little Hatchet" tune Yankee
Doodle" would almost hurt yourself
laughing IL you could have heard
them. l know I did. Rev. r. X.
Hay, of Mt. jackson. made fine
speech on George Washington AS a
Boy" Aunt Nancy, / see the artists
did not forget Washington's birthday.
said last week that Aunt Nancy
didn't say anything about Washing
toms birthday. Maybe she has for
gotten all about 1t, but saw in your
fayt letter, you Just wanted TO See how
many remembered his birthday. Aunt
Nancy. what do you think OF this
wintry weather? I enjoyed 1t too
much. ate a lot of snow Sunday and
I got worse cold.
Don't you think the circle Is i'm
proving every week. / told mamma
the other week. that / certainly was
glad that Joined Aunt Nancy's
Juvenile Circle.
Monday was holiday. and We didn't
get any mail, the r. F. ID. men had
holiday. and / could hardly wait till
the mail came today, wanted to see
the circle so much. I did not 60 to
school today, because the weather
was so bad. and my little brother.
Otto. ia not very well. he has such a
bad cold.
Dear Cousins. many thanks for the
nice puzzles you have sent in, and l
hope you all will keep 1t UP. as ! am
going to do my best, so Aunt Nancy
will feel proud of her workers.
guess l will have to close, as l have
some notes to write out for the. Ham
burg Hustler" for Friday afternoon
In our Junior league. as / am editor
in our room. I will close.
Your loving niece.
ORPHA KIBLER.
Edinburg, Va.