Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-04-17

dren's Story Telling Club. like it
very we'll and ! wish to join. Will
you please send me membership
card? have three brothers and one
sister. Their names are: Louis,
Frank, Robert and Zelpha. Papa
takes the paper. have been reading
about the club every week. l am IL
years old. want to join the contest
and these are the Missing Words: l.,
Years; 2, Biddy; 8, Hand; a, Roof; S,
Feet; 6, Keep; 7, Said; 8, See; 9, Cry;
10, Head; IL, Puzzled; IL, Pull.
Your friend, May Van Dine.
May, sent you a membership card.
hope you received it. l also sent
you Prize Post Card, which you won
in the Missing Word Contest, and
! hope you enjoyed getting it as much
as enjoyed sending it to you. Write
again. Our next letter is from Nina
Lovejoy, of Thompsonville, Michigan.
Dear Editor:-I have been reading
the stories and letters from different
boys and girls from different states
of the union, and when saw the
Missing Word Contest I thought l
would write you a little letter and
send you the verse l am thirteen
years old and am in the eighth grade
at school. l don't live very far from
the school house, and so far haven't
been tardy nor absent and hope l can
keep up my record. Yours truly, Nina
l.. Lovejoy.
Here is the verse: 1, Years; 2,
Biddy; Hand; 4, Roof; 5, Legs; 6,
Lay; Z, Said; 8, See; 9, Cry; 10, Head;
IL, Selfish II Pull.
was very glad to print your "little
letter" Nina. think you are smart
little girl to be in the eighth grade
and you have reason to be proud of
your record. / hope you will write
again. Our third letter is from Helen
Catlin, of Sunfeld, Michigan.
Dear Editor:-I have been reading
the stories in the Children's Story
Telling Club so l will join you too.
l like TO write stories so l will tell
about my playmates and pets. l have
many playmates. Their names are:
Ruby, Minnie, and Olive. l go to
school every day. l haven't been
tardy or abesnt this year. My teach
er's name is Ethel Yarls. She is very
nice; we all like her. The name of
my school is the Halliday. / am II
years old and win be IL the 18th Of
March. l am in the seventh and
eighth grades. / have a sister; her
name is Hazel-she is eighteen years
Old have many pets, too. l have
pet goat whose name is Topsy.. 1
have dog and four little banty chick
ems. My dogs name is Sport. l hope
my letter is not too long. am greatly
pleased with the contest and will
write what think right: /, Years; 2,
Biddy; 8, Face; a, Roof; S, Feet; 6,
Hide; Z, Said; 8, See; 9, Peck; 10,
Head; IL, Mournful IL, Pull.
l will close for now. Lovingly yours,
Helen Catlin.
Helen, dear, your letter was very
nice and not bit too long. Your ed
itor thinks you are a smart little girl
to be in the seventh and eighth
grades. l notice that you wrote sec
ond. letter for the club the other day,
and am pleased that you wrote
again for we like to have our little
club members write letters Gas many
as they wish). But as each letter
must wait it's turn, sometimes it is
quite long while before they can be
published. But they WILL BE PUB
LISHED, every single one-don't for
get that-only you will all have to be
patient as you can be. Our next let
ter is from Ruby Edith Converse, of
Muir, Michigan, who won the FIRST
prize in the Missing Word Contest.