Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-22
The ChiIdren'S Story
Telling Club
EssH!yn Dale Nichols, Editor
IS27-55 ST.. Rock Island.
SssS ~saesp and
EssiIlyn Dale Nichols, EC
ISN-55 ST., Rock Island, IN.

til we get the biggest share of the
letters we now have on hand pub
lished. am going to do this because
| know how anxious you all are to
see your letters in print. So we will
start with our letters right away.
Dear EditOr:-I have been reading
the letters and stories in the Chill
dren's Story Telling Club. What are
'Nthe rules to join? l am a girl thirteen
years old. Ny only pet is a canary
bird; his name is Billy. We named
him after the president of the United
States-Billy Taft. / almost always
have plant to love and care for Sc
lected from the green house. Yours
in friendship, Zelma C. Failing,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Missing Words: /, years; 2, Biddy;
3, Eye; a, Roof; 5, feet; 6, Lay; z,
Said; s, See; 9, Look; 10, Head; II,
Independent; IL, Pull.
The rules of our club you have al
ready complied with, Zelma, which
was writing this letter and sending
it to me. You may write as many let
tiers as you wish and they will all be
published in their turn. Also you
may take part in all the club contests.
Dear Editor:-I would like to join
your club so am writing you letter.
1 am thirteen years old and live on a
farm; but in winter my sister and l
stay in town and go to school. She
is in the twelfth grade and l am In
the tenth. I live about a half mile
from a chain of lakes. We have a
launch and a row boat. Last summer
we would go for miles up the lakes
and then stop at some pretty spot and
eat dinner. The lakes are frozen now
and every night after school we go
skating and iceboating. l would like
to try in the Missing Word Contest.
think the words are: 1, Years; 9,
Biddy; 8, Rough; A, Boards; 5, Legs;
6, Show; 7, Said; 8, See; 9, Cluck;
10, Head; IL, Injured; IL Pull. If 1
should possibly win l would like the
game. My letter is getting rather
long so I will close. When l write
again l will tell about my pets. Yours
truly, Rosaline Dempsey, Bellaire,
Michigan.
Rosaline-I once read story about
a girl name Rose Dempsey-a mighty
pretty grille she was, and when l read
your name l thought of the girl in
the story. You wrote a very inter-
esting letter and we will be more
than pleased to have you write again
and tell about your pets.
Dear Editor:-I have often thought
of writing a letter to the Children's
Story Telling Club as l am much in
terested in same. Mama said should
write letter and see how l succeed.
Probably it will entitle me to a MEM
bership card. l will also inclose the
Missing Words in the Contest. | hope
/ will succeed in getting the doll; If
not, will not be discouraged but will
try again. I am ten years old.
attend a country school and have a
very nice teacher. l am in the fifth
grade. Will now close or probably my
letter will be too long to be in print.
Respectfully, Lillian Szogren, Rock
ford Michigan. Missing Words: l.
Years; 2, Biddy; 8, Small; a, Ruins;
5, Nest; 6, Hide; T. Asked; 8, See;
9, Look; 10, Head; II, Bitter; IL, Eat
Lillian liked your letter fine
Your determination to try again is the
right kind of determination, and you
are SURE to succeed if you will al
WAYS do that way. l hope you re-
ceived the prize / sent you. Write
again.
Dear EDITOR read all the stories
in our paper and / would like to be-
come a member of your club very
much. I am nine years old and am
in the sixth grade. / like my teacher
very much; Her name is Anna Doyle
have two sisters and one brother
Their names are-Cecelia, Ramon;
and Burt. Burt is going to start t.
school this spring. He is going t.
write you a letter also. Once paps
built us a play house and l keel
my dolls, doll-dishes, doll-bed and al
most all my playthings in it. Bur
and Cecilia keep their things there
too; but Ramona is only baby ant
does not have much of anything u
put out in it. The answers to tn
Missing Word Contest are: 1, Years
2, Biddy; 3, Brown; d, Rubbish; B
Legs; 6, Show; z, Said; 8, See; )
Glance; 10, Head II, Different; IL
: Comb. guess have written enough
so will close. Yours truly, Dolphin
Austin, Laingsburg, Michigan.