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

Dear Editor:-I have been reading
the stories and letters in the "Chil-
dren's Story Telling Club" and found
it quite interesting and wish to join it.
am girl eleven years old and in the
fifth grade. have one sister who is
thirteen years old; her name is
Beulah. We have a mile and three
quarters to walk to school. Would
like very much to have you send me a
membership card. Will close, hoping
to see this in print as it is the first l
have ever written. Here are the Miss
ing Words: 1, Years; 2, Biddy; 3,
Small; 4, Shelter; 5, Legs; 6, Show;
z, Said; 8, See; 8, Chuck; 10, Head; IL,
Solemn; IL, Pull. Your friend, Ruby
Edith Converse.
Ruby, / hope you will write US a
nice long letter and tell US how you
liked your prize. Did you receive
your membership card? / sent you
one some time ago. Our next letter
is from one of the winners of our sec
ond prizes. Bernice Packard, of Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan.
Dear Editor:-I have read your
stories in our paper. am twelve
years old and will be thirteen the fif-
teenth of September. have one
brother and one sister. / am going to
try and get the Missing Words for the
verses. If l should succeed in getting
the prize / would choose the book.
Here are the Missing Words: l.,
Years; 2, Biddy; 3, Rough; A, Roof; 5,
Legs; 6, Show; z, Said; 8, See; g.,
Chuck; 10, Head; II, Sang; IL, Pull.
l am going to write some missing
word verses soon. My address is:
(Miss) Bernice Packard, Pichard ave.,
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
hope you will like your Post Card
in box, Bernice, and / hope you will
write another letter for our club real
soon. Our next letter is from Helen
Collier, Of Lafngsburg, Michigan.
Dear Editor:-I would like to join
your club. l have just finished read
ing the letters published and enjoyed
them very much. am twelve years
old and have no brothers or sisters.
My father is dead. My mother is a
milliner and is at Detroit buying
spring hats; and l am sick with the
humps so l hope you will excuse my
writing this time. have filled in the
Missing Word verses and hope / will
receive a prize. will not write any
more for this time. /, Years; 2,
Biddy; 3, Hand; a, Edge; 5, Head; 6,
Lay; 7, Said; 8, See; 9, Squak; 10,
Head; IL, Frightened; IL, Pull. Yours
truly, Helen Collier, Laingsburg,
Mich.
Of course, I'll excuse your letter,
Helen, if you want me to (only there
really was nothing TO excuse, dear).
But l know just how disagreeable
humps are. had them last spring
and, Goodness Gracious! but l was a
sight! I'm sure you must have re-
cived your prize by this time, Helen,
and l hope you are pleased with it; I
also hope you will write, another let
ter for the club. Our next letter is
from Cora Ida Mckinley, of Holland,
Michigan.
Dear Editor:-I see all the children
are joining the "Story Telling Club"
so / thought would like to join it,
too. l just read the Missing Word
verses and I think l have the right
words: 1, Years; 2, Biddy; 8, Small;
d, Roof; 5, Legs; 6, Hatch; z, Said;
8, Fix; 9, Bite; 10, Head; II, Differ
ent; IL, Pull. This is my first letter
to the Story Telling Club. 1 wish to
see it in print. Yours truly, Cora Ida
Mckinley.
i. Cora, dear, thank you very much
for the pretty Easter card you en-
closed with your letter. l hope you
like the prize card sent you, and |
hope you will write again to our club.
Our next letter is from Roberta Wade.
Dear Editor:-I would like very
much to join the club. / would also
like to write to and receive letters
from the members. I am little girl
twelve years old. go to the Sheri-
dan public school and I am in the
eighth grade. I enjoy reading the let
tiers and stories in this department. l
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