Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
Correspondence Column
4 New Member.

Dear Editor:-,l would love to joir
thc rules. am thirteen years OF age
have fair complexion, blue eyes an,
H nsn' hair n,r &" TO , school mos, ever.
close to the schoolhouse. / am send.
ins drawing OF the school house l 4,
paper.
| COLLIDE HALE.
! Please Scnd Their Addresses.
Dear Editor say, with remorse
that have no excuse at all exccp,
fn,: rn for not c"ntribu,ins anythinI
because this sul,ry, weather makes me
| am delighted with the new contest
haven, raked up ANYTHING to send
willie is mighty little. and iii have to
search tho libraries for information
T ;;;S., h I'm Try 10 have some
/ great competition going TO carry of
the honors cas- | feel sure 1t wilD? I
saw Samuel GarthriShts letter Of the
! poor little injured boy and | am so
glad he won Il prize. have begun at
least half million letters to him. and
gotten about as far as, Dear little un-
! known iris-si. am so sorry you" and
| that's all nave written I have tried.
/ two names OF children who want To
| join promised them ages and cons
my incapabiity during these drowsy
! days OF writing letters they are not
entered in The list yet They are James
hadnHs hn" ,,or"thE ross Seno nheir
! good by.
VALERIE MANNING DE MILHAu.
Richmond. Va.
So Glad tn Hear From You.
Dear Editor and Mcm.ers.l reckon
you al viii he surprised 70 hear from
me. ana hope ann not quite forgotten
, ! am contributing a little poem Just
for old times sake. but don't know if
II is worth printing or not L don't get
to read in the little available time |
have. hay. been reading some fine
'Wavcrly.' Ivy Scott. intend to read
4 lot Of poetry this summer. and
most every, one | knew. one company
and some hospital men went 10 Pan
| training camp ~ Dodge, Ga. have
already received two letters from the
na f" saw bat H hamy as hin tr9 show
the othcr night tohirn MINISTRIES
came TO the soldiers HON" theatcr.
aSN oHsn item ha T%s E aH
~ Si'aiH ~ me 4; VI -. n: ~
town | have been correspondime with
i.,,ers "t ~, as poei en1oE o M
nrintnd -, ii,. Snoiiop, ny ~, snhoni
% HoN' out could not get COPY !" SEND it
now that spring is here Ali the asids
nmttercurs s" and M'' Other '' It'll. Wild How
crs which | think are quite as pretty
rs any grown in the garden Before
Elder on winning the prize in the con
test, and hone il viii be somSthing
inc But our prizes always We're The
club is. getting along grand. but do you
know i, seems SO funny to me to pick
m the page ana not Sc. my name any
where on II | have a book right fun
-
poems and stories are such queer little
things. written when ! was too small
much difference now hut-wsll. spring
has got into my homes, YOU know. and
feel rather proud OF myself Oh,
dear how | wish was real poet
like Tennyson or kipiing. and could
write all OF my thoMEhts in verse. and
maybe they wouldn't be so much then,
, but. being poet would have the
gitt OF making them nice. Homer. If
YOU SEQ inns !cttcr. perhaps you VIII
les, Wishes ''' TO III" cnb and All Az, ,,n
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HARRY e. CHADWICK.
Nationa! Soldiers Home, Va.
Dear Editor.-l thank you so much
for my pin | did not get it in time
am sending in a drawing, which hope
you Will print 1t in Sundays paper.
EMILY CARTIER.
Likes Badge.
Dear Editor.---l got my badge
thank you for i, so much, like il so
have got some immhled names OF
pros ihat more TO see IN print sun
gay am airaid that ! am taking
TOO nMch room am lovingly. Nour
'"''''pe'' -, ,rvo ,,,,,,,
GLADYS hoNclilNS
Interesting Letter.
Dear Editor;-lon could not Imagine
| how surprised | was when ! read the
! -. =. ana iounu | hau won Il
! ~: ihni.h !pu ever SO nuch !or II.
n' rn, W 1919; 'hIGe nnns uuehS, iheN
" 'is req! hL"t Pr, nave seven Ola DUCKS
80, nto"' ma S.oseu. anu J haNe q
! suo" lin hecr store SOMETIMES
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: tandin, ,r,' 80 ,h NV 1r ,''E am
/ honn 4, u,iii hn nri,,..i Mi az.
| maxi. This letter, 100 long so 1 Vii
| close I.oViuely vour member
J CHARLOTTE X ANDERSON
| Roseland, Va
,;l,d yam ,y.r,. ,.I.,.a
III" ,.'s, Cf;,n
mo-, w rSt, arr "m nHS, excuse my
ilpt VIZ li!HS ally S'onci, bNl nave not