Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-30

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please permit
me to answer my as cousins thFoagh your
personally, especially. the ones who sent pic
lures, but my time and pocketbook Tim a poor
boyD won't permit me to enjoy such pleasure.
Thanks, many times. I'm not so lonely now.
Hope you all won't forget me when 90 over
there" I'll try to write some long letters for
you cousins if Aunt Julia will print them for
Attent ion! Snap to it. Let's hear dem heels .s,,
weight I05 pounds, brown hair and eyes, fair
Rest! I'm sure you need it. Ha, hal
Cousins. permit to give you word of ad-
vice, then I'll GO Write to all the soldiers you
wish to. But please let your mothers read
their letters. No good boy VIII object. II he
/ wonder how many there of you that will
promise to do that q mean strange boys, like
Cousins, remember me in your prayers. l will
also think Of you. Goodbye.
Your cousin in arms,
PRYT. LUTHER r. HUFF.
Camp Jackson, Three Hundred and Eighteenth
Field ARTILLERY, Battalion A.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: As Aunt
Julia asked us to write could,
am writing again TO tell her Bertha and l will
make pillow and the two cases for it; one of
will make the pillow and the other one will
make the cases
We wish to thank all the cousins who wrote
us such nice letters
Callie Sue Anderson, we think you are doing
your bit well.
Alice Rocks, we would like to see your Lit
tie Gentleman Pig"
Aunt Julia il you like grapes. come to see
us next month. Any Of you cousins may come
too, if you like.
Julia and the cousins might be canning peaches,
and. if you are, there is no time for company
We are through with canning peaches.
Best wishes to Aunt Julia and all the cousins
MALINDA and BERTHA MARI.
Kingland, Ca, RohteT1, Box ABA.
Lat
South Carolina girl join your happy band of
boys and girls?
i am farmers daughter and like farm. life
Surely enjoy reading the cousins letters
| will describe myself: Am three feet and
six inches tall have black hair and eyes and
fair complexion, and am eleven years old.
Papa bought a 800 Liberty Bond and has
bought S25 in Thrift Stamps.
I have already staid too long. Will answer
all letters received.
With best wishes to Aunt Julia
. MAY BELLE KING.
McTec. s. C., R. F.oD. No. 3.
2. S.-COusins and Aunt Julia think the
name of your club is fine. l will help you
ey giving Poe month"; '...
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you all ad-
NIT another Georgia girl into your band Of
happy boys and girls? have been silent
reader OF The Journal for long time. Father
takes The Journal and I enjoy reading the
letter box. | think II lis grand paper Aunt
Julia, think it would be so nice for you to
have a relief club ndI do all for the
liberty and freedom. We have a fine War
Laura H. Adams, your letter was fine, and
also Buster Smiths. - Some, Of you cousins
write to me and I win answer all letters re-
Ny letter is getting. long, 50 I will go.
can't be with you all, but ask God to. From
Sincerely yours,
-, WILLIE B. CoFER.
p. s.-Aii of you soTiier boys write again
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
2nother letter TO, help fill up Mr.. Hastebas
kets capacious mouth.
tlers in France? When ] am sending a. letter
over there ] always enclose clippings out of the
home paper; also jokes and good poetry. The
boys seem to appreciate it so much.
Mary HICKS am also member Of the Pa
triotic league. We have about eiGhty-five
members. and every Wednesday afternoon we
have military drill. We have Offered our
services to the Red Gross here and help to
make surgical dressings, etc. Here is the cho-
Do your bit. do your bit; take dare: do
your share, or beware: for the Huns are coming
20 take care Buy stamp buy stamp, just
Thrift or War Saving Stamp; Uncle Sam
needs money Can We count on you? When
you lick Stamp you lick the kaiser, too
Some members Of the high school here com
posed this song. II any of you would like
to have the entire song, would be glad TO
Aunt Julia, please pardon me for taking up
so much space. Best wishes to all.
Kissimmee, F1a.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May come
in and speak to some OF the cousins again
o! listen here. Alice Rocks, do please come
again, for your letter what I call 'fine
How many cousins think as I do? And Gay
Whitaker, yours fine. too. Callie Sue
Anderson, I agree with you; yes. 7 think viii
son should be the president. o, say. how many
like OF go to school next time tell mellow
I enjoy It, If all enjoyed it much as I
do they'd never want to stop school. All that
like to go to school next time tell MEOW
many held up their hands? Aunt Julia can
anyone t-send (5cl a nickel to you to send
to the Red Cross? Listen here: 1t is II or 20
or you all that wrote to me- couldn't answer
these letters, so all that didn't receive any
answer please excuse me. Dear cousin. if you
write me, which I want you all to do, please
enclose three cents to write back to you. for
I've been getting many letters until I
Atkins, didn't you get a letter from boy by
the name of Willie Ryals, postoffice Town
He wrote to you instead Of me. What do you
say about that? III close for this time. Your
same ugly cousin,
P. s.-Cousins. wrote this letter July II,
Hello, Dear Aunt Julia Say, can't you all
move before Mr.. Wastebasket gets my
place? I will describe myself if you all will
notice me; here l go. hoping no disturbance
when I'm talking. Blue eyes, fair complex
ion reddish hair Oh, cousins, do please come
back to your seats; I'm not done yet! I'm
three feet high and weigh only 50 pounds;
am years old and am in the third grade at
school, Our school opens Sept. LIST, closes
June 18TH you we have almost 10
months school. Miss Matte Lou Fountain, do
please come again, | enjoyed your letter
much Well, if this comes out in print Won
all just as well to give q seat, for I'll be
sure and come again! With rt-loads Of love
TO all, CLODDIE ELK.
to have a little club all our very own, and
I'm sure all the others are, too. I'm sending
20 cents: 10 cents for club button, and 10 cents
for our Soldiers Relief club" I'm
all can give 10 cents each month. And. cous-
ms. just think il we will all do our best how
much good we can do! Let's quit buying
things we don't need and give all
Of ground for my garden. have planted it
in sweet potatoes. II isn't very big. but I'm
sure I'll make enough to buy some War saw
ings Stamps and Thrift Stamps. Well, my
letter is getting long. I'll ring off for this
time. hoping to see my letter in print. Would
be glad TO hear from any of the cousins who
care 10 write. I've knitted one sweater aud
intend to keep on knitting. I'm a Red Cross
Junior. Good-by. Your niece and cousin,
JULIA COLLINS.
Jasper Fla. Route ?, Box 9.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will write to you and
the cousins. as I have written one before.
Aunt Julia I think your Soldier Relief club
is a nice thing. Aunt Julia, you will
have to tell ms all about it, for | don't know
how to work in it. | haven't any brothers
in the war, but ! have two small ones at
home, and one sister four years old. | will
tell you where I live. live IN Lexington
TWH