Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
Correspondence Column
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My Dear Editor. AREN'T you glad tina,
G Shys n.o is , 80 s s1o;s sMsys
confess, grand? | am vcrs anxious I" Know
tn, the, prize winners iI"!ea siinons certainly
good stories. too. Wouldn't you like Ia be
SEsr In e., l Ernnes With Wi!s9n? would.
am. WILLIAM 4 TEXnSoN.
Praises Members.
Won MY b Dear v EIit1rmiIus, M" mote to toll
orphan contest Indeed. many OF the stores
eenent than OF amy contest w.v. pr" oIs sn
h na J. SIMPLY adore all stories by Aicc
for the contest with such deep feeling and
careful forcthousht. Lucille Fuilcd. l;uEeni.l
Annie James and Thclina Eurguson All ,iui
very ,Gredi,aDe work Indeed. i !ihe Cattle
beIeve mat sh" VIII some day become quite
can't tell you how good i, made me feel
TO see my heading on our page. So many
Of our friends have remarked about It's
next time Editor. I'm sending a iittlc
aud our msm6crs s" viii 'p IKE at; Il. nope you
.Wcil. Christmas Is about hare again, and
sf, since the birth OF Tho vol sSess
But IL VIII be sad holiday this 1915 for
sacrifice for the most noble cause OF hu-
mani,y: | Join with the other members.
dear editor, in consra tuia;ing YOU upon tho
lovely subject for contest. And wc
are very much pleased with the idea OF
dear little Claude. Christmas stocking. \
merry ,,nrn,,. Chriatnas ana - haappy, ard pros
this time ,, Youts fondly >c,, s,,o>.,
Sends FIFTY Cents for Orphan.
Dear Edi,or,-Thapk you. thank YOU
editor. for the priz.. II is dear and sweet
80 many more desefyIns HI than M"I but ns'f ar
preeiate !, just the same. Again THANK
have mentioned my Work sA so " kimdy W Xi%
inclos!nx % cents for little Claude from US
do hope he has merry Christmas and
of
BciEiun and francc; who have suffered go
has closed again on account of the "fu."
and were not TO open unit! after Christmas.
Wishing for you and ali the members the
merriest Christmas and the happ:es, New
year possible: ALICE PEARSON.
Sends Dime for Orphan
Ny Dear t:di,or..The contest was grand
contest. and there are loads of things We
test story didn't %ns E ca on 9FFT the my
page; but hope It VIII be published soon
over and our ' toys are coming back GSf or ~,
athcr. our men wish ! could have been
know /, wa. thrilling.
Our school has closed Tor ,,he third time
lily have "scan.,: - far. am sending In q
ina or ny e ss, a', ann. for ihT
~i"h.s FOR HAPPY GhT Chris for All
licysvili-. Va
Pleased with Prize.
p4 Psar and EiltHr6en fsgn% my
from the r D ID q {: tho other day. was was
CONTAMINATED. as 1t va, ,he, nrst prize
am sending you poem and ALSO a picture
and hope. to see them both in rrini on
SUNDAY. although wont dc disappointoI
II they are NOT. as YOU have great man
Other wings TO nr.nt. ! think our paE.. +
SinceteIy. ANNIE wAYIAHD.
Thanks for Dime.
any Yff Fa0 ihd havn net ' sSae or fW
w wssxs before TO- the e9n'esi have hen
Please do prin, it 1su; '''i ncioscd you viii
:nt,uenxs seems 10 lie snrsadinr again. hu
suppose YOU had i, Ike he resi- OF US No.
body seems 10 escape e. Maysc mrs, or
maybe last. hut some time or, other. The
and Alice Pearson. AZ usual. i think lead,
that is IN drawing and story writing. They
long lime 6u, no, Yet have entered !:
story writing. and thor, not muck at draw
, Ing. Aren't er NV, we glad The war iaSe T i
tainy got what coming TO him. and he
ss Eet df she Ren9n
J know space is short and can't have !;
eer 20 ns'' don't care much She,he ann n
Of my letters nre printed. iust write 10
8 mssbeT Yin lots OF HELEN GEf H fSsLX %2rF
see my dTawinE in the paper Saniay
have cold now. but all are s We'll here In
S e,o!,i Of my letter You will md
As my nSpf letter Ee hfh S Snr
TOM FARRAI.I..
Dear Edilor.-inclosed you will find q
Se eon WeSA hGP sa 20 Dsn in p p5n mink
ter brother and myself have been Sick ia
bed with The hu. and all are well now ,eN-
my love to you and ali the members. l re-
-'"' -FOUR o'' 'i MosoaeLI1E ALLEN.
Thanks for Dime.
Dear Eltor.l am sending in charaIc
bers think nave gotten the 'fu.' No in
Was fine ISe nSised Where s0e eou isESen
my las, name, but know tina; IL was moi
Edna Lee Rock. Here are The members who
GLADYS s's9 sn Eyes s %s"
Quite a lot, isn't it? Enclosed you Will rnG
"i io Hs our emSer LIZ G'na uSE
'lb Brook Avenue. city.
Not Always Room.
Ny Dear Editor. II VIII write to the club
once more wrote not long ago. bu, failed
to see IL In print. SO guess disobeyed thr
send In anything. My school closed the
9Th oh OF Deeember again on accoun, OF the
time. I'm afraid had a very nice young
teacher this term from Emporia Va Last
year | had AN old maid teacher She
was very good though This is my first
year in high school. i find ii very different
from my last years work. am kinder
crazy over French. wonder If many Of
the members have had the "hue"? There
are are, lot of cases OF T. near here. hope
VII! ESCAPE Ii. but it'll be just my luck t.
have II during Tho Christmas holidays,
bet. my Aunt Rivers Seward has il now
and two more of my aunts and four OF my
cousins My mother and sister are sick in
bed now. They must have the nu | 81 "
a letter from James Phillips on The page
not long ago. James Is my cousin Ana
the war is a thing of the past j certain,
am glad IL has stopped. Three boys from
near near; here gave their life for their country
Willie Seaman. Tommy Wright and bryant
tlary. They were young men of most csti-
naGle character. Their places will he hard
TO MI. They are sadly missed. | thing one
OF the greatest things in the world is when
u young man lies down his life that Others
may live But the war Is over
How did the members spend their
Thanksgiving? 1t was nothing but rain.
rain. rain here that day, and went to
school on that day. too: something 1 never
Ruby Seward. Q wake up and prepare
Don't you remember your solemn promise
Mademosclte? Christmas is not far oc or
% Just around the corner" I should say and
j bet the members IL DreOarinp for