Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-08

thanks for your good wishes for
AUNT JULIA.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit Georgia girl into your happy circle !?
[ have written once before but I guess MIR.
Wastebasket got my letter. l go TO school and
am in the eighth grade. Emma Manilo Phil
lips, you have my birthday, September - am
thirteen years of age. l see good many let
tiers from Georgia. keep writing, don't let re
other states get ahead Of / hope all or
you cousins had merry Christmas. did
not en- joy it much because / had just had the
enclosed. find 10 cents for which please SEND
me club button as l want to be member OF
your club. will close hoping to see this in
print Will answer all letters and cards re-
ceived. Wishing you all a happy New Year
Lovingly EUNlCE NIXON.
Vienna, Ga, r. 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you alt
admit another little blue-eyed Georgia girl into
your happy band of cousins? think that the
letter box is Just grand. ENJOY reading very
much and read great deal. / live ona rs
acre farm and ! like farm life fine. Wen, l
will describe myself. l have light hair, blue
eyes and fair complexion, and weigh rs pounds,
and my age thirteen. l also am a motherless
girl, mother died when ! was about six years
grade, well, ! will close as this is my first
time TO write, if Mr.. Wastebasket grabs at
this break lis nose. Wishing Aunt Julia ana
NovE1IA HUTCHINSON.
Sparks, Ga, Route 2, Box "a.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been q
silent reader of the letter box, and enjoy the
letters very much. am farmers daughter
with black hair, dark eyes and dark complex
ion. Will leave my age for you to guess. i
North Carolinian and proud of it. Will
close hoping the wastebasket will be absent
when this letter arrives, also wishing Aunt
Juia and the cousins haDny New Year,
DAISY BRIGGS.
Barber. y. c.
Dear Aunt Julia: Hero comes another one
OF your little Georgia girlies, to join your happy
band. Am eleven years Of age, have golden
hair, dark brown eyes, fair complexion, about
four feet high and in the fourth grade. | live
on farm about two and a half miles from
town. like farm life fine. l have four sis
little baby sister, her name is Miriam Frances.
My pets ARE a doll, one kitty and little dog.
My dog named Carlo, my kitty is named
Brownie. my doll is named Rosylee 7 do
think lot of my doll because Santa brought it
to me. AS this is my first will close. wish
ing Aunt Julia and cousins happy New Year.
Much love. ALLEN HARRIS.
Cass Station, Ca, Route /.
ida girl join your happy band Of cousins? 1
have written twice before, but it was not
printed, bat the old saying is try, try
again. I thought I would keep on trying. I
am twelve years old and / am in the eighth
grade. I have dark brown hair, brown eyes
and have dark complexion How did you
ns enjoy Christmas? 1 enjoyed mine fine For
pets l. have a large white cat and dear little
sister Now Aunt Julia, please print this
want TO surprise mother and daddy. am
your new cousin, HILDA THOMSON ~
Monticello, Fla, R. F. D., No. >.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
a silent reader of the letter box for some time
and enjoy ii very much. am a farmers boy
and live way out in the sticks, working and
Ioip ipv I rap IN haIn win fha I
like country life very much. You can guess my
age it is between ten and fifteen. guess
makes my second time so I had better close or
90 FLOYD WATERS.
BIackshear Ga, r. F. D. 2
r. ST. had a fine Christmas, hope all the
cousins did too Wishing you all happy New
Year.
Hello. Amt Julia: Please permit another
south Georgia hoy to join your merry band. As
will too, | am five feet tall, weigh eighty
five pounds, have fair complexion, medium
hair and brown eyes and was Thirteen years old
the 18th OF last June. For pets have one
dog, five pigs and a rifle. I go to school at
a rural school and am in the seventh grade.
who likes farm lfe ! do for one Aunt
ing and perhaps l will see this in print. Your
sincere cousin,
p. S.-would like to correspond with cousins.
Triton, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia: am a little boy nine
years old. ! have been going to school. our
school is out now. have little sister six
years old and little brother two years old.
some nice presents. Aunt Julia I hope you will
print this I want TO surprise papa and
PAT HEMPHILL.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please move
ri MIA hW Amt IFrTin
would be delighted TO have a long chat with all
the cousins but 7 know that impossible, so
will he content by reading all the nice letters.
How did you all spend Christmas? l had
fine time. Wish some of You could have been
with me. go to school in Barney. am in
the eighth grade. Listen, cousins lett's all
make a new resolution to do better than we
have ever done before and cousins let's ever
keen in mind the brave soldier boys who are
swer all letters received. With love to Aunt
FRANCIS HOLLOWAY.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you allow a North
Carolina boy of sixteen years to enter your let
and like farm life very well. will describe
myself, blue eyes. dark hair and fair complex
comes along. ! guess he gobbled my other let
ter up. Your friend. ODELL HARRELL.
Elenboro. n. c., r. F. D.
letter Well, what are you cousins doing these
days? ! have been picking cotton but it is
too cold to PICK today, so I am sitting by the
fire reading. 1 guess all of the cousins are in
school by now. | am not going they are
not having any school here in our district. Wen,
how did all you cousins enjoy Christmas? |
had very good time. but old Santa did not
show himself. I guess he went to Germany
and the kaiser got him. Say, why don't more
Of the Alabama kids write, the other states
are ahead of Well, / guess I had better
go before Mr.. Wastehasket grabs this J
would like TO hear from the cousins in the,
northern and western part of the United States.
Write and tell mo about the country in which
you live. I have never lived anywhere but ia
Jamestown, Ala. r. R. /.
Hello. Amt Julia: Have you room for an
other Albanian to Join your happy band of
soldiers? First. I will describe myself I have
blue eyes ard white hair and light complexion
Well. | will close by asking a riddle: why
does hen lay egg? ! will ring off.
GEORGE HUDSPETH.
Dothan,- Ala.
please admit me in your happy circle of boys
and girls? / am twelve years old. have dark
hair and brown eyes, and weigh 95 pounds
am feet high. I enjoy reading the cousins
letters. I am going to school at Brownsville
and Mr.. Morgan is my teacher. and l like HIM
very much. I live with my father and mother =
on the farm. We rent land. We do not /
tend a farm How many OF your cousins like G
to play the piano: I do for one. WOULD
like to receive cards and letters from all th"S
club members. VIII answer all letters ant 1
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