Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14

| another Georgia girl into your happy band Of
boys and girls7 l live on a farm near Rome.
Ga. and like farm life fine. Well. as most
Of the cousins describe themselves. / will. also.
So. don't get scared. l am five feet four
inches tall. weigh about lis pounds, brown
hair aud eyes. and fair complexion. For pets
I have the dshrag and broomstick. am the
only girl in our family. Ny mother died when
I was only Il years old. and ! nave been
keeping house for papa and my brothers. / have
one brother in the army. at Camp Greene
Now. I must close. for hear old Mr.. Waste
basket coming. II see TINS IN PRINT l WIN
come again. Enclosed you will find lOc' Tor
which send Of your club pint, as l
don't want TO be a Stacker; Your new new COUSIN
Rome. Ca. r. .. Box 80.
P. s.-Would like 10 hear from some Of the
cousins.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please allow
Georgis girl in your happy band? ] have writ
ten once before but that old wastebasket
chewed it up. ] suppose But hope ne wont an,t
Of this vars I think il is terrible but am
doing all I can 10 help II. We observe the
wheatless DAYS twice a week. and have planted
a large garden. and are raising lots Of chick
ems. I like TO read all the letters, but like
the most that describe the places around
where they live. especially those around the
mountains AS everybody describes themselves
1 will also. / am five feet six inches TAN
weigh los pounds. fair complexion, dark hair
anu RUBILEE HAYGOOD.
p. S.-EuclOSed you VIII Ilnd lVc ior WHICH
send me one Of the club pins
Dear Aunt Julia: As l did not see my
other letter in print, I will slip in for rev
moments and stand by Homer d. Fussel, II you
will let me. Now. don't run, n. ID. am
not going TO bite you. il do want to, for
think an the girls ike Un tbsv sam sam Drs gSys
ing to fight those slaughterers Of women and
children I have no brother in the army:
erly one brOther-inlaw; have some cousins
there Mildred hummer. would like TO hear
from you. telling me how your brother was
F To- nom ON. t 9I.d ~ ses him. Would like
70 correspond with some OF you cousins. With
love to Aunt Julia and cousins: r,,-nsr
RIsckshear. Ga, r. .. Box 23-A.
P. S.-Enclosed find 10 cents. Please send
me a club button.
Dear Amt Julia and Cousins Here comes
another Florida girl TO Join your happy band
on cousins Nv father takes The Journal and
like very much to read the letter box. We
live in the country and like il very much, too.
What do you cousins think about this war; l
think it is awful. am the baby Of the
dark hair, blue eyes. fair complexion, weigh
ia pounds Ny age is between 10 npd IA,
Who has my birthday. August "a: what 90
you cousins do for pastime? make tatting.
read. 90 horseback riding. but have never
learned TO crochet. but would be glad to know
hear from any Of you cousins near my age.
With best wishes TO Aunt Julia and the cou-
sins. remain your new nice and COUSIN 5Io1;
P s.-Aunt Julia. enclosed you will find
10 cents in coin. Please send me club pin.
as I want to be q member Of your club.
Dear Aunt Julia and An Here I come
again IN beg admittance in your happy band.
u our club. What do you all think Of this
war; I think IL is just awful. am going
Il helm to win it if I can. Am a member of
the Red Cross and have a Thrift Stamp card
with five stamps on it am member OF the
Poultry club also and have eighteen pretty
little biddies. I 20 10 school and like il fine.
But our school is ont now. We have basket
ball and croquet set at our school, and also a
ers we're Miss Charlotte weinges and Miss Julia
Smith. I will describe myself and 20. So
here goes: -Four feet eleven inches tall, brown
hair blue eyes and fair complexion. am
l. years old and in the sixth grade at school.
For paStfme ! tat crochet and play the organ.
With love to Aunt Julia and cousins, rcmain.
P. s.-Luther Ruff. your letter was just
fine. You must write again.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: WIN you
circle ~ boys snd girls. We take The Jour
raj and 7 encv the letter hoV better every
fsv. live on ? farm -four n''es from Nash.
do ron cousins do for nastime2 I make tat
ttn= ar1 road; Etta Nae Keys, !, too. have
read ''Hucklehe-Ty Finn and lots ~ others
.
in the draft age and also cousin In France.
I'm sending ten cents IN STAMPS for club
pin. Your new e0usin' rzr-,-rvr rrv,s
Nashville. Ca. Route 5
Hcno. Aunt JuIia: have not written in
ling time. We have fine war garden.
have bought Thrift STAMP hook and have
seven stamps in 81. 7 will close with riddle:
RI'ok hon sitting IN red hens nest. spell
sar1 vster with three letters With much
love CARY SMITH
p. s-Erruose-I find 10 cents FOR club Int.
ION.
DNar Aunt Iulia and Cousins: 7 have been
client resder of Aunt Julia's letter box and
have wanted 70 write before now. have read
many interesting letters that I had rather
read them than write. What do cousins
think - this va: Tt's simply cruel. is it not?
Ccna sSsin. Viola Baker. Your letter sim
DIV was fiae. sIso Homer F,sseile. I like your
letters. as like 70 hear from all the sol
dier boys. have dear brother fighting
can. May Cod bless Aunt Julia and the sol
der hov cousins. : hone the United States
am this c5 En.o.a fs Sd 70 ce1 5f T o2
club button. am oousin.
Iawrpncevine. Ca. Route No 4
Dear aunt Julia. win some ~ your friends
move aside and let = Florida girl take n sest
myself: I have hisck hair. DARK complexion
spf brown ewes. am thirteen vesrs old and
I've feet tall. I noor girl and live IN
= farm and 7 IKE farm life fine. have
brother who VOLUNTEERED in the army and
snother one who volunteered and served six
months hit honorahlv discharged on
, rount - nhvSfcal disability. and 7 am inter
sSfef IN the war. and 7 going 70 help all
7 q win. 7 raising chickens IN helm
ont hsvp ben and IS biddes. twelve ~
them eight weeks old and eleven ust Matched.
Enclosed IND ten cents. for which please send
ITO a club button. Toveb 10 Aunt 1ula. rs
yonr row cousin. GLADYS HOOKS.
Gracevihe. Fla. r. r. I.
near Aunt Tulia aud CouSins. wnl Won
nle9<r admit three Alshama hovs into your
hsupv hand ~ h0vS -rd ~jrls2 We are 'firmer
hovs and Ike farm Hfe firo. We arr helning
Un~lr sam vi7 this horrible war and 7 hope
e. viii n a close soon. We'll, 7 gneSS
we hsd better drScribe Nurseries 7. Carl. an
: feet . inches tall and weigh 1875 pounds
Am T. years old and IN tho eighth grade
Have hluo ewes. dark hair and fair complex
! ion. 7. E-relv. an : feet inches tan weiCr
IT'S wounds. have dark hsir. grav eyes. fair
complexion and am in the seventh grade and
X wears old. 7. Boss. feet inches
tsH. an 1s years old. weigh TO pounds. have
HIGHT hair and have gray ewes. and am IN the
seventh grade at school. Wen. 7 suppose we
had better close, as our letter is getting
rzsner long and Amt JUN ~S1s <rnef We