Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-23

Keep the good work up. Love from
Lester Thomas, we sent your blu
Kindly send correct address.
Dear Aunt Julia: viii you please permit
United States soldier in corner of your happy
Hello. cousins! How are you all this bright
morning? All well, l hope. This leaves us in
viii endeavor to answer all letters received
from boys and girls, lonesome here,
and will correspond for amusement only.
believe
In my country and her destiny:
In the great dreams of her founders
In her place among nations; in her ideals.
l believe
That her democracy must be protected,
Her privileges cherished,
Her freedom defended.
believe
HumbIy before the Almighty. the patriotic
Ardor of the minute men and the boys in blue;
In her glorious past;
EDGAR NJ PETHEI-
Thirty-second N. D., Company sth, p. n. One
Hundred and Fifty-sixth, d. B., Kannapolis,
North Carolina.
My Dear Aunt Julia: Enclosed please find 50
cents as payment in our mercy work for
Soldiers Relief club ! will try and send some
Dimes later: for let's remember that every
My dear girl cousins, get busy in making the
comfort pillows, also property bags. All we
can do will be so helpful and cheering.
God, my God! Bless us in this mighty
mercy work, is my prayer, and let it be our
prayers.
Your merciful cousin
LUTHER BART yICKERY,
Psychologist.
Box 48, Avalon, Ga, Stephens County .
Dearest Aunty and Cousins: I will promise
not to stay long As the rest of the cousins
describe themselves | will also. But you had
all better get behind the door. So here goes.
Am five feet tall, weigh 81 pounds, and
twelve years old, have brown eyes and brown
hair. My birthday is February q. 1 would
sure like TO do something more for Uncle
Sam. If Aunt Julia will send instruc-
tions about making things for the Red Cross
would make How many of you have
relatives In the war? I have one brother and
several friends. My brother is in France or
Italy; we don't know which Just got card
that he arrived safely overseas. He volun-
one Thrift Stamp Some of you cousins write
TO me and | will answer / hope Mr.. Waste
basket will be off chasing the kaiser when
this arrives, and will stay away until this
gets printed With love, yours lovingly,
ELLA LEE SPIVEY.
Sanford. Ala, Rt. A, Box 9S.
NV Dear Aunt and Cousins: sending
ten cents for the dsed Cross and the other ten
cents is from EnOch Msgouirk. l., like Gatha
have no relatives in this WORLDS war, but
am perfectly willing to do my best to help
whip the Germans. Miles Standish expressed
nv opinion exactly when he said, War is
terrible trade: but in the cause that is right
eous sweet is the smell of powder; ana thus
answer the challenge" Nettie Frey you are
some poetress; come again. we are aiWa!a
glad to hear from the soldier boys Ana oIten
wonder why more of them don't write TO the
letter box. Can any of the cousins zen me
where I can get the book me Mys'e,S 81
Iockington Court?" l have read part OF II
and would very much like TO finish 1t. can
find it at the book storeg-hove Irleu' a tt",d
live in the country and like II Ilhe; a'' cat
church and Sunday school at Langdale' CO..
ton mill town | have a little black war PAs'
and for nets / have the dishrag, broom ahd a
cat. / love the cat best, though you Nho"'
Your niece lls, anu COUSIN ARRIE MAGOUIRK.
Lagdale Ala.
Du Amt JuIia and Cousins: How are you
oil spioying yourselves this beautiful day Flne
I hone. Now, Arthur Salter, please ieI ne '0- If
pliment you for writing sGen ri $50 don't run.
I am about five feet high, brown eyes uaiN
hair. and medium complexion. MY age 10 0
tween twelve and eighteen. AM, 1ressie Tay-
Tor | would like to exchange tattlhB anu anu C ~
cbetirg patterns with you, ana also an! u itb
cousins who would like to exchange any W. an
me. BE assured that '-u wiz
e Oran and Fulton Bishop the answer to one OF
vour riddles is a ditch. Is 1t not ...
sunpose ia better stop as l reckon you are
all getting tired Of me- Cousins Just let your
letters come, will answer all received, " IN
best wishes to Aunt Julia ana the e0u''
Your new niece anu SARAH SMITH.
wipterville, N. c., R. F. d. ?. .,,.
p. S-Aunt Julia, | think an Aunt una n
soidior's Relief club" will be just fine L am
almost sure the cousins will be glad TO help'
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please let an,
other Camden county girl join your happy oahu
of cousins? l am a girl of fifteen summers ;
five feet tall have brown hair ana eyes an"
dark complexion. .,. oorSs, that
is interested in the Soldiers Rehet cruz
think we all ought to be Wiling 10 Ia h pLt
lows and in every way possible TO heip anu
encourage those brave boys that are wiling 10
fight for us l anxious to do my DIT 10
ward winning this terrible war g. 49,, calf
I am a member of the Red Cross anu a. a.
club and also | am farmers daughter ana IN
helping raise food for the soldiers. nave Gu
any brothers in the army but have three 'na'
ara am new cousin and letter is getting
ather long. I'll close. Much love to agnty ana
FoIkston, Ca, Route /, Box ID.
Dear Aunt julia I've been a silent reader Of
Do1r column for a very short while, but just
ccap't Keen silent any longer; for didn't you ask
what we thought of the Soldiers keile1 cup :
| think it's just fine, and you are suen ue az
noble lady for thinking 1t up. Let 5 nave 'Le
Soldiers Relief club on a boost now Just as
soon as we can. I'm willing to do my very all;
not haven't Mt any relatives in the army, but that
doosnSt make one particle of difference to me In
INV helping the soldiers. / can't be nurse;
I've bpen turned down; but / can knit and
sew. and will as long as the soldiers need one
Laura Adams, you know our own U. 5. A.
will win this war. Our United States mas never
heen WhiDped nor never will as long as we
have a soldier and after the men are all gone
Gf il should happen, but 1t never WHY "h!
the girls and women would rise up ike the
women of Russia Let a German whip me
No neverl Kaiser Bill shall never rule here!
No never. while Old Glory waves-and she Will
never come down from her staff to bow to the
kaiser and his boosted Prussanism.
I'm anxious to begin working for the Soldiers
Relief club aren't you, cousins! -
How many of you cousins are doing without
things saving all the pennies, that our soldiers
/ may have more cOmfOrtsE / haven't eaten one
hite of ice cream this summer. And, Oh, at the
things we can do without if you'll Just try
Haven't had a biscuit in ever so long. Do be
lieye mother would have an eatless meal II
Hoover would Just say for US to. But believe
we couId have an eatless day and all be health
Ter for the most of eat too much.
Mrs O. d. CogCin, three cheers for you and
| your soldier brother and husband!
| We have geese, so it will be an easy matter
/ for me TO get fresh feathers for the pillows
| time and prevent the growth or develop
ment of grass during the summer