Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
Central, s. c.

| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please admit
al Alabama boy into your happy band Of boys
ond girls. | have long wished to chat with you
cousins, but just took up courage enough to run
/ the risk of having my letter gobbled up by Mr.
Nastebasket. | enjoy reading the cousins let
tiers fine The president has undertaken Il great
| task, although il be accomplished If we
Americans will back him up. This is an awful
war. ! have uncle stationed at Vancouver
was transferred to the Rainbow division and
sent to France, where ne wounded March
and am doing all can to help win this awful
war. I am cultvatng about twenty five acres
containing corn, cotton, peas, velvet beans, pea
rats. VIII et you cousins have an idea now
the thing you are reading after looks: Am five
feet and seven inches tall, weigh 120 pounds,
Brown eyes. dark hair. fair complexion. VIII
g me Of you cousins. VIII answer All letters
and cards received. Yours lovingly,
Evergreen, Ala. Route No. A.
Dear Aunt Julia: ! wonder if you will allow
me to participate in the letter box with the
ether merry boys and girls.
As most Of the others, | have been reared
Oh the farm until the tine being but in the
me antime I will change my mode OF existing
the eth inst 5ecarse, on that date, VIII.
Il Ike IN camp life in the military service.
Really. ! think all the boys who have the
Glance Of going 20 France in this great cause
should he proud of the opportunity If they are
will describe myself aud go: Am 80 inches
tall, dark hair, blue eyes and light complexion
and a candidate for military service the 9th
instant - ,.,,,o
Z. S.-wiI be pleased 10 correspond with
some of the cousins.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins viii you let
another Georgia girl into your happy band OF
am a country girl. and like country life
think Hoyle A. Morton's motto is good for
ctr letter box, which was:
I'VE pledge our hearts.
We pledge our hards:
BY the stars and stripes
We forever stand.
What do you cousins do for pastime: read
lest Of the time.
will describe myself: have blue eyes. light
hair and fair complexion ! weigh 90 pounds
and am thirteen years old.
Here is small poem entitled over IN
France:
Over in France where the soldiers are
Away from their native land so far;
Fighting for their country. you and for me-
over in France across the sea
We must clothe and feed our soldier boys,
So, girls and boys, lay aside your toys,
and WORK for the who's fighting for you.
For they arP the ones we're looking up to-
Girls Girls. join the Red Cross,
Or our native country may he lost.
We must sew to keep the soldiers in clothes,
Tnat they may conquer their mighty foes.
For their SAKE buy War Savings Stamp
To help them while in the camp,
And when fighting for you and me.
WIN close wishing Aunt Julia and cousins
rluch success in life am,
IMOGENE PARKER.
Eastman. Ga, Route No. l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Thought would
try and write you all a few lines. This is the
second time ] have written TO this page. ana
as the old saying is if you don't succeed, try
ncain 7 guess the wastebasket grabbed my other
letter. I dent guess it was worth printing
Aunt Julia would take pity me. Will give
you little description of how | look: Have
brown hair and eyes, weigh about 10 POUNDS
five feet ana four inches and am twenty-five
years old: so don't you all run. have four
sitaters and one baby brother. and have two
brothers dead. My oldest sisters are married
one twenty-one and the other eighteen. so you
all sec 7 get lonesome at times. 7 san tat
but can't crochet much I dearly love 10 make
tatting. I have made a pretty yoke.
have little sister. eight years old: can make
pretty tattin2: can also crochet some. nave
o., talk sits IN a wheel chair all the time. MY
brother is nearly two years old. He is the
- es and light brown hair and fair complexion
What has become of al the soldier hoys? Come
again. ! like all your letters. have an uncle
win close for this time. Hope to my
letter in print. Love to Aunt Julia and all the
' NAE LANiER.
Titzratrick. Ca, May 10. 1915
2. S.--Papa takes The Journal / read all
the letters.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Would You let
aLothcr North Carolina girl join your happy
band Of boys and girls? This is my birthday
aud ] thought I would write you for a birth
Gay trick. ] am fourteen years old, five feet
three inches high, weigh 81 pounds. have black
eyes, brown hair and dark complexion.
I haven't any real nets. We have two nice
calves and ten lambs. We also have twelve
chicks and will have some little turkeys.
! milk al the time and like il fine.
With love to Aunt Julia and all the cousins. |
Your new cousin.
LUCY GREENE.
Sands, y e.
Dear Aunt Julia Here ! come again. | saw
my name in the list but nv letter was not
printed.
! live on the farm and like farm life fine.
AS the others describe themselves. | will, too:
am four feet eleven inches tall I have brown