Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-15
Lovingly,

and sailors write. We do enjoy reading
your letters. love the dear boys who are
country. I have three cousins at Jackson
Vile. Fla. They are all volunteers. L would
like 20 exchange crochet and tattmg samples
with some Of the cousins. ! do dearly love
to crochet and tat.
Aunt Julia, will you please give me all
the information you can on the ambulance
corps.
Aunt Julia You have sweet face. and
would like 10 correspond with YOU.
Private Luther Huff, write again. You write
interesting letters. Some one write poem
on the drafted men. I would but can't write
poetry.
Mothers. keep on praying for the boys over
here and there. for my brother wrote
home and said that mother S prayers had Kept
him going. He didn't say it that way but he
meant il that way. Girls do not promise TO
wait for the boys unless you are going too,
for there was boy in France for wohm girl
be good boy and not go to the bad. Brother
said he until he got and invitation TO
her wedding. He then went to the bad.
Some of you all write to me. | am blue
eyed blonde almost sweet sixteen. Drop your
letters to
p. S.-Enclcsed find 10 cents for the Sol
diers' Relief club.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins
Will you please admit little Georgia
girl in your happy band Of boys and girls!
l have written twice before but neither Of
am a regular reader of the Letter Box
and enjoy the letters so much l think the
So, R. club good way % TSF us COUSINS G
popular for new Cousins TO describe them
/ have light hair blue eyes and fair COM
plexion, weight - pounds and will be fifteen
years old the second day of October. Who
am going to the Cairo High schools and
am in the seventh grade. live "a miles
from town and walk TO school.
Amt IuIfa fban Vt.rV
ace club button. Hoping this will be n
prlnte soon. | will close. With much love
! ~" 'O"' N-S's anu MAMIE MILLER.
2. s: Enclosed please find twenty-five cents
for Soldiers Relief club. Would like to ex-
change cards or letter with some of the Cou-
sins. NJ. NJ
Dear Aunt Julia-As | haven't seen any let
tiers from this part of Georgia, thought l
would surprise the letter box by writing a
farm and like it fine l help my mother quilt
and cook and do homework.
For pastime | write letters.
OH What do you cousins think of this awful
war? think it is dreadful. Hope the war will
soon end. Cousins, had soldier brother, and
he got killed in June in San Francisco, Cal,
through an accident at hotel.
If he was alive he would be in France, as
But / have two cousins that are soldiers.
Aunt Julia. l think the Relief club is fine,
and | Will help all can.
brother are volunteers, as l haven't any use
for Slackers.
frightened and run and hide.
/ weigh 115 pounds, five feet, inches high,
blond with hazel eyes, and am between
u and is.
l will close, hoping to see my letter in print.
With love to Aunt Julia and the cousins,
Cave Spring, Ga. BESSIE FISHER.
P. SEWiiI be glad to receive letters or cards
from You cousins, and will answer all. Enclosed
find 10 cents for Soldiers Relief club
Dear Aunt Julia and COusins-Here I come
again. guess some Of you i, cousins remember
me-. Well, cousins, it will soon be winter
your gardens and chickens l raised $50 chick
ems. but will try to do better next year;
His Official Fiancee," by Berta Ruck? 1t
published in The American Woman, IN
1916 and 1917, beginning with the October num-
ber.-.I would like TO get the book or papers
containing the story, and if any has it and
would exchange for other books, won't you
NV letter is getting long. so will ring off.
Enclosed find - cents for the Soldiers Relief
club. Best wishes to all. -
Lander W'yo.. Sept 10, 1918.
Dear Aunt Julia and COuSins-Will you let
me in for a few minutes? Move over a little
and give me seat between Aunt Julia and
Cora CaricO.
Cora, write me a letter a card. / have
Say cousins. what do you think Of auntie's
Soldiers Relief club? ! think it just fine. The
boys over there giving their lives for us
and why can't we give n little money to help
them? Come on, all of you girls and boys, with
those dimes. am sure you all have got them.
l am going to send you poem. hope it
is worthy:
The Germans may shoot the boys as they, will,
But YOU bet your last nickel they will get
Kaiser Bill.
Well. | am sending you a dime for the Sol
diers' relief club.
- guess | had better run. as ! Mr.. Waste
basket, but | hope he viii not stop; just go
on and snap up the Germans. Some of you
write
Good night sweet dreams to Won all,
I remain ever,
GEORGE f. SPARKS