Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21

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L; Verdye Atkins, Nashville, Ga, Ro
Ga, Route 1, Box 1 Annie Laurie
1; Eunice Smith, Gastonia, n. c.,
r. F. D. No. 2; Pauline Lloyd, D
Bridges, Lumber City, Ga, Route 2
Ca, Route l, Box 81; Pearl Nelson,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you please
admit boy from western North Carolina into
your merry circle? take The Atlanta journal
and enjoy reading il very much, especially the
Letter box. / think it is real nice Of Aunt
Julia to give section in the paper, 50
that we all become acquainted with eacn
other. What do you cousins think about ii!
Listen. If You cousins will promise not to
get scared, | will describe myself Here goes:
| am . feet inches tall, black hair, brown
eyes and tair complexion. l will leave my age
Tor you TO guess; it is between sixteen anu
eighteen.
What do you cousins do for pastime? | read
and work some the farm. You see, l be-
long to three of our state cubs-COrn, Pig and
Potato clu6s-and want 70 do my pit to-
ward winning the by making more farm
products than ever. / think II is duty to-
ward Uncle sam, don't you!
DO 20 ucousins have any relatives in the war Z
have some cousins, and l would gladly so my
self If it were possible for me to so.
Ira Simpson and Lillian Sweeney, received
your nice letters. Come again. l do appre-
ciate letters and cards from any of the cousins.
Say, Aunt Julia, won't you bundle up Mr..
Waste Basket and mail him to Germany until
very much il you will publish it. All you
cousins write me. l will answer all letters
and cards. / remain
new cousin.
GAY WHITAKER,
Z. S.--Enclosed find 10C, for which please
send me club button.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please print a
short letter for me? l received a card from
Pearl B7anham, and the postoffice stamp was
on her address and l couldn't see it, if she
will write again will answer.
Your cousin,
ALICE DEMPSEY.
NorcrOss, Ca, r. F. D. =.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: / have written
before, bur / suppose Mr. Waste Basket ate it,,
Ta thing wore for aayoe to E es2Se se@
so here goes: am feet a inches, hazel eyes,
auburn hair ana fair complexion; fifteen years
I'm too late to suggest a motto, but would
choose Not for us, but for all.
Say, Viola Baker, my mother is well ac-
Pearlie johnson. come again. Your letter was
just fine.
l think this war is fearful l sure do hate to
see our soldier boys go, and still l am proud.
so proud. that they are so brave.
Look here, I'm writing too much. l can see
Mr.. Waste Basket Smacking his mouth. / will
answer all letters and cards received.
FAIRY ROBERTS
IAkepOrt, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: wish you all
could visit me. Our garden is very pretty. Our
English peas are higher than a mans head. We
have been chopping cotton and working all the
plants to make Uncle Sam smile when he
hears Of the food that is being made:
play the organ and walk in the flowers and
gardens for pastime.
Aunt Julia, we have some peaches and plums
ripe now They are early fruits.
Aunt Julia, j went on a weeks visit TO see
my grandfather and grandmother, at Loree,
Ala, near Evergreen, Ala. Their farms were
just beautiful. While l was there my little
brother and two Of my little cousins went with
me on dewberry hunt out on my uncle's farm
81 large they looked like strawberries, only
trey were black We soon filled our pals.
IDELLE CRAWFORD.
Atmore, Ala. Route B, Box 1S1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: will you let
an Alabama girl join your happy band Of girls
and boys? My papa lives farm, and l
garden. l am going to have bottom patch
and have a nice garden. We have thirty
think every little girl and boy should do their
bit. ] have been reading the Letter Box for a
long time, so | thought | would get me club
button.
have two brothers in the army. l an
orphan girl but have good home. have
We'll. / guess l will describe myself. Don't
set scared and run Here ! go; ! am eleven
years old, have light hair and blue eyes and
am feet inches tall. Who has my birth.
day-AugCst %?
/ would love to near from some OF the sOluleF
boys. Will answer all letter and cards re-
ccived. Will close.
Your new niece and cousin
LILLE BELL MINIS.
Vinemont, Ala, Route 2. Box 20.
P. S.-Enclosed find 10 cents in coin, for
which send me club button.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Will you al
low a Georgia girl into your happy band OF
boys and g,rls h AS dsc;dsd am M@eH wrtte
have written once before, but guess it was not
worth being printed, and Mr. Wasteossket got
1t. As others describe themselves, ! will do
likewise. I have black hair, blue eyes,
feet tall, weigh 1870 pounds. Will leave my
age for you to guess. 1t is between fourteen
working in the United States service? have
two, in the army, stationed at Fort Ogle-
thorpe; the other in the navy stationed at
like country life best of all. | have almost
forgotten what Aunt Julia said about the
lengthy letters. I will close with oceans Of
love to Aunt Julia and all the cousins.
MATTE LOU FOUNTAIN.
Dublin, Ca. Route 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I thought
would write few lines, the other cousins
were writing. ! am in the sixth grade at
day school and in the junior class at Sunday
school 1 have light complexion and weigh
eighty nine pounds and twelve years old.
Well. l guess ] had better close, my letter
is getting long, as this is my first letter to
the 's''s' OON' KATIE S'T LOU BEv1s.
P. s@would like to hear from some of
the cousins
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: thought
would write again I wrote once before, but
guess il was Mr. Wastebasket's dinner
time when it arrived. I will describe myself:
l am five feet and four inches weigh ninety
five pounds. My age is thirteen years l am
a member of the canning club. I have my
tenth of an acre set out. I have some little
ones. What do you cousins think of the
war? / think il is just awful. Well 1 guess
/ had better close for this time.
Your cousin.
ANNIE LAURA TALLY.
Bascom, Fla.
Hello, Aunt Julia Here / come asking for
admittance. | am a girl of fourteen summers,
dark hair. blue eyes. five feet tall, weigh 119
pounds, and a pretty good tomboy.
oh, Aunt Julia, I have Just come from my
chicken I'd nEhere took off fourteen Iittle