Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-22

see if / don't write to you. Will answer
all cards and letters received. Your niece
and cousin, ~
Andalusia, Ala, K. D.. Box At.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII You
please admit an Alabama boy into your
circle of happy boys and girls? | live on
a farm and Ike farm life very well. What
do you cousins do for pastime? go fish
ing and bathing. / tended about twenty
myself and go. Sandy hair, chestnut eyes,
dark skin, five feet tall, weight 100 pounds.
Well 1 hear Mr.. W. b. coming. Inclosed
find 10 cents for the French baby. Hop
ing to see this in print. 1 remain, Your
cousin, GERALD A. SMITH.
Andalusia Ala, r. O.. Box 46.
Dear Aunt Julia: You are so sweet to let
a little girl like me have a say in your
corner. I'm only six years old. I'm glad
YOU adopted Yvonne, for if my mother and
take care of me. And l love pretty dresses,
and know she does too mus must S Close;
Vidalia, Ga, R. F. D.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1t has been
some time since ] wrote the Letter Box, SO
/ decided ] would write again | am in
Hampton Roads. Va, now, in the navy
The navy is just the place for a Young
man who wants to the world and learn
something We iackies have good time
hours day and the rest OF the day is
ours. that we devote our time to any
kind of amusements that we may have or
can find.
The base here is surrounded by water
and The breeze from the bay sure does make
anyone feel good We have preaching here
every Sunday, and we are compelled TO
go We have singing and preaching SO
You see we have pretty good navy after
all. Fla! Then there is singing and lectures
ut the Y. NJ. c. A. most every night. There
is no way for us to get homesick.
Aunt Julia, I have written over the one
hundred-word limit, but I hope you will
print this for sailor boy away off from
his home in Georgia. ] would like to cor
respond with some of the cousins, so some
of you write to me. Lovingly
Your cousin,
!. LAWTON HALL.
Company 81, Unit X, Naval Base, Hamp
ton Roads, Va.
Dearest Auntir and Family: 1t has been
some time since / wrote you all but | have
been reading your letters, also the advice to
the young folks. Well. cousins, ! am just
lazy as usual, only when mama says
Lets go to the river why / get to feeling
And the Old Amelia river is full The
rains nave filled up all the brooks in this
Fart of Florida.
Well, now, | guess some of you boys read
in one of our Journals about what kind of
piece of chicken we were to give YOU. If
you call ON your old maid cousin I'll give
you a dfumSuck; or, II you prefer IL, we
will have the wishbone. So by-by. Lots
of love to auntfe and the kinfolks. Enclosed
find 81 cents for the baby. lovingly,
Amelia, Fla. WINNIE BISHOP.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: ! will take
the greatest of pleasure in the form Of
letter to Your happy band. have Just ar
rived from overseas. After shaking hands
with the home folks, l want to greet you
cousins with many thanks for all the nice
letters we received from the Letter Box
while over there. Although there were
many letters written, we did not receive all
of them | received several letters Will Elm
the army Of occuDatiOn. I did not answer.
do not remember the addresses, but if
sWer all letters I receive. I will close with
JAMES f. NJ. PETHEL.
Kannapolis, n. G.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Here ! come
again shocking at your door This is my
second attempt to write. | guess Mr.. Waste
basket got the other one. Say, what are
you cousins dom gthese hot days?
cousin of mine has Oeen visiting me for the
past week. We certainly have some fun.
Some Ct YOU cousins may know Grace Free,
Of Atlanta, Ga.
Leila Bea Rogers. / have your birthday
May n. My school will begin next Monday
Oh, cousins, isn't Yyonne sweet kid /
am sending a dime for her.
If any of you cousins want to write to
South Carolina girl, let your cards and let
tiers fly tC RUBY FARMER.
Greer. S. c.. Route a.