Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-06

seem 10 ike us very muCn' E!edSS
advise us what to do. Would it be
alright for them to escort us to en-
tertainments, and take US out rid
patterns with some of the girls. Well, as
/ heur Mr. Wastebasket coming, I will de-
scribe myself and run: Five feet seven inches
tall, dark hair, fair complexion, blue eyes,
weigh 100 pounds. Who has my birthday
May 81? l will be seventeen years old. !
live on a farm about three-quarters Of mile
from Resaca. go to school at Resaca High
school and am in the eighth grade. NY
teachers name Is Prof r. II. Ballew. Will
some Of you cousins write to busy farmer
much. Girls and boys, let your cards ana
letters fly to DOVE OWENS.
Resaca, Ca, Route 2.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: VIII yoa admit
an Ohio girl into your happy band? have
been reading the letters for quite a while
and at last decided to make myself known
to you. First Of all, will describe myself.
am seventeen years of age, dark brown
inches tall and weigh 1875 pounds. i am a
junior in the high school and take music,
French and domestic science. must not
make my first letter too long, as you may
not even print 1t.
am sending a dime for the French baby.
PHYILis p1cKFoRD.
145 Madison Ave, Sebastian, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousi1s--will you
please allow another Catawba county tar
| heel to join your happy band Uf girls and
boys? 1 live en- a farm and like farm life
fine. Am a lover of nature and like to
roam the woods and fields
Say, Cousins, what are your favorite sum-
mer sports9 Swimming and fishing are
mine.
Aura Lee Bellone, I have your birthday.
September 3d. :.
I am and think it a fine organization for
boys. Now, If any of you want to toin
or want any information any way, write
me or W: D. Royal, $50 North Dearborn
well, as Aunt Julia said to make our
| letters short, will describe myself and
go: Blue eyes, dark hair, fair complexion,
| go inches tail, weight 142 pounds and six
| letters received.
viii close, with much love to Aunt Julia
anu INV ~ YATES DELLINGER.
Henry, n. C, Route 2.
l. r. S.-Would be glad to hear from some
| of you Lone Scouts.
Aprii is, 1919.
| Dear Auntie and Cousins-Wilf you please
boy into the happy band Of boys and girls !?
| I have written once before, but I guess
Mr.. W. B. got hold of It. live on farm
with my aunt, and like farm life very
was out last Friday. Well, as the other
| cousins describe themselves, l will do the
| same. have brown hair, brown eyes; am
5 feet high and weigh Is pounds. am ID
sins. isn't it just grand foc Aunt Julia
to adopt a little French baby% Well as
| my letter is getting rather long, l will
close. Girls, If you want to write, you see
'"' a0uAsS'' CLARENCE SMITH.
Colfax, N. c., R. F. D. No. i.
April 10. 1919.
Dear Aunt Julia-Wil you let South
| 4AI- 1NoVNN nd
I will be sixteen the e2nd If May. I
! am feet inches tall, weigh 40 pounds
have brown eyes, red hair. light complex.
| ion. I live on n farm near Canoe. what
Their lost one of his legs and have to
| do all the blowing.
time. Will answer all letters and cards
| received.
JIM JHILDRES.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: am a new
member in your Letter Box. I viii describe
| myself TO you. / have brown hair, brown
eyes, fair complexion, / am ten years OF
| age / go to school at Addie; I am In the
fifth grade. We have fine times in school
before. Matte Lee Clayton Is my sister.
| She has written to the Letter Box before.
will close my letter for this time v,ron
Auule, ~ W
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
| your happy band of boys and girls. Auntle:
that French baby surely is pretty. l VII
describe myself. Have light hair; IT'S
| bobbed; brown ees, fair complexion, am nine
years old and am feet tall. / surely am
| in favor of the French lassie. l am sending
| 8 cents for her. / will go, bidding you all
"o'eu' LII LILA HUGHES. !
| Haleyville Ala, Route 6.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
| again. The last time / wrote there WASH I
| room for such poor letter as write. put
| I hope some Of the cousins will scrouge up
want to know what look like, so ! Will
4 describe myself. am twelve years old. five
| feet high, weigh seyenty-f0ur pounds, nave
brown hair, blue eyes ana falr comp Gomnie paor
| son. am not so ugly as you think. On,
| cousins, isn't the French lassie cute! ! cur
out her picture and put it on cardboard I,,,is
haven't any garden by myself, as my moth.
| er is dead and am next to the biggest girl
at home. I have to help in the family gar
den. How many of you cousins like to gar
I guess Aunt Julia and the, cousins had a
fine time Easter. I guess the old rabbits
laid, them plenty Of eggs; &c.,, ..,
Oh, cousins, I Just dearly love Aunt
Julia. She is sweet. Isn't she pretty In
her last picture, and she can get up some OF
the hest idens. sure did enjoy the cousins
letters on George Washington and "Dumt
Animals They were fine. How many OF
You cousins like flowers. do for one.
would like to exchange crochet or tat
ting samples with the cousins. Oh, 1 bel
the baby's clothes sure are pretty. I would
have made it some tatting~ but l had my
hands too full.
A new niece and cousin,
GEORGIA HUGHES.
Haleyville, Ala, Route 6, BOX 6.
wovr;do o. March Al 1910
| Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins-H re
that this will not surprise you ell at least
any, but am a formers daughter and like
farm life we'll and have been silent read
err a long time of The Semi-Weekly Jour
nal.
am sending cents for the French baby
Oh! I'm taking up too much room; will
run and hide. This is from your niece and
cousin, Jessie Willie Chapman, Wayside
Ca, r. F. D. l. Box 81.