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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

able to do what he hopes to-devote his whole life to making pictures that will make people laugh.
 Now. our little Alexander City girl -Emnla Osborn--is ono of Aunt Ann's little girls who wants to know all the other children of the page. Read her letter She is asking all shower.
 "11 try to answer every one can she says.
 Now the drawing she made of the little skating girl was just fine, but it was a little bit dim. so Harper, The Age Herald's clever artist, hal to go over tho llnes\ln ink. other wise it's just like shoNmade it. Isn't 1t cute?
 Which brings Aunt Ann to this great big subject: She wants all Kinds of drawings that children make to go on this page. But they must be drawn on totally white paper. Children can draw thsm in pencil if u ey like. but afterwards tf they will go over them with ink 1t will be bet ter. Do not gse colored crayons at all.
 Aunt Ann would like funny pic- lures best-pictures that you drew to make people laugh. If the children at school thought they were funny, well, The Age Herald's big family of boys and girls will think they are funny, too.
 Send them right along. Ask your fathers and mothers to mail them for you.
 With lots of love. and telling you to hurry" hurry with your let ters so they'll get in next week in time, Justa your AUNT ANN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
CONTRIBUTED BY MISS RuBEL

CONTRIBUTED BY MISS RUBEL
 You know there is nothing that's any moro fun than 8 birthday party. Do you think so? Remember what a good time you had at the last one you went to? You played all kinds of games. didn't you? Maybe you even won 6 prize for pinning the donkeys tail on the right place and I'll bet you had some ice cream and cake.
 Well. if you had a nice time at that little party what do you think you are going to do at Birmingham s great big birthday party? You know all of you are invited and just think one of the guests is to be President Harding himself. Won't it be wonderful if you get to see him and, of course, you will, tor he is to be here whole day.
 Most parties just last few hours but when Birmingham invites you to party you know 1t is going to be something very great. This birth day celebration is going 10 last 8 whole long week ana With all sorts of things to make 1t one of the hap piest weeks in your lives.
 You have heard mother or daddy or teacher talking about tho semi centennial. Well that means that Birmingham is 50 years old and wonder if you can close your eyes and just imagine what a tiny bit of 9 baby city it was when 1t was first born. At the party there are going to be pictures to show Just what q baby Birmingham once was.
 And then. you know, there is going 10 be the wonderful pageant at Avondale park, and perhaps some of youfare even going to take part in 1t Anyway. it is going to show you Birmingham when the Red men lived here and then it's gofng to show you Birmingham when it was a little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
CURRENT EVENTS
 FOR THE CHILDREN
CONTRIBUTED DY MISS RUBEL.

CONTHlBt TED III MISS Ht bLts.
 United States, England France. Italy. Japan and many other big countries of the world will each send a wise. patriotic man to this country November il. and they will meet in Washington and talk about disarma- ment. This big word means that all countries shoul1 put away their guns, swords tanks ard battieships and never again have au awful war
 Let us watch and sec what these men will tell tte countries what Is best for them to do and whether ttey think we should have any soldiers and sailors,
 stories come 10 our big papers every day telling us of the starving little children that live way across the ocean in Russia. They have no strong President or good man to see that their gardens and fields are not ruined but instead all they see and know is fighting. They have written letters to this country and beg us to send them food and clothes, as they are very hungry and cold. Our very good Red Cross Is sending to them every day now and other countries are helping, too.
 On october 10. which is next Mon day. all our fathers. and mothers. too. this time, will vote for whom they want to be the city commissioners, which means the rulers of our city. There are 20 men and three women who would like to he the commission CTS, but only the five who get the most votes will be chosen the 'Fa- thers of our City,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
Are You Getting Ready
 For the Birthday Party

village and now as big. big city where iron and steel is made.
 And, oh, boys and girls. have you seen the big tent right next to Wood row Wilson park? It's just like circus and everyone says it is goine to be more fun than a circus, bu you'll have to see for yourself wheu 1t is all fixed up. Then there's to b. @ parade--with flowers and pretty girls and tho President and Mrs Harding.
 Oh, YOU just dohs know what good time you are going to have al this party. And you know you al. ways fake a present when you go to az party don't you? Have you thought about what you are going to give Birmingham?
 She whispered to me what she would like to have for her birth day. so l am going to tell you. She wants love from everybody that lives here and she wants a promise from all the boys and girls that they will be good citizens and help to make her a great, beautiful, wonderful city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08


 The Age-Herald thinks it would be 9 very wonderful thing if parents would give over, these. occasions to their children and tell them stories, to a picture, show or otherwise do something that would make them love their parents even better than they do-and make home life merrier for all the family. ory-telling IS a fine idea--or reading aloud.
 There should be q regular pro- granYfne for these times, though--a real plan.
 Nothing very good can be done just by haphazard.
 In order that ou, as parent, may help other parents with suggestions, won't you write the children's page children Friday nights-and what you think is fine idea for them.
 In the Friday morning paper there appeared a series of interviews from some of the most prominent women of the community as to what they thought.
 Send in your suggestion.
 Every person OH eatrh has thoughts that other people would like to hear. What are yours?
 The children were also asked what they would like to have their moth CTS serve them for luncheon Ion Sat urday-which Is their play day. A big bunch of both kinds of letters follow. Read them, and read them to your children, for they will enjoy them. too.
 Of course, if some of the children get all they wanted to eat-and everything they have put down. there would be some sick children but mothers, of course, always have to know just how much of all these goodies is proper for children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
WANTS HELP so HE
 CAN GO TO SCHOOL

Here is g. little boy who Is very anxious to have Aunt Ann help him out with Dr. c. E. Glenn and all the school authorities.
 'He~says he's big enough to go to school, but they won't let him.
 Hear what he has to say: Dear Aunt Ann:
 Wont you get sne South High lands school to taae me? Mother says they won't, for I am only E. but I am bigger than Harry Dye or Frank Michael or Carlton Roe or John Morris or Duncan Burn-and they go. Yours truly,
 BARNEY MONAGHAN."
 Barney is tho little son of MT. and Mrs. B. A. Monaghan and gave the first dollar for the fresh-air fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

for rooster-a grap rooster. Ad- dress Tom Jenkins. care Aunt Ann. He is about big enough to fight l like to watch him fight.
 I want a set of colored crayons and Q pair of scissors for cutting out paper dolls They never want me to use the ones at my house. I will send you some home made candy if you will mail them to me, care of Aunt Ann. My mother makes the best candy. You ought to taste It. believe you would like it. If you will mail them to me, l will mall you the candy as soon as mama makes some. She Is going to make some, Friday.-Annette.
 I would like to have the book "Freckles."-Mary Wright. 501 Third avenue, Boyles.
 would like the book Nancy Rut edge."-Myrtle Floyd, 2aa1 Third avenue. north.
 I want the book called 'Sehecca of Sunnybrook Farm" How cen l get 1t through the exchange cuinmn - Gene Garner, 25o0 Sixth avenue north.
 
 I am very anxious to have fairy story book.--Edna Evans, GOT North Twentieth street Main 1890.
 I would like to have Blue Bonnet in Boston" Where could l get this book?-Mildred Abercrombie, 14'S Eighteenth street, south. Phone Main S254 L2.
 I would like to exchange one chicken
 and three Victrola records for
 pair of skates. Billie Canoles, 22lo
 Fifth ave, north. Main S653. I would like to exchange one brow
 and white cat and one baseball
 for two rabbits. John Cain, 2s2S
 Seventh ave. north. WANTED.-To exchange. one black
 and white eat for one rabbit. Will
 ton Cartledge. 6s0 tTEenty-fourth
 st. north.
 WANTED.--To exchange, one kitten
 for n pair O. pigeons. Howard
 Reeves. 24Os Fifth ave, north. Main Sss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
BOY SCOUTS, TOO, ARE
 CARING FOR THE BIRDS

If you don't watch out--all you hutle children-the Boy Scouts are going to be ahead of you in taking care of the birds this winter.
 Out at their camp near Acton, Ala they call it Camp Andrews--they have been very busy putting up bird boxes where all tho little bluebirds and jaybirds and moclSingbirds-and dozens and dozens of others-can crawl in and be happy.
 Did you ever see bird box7
 It would be so easy to have your father make one and put 1t up he- side the window or in a tree in the yard. A very easy way to make one is to get hollow limb, cut off about a foot of it and nail a bottom to it. Then put a little roof on, leaving a hole for tho birds to get in, and fasten it up high omewhere.
 You'll be surprised to see now many different kinds of birds will look at that box, and 1t will be in teresting to see which kind seizes 1t for his own.
 The Boy Scouts have put up many dozens of kinds of boxes at their camp. Maybe you'll see them some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

Can you hels me to get the book Nancy Rutledge?"
 2st5 North Seventh Avenue. What I want is the book named "The Lost Little Lady
 MARY ANN BROWN. 2313 Third Ave. Phone Main 179S. I want 10 get the book. "Tarzan of the Apes" ADA BROOKS. 232o Third Ave. N. Main 3376-J. Book wanted; I would like to have The Italian Fairy Stories"
 MARGARET COLLINS. 1918 North Twenty-flfth Street. Wanted, to exchange an Alabama History for Miss Billy" by Porter.
 BEATRICE JENKINS. 622 North Twenty-second Street. I would like to have The Mys- terious Rider"
 EVELYN ABERCRoMBIE. 2120 Fourth Ave. North. Main 701s-J Wanted--I would like to have "William Greenhill," book.
 DOROTHY LACY. 2224 Fourth Ave, N. Main 1911. I would like to have the book, Billy and the Major"
 AMUYN LINDLEY. 42o North Twenty third Street. Louis Apartment C-2.
 Wanted. the book called ''The Girl Next Door," MARGARET PEYTON. 2215 Seventh Ave, N. Main 7430-J.
 
 Wanted--I would like to have Lass of the Silver sword"
 EVELYN JENKINS. 24lS Fifth Ave, N Main 51o2. Dear Aunt Ann: Who wants to buy my collection of stamps for s4 or $S I will only take money I will sell 130 stamps for s2 or all my stamps for s3 or $4 William Groves, 2O2t Fourteenth avenue, south, Birming- ham.
 If you have bull puppy that is old enough to be a good dog, l want him. Address Mabel. care Aunt Ann. I want him to learn to sit up k am just so anxious for anything can get in the exchange column
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

The very first money has como in to help out the Fresh Air Fund.
 It's a whole dollar, and 1t came from Barney Monaghan-Just five years old.
 It will go to the fund that Aunt Ann is raising through the Children's Fresh Air and Humane society to see that little folks who are sick and who might never get chance to go to the country for fresh air can have that joy.
 Wouldn't you like to be a mem Der?
 Barney. who Is the little son of MT. and Mrs. E. A. Monaghan, brought the money to Aunt Ann his very self. He told Aunt Ann all about how he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

Dear Aunt Ann:
 As I have just come in from lunch and am not very hungry, I cannot think of many things I could eat right now, but some of them are: Candy, roast turkey, fried chicken, cake, four watermelons. one gallon of chocolate ice cream. chicken pie, oranges, apples and I'm hungry as a bear right now. Yours truly,
 VERA KERR Robinson School.
 Dear Aunt Ann:
 Of all things before Isnever have heard of having something to eat to be put in the paper, but think 1t will be good subject to write on. will never eat all that l am writ ing about. I have just eaten lunch so am not very hungry, but l would like to have turkey and cranberries, salad, iced tea, bread, boiled ham, fried chicken and baked chicken. chocolate cake, cocoanut, fruit, pound cake, ice cream, Jell-O, punch, nuts, fruits and candy.
 WILMA FAULKNER. Dear Aunt Ann:
 If should write down everything that I like to eat 1t would take a quarters worth of paper and all day Because I like anything that has sugar in it. I like roasted wieners, steak, ham or any kind of fruit, as apples, oranges, peanuts, watermei- ons, pears and grapes.
 Besides this. l like any kind Of vegetables. I had better quit before l starve. HOWARD SHARP. Robinson School. 7th grade. Dear Aunt Ann:
 Here is the kind of lunch l would like best for Saturday. but if I should Write about all that I like it would take a stack of paper as large as The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
THIS BOY EVEN
 LIKES CRABAPPLES

Dear Aunt Ann: Just after lunch our teacher told us we could write q composition on What I Like for Lunch on Saturday" If ] were to tell everything I like it would take all the paper The Age-Herald could furnish. The first thing is sorghum candy. cocoanut candy. chocolate candy, corn bread and peas, onions, tomatoes, snap beans, pork and cans, steak, sorghum, syrup weinies. saul sage hamburger loaf. pork roast, bis cults, ice cream cake, watermelon, cantaloupes, bananas. crabapples
 Of course, this is just few things for I had just few minutes to write it in, so I must stop before I get hungry. HOUSTON BOYD.
 Senior seventh grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
First Money Comes in for
 the Little Sick Children

was going to take care to see that tho birds get fed this winter. and that no cat will ever be hurt by him. or poor dog.
 Animals can't talk. and can't tell little children how badly they are suffering. and so the children have to think for them and know that any thing that would hurt a litle boy or girl would hurt poor little creature, too.
 If you join tho society. you will be expected to help the little sick chill dren with money you raise through childish parties and entertainments. Wouldn't that be fine thing to do?
 When are you going to join?
 Fill out the coupon and send 1t in today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
FRIDAY NIGHT LETTERS
Robinson School.

Robinson School. Dear Aunt Ann:
 Miss Norris. my teacher, said we could write Q composition. and have selected what I had rather do on Friday night. First, I mustn't forget my lessons. and the next thing is to play a game of cards. l expect I had better close before I mix my composition up with my English. Sincerely PAULINE FAUCETT. Senior Fourth.
 Elyton School. Dear Aunt Ann.
 On Friday night I want to go to the show. for l don't get my lessons on Friday night as I go to school all through the week, and when Fri day comes I try to have fun. For Saturday, would like for mother to have green vegetables for dinner. For supper I would like to have milk, butter. bread and little jam. Your unknown friend, IRENE SELF. Grade Four-A.
 Elyton School, Grade Four-A. Dear Aunt Ann:
 l skate on Friday night until and get up the next morning and help mother. When I set through study my lessons. Then l play. l would like to have for dinner some vegetables and hot rolls and butter and .. glass of milk. Yours truly,
 GLADYS TURNER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

Do know what this boys lap is absolutely filled with? Little bull puppies
 He Ma who goes Henley the other Aunt Ann that he had bull for something else Au3t right
  with all her little babies right But children in the world.
 Look how every puppy and Grover,
 Now puppies them anything playhngs anything colu free,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
JUST NAVY BEANS
 RANK FIRST HERE

Robinson School. Dear Aunt Ann: Our teacher has given us 8 short time in which to tell you the things we would like best to have for Saturday lunch There are many things I would like to have best. As I know I cannot have everything I want will men tion only few things I would like first af all: Navy beans. chicken, milk, steak. corn, cantaloupe. ice cream, tomatoes. bananas-and now I had better hush before think of something else to eat
 MYRTLE ANESwoRTH cavAnfh prada
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

lunch on Saturday. Besides II would write everything it would take all the paper l have. First, I like turkey and all kinds of salad, roast pork and gravy. all kinds of cakes and pies. These are few things I like best for lunch. Yours respectfully. HARRIS BRANNER
 Robinson School. Dear Aunt Ann: Now, what do you know about our teacher. Miss Norris. giving us permission to write about what we would like to have for dinner on Saturday. And I am going to tell you what I would like to have. 1 have not got time to tell you all of them, but can sure tell you what I would like best: Fried chicken, green beans, boiled ham, salmon salad and dressing, ice cream and cornbread, chocolate candy, cocoanut candy, peanut fudge and, oh, my, I am getting so hum gry I cannot sit at my desk until school is out, l don't believe, so Just must stop writing about such good things to eat.
 RUBY POWELL.
 Robinson School. Dear Aunt Ann: The things I like to eat best on Saturday, Is very foolish thing to tell The first thing Is good vegetables. soup and a half dozen frog legs fried in hot grease, with a pint of raw oysters and loaf of bread, a box of crackers with can of sardlnes. Well, I think had better close. Yours truly.
 BILLY HARMON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
The Children's s Letter Box

Age Herald building, so~I will tell a few things For eats I like beans, ham, pork roast, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, butter and milk. Then for dessert watermelon, ice cream, cake, jell-o and candy. I will stop now. because I'm so hungry I can hardly sit still. Yours truly.
 CLARENCE PRESTRIDGE.
 Robinson School, senior 7th grade. Dear Aunt Ann:--I am going to tell you the things I like to do best oh Friday night. and one thing I don't like to do on Friday night. The thing I don't like to do Is to get my lessons on Friday night. like to play outside if 1t Is not raining. We get a crowd together and play hide and seek and have lots of fun. But if it is rainy I like to sit up till late and read a book. so I can have as much fun inside as out.
 MARGARET COBB.
 Age IA. VII grade, Robinson school. Dear Aunt Ann The things I like best to do on Friday afternoon is 10 go home from school and feed my hounds and then wait for dark. When dark comes I get my horn and cx and hounds and leave for the noun tain. In about 10 minutes two or three of the hounds open up on a trail and the next thing that happens Is the 'possum is treed and l go there with my aX and cut the tree down and then all the hounds pile on the 'possum and we catch him and put him in a sack and we hear the hounds again and the same thing happens again. Now II had better close before l catch too many 'pos- sums. Yours truly.
 EDMOND WILLIAMS.
 VII Jr Robinson school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
The Exchange Corner

Such big Aunt Ann has this week! Won't
  write them at This column make 1t that pals get what they 
 Mary Carl who advertised the other day for pictures to go donated F. H. help another What have much about maybe dozens of other children are just for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
RAW MATERIAL, SUPPLIED

From Amerlcan Legion WeekIy.
 Mamma; Johnny why did you steal the jam?"
 Johnny, "I didn't want to disap- point the preacher. He prayed for all our sins to be forgiven and I didn't have any sins"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
SATURDAY LUNCH MENU
Robinson School.

Robinson School.
 Dear Aunt Ann: When it comes to eating I am always there. For lunch would like to have chicken, peas and good old home made pies. Of course. this is all in imagination. But If 1t was true it would take millionaire to buy all the things that could imagine. I am in an awful hurry to copy this. so I will close.
 CONRAD STUBBS.
 Robinson School.
 Dear Aunt Ann: What kind of lunch do I like best for Saturday? don't know of q thing that I had rather have than a glass of iced tea. boiled nam and salad dressing. bread. butter and chicken. Then I would like fruit, candy and cake l thing If l write any more I will have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

to leave school and get something to eat. Your friend.
 LUCY LEA.
 Robinson School. Dear Aunt Ann: I am going to write you composition on What l Like Best for My Lunch on Satur- day" though I do not like to write compositions. It Is very hard to tell the things that like best. I am afraid The Age-Herald could not find enough paper to publish 1t. will tell few of them. l like to have vegetables of all kinds, cakes, pies. fruits and many other things. am afraid If I tell any more that would have to go home, because I would get so hungry, so l will stop. though I would like to tell many more. Sincerely.
 CAROLYN YOUNG. Seventh Grade.
 Robinson School Dear Aunt Ann: Alas. as I have only few minutes I can write only s.nout half the things l like for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

Doesn't she seem to be having a very merry time this little girl? Do you think she is dancing or skating. or do you think she rides horse In a circut--right on top of his back This little picture was made by Emma Osborn of Alexander City, and she never dreamed Aunt Ann would get 1t in the paper so soon. She just sent it as gift to Aunt Ann. like Nttla children do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

The junior of The is for boys and All boys and contribute Original
  ceptabe Write side of address and Send all mail Ann AgeHerad Birmingham, by Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08
CHILDREN JUST KNOW EXACTLY
 WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO
 FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY y
-LyTTLe JOE

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to leave school and get something to eat. Your friend.
 IJTCY LEA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

If you have a bull puppy that is old enough to be q good dog, l want him. Address Mabel care Aunt Ann. I want him 10 learn to sit up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

Seventh grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-08

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william C arksaad Mike Hartman
5weresaCass@ Eake& callers Wednesday
and aThursday.
h h ESThorp andsthe men helping
him autoed to Shev1in Saturday eve
ming to- spend Sunday at home. They
returned heressSunday evening to
continue their WORK on the school
house here. H.. Sass4s !.
Z. Mr.e@Hartnian has: moved onto his
homestead here. 2TT- =
: The Misses Gay Mahoney and En-
ma Bliss and Dewey Bliss visited at
the Clark home Sunday. -
Charlie Foster is putting up a
house.
Henry Gregerson was Cass Lake
caller this week.
+ Mr.. McGhee, county superintendent
of schools called on the schools here
Friday. ,,., n 49,
The Kitichi- Goodland Christian
Endeavor society will give social
at the E. C. Smith, home Tuesday
evening, November 8. Every one is
welcome. Come and bring your
friends.
Several from here attended the
harvest dance at Pennington Satur
day night. II
Edwin Gregerson was in the vicirl
ity Saturday might. =. Is
, A large\ crowd from here Sturnet
out at the Kitichi- Goodland sfChris
tan Endeavor Sunday evening. Mr.
Baney was the leader The topic wa
Prayer, The next meeting is to b,