Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-26
Wampum, Pa.

cousin, -
Wampum, Pa.
Dear Aunt Julia: 1 wish you would
please publish the following, as l am
lonesome soldier boy, in lonesome country,
and 1 would enjoy reading and correspond
ing with some of you cousins. Will now
give a description of myself: nave nght
hair and waYy pompadour, and blue eyes,
a fair complexion, height five feet eight
inches and weigh 156 pounds and am
twenty-on years of age. l will close, hop
ing to hear from some Of you cousins soon.
SERGEANT GEORGE KEMPF,
Pr. N. Fifth Cavalry.
P. S.-Inclosed find ten cents in stamps
for the baby.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a Mississippi boy into your happy
band? am now living on farm trying 10
make crop, as it has been SIX years since
l farmed any. l IKE farm NE Tine. IL
was a soldier boy. l spent two years IN
France and was in several battles and never
got a scratch, but Lad very hard time
as soldier. l weigh 175 pounds. My age
will some of you girls write to a soldier
boy who is alone? So let your letters fly.
| will answer all.
Your new nephew and cousin,
Enterprise, Miss, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1 have just
finished reading the Letter Box, which |
enjoyed very much. Cousins, isn't 1t Just
simply grand of Aunt Julia, to allow us
a corner in The Journal? 1t gives us such
a splendid opportunity to get acquainted
with one another. Really, 1 am one of
the greatest hands to always like to re-
teive and read letters from the cousins of
the Letter Box. 1 certainly would appre-
ciate letters from every state in the Union.
SO come On, cousins, with your letters. Am
''sweet sixteen" Best wishes to all.
Lovingly,
-(MISS) ELIZABETH FREEMAN.
Jasper, Fla.
aunt Julia: Being a member Of your Let
ter Box and am very lonesome, would like
to correspond with some of my cousins
am a soldier boy and am in Texas. am
5 feet 10 inches tall, light brown hair,
brown eyes, weigh about 100 pounds and
am twenty years old. | will give a large
picture for the first letter and picture from
a cousin and small one for each succeed
ing ore. Hoping to near from some cousin
real soon.
IvoR J. COLLINS.
Troop NJ, Fifth cavalry, Maria. Tex.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: I en-
joyed my little chat with you all so much
before that / am coming to call again.
don't want some of the cousins to think
that l am not going to write to them
as l promised to do. I received SO many
letters that could not write each one a
letter. Cousins, 1 am answering your let
tiers in The Journal if Aunt Julia will
be so kind as to print it. This will do
as well as a personal letter, won't it?
Anyway, cousins, don't think I have for
gotten you. As soon as I can find time
l am going to answer all the letters I
have not answered. You may be sure !
was glad to get your nice letters if I
did not answer them at once.
Are all Of you cousins going to school
go to the Perry county high school and
am a junior. like to go to school and
think everyone should have an educa ton.
ponSiOS all write 10 for there
will be plenty of space for your letters.
l leave a lot Of love and good wishes be-
hind me for Aunt Julia and Cousins. Low
ingly,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Please,
Aunt Julia, may I come in and chat "a
while this morning? What bunch OF
you cousins! 1 really didn't expect to see
so many, but I'm not shy in the least
Cousins I'm sure each and every one
of you will agree with me in saying that
Aunt Julia is doing great and noble
be hers. Clarence Chandler, let us have
some more of your deeply interesting let
tiers. They are SO wholesome and are like
a sweet exquisite breath from natures
wonderland
If any of you cousins would like to
correspond with happy Georgia girl let
your letters fly. Will try to answer all.
Your loving cousin T ana NIECE NORMAN,
200 Winship St., Macon, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit girl from the Palmetto state into
your merry band of boys and girls?
have just finished reading the letters in
the last issue of The journal and thought
l would write one too. Cousins, 1 sure
do enjoy reading your letters. 1 live on
farm in the Piedmont section of South
Carolina and go to country school. So
you see studying is my pastime. What are
all doing these spring QaySI How
many of you like to read? l like to read
almost as well as l like to eat. but I sell
dom have time to do it. Eta Moody, I
would like to go kodaking with you. l
have a kodak myself. FELTON, Rice, your
letter was very interesting. And yours,
too, Frank Gray. Well l guess you all
Julia will excuse me I won't describe my
self for 1 am afraid would scare you a..
Well, 1 must be going as I am new
cousin. will be glad to receive letters
and from all the others, too. promise
to answer all received If you doa't be-
ROSA PEDEN.
Fountain Inn, S. c., Route 8.
Hello Aunt Julia, Cousins. Friends: Just
wonder what you all doing for pas
time? I have been. going to school but
1t is out now, so 1 stay at home a good
deal of the time. Gee, isn't it beautiful
spring weather now? Come on you Florida
girls and boys and lets don't let tine other
states get ahead fus. How many of you
cousins like music? 1 am very fond Of
flowers, which of the seasons do you
COUSINS like best? / like spring the best
because everything seems to be happy
then. Will leave my age for you to
guess. 1t is betwesn ten and fifteen. To
the one who guesses correctly will send
my photo. If any of you cousins care to
correspond with me let your cards and
letters fly. With love to all, l am your
little niece and cousin,
EVE GILSTRAP.
Bascom, Fla.