Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-27

old November 2. Who has my birthday?
Ny chum. Charlotte Bassage, is spending
few days with me, as her mother and father
are away, and we decided to write to the
dear Letter Box at the same time. l ust
dearly love to read the Letter Box, also
MARY Merediths Advice" Don't you
cousins think Aunt Julia a dear? My! But
we do have a good time! We just ride
around in the car; we just go all the time.
What do you do for pastime? We 60 hunt
ing and fishing and like all outdoor sports.
We have all the new pieces on the graf
onola and we sure have fun playing them.
How many of you cousins know how to play
baseball? We are on the girls team. l
ca tcher and my chum is pitcher. l am
in the seventh grade at school. Our school
think. We have our hair bobbed and believe
we are cute. IIa! ha! We have all kinds
of tropical fruits, for, you see, we live In
the extreme southern part Of Florida. l
would like to receive letters from you
'OD'lH' NsAr 10y ASs EMiIY HoUGH.
Zolfo, Fla.
Dearest Aunt Julia, Cousins and Friends
Please let a Florida sport in this rainy
afternoon. / have written once before and
can say I certainly did receive some nice
letters, and every one was appreciated very
much. l wish some of you cousins were
mere WITH me JNlS dlJeruOOu. we WouIu
have a big time. J. G. Stonecypher, your
letter was nice. Cousins, I hope that can
make some true friends through the Letter
Box, so some of you cousins write to me,
for / certainly do like to get letters. l
think Aunt Julia is grand woman, and I
think that you cousins will agree with me.
Lots and lots Of love to Aunt Julia and
the cousins. A happy FLORIDA 6Ts gg girl;
Westville, Fla, Route 1, Box 90.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I am visit
ing my grandmother, who lives in the
country, and she takes The Atlanta Tri-
Weekly Journal. I think the letters from
the cousins are very interesting, and l
Tenn, and visit my grandmother during the
summer. 1 very lucky to be able to
enjoy tho advantages of both places. 1 am
fifteen years of age and in the eleventh
grade. I like all kinds Of sports, tennis,
swimming, basketball, etc. Won't some of
you boys and girls write to me? I will
lonesome at present. Won't some kind heart
take pity on me? Excuse me for staying so
long. A new cousin,
AMYE ANDREWS.
Cunningham, Tenn.
P. S.-My kitten is trying to tear up my
letter.
Dear Auntie and Cousins 1t has been
quite a while since 1 was, last in your cir
Gle, and a great deal has happened since
then. Father Time brings gladness mingled
WIN SADNESS, DuC we nave TO accept all
with smile or a tear. But we will all
agree that the former is the best, won't wei
When last / wrote you l was a grammar
school girl, but now | am a high school
kid, and can say l enjoy school life fine,
even if l do get provoked at my studies
sometimes. Where 1 am, at present, is a
lovely little village, surrounded on either
side by soaring mountains. Here is where
sports the country claims, as going in
swimming, horseback riding, etc. In the
winter go off to school. Last year
went to Athens, Ca; this year I'm going to
Atlanta, Vacation time will soon be over,
too-only about one more month. Well, !
suppose we've all had our flower hunts and
camping trips out and are ready to start
back to school. AS we all look so much
alike in our descriptions, I'll just say I'm
medium brunette and am fifteen years of
age. Dear Aunt Julia, 1 hope I haven't
gone over the limit, but, as you're having
such nice time on your vacation, maybe
you'll excuse me. Your niece and cousin,
Iron City, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia: 1 would like to join
your happy circle of cousins. l am q
boy, 10 years old. Guess some of you re-
member Bertha and Ihelma Kinney. They
with them, and we are having some fun, be-
lieve me. My home is in Gadsden, Ala,
but L have been here in the country since
May helping one of my uncles on the
and like it fine. l go to school when al
home. 1 am in the sixth grade. l thinl
we should do our best to get an education
Now, I guess 1 will be back home by
the time this is printed, and my address
there is Alabama City, Ala, Route L. ]
would like to hear from some of you cous
ms. With best wishes to auntie and the
| cousin, ALVA HALL.
Alabama City, Ala, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
sissippi girl in your happy band of boys
and girls? I have never written to the
Letter Box before but never fail to read the
cousins page. AS am like most of you
cousins, country girl, and as it is a quiet
place l very often have an attack of lone
someness, and remembering you all as very
fine old pals, thought I'd see if 1 was in
good standing. What do you say? I very
often sit and amuse myself by wondering
what Auntie and the cousins are doing
for joy and pastime these beautiful but
hot summer days. Going to protra ted
meeting, l guess, as they seem to be the
60 at present time. Our meeting starts
Sunday and how 1 do wish Auntie and the
cousins were over here to go with me; we'd
oil have fine time going to church and
eating melons. What did you cousins do tC
celebrate the Fourth of July? We had q
grand and glorious time here. Had picnic
barbecue, ball game and speaking and plen
ty of dinner. Wait! 1 hear Aunties com.
ing. l must CO. I'm five feet four inches
tall, black hair and eyes, dark complex
ion and the rest you already know. Will
be delighted to correspond with some of yor
boys and girls, so let your letters fly. A
new cousin,
LETTA B. DAVIS.
Richton, Miss, R. No. l, Box SO.
L. S.-1nclOSed find five cents for baby
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Will you
please admit another South Carolina Cir
into your happy band of boys and girls?
have been a silent reader of the letter box
for long time. So 1 decided to write
What do you cousins do for pastime? AS
for me, read good books. If any of you
boys and girls wish to correspond with q
South Carolina girl, just let your cards and
letters fly to VIOLA SMITH.
Cades, S. c., Route 1, Box 7.
.IHayo, Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will YOU
please admit a lonely south Georgia Cir
into your happy band? L sure do enjoy
reading the letters. I will describe myself
as it is the rule. Please don't run, SO here
goes: Gray eyes, dark hair, fair complex.
ion, wear glasses, my age is sweet sixteen
l live in the country on a farm of twenty
five acres, and like farm life fine. What
do you cousins do for pastime? 1 help
mama cook; read and write, also help papa
on the farm. l live about ten miles from
county site at HObOken. Cousins II