Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-20
AUNT JULIA'S COUNCIL
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THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

| FOX THE BOYS AND GIRLS
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'IIelp for the Helpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules
No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
Dear Children: am sorry that we
got mixed up on the lead in our
last weeks letters, but know you
will find the Willow Tree letter
worth waiting for.
1t is surely warm enough now to
make up for all of the cold and the
rain, but please don't let's complain.
I firmly believe that the Lord gives
us weather according to our needs.
Lovingly,
P. S. Please notice letters about
May baskets.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May please
be admitted into your jolly band? l have
been a silent, interested reader of your cor
ner ever since it first began. And it is i'm
proving.
What are you cousins planning doing this
summer? Some will go on camping trips,
fishing, hunting and in swimming. I do
like to go in bathing. 1 think every girl
as we'll as boy should learn to swim.
Cousins, I think it would be of interest
to others to tell something about our homes
that is interesting to us. so others can know
what we like best. How many like TINS
plan? will tell you little about the trees
| and birds around my home. There are as
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around our yard. In these trees almost all
kinds of birds build their nests they are
very busy building now. The first thing
you can hear in the morning when you wake
and the last thing you hear at night is the
sweet songs of these birds. l can't express
in words how much l love the birds, flow
ers and all of Mother Nature. Sometimes
/ think if it were not for the birds that
Did some one ask if she likes flowers and
music? I'll say 1 do; there is nothing
like better.
1t is cotton chopping time here. Some
I will help you. 1 like to work in the
field. 1 can do almost anything that
comes to hand on the farm. Cousins, how
many of you hang May-baskets the first
night Of May? My sisters and a few of
our friends and l went a May-basket hang
ing. We made the baskets of large size
match boxes, covered them with crepe paper
and put handles to them and filled them
is an invalid, 80 we made her a large bas-
ket and baked large cake, put it in the
bottom of the basket and put large bou-
quet Of roses on the top. We took our din
basket on some ones gate we rang the
bell and ran and hid. 1t is lots of fun
to hang May-baskets. Cousins, if you don't
believe it just try it next May.
Dear Aunt Julia, Enclosed you will find
a dime for the little girl. / surely do think
you are doing a great work.
Lovingly your niece and cousin,
lola CRAWFORD.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
come again, asking for admission in your
happy circle. Now, didn't l hear one comes
too too often, but l am going by Aunties rules.
small BASKET and filed it full Of SNOW
balls" and some wild flowers. took it,
Of an old lady's house. This woman's name
is Mrs. Barker. She has been down sick
for long time and you don't know how
sne was 10 gee r1s sne ba
again. Our school closed May 1, and we
had a real nice time. l was promoted to
Like most of the cousins, / live on a
farm and love to help farm. Thank you,
Auntie, for printing my other letter, and
arrives and Auntie is standing at the door
to let me in. Will some of the cousins
please send me the song, How Are You
Well, If don't watch 1 will break Aunties
rules. So all of you cousins s., write to me-
P. Sind inclosed 8 cents for an Or
phan.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
you please admit three new cousins into
takes The Journal and we enjoy reading it,
specially the letter box, We think it's
nice for the cousins to get acquainted
What do You cousins do for pastime?
We have been having a delightful time for
nearly two months. Have all three been
fall and winter months and are now hav-
ing the great pleasure of spending our
vacation together. We are cousins and the
greatest of chums, so you can imagine why
we are having such a grand time. We 60
fishing, boat riding, pick strawberries, read,
tat, crochet, embroider, sew, pitch horse
shoes, and oh, just a little of everything.
Aunt Julia, we surely would like to meet
you for we think it is so nice of you to
allow us. this space, to hear of the many
you are such kind-hearted lady.
How many of you cousins like music?
We are all great lovers of music and spend
a great deal of our time playing the piano
and singing.
We are going to leave. you guessing as
to our ages. We are between the age of
eighteen and twenty-four. If any of you
cousins care to write us, would be glad
to hear from you and will answer all mail
received. Hope this will escape the waste
to the letter box and would like to see
it in print. Your new cousins,
LIZZIE, LAURA and JURA SHEARER.
Lyerly, Ga.
Dear Auntie and Dear Cousins: As SO
many of the North Carolina girls and boys
are writing, thought l would write and see
if I would be admitted. How many of you
cousins like to read good books? do.
know most of you cousins do, too. 1 have
books in school are spelling, reading, Ian
guage and geography. L think 1 will be
a school teacher if l can continue in
school, 1 dearly love to 60 to school. 1
a farmers daughter and like farm life
fine. 1t don't seem if we are going
to get any crop planted because it rains
most of the time. How many of you cous-
ms like to go kodaking. Come to Dallas
and we will go. 1 will be IA December IS.
Who has my birthday? Please send me
letter of a card. All of you boys and
girls write to a North Carolina girl. Will
answer all received. Address
(Missl EDITH HOLLAND.
Dallas. N. G., r. f. D. 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
kindly admit me, a lonely little Alabama
girl, into your happy band? l have never
written to the Letter Box before, but never
fail to read the cousins page. As 1 am
like most of the cousins. country GIRL and
as it is a quiet place I very often have
an attack of consequences, and remember
ing you all as very fine old pals, thought
I'd see if l was in good standing. What
do you say? 1 very often sit and amuse my
self wondering what Auntie and the cous-
ms are doing for joy and pastime these
days. Will be delighted to correspond
with some of you cousins.
DOVE HAMMOND.
Flomaton, Ala, Ri. 1.
Ny dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII
you let two North Carolina girls into our
happy band of boys and girls this rainy
afternoon. We have just been reading the
letter box and think it just fine. We
live in a small town and go to school and
are in ninth grade. What do you cousins
do for pastime? We go to school and plar
the piano and read. We enjoy reading
very much. Christine is 10 years of age