Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-31
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the Representatives, to
All Dumb Things"
Rules

Help for the HeIpless-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 zoo
words.
Dear Children: When you read
this letter to you will most prob
ably be busy opening your letters
about trees. My, how I wish you
could all be with me, before my big
log fires! Wed open the letters to.
gether, and I'd let you be the
judges. 1t is going to be a hard
task for me to decide which letters
are good enough to go before the
judges, and it would indeed be a re-
lief, as well as a pleasure, to have
your help.
From your letters I gather that
you have been a pretty busy crowd
of youngsters, and it has proven
your interest in our Letter Box
when each mail brings a big batch
of letters from the box. You may
rest assured that my mind is busy
planning some pleasant times to.
gether this winter.
Affectionately,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please move
out just a wee bit there, cousins, and give
an old former Georgia Cracker room to edge
in somewhere in your merry circle of boys
and girls. My old home is in Georgia, but
have been away for the past six years, SO
you see 1 don't know much about you
cousins now, even though 1 do read The
Journal. 1 did my little bit in France dur
ing the World war and have been in the far
Philippine Islands since the war until about
six months ago, but, in order not to break
Aunt Julia's rules, cannot tell you any OF
my experiences, neither can l tell you
about our city of San Francisco and the
Golden Gate, but if there are any Of you
who would like to know more of me, just
write, boys or girls, or all of you.
Listen, you Georgia, cousins and near by
Florida and Alabama cousins also! am
going back to Georgia Christmas, and every
one who writes to me l will pay you a visit
Whan l 60 home.
live on an island, with an area Of only
twelve acres, IA miles out in the Frisco
bay and right in the mouth of the Golden
Gate, where the wind always blows. We
never have summer or winter, but have more
than our share of the fog. 1t has been
foggy here continuously for the past ten
days, and I am almost crazy now from hear
ing fog horns and ferry boat whistles.
Good-by, cousins; I hear the janitor com
ing back with the waste basket now, so
had better run before he gets there with it.
With love and best wishes to Aunt Julia
and all the cousins, I am your nephew and
cousin, JOHN Il. IAff'
P. s.-Ten cents for the orphans.
Hello, girls and boysI I thought I would
write a few lines to Aunt Julia's Letter
Box l am fifteen years old. l surely dc
get awful lonesome at times and would
like to correspond with some one. Good-by
to all. 1 will close. 1 wonder who is going
to write first Yours M siResF91y' GOLDEN,
Bette, N. c., Carterel County.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit
another Tennessee girl into your happy band
of boys and girls? l live in the country and
like it fine. l will not describe myself TINS
time, but will say am blonde. Woulo
like to hear from all the cousins, Will an
swer all cards and letters received, so every
one of you write to me. l am your ne"
cousin, dASS1E AhNo'
Harrican, Tenn.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: l won
der if you will admit another Georgia girl
into your jolly circle of boys and glrlsE 1
think Aunt Julia must be the kindest woman
in the world to let us Kids nave letter
box, l go to school at Graves Station, ga.
NV teachers name is Miss Alene Notes
will let you cousins guess my age am ner
tween thirteen and sixteen. All you cousins
"--'' ~ ' NOLLIE BIDDY.
Dawson, Ca, R. F. D. A.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another little Florida girl to join your happy
circle. l am thirteen years OLD and in The
40 nur "
How many of you cousins like to go to
school? l like to go very We'll. Our teach
er's name is Miss Clyde Hicks. i've IN
the country and like 1t fine. Some OF you
cousins write to me. will try TO answer
all the letters l receive. Lovingly
LAURA LOU SANDEFUR.
Madison, Fla, Route {.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes another Georgia girl to join your
happy band of boys and girls. have been
reader Of the Letter irs+ BOX srsrd toF tSinS
it is so kind of Aunt Julia to allow
us such a nice corner. l will let you
eG DG any ege all letters
a ne" '0u'lH' CLARA BIDDY.
Dawson. Ca, R, A.. Box 121'
Dear Aunt Julia: Let me visit you =, a
country. 1 like music, very much. Will
any Of you cousins please send me the
words of go Feather Your Nest! L go
to school every day and am in the eighth
grade. 1 like school very much. Will
answer all letters and cards received. Your
niece. "
Laurens, 8. c., Route 8, Box 48.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I've In
tended for some time to write to your
Letter Box" so today affords me the
greatest of pleasure in doing So. Oh,
just wonder what you are doing for your
selves? Getting ready to be in school fol
awhile, aren't you?
Fun is rather dull with me at the pres
ent time as 1 have a position at the st.
Martin hospital. But l do enjoy it so. When
any of you cousins get sick Just come
do enjoy helping to ease the pains and
of you girls or boys want to write me,
just address your letters to the under
signed. Will answer all received. A sin
cere cousin. -
Stuart, Va.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you let a
country girl in for a short talk? 1 wonder
what you girls are doing now since school
has begun again. Most OF you are going
to school, 1 suppose. 1 just wish I could
shake your hand, Bessie v. Campbell.
Yours was fine letter. I wish 1 could
write just such letters as you do. Now,
listen, girls, Bessie knows what 1t is to
face the world. 1 hope, dear friends, you
will never have any regret in taking up
training. I think it is a great work. Some
day I intend to be nurse. know you
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