Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-05
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
"Help for the Helpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules

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: 1 can hardly wait
to tell you what our paper did for
us the other day. OF course we have
always known it was the best paper
in the world.
Do you remember when l first an
nounced that We would have our let
tiers on trees, l said "the best letter
will be published at the head of the
Letter Box" Well, then we an
nounced our health contest, and the
boy and girl having the best record
at the end of six months was to re-
ceive S. each.
When I returned from my Vaca-
ton [ wrote again about our tree
| letters and in my enthusiasm men
toned a prize each for the boy and
girl writing the best letter. You
can imagine how 1 felt when I real
lied that I had made the mistake
of offering two sets of prizes when
had only asked for the prizes for
the health records and intended to
give the place of honor to the best
letters on trees. There was nothing
for me to do but go to our editor
and make a clean breast of it and
! take my medicine. Instead of scold-
ing for my forgetfulness, he re
piled that the children couldn't zoe
disappointed and SO we are to have
the prizes for the tree letters and
the best health records. Do show
your appreciation by sending in fine
records and splendid letters.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Hello, everybody! Nice day. isn't it?
| hone | m going to be lucky this time. There
| is no use for me to begin to tell the wonder
| full merits of the dear old cousins corner,
/ for it's simply the grandest corner in Inc
Journal, and 1 settled the fact years ago.
1 do hope to gain admttance to this corner
| through dear Aunt Julia Long may she
live and continue to be the guiding star OF
our corner. Sometimes I wonder if we fully
| appreciate the wonderful little democracy
| that dear auntie is building in this modest
corner of the dear old Journal, where no
| creed denomination clique bars us out.
! | have written several times before. Tut was
! admitted only twice, and l certainly appre-
ciate those am thirteen years old, in the
eighth grade. If Yen cousins want to come
to or write to a jolly girl, let it be me.
LYDIA I5AG}NSBY.
Iron City, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please move
! over and let another Alabama boy sit by
| Aunt Julia, she grows to be dear
! auntie. What are you all doing this warm
weather? 1 guess you are like others, try
| ing to find cool spot for rest. L live one
| mile south of Jemison, on the birmingham
| and Montgomery highway. l am living on
farm. How many of YOU boys can crochet
/ and make tatting? l can, and always learn
anything that my sister learns, SO YOU see
l can help her if she needs me. Well, l
must 90. Thank you, Aunt Julia and many
wishes to you all. 1 am respectfully,
RUBEN CNUWSON.
Jemson. Ala, p. 0. Box 81
Hello, Aunt Julia and cousins! I wonder
what you all doing this rainy afternoon.
l have just finished reading a story, sold
for Cold 1t surely is lonesome. | am an
old cousin. l guess some of You all remem-
Der me. 1 go to school most of the time.
l have taken part of first year high school.
My brother finished fourth year high school
at Emory and Henry college this summer.
l guess you all are wondering how old | am
l will be sixteen in September. Cousins
write to lonely Virginia girl. would
like to correspond with some of the cousins
studying high school. With love and best
wishes, MISS NONA IlLl,ER'
Duty, Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
two Georgia girls to join your happy band
Of bows and girls Mearl is twelve years Of
age, has light hair, fair complexion, blue
eyes ) feet inches tall and weighs sew
enty one pounds. Allen is ten years of age:
dark hair, blue eyes and fair complexion: i
feet inches tall and weighs siXty-nine
pounds. We are going to school ana are
in the fourth grade. We have nice time
at school. We go to Sunday school every
Sunday We 20 to the i. Y, L. L. most
every Sunday night and wish ycu all were
here to 30 with MS. Well. we hope Aunt
Julia will print this letter fer u.s. for we
want to see it in print. our loy,n& cousins
MEARL M'GINNlS:
ALLENE AIGINNIS.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Here l am asking for admittance to the
happy circle. l have written once peIore'
and [ wish to thank Aunt Julia Tor PRINT
ing my letter. 1t surprised my mother very
much when she saw my letter in the dear
old Journal. Through Aunt JUDAS KIND,
ness l have gained some nice friends anu
1 wish to say in this letter that an Oh
You who wrote to me and did not get an
answer, l sure enjoyed your !etters, ana
| hope none of you will think hard of me
for not answering them.
1, like all of the other cousins, live IN
the country and like it fine.
Say. North Carolina, girls and boys, what
is the matter with You all? The otner
states are getting ahead of us, especl9Iiy
be IN with the rest. I'm we don't want
to be behind the rest do We?
How do you cousins like to care for flow
pYs? l am sure that l do. Mamma and L
have a lot this summer to care for, too.
| am 10 years of age. Would like too hear
from all of you cousins again. Your niece
ana cousin, LOUISE GOFORIH.
Kings Mountain, n. c.
Calhoun. Ga, Route B.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit another Georgia Cracker"
into your charming circle? Ill promise not
TO intrude but a very little while This
is my first attempt to gain admittance,
but l have been a silent admirer for quite
a while l think Aunt Julia just wonder
full for presenting we Journal readers
friendly meeting place. l live in the
country but 20 to town occasionally. L
enjoy farm life very much. For pastime,
l cook, sew, and care for the flowers.
l will be delighted to receive and answer,
letters from the cousins who want to
write With lots of love for Aunt Julia
and the cousins,
ELEANOR SMITH.
Ludowici Ga, Route A. Box IL.
enter the squash Just anywhere
they happen to come in contact