Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-21
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the HeIpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules

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| No unsigned letters printed.
| No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed
All letters not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
| My dear Children:
| have received quite a number OF
| tree letters, but want more. You
have a splendid chance to study
their beauty and usefulness and
now a fine chance at worthwhile
prize, so come along with the let
ters.
| Affectionately,
AUNT JULIA.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please let
me in the Letter Box for once. l read the
| letters and do enjoy them SO much. VI
| course I'm country girl and can say ike
country life, though l go to school in town
| nine months out of the year, so you see
| really have more town life than country
| How many Of you cousins have ATTENDED
| camp-meeting? I'm going to tell you ABOUT
| the camp ground my home. There are
| twelve tents, one hotel and an arbor. The
arbor is in the center of the grounds A
| good spring is near by to furnish good water
| for everybody. dwelling house Is also
| ON the grounds and this is for the preach
ers' tent. Meeting begins Thursday night
before the third Sunday in August and con-
tinues through Tuesday night. People go
| there with hospitality and visitors are wei
| coined and cared for. Out from the camp
| ground a short distance is hundreds Of acres
| of flat granite rock. People come to see
| them all through the yea rand especially IN
August. Moss and pines grow IN N PAGES
where dirt has washed. 1 was 16 years
| old January 9th. Who has my birthday
I've never found anybody that has, Cousins,
| write to me and I'll answer every letter and
1 hn off1if FOR n
the corner 1 close with best wishes to Aunt
N JESSIE BROWN.
franklin, Ca, Star Route.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit Virginia girl in your happy circle
| Of cousins? If you will I'll not take long
but will say few words and then run. l
| love to read all the cousins letters, and
| would like to be acquainted with them all
And will say this, if any Of the cousins
both girls and boys, will write me, I'll be
| only too glad to answer them. SO, here's
hoping many letters and cards will come
| this way. am 16 years old. l live In
| the country and like country life fine with
lots OF love to Aunt Julia and loving re-
CARDS to all the cousins, l remain, wait
ing for many letters" o,,
| Abingdon, Va.
Good morning to all. Here 1 am again
| after an absence of about two years.
Wonder what you consins have been do
| ing for amusement all this time?
As for myself, have been going to pro
tracted meetings and helping with the
/ suppose most of the cousins are prepar-
| ing to journey to school again pretty soon.
I am always glad when school begins.
Then I'm not glad, for you see l never was
| much on 'ole' history, and that is one
study that is never omitted a single day
in Mt. Union school, where l attend.
How many Of you cousins enjoy reading
| Though I'm sure all of you do. / am crazy
| about reading good books.
Am asking a great favor Of some Of you
Won't you be so kind as to send me
the books, as follows: kindred of the
Dust THE Blunderers of a Bashful
Man. and "a Forgotten Love-"
viii return books or favor. Write first,
please.
NY, my, but must be going before I
worry your patience, so come ahead with
| your card shower for October 7th, as that
| is my seventeenth birthday.
| With best regards from an old cousin,
| ELSIE L. THOMAS.
Herbert, Ala.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes a Georgia girl who would like very
much to get acquainted with some Of you
| cousins.
what do you girls do for amusement?
| 1 do lots Of little fancy work but the
| best of all l like to read.
Oh, like to go to the movies, too.
| will leave my age for you to guess,
between Is and 16.
| Some of you cousins write to a L. G..
| girl. VIII assure you an answer.
| With best wishes, a new cousini,
| SARAH B. GOODE.
Thomaston, Ca, R. F. d. 1.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: am little
| North Carolina boy and 1 want to join your
merry circle. This is my first attempt, but
1 hope it will escape the waste basket, and
| if it does 1 will come again. Some of you
| cousins write to me. Lovingly,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: live in the
| western part Of North Carolina, at the foot
hills of the famous Blue Ridge. From my
home you can see the Horseshoe Falls, on
| Spring mountain, that tumble down the
| mountain side distance of $50 feet, and in
the glorious sunshine the falling waters
| simmer like spun silk. There was an In
| dian chief, whose name was Skyuka, buried
on the mountain, and the hotel that was
built nearby was given the name Skyuka.
All who love beautiful scenery should come
| to western North Carolina. l am in the
seventh grade and am thirteen years old. l
am a brunette. 1 would be glad to hear
| from any who care to write to North Caro-
lima girl. Sincerely, -
Columbus, N. c., Polk County.
Dear Aunt Julia: Hello to everybody.
know that you are not expecting to hear
from a kid like me. l am % years old. l
i've On u 1drHl nave LWO LuOlc oLlhSAC oAo'SA
Daddy is dead. Mother is living. We are
lonely sometimes. Would like to hear from
some one who wishes to correspond with a
lonely girl.
/ Wishing you all much happiness, from
| AGNES GILLIKIN.
Betty, N. c., Cartret county.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please admit
a lonely grill from North Carolina in your
happy band of boys and girls.
My age is between fifteen and twenty
ic in f1n n0Cfn nD
North Carolina. 1 am not at home now.
am staying with my aunt in Harnett coun-
ty, 1 will be here until Christmas.
Guess my letter is long enough for the
first time so l will close.
| Hoping to hear from all the cousins over
fifteen. am a new cousin but an old read
er. - .
ELOISE MATTHEW'S.
Dunn N. C..R 8, care s. n. Norris.
P. s.: Would love to exchange photos
and letters with all who care to write.
Dear Aunt Julia and cousins: Here comes
band Of boys and girls. Like most of yor
cousins 1 live on a farm and like farm
life very much.
| What do you cousins do for pastime?
embroider. think it nice Of Aunt Julia
to give us a corner for the young people
Cousins, will some one please send me the
song, ~ Have Little Ship On the Oceans?
I am Is years old. Who has my birthday
April 81?
Our school starts next week. 1 like my
teacher. 1 am in the sixth grade.
| If any of you cousins care to write tt
a Georgia girl address,