Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-10

won't get by the waste basket, as
this is my first visit.
/ want to first thank Aunt Julia
for the great opportunities extended
in her columns to so many cousins
all over the country; also for her
never firing efforts put forth for the
sole benefit of others. L know it
must bring a great source OF JOY to
her heart to know that she can so
much help to such a vast number or
people. She no doubt holds'a place
in the hearts and lives of a greater
number of young people than any
other one person any where.
This is the one time of year when
all hearts, both old and young arc
filled with joy. It's a time when
we let our minds relax from bust
ness and strive to make others hap
DIV. I have been very busy, although.
1 have enjoyed the Christmas fine,
and hope that Aunt Julia and all
the cousins have had a grand time,
and made all around them happy.
This is Sunday night and it has
been raining all day, SO have spent
the day reading. We take several
papers, but don't feel like I have
read paper until l have looked
over The Journal. especially the Let
ter Box. There were so many In
teresting letters in the last issue.
I have just finished reading an
evening story in The Journal Of the
Goth wherein was the words "stop
and think" 1t was very interest
ing. AS the old year is Just clos
ing with all it's opportunities, Civ
ing place to the new, it would be
wise for us to pause for just a mo-
ment, and think" What efforts
have. we put forth to make others
happy. And at the close Of the
greatest holiday of the year let's
don't close our hearts to the
thoughts of making others happy
until Christmas reminds us of them
again. This thought brings to my
mind a moral CLEANED from copy
Of The Oklahoma Methodist. issued
December 4, entitled Men. like
turtles, must live in the shells they
build" l wish all the cousins could
read the piece. In fact, a rich man
brought the plans of a house to
young contractor, saying build me
the very best house you can from
these plans. as L want to give it to
a friend. The builder was a thief.
The man did not know it. He took
every short cut he could, using
cheap material of every kind; slicked
it over with cheap paint and it was
done. Then the man for whom he
was building it brought him the
deed. 1T is yours. You were the
man that l was having it built for
He had robbed himself. We should
stop and think" We are building
now a house in eternity that we
must forever dwell in. How careful
we should be as to the material we
let enter into this structure! Oh,
we'll, cousins, didn't start out to
preach you a sermon, for 1 guess
you hear them pretty often anyway.
But as this is Sunday night may be
you will let me by. And if l do get
by the waste basket this time 1 may
come again and tell you what bad
boy l really am. l would like to
hear from some of the cousins. Will
try to answer all letters received
Wishing one and all happy new
year. A newcomer,
NORMAN LEE.
Leesburg, Ala.
Hello Auntie and Cousins: L have
read the Letter Box a long time and
like it better than any part Of the
paper
: l have always wanted to write to
the Letter Box.
How do you cousins like to read
the continued stories in the Journal?
/ like them just fine. I guess most
of the cousins are going to school,
l am not but do dearly love to go.
/ am real lonesome at home though
| read q lot whenI can get anything
to lkad Will someone please send
me the song about There's a Pretty
Spot in Ireland" don't know what
is the title to the song.
Addie Lee Kennedy: I'll guess
your age to be sweet sixteen. l do
hope l am right.
AS this is my first attempt guess
had better go. Please write to Il
lonely girl.
MARY LEE FORDHAM,
r. 4, Bx. 4, Eastman, Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Will you let an old cousin in for
few minutes chat? I will promise
not to stay long. Thank you. 1t
has been quite while since have
had the pleasure of conversing with
the cousins. I guess most of you
have forgotten me by now. I am
still living in the dear old state Of
Mississippi, and I believe it is the
best state in the union. 1 know all
of you Mississippi kids will agree
with me. will you not?
Miss Ethridge, we have a literary
society in our school, too. 1t is
named the Wilsonian League society
in honor Of eX-President Wilson. We
also have two basketball teams.
I will not describe myself this time,
but will say my age is between fif-
teen and nineteen. Who has my
birthday-February 7th? I will an
swer all letters received. Your cousin
ALMA MURRAY,
Pelahatchee, Miss.
Auntie Dear: My, what a nice
bunch of girls and boys 1 find in
your council. You see, I'm not
new cousin as I wrote to this corner
about five years ago. | was sixteen
then and was in Georgia, where we
now live.
This is my second winter to spend
down here near the Gulf and it's
so warm that it reminds me of the
times L used to enjoy in Florida
target Dracticing on wild ducks.
We lived in Sebring, q tourists town,
situated on Lake Jackson. I had
friends living on Lake Josephine
and Buck Lake, so I just took my
rifle along to help take advantage
of real sporty time. Rowing and
swimming, too, are my delight. If
you don't believe it, come down,
cousins, and join our picnicking
crowds to Vermilion Bay and Lake
Clarendon.
Aunt Julia, was fortunate enough
to see the beautiful Christmas deco
rations during the holidays in At
lanta, which you wrote about. The
Arcade was lovely, but Rich's was
the north pole transplanted in the
south. 1t makes the chill humps pop
out now just to think of those Alas