Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-01

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII VOL
| admlt another cousin from Alabama into
| your happy band? We have taken The At
lanta Tri-Weekly for a long time, and all
| the family enjoys it. l always read the
| Letter Box first, and have wanted to write
long time, but was afraid of the waste
basket. Cow please print this, as it is MY
| first one. | am fourteen years old 20
/ to school and am in the eighth grade
| surely do enjoy going to school. | live on
big farm, and go hunting and swimming
| IN tile summer. I'm mammals baby and
help cook and do the housework when my
sisters are away. ] like most Of the girls
| who have bobbed hair. If this is printed
next time l write I'll take subject on
| some of my school studies All YOU girls
| and boys write to me, and III answer all [
| get must close, with best wishes to
| Aunt Julia.
BUSTER WILSON.
| Brewton, Ala, Route &.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Are Won all
| here: Will you please let little blonde
Glri OF Alabama chat with YOU a while :?
| IN, knew you would. I'm lonesome, think.
| ing of you all scattered about on this great
| sea of the United states by the Shin Of
| Time, which is steered by the hand OF Fate
and the only way can get in touch with
you Is just to write. How do you intend
| spending Thanksgiving? Well, I'm IA little
| rcd-headed school ma am. SO .'we' are going
| to observe the day by singing, recitng and
| eating turkey of course. If you'll listen
| attentively by radio now. I'll sing you orl
| lhanksGiving song, which | composed my
self. Sung to the tune of Farewell to
| Thee,
Abe You thankful to the Father above
| For the kindness of His love?
| Are YOU thankful for the food of life
which lie furnishes through peace or strife Z?
FIRST CHORUS
| We're thankful to Him,
| We're thankful TO Him
| First for the life we spend too idly here.
| We're thankful to Him.
| We're thankful to Him
we thank Him with our hearts sincere.
Are YOU thankful TO the Father above
| which He sends to ripen grain?
Are YOU thankful for the friends He gives
| you?
Are you ever found faithful and true?
SECOND CHORUS
| We're thankful to Him.
We're thankful to Him
FOR the sun and rain and our friends ralnr. g..
we re thankful to Him,
| We're thankful to Him,
ana Will be true forevermore
of course the words are simple, but
Just thought dropped now and tren
May wander where it's never bsen.
kE that true, cousins: Ill not worry
You longer now, but listen! Although I'm
Gulte busy with school work las | am prin-
| opal OF two-teacher SCHOOL,. I shall he
giad to exchange friendly thoughts with any
(MIss) MAYME CLARK.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: wan Won
admlt an Alabama girl into your happy band
or boys and girls? ! live on farm and
IKE farm life fine. My father takes The
Journal and l surely do enjoy reading the
Letter Box. What do you cousins do for
/ paStime: | go to school now and study fine
sixth grade. Some of you cousins come to
see me and we will go to see the hin gulIr
nat Is near my home. 1t surely is a large
ne. Well | will let YOU all guess NV Age
is between ten and fifteen. You ought to
&c my yard full of October pinks, they sure.
are pretty. l wrote to the Letter Box
nee before but it was not printed and
pc this one is printed as one of NV friends
II are going t. see which one receives the
Isl letters, so write to me cousins Your
W cousin, OSSIE MAE BADDELL.
Brent, Ala, Route /. Box II.
T. S.-Who has my birthday Apri1 z?
Dear Aunt Julia anu Cousins: Will YOU
Hoy an old member of the Letter Box TO
enew her membership? l wrote in 1920
!ccelved many interesting letters. So many
u could not possibly answer them all, but
surely appreciated every one. Perhaps you
all do not remember me, | was Leo Lassi-
|
Marietta High school in 1922. Began teach
ing in November and married in December
| finished my school while my husband took
| business course. We have come to Flor
ida for the winter. surely think Florida
Is pretty place. and above all such COOL
place for fishing. Listen, girls, will you all
please send me q scrap OF material suitable
for my Friendship quilt l would like
the scrap to be about inches square, of
some pretty singhams. l will try to an
swer all the letters that send scraps. Yours
lovingly, MRS. LEN JOLLY.
BunneA, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit two Georgia girls into your
i happy band of boys and girls: We, like
most other girls, live on a farm, and like it
| fine. We would not exchange country life
| for city life. say cousins, how do YOU all
| ike flowers We are very fond of flowers.
| Our tavorite flowers are roses and ferns.
We Like TO have pretty flowers. As for