Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-24


little Florida girl, and live in Escamola
county, about two miles south OF the little
town of Bluff Spring. L do not go 10
school now; QUA school closed last January
[ was in the eighth grade. / will be M
teen years old next June 2Sz Who has my
birthday? My friends, Ada and LaYada
Levins are writing to the Letter Box 100
l live about quarter of mile from Ada
and Lavada. We go to church and sunday
school every Sunday, and have nice time.
l live in the country, but not on farm.
would like TO exchange life with any CITY
girl. L crochet and embroider. nave 1or
a pet, cat. 1 get lonesome sometimes,
and would like to get letters from all the
cousins. Say, cousins, don't YOU think
Aunt Julia is kind lady to print our let,
ters? Ny favorite flowers are roses and
violets. Do you cousins like to read good
books? Id for one. have read ST.
Elmo" 1.-The Shepherd of the Hills" "That
Printer of Udells,'' "The Valley of the
Moon 'and Desert Gold" and lots of other
good books. l must close, before l break
the rules. All you cousins write me and
see if you do not get an answer With
best wishes to Aunt Julia and the cousins,
from your~n new bluc-cyed cousin,
MISS EVELYN MOORE.
Bluff Springs, Fla.
Hey Everybody! oh! Auntie, please open
the door and let me in, for it is raining
outside and 1 don't like out here for it is
laundering, and I'm a little afraid, as it is
me for coming, for it is my first visit,
and I've been crazy to come for long
time. And 1 want to tell you Secret
while the rest are not listening-you are
my 'bestest" auntie and l know l will
be coming back soon, if you treat so
good this time. Who has my birthday,
January 10? l was twenty last January.
would like to hear from my twin, and
will answer if l can. For pas time [ GRO
Chef. tat and 1 just finished a rug today.
don't have very much time to read these
days, for I've been planting flowers. and
hoeing some in the garden. We have a
fine garden, or everyone that sees it thinks
so. Lonnie Mae, you see 1 did have the
nerve to write. It's n wonder, isn't it ?
I'll be going, for L had rather be home on
stormy night like this, anyway. If any
one would like to write t "blue-eyed'
Ala ama girl I would be pleased to hear
from them, and will try to answer all.
Will not promise to answer all for I (might)
get as many letters as Mr.. Bridges got,
and l could not answer all those letters
Goodness, it's getting late. Goodnight.
With love to all,
RUBY CHUMBLER.
Gaylesville, Ala
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
an Alabama girl to be admitted into your
happy band. l have never written before
but hope that Aunt Julia will persuade
someone to move over a bit and give me a
seat by Elmer Bridges as 1 think he is such
d july IVY Dduuy IL u SUBSCRIBER OF line
Tr-weekly Journal, and 1 think that the
Letter Box is just fine, don't you, cousins?
Roy Pierce and HELEN Biggers, come again,
your letters were just fine. but of course,
all the others were also excellent. Come on,
Alabama boys and girls, don't let the other
states get ahead of us. If any one has the
book Of the Trail of the Lonesome Pine
and will lend it to me, I will return it after
reading and pay postage both ways. How
many Of you cousins like flowers? 1 do for
VI hnt ND
this spring and they are all up and growing.
also have several kinds of box flowers.
Well, as 1 see frown some of the cous-
ms faces, will go, saying that | am a lit
tie girl of sixteen summers and live in the
country. If any of you boys and girls care
to correspond with jolly kid, let your let
tiers come. l will answer every one OF
them. Please. Aunt Julia, print this, it
is my first visit. A cousin.
BESSIE HALSTEAD.
Caps, Ala, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please give a little Georgia girl admittance,
just short chat. Aunt Julia, for it's such
a bright spring morning l can't stay in
doors very long, you know. Wonder what
you cousins do for pastime. OF course, we
country folks are farming, planting and
transplanting flowers. 1 have lots of ele-
drangea or rooted ever-blooming roses or
ferns Of any kind. Hurrah for Walter
Phelps, Athens. Ga, for if there's anything
like is for the boys and girls to have a
little pride and of course, there's no harm
in painting and powdering n little, of course
realize some 60 to extremes, and when
you see a boy standing on some corner max
ing remarks Of the girls having too much
paint and her skirt too short, or her hail
done up in two large puffs, then just pic
ture him to be the boy who drinks, smokes
cigarettes, uses profane language and al
most anything Imaginable except something
good. For there was never a real up-to
date boy who didn't prefer the young lady
that he intended taking out to be as neatly
and stylishly dressed as those of his pals.
| Now, who says no to that? Thank you
| Aunt Julia, I've enjoyed the stay so mucl
and will surely come again. If any of yOl
wish to hear from brown-eyed child. JUS
! send your letters to CLYDE HOLT.
Gresston, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Do TAKE
my bonnet and let me have a seat by Ma
| rie Robinson. l wonder if any of you re
member me 1t has been three years since
| 1 have written you and oh. my, the nice
| letters l received Let me Sc chow many
many 1 Joined the Girls Demonstration
| club six years ago and won so many diff
| ferent prizes won't tell of all of them,
| won two scholarships to the University o
| Georgia, l won the first one in 1918, W.
! were taught to can, sew, make baskets, cool
and all kinds of gardening, and then shown
| Agood time, such as street car rides, fret
movies. and red lemonade and ice cream
the palm garden, and parties, etc. L woi
| the last one in 1921, and made good use of i
! last summer, also got my certificate II
| 1921. Last summer ! attended the shor
| sourse at the A. & NJ. school at Triton, wa
taught the same thing there. had parties
| movies and enjoyed one open air concert
and many other sports, besides got eats.
! got lots o'learnin' as our colOred friends say
| Am sending a picture of my two little sis
| tiers and 1 have changed little as my hal
| has grown out. Please pardon me. aunte
for staying so long. Would like to hea'
| from some of you cousins. Lovingly.
EVELYN HARRIS.
Cordele Ca, Route D.
| Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: again ash
for admittance to join your merry circle
| thanking Aunt Julia for printing my othe
letter, in which 1 gained many friends
| Aunt Julia is very dear to us, hut mother
is the dearest woman IN an the " 4iIa
| James NJ. Mcmillan, your letter was tlne
| Mississippi doesn't have any scenes as otne
| states do. Florida and Virginia are th'
most beautiful states, 1 think, from thu
| scenes I have seen. Mississippi is a beau
| tiful place, with its budding trees and flow
| ers now. 1t is springtime. and the swee
perfume Of the flowers and the songs Of
! birds light UP the world. My letter is get
| ting lengthy. so I will close. 1 would IKE
| to hear from the cousins again. I VIII tr!
SUSAN MERRITT.
Leakesville, Miss. Route A.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Here's
west Florida girl asking for admttance int,
| your circle. 7 am very interested in younl
people and I do love TO hear from them:
correspond with number OF boys and girls
! but I'd like to hear from some of tn'
| cousins. We have very beautiful littl'
! town here. Everything is so pretty ant
| green. Our town is small, but 1t is yer,
| pretty to me. There are lots Of big oa'
trees here and the most beautiful flower
| you have ever seen. We have lots of Joll'
| boys mad girls. and we're always ready 70
good time. 1t will soon he time for swim
ming. and 7 surely will he glad. We hav
very pretty lake in Which we go hathinG
! I am seventeen years old and [ teach schoo
| in the winter. Cousins, my space is limited
! and il you would like to know more abou
me just write and I will gladly tell You an'
send you my picture Then yOu can decid
for yourself. m looking for lots of letter
| soon. LOUISE NJ RAE