Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-14

erature. In each book will be writ
| ten the owners name, address and
| date of purchase.
Once week these books will be
| exchanged and each member pledges
himself or herself to take the best
| of care of the books, read them
promptly and pass them along. This
is really forming neighborhood Ii.
brary.
Many, many good books may be
| bought reasonably, especially those
not copyrighted.
Think this over and let me know
how you like the idea.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: 1t is with
great pleasure indeed, write to you all this
beautiful Sabbath afternoon, as 1 look out
on the never-endng Mother Nature and see
everything so full Of life. green trees and
grass, great fields of corn and cotton with
other plants looking so promising. | cannot
help but feeling kindly and realizing that
God is supreme over all, and should all
thank Him for all that we have. even the
air we breathe, the sparkling little spring
that gives us water necessary for very
existence could all realize how great
and good God is. I'm sure we would offer
ourselves wholly unto Him for service eter-
naly. Cousins, | have written be-
fore. but will say ] enjoy all the letters
thoroughly, it is q great inspiration TO read
all the good letters from every section of
the country and learn something of orr dear
boys and girls. Aunt Julia is dear lady
to make possible for the young readers a
means of correspondence among themselves,
and am sure each feels indebted to her
for it. I'm farmer boy, living in north
Alabama in the beautiful Tennessee valley.
country notd for its good roads, schools.
churches and refinement of its people. If
any of you want to move TO another place
come here for it's unexcefed for health
and other advantages, anything will grow
here, even pretty girls and gallant young
men. l don't see many letters from eX-serv-
ice men. Why don't more of you write:
was in service about thirteen months. eleven
being spent overseas and will say I had
great experience, while away. | was mem
Der of the famous Eghty-first Wildcat III
vision. trained at Camp Jackson, and Camp
Sewer. We stayed i'll France longer than
any other outfit with the exception of the
army of occupation 1t was our good for
tune to a great deal of England, most
of France and other countries while gone.
all of which were interesting, indeed. Now
plenty, quiet and happiness. and let's pray
for a continuation of the same and no more
wars | must close I'm afraid l won
he admitted Cousins, let's take pride in
| the I,etten Box and write real friendly. in
teresting letters. Wishing all great success,
L am, your new friend.
MARVIN Il. MOOhH.
| Huntsville, Ala, Route 2.
7, S.-Letters and cards appreciated.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: just
der if You all remember me. as am an ora
cousin I wrote to the Letter Box in 1913,
and received so many nice letters couldn't
answer them but L can assure you they
were all appreciated just the same. VIII
not describe myself l think it unnecessa-
| nv. | am asking a favor of you cousins
| | would like to get photo from every girl
who has my name 0.ucilel, as | want to
start my album and l wish TO fill it with
the cousins photos Would be glad to re
ceiyp one from any Come on, South
Carolina boys and girls. Don't. let the others
get ahead of us. | live ten miles from An
derson and ten miles from Clemson college,
South Carolina don't You think we ought
all to be proud of that dear school 1t Ger
| tainly is beautiful place to live. we I'VE
only a mile from two lakes where the girls
gnd boys 90 in swimming, but that il
Mace do not care TO 90 and more than that
| if | wanted. too. mother would not near OF
such thing. Would be glad to near rom
some of the cousins. but will not promise 10
answer all win try to answr all who snd
pn0'oS' a" O'u ''"S' LUCILLE WARE:
Pendleton, S. c., R. F. D. 8.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit little Georgia girl into your
| happy band of boys and girls | am 1arm'
er's daughter. and like farm life line :"
| to school at Draketown college Mr.. W. "
| Downs is my teacher. l am in the seventh
grade | have two brothers, three sisters;
| | am twin My twin name is loia'
! am off from home. staying week with my
| friend Mrs. Matte Smith. I'm having
| good time. What do You cousins do for
psst1me? | crochet and make french fringe
and lots of other things. / have lots OF noA
| flowers and yard flowers, too. | would IKE
| to exchange with some of you cousins. MY
favorite flower is the petunia. Our birthday
! is July II. If we have any more twins
write to us. We will he fourteen years old
| How many of you like to pick berries:
| do for one. How many like to read good
| books? 1 surely do. I am reading one
now, Lord Lisle's Daughter.' 1t surely is
| good. This is my first time. III close
| Your new cousin, OBA HEAIh'
Temple, Ga, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will You please admit
| Georgia girl into your happy circle Of boys
and girls? My father takes The journal
| and just love TO read Aunt Julia S and the
dear cousins letters. | wrote about thre"
months ago. hut was not admitted, so, If
| am not admitted this time | Will just con
[ slider my letter not worthy, My fathet
owns a large farm of about three hundred
| and fifty acres more. He also has lotS
| of turpentine worked. We live on an OAK
| ridge, and the still is just in front of the
| house. Not saying it hraggingly, hut we
! have very pretty home. love mus;
| above all things. and tie songs OF the dlI-
| ferent kinds of birds are sweet to me. l
| guess l won't describe myself this time tof
| fear you cousins would laugh at me. Who
| has my birthday. January %? ] win let
you guess my age; it is between sixteen
| and twenty-tbree Oh, will tell you my
weight, you won't think am the babI
| I weigh $50 pounds. | wish Aunt Julia ana
| the cousins could all visit me. We would -
fishing and kodaking and have n gram
| time There is a large creek about liza
mile from oar home. and we girls 20 fshln%
! often. II l haven't broken the rule hFa
better sion before | do. And If | am ad'
| ,1itted this time l will come again. hope
| to get letters from all the cousins. both
| hovs and girls not over twenty-five years
| old will answer all letters rece- ve1
| With oceans of love to Aunt Julia and the
| co1sns. BONNIE MOBILES.
| Glennvile. Ga. Route 3, Box SO.
Dear Aunt Julia and All: May I come and
chat with you good people little while this
afternoon [ want 70 compliment each and
| every one OF the writer's on the splendid let
| ters We have been taking The Journal
ever since the first of May, and l surely do
enjoy the many good letters. and also Doro-
thy Dix articles. / have just been reading
one of her articles where she has been ad-
| vising the little girls not to marry so young,
and it was just grand. If all the girls
would read her articles then take her advice.
| there wouldn't be so many little KIDS around
| trying To get a divorce. | know little
| boy and little girl that married and they
hadn't been married but a short while DeforR
the little boy was trying to get divorce.
At the age of twenty five is plenty young
enough to marry. Don't you think so. Aunt
Julia? ] know a family of girls who, II
one was TO live single until she was as old
Of her life and l am only nineteen. In dis
cussing powder and paint ! don't object to
it, where people want to use it, but | al