Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-22

vile, Ga, but now I'm at work in Carriers
vile. My brother, Woodie, as most of you
know him, and 1 have gone into business
there, having bought restaurant. 1 surely
enjoy. the work. Will bid you all sdieu,
assuring you an answer to each one, IL it S
not in the millions, but come on with the
letters. An old niece and cousin,
Cartersville, Ga.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you please
admit three girls from dear old Georgia into
your happy band of boys and girls? We
live on the farm, and like farm life fine
Also are high school girls, and enjoy school
so much that we never miss a day. We
have a basketball team, and like to play
very much. What are you cousins planning
to do Christmas? We are planning for a
jolly good time. How many of you like to
read, so horseback riding and all kinds of
outdoor sports? We are very fond of them,
also are great lovers of music and flowers.
} Our favorite flowers are roses, pansies and
! thrySanthemums. Guess you all are won
/ dering what we look like. We all have dark
| hair, fair complexion and weigh from 100
! 10 $50 pounds, and our ages are between
twelve and sixteen. We would like to re-
| ceive letters from anyone who cares to
write. II you will guess our ages you will
receive snapshot Of us. Hoping to see
| this in print, remain, with best regards
! to Aunt Julia and cousins.
VIRGINIA LINDSEY.
RUBYE LOCKHART.
ORETA SMITH.
Tennllle, Ca Route A.
P. S.-If anyone writes to MS, please
write separately. Those who will, send a
snapshot.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Here comes
another Georgia boy to join your happy
band or boys and girls. | guess all the
| Young folks are going to school. l am in
! 'he min grade, am learning fast and like
my teacher fine. / am boy, between ten
| loy-
from you all. Cousins, please send me
some Of your photos.
DEWEY MADDOX.
Eastman, Ga, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
again asking YOU to let me join in your
happy band. have written one letter to
the Letter Box, and surely did make some
sood friends. L got lots of nice letters and
surely did appreciate them | want TO
thank you and the cousins for the good times
You gave me before. The Letter Box is
surely fine place for all the young girls
ana boys to meet, and think that the bows
and girls of Georgia are the hest in tho
"orld. would like to meet all of the
cousins and shake hands with then | think
IL Is great to have a lot of friends all over
me state of Georgia, and, of course we
IKE Tor the girls and boys of other states
70 JOIN IN with us. l surely do enjoy read
ing the letters that everyone writes There
was one letter that l liked better than The
others' but 1 am not going to say who
wrote IT,. l Will say the one who wrote it
lives at Smarrs, Ga.
Aunt Julia, 1 surely hope You will live
always and help to cheer up the boys and
girls, Tor we surely do appreciate what Won
are dong for us in giving us a meeting
pace where we can get to know each other
well my letter is getting rather long.
I win best wishes to Aunt Julia and cousins
am the same old cousin,
EARLE H. HIGGINS.
Surrency, Ga, Route l.
L. 81 will answer all letters received
II any of you care to write.
Hello, auntie and cousinsI wonder IL
you'll admit another Georgia Cracker into
your circle for little chat? Thanks Aunt
Julla III sit here by Miss Fannie E.
towel. I've been a silent member for
quite while, SO decided I'd write line
100. think the Letter Box is great in
splration to us all. 1t gives us an idea of
what other boys and girls doing in the
world l, like most of the other cousins
live on a farm. and think farm life is the
nfe' It's great fun to take gun and dogs
and go into the woods hunting for game.
Come, cousins, and Wen all 90 over on the
river fishing. live just y miles from the
Chattahoochee river. We boys go over in
the summer time, take a nice swim come
out and feel like new people. Some of YOU
cousins write me. 1 like to get letters
Write to me if you believe 1 won't answer
Good luck to all and lots of love. Your new
nephew and COUSIN
Norcross, Ca, Route 2.
Hello, Aunt Julia and cousins! I wonder
II you will let a Georgia girl join your
happy band this pleasant morning. 1 have
been reader of the Letter Box long time,
but have never written before. 1 enjoy all
the cousins letters very much and | enjoy
Dorothy Dix's talks.
George w. Ranes, from Alabama, l am
your twin. L was eighteen the 18th of this
month. 1 am small for my age for I don Il
look to be over fifteen or sixteen. l am
still a little girl if 1 eighteen Well,
dear cousins, L guess l had better not stay
so long this morning. All of you write TO
me, Tor all letters will be appreciated. With
love to all the cousins and Aunt Julia, q
new cousin, ELSIE GRAHAM.
Mount Vernon, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will YOU
admit happy Florida girl into your happy
circle OF boys and girls? I live in the coun-
try, and like country life fine. 1 live about
three miles from the little village Of Fal-
mouth and about ten miles from the city
cousins like to go TO school? l do. 1 am
going to school now. l am in the eighth
grade. We have two teachers al our school
and we surely dc have lots of good times at
recess and noon. Some of you cousins come
down to see me and L will do my best to
give you all good time. l surely believe
In having lots of fun. l have four sisters
and two brothers. Two of my sisters are
married. Who has my birthday? / will oe
fifteen the 9th of November. Well. 1 had
better 30 before L break Aunt Julas rule.
Now, auntie, please print this, as l want
to surprise my friends. II any of you want
to write, just send your cards and letters
to me and L will answer AS ever, your
new cousin,
ANNIE LEE HARPER.
Live Oak, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you kindly publish
letter from two lonely soldiers who wish
TO receive letters from cousins who write to
! the Letter Box? We have been over here
only a short while. As the islands are
small and the white girls few we would
like very much to write to some of the
girls back in the states. The islands are
very beautiful and could tell many in
terestng things about the customs and peo-
pie. We will appreciate very much any
letters from the cousins. and would like 70
| have them inclose photos if they care to.
We are yours sincerely,
SERGEANT w. G. LoCKLEAR.
PRIVATE r. f. MITCHELL.
Battery B, Thirteenth Field Artillery,
Schofield Barracks, Honolulu. Hawaii.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: After seeing
my other letter in print L had enough cour
! age to try to get entrance again. 1 wonder
| If you all have forgotten me already. 1t
seems that most Of my CORE pondents have
L answered all the letters l got, but 1 think
some just wrote TO see if I would keep my
| promise, for there We're some who never
! wrote again. What do you cousins do for
| paStime? ! read good deal and had
rather do that than lnost anything else.
Now, cousins, don't think because [ like
T. read that there not other things |
like 10 do, for surely do like to play
almost any kind of ball. I am going to ask
some one to be so kind as to send me the
book "St. Elmo" l will return the favor
in any way can. How many of you
cousins like algebra? I hate it worse than
1 will describe myself, as 1 like the letters
giving description and 1 did not give one
before. 1 am of medium fair complexion,
real dark blue eyes, an abundance of dark
brown hair mot bobbed), feet 4 inches
tall, weight about 120 pounds. Some of