Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04
AUNT JULIA'S COUNCIL
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THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
'Ielp for the Helpless-Kindnes to
All Dumb Things"
Rules
No unsigned letters printed.
| No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to zoo
words.
My Dear Children: You know l
| told you that I hoped to take you
| on a trip through the west with me
| this year, and l am still hoping that
[ may. In reading over one of the
beautiful booklets of the Canadian
| Pacific, [ came across this bit OF
verse, and as we have all been so
| interested in the prevented of for-
est fires, am going to quote it 10
you:
The careless smoker on an idle
trail
The smoking camp fire and a vag.
rant breeze,
Make all our ancient pride of WI 4.
avail,
You sad gray ghosts that once
were stately trees?'
Garry this bit Of verse in your
minds when you go camping.
Lovingly,
- AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia: Am glad Of the opportu.
nifty TO write to you and the cousins. You
cousins don't correspond with each other
enough. Come on, now, let's correspond
Why don't some of you first and second
cousins send in your pictures? I like to see
how peopole look. 1 live near Nichollsl. Ca,
and am in the eighth grade, but 1 passed to
the ninth. ] guess ! will finish year after
next. am nearly fifteen years old. 1 am
very fond Of reading. My favorite authors
are Gene Strstton Porter and John Rice Bur
roughs, but the very best is Zane Grey as
| like western stories. L like outdoor sports
a nd especially swimming. ! am going to ask
some OF you cousins to send me the follow
ing songs: Three O'Clock in the Morn
ing and Tell Me- and pal o. Mine"
and l will oblige you any way can. like
army songs. Ny brother has been in the
army and told me Of army life. l certainly
do admire it, bnt the ma jority of the boys
that are there do not. I live in the coun-
try, but I believe L would like the city the
best. Walter Dodd, L guess your age to be
fourteen. and I guess that Dora's is twelve.
Now write to me. Lois Barnes, guess your
age to he eighteen and if you will send me
your last address | will send you the song,
Careless Love- Flora May, l guess your
age to be eighteen years. Now. come on.
Georgia, Alabama's getting ahead of any
state. Come on, cousins and everyone else
and write to me as I will be glad to answer
all letters received. An old cousin,
ALLIE WATERS.
Nichols. Ga, R. r. D.
Hello. Auntie and Cousins: Am 40 glad TO
see you all this beautiful morning Aunt
julia, want to thank you for printing my
letter. All you cousins who wrote to me,
want TO thank you all, too. Say would yon
all like for me to give YOU the Fifteen
Rules of Health:" Well here they are:
]. Have fresh air where you live and
,. Wear light, loose porous clothes.
3d. Spend Rart of your time in the open
4. Have lots OF fresh air where you sleep.
3. Breathe deeply.
Food-6 Avoid eathlng too much.
I. Do not eat much meat and eggs.
s. East various kinds OF food.
q. Eat slowly.
Hapits-10. Have your bowels move at
least once each day.
II. Stand, sit and walk erect.
II. Avoid poisonous drugs.
10. Keep clean and avoid catching dis
eases
Actlvity-14, Work hard but play and
Is. Be cheerful and learn not to worry.
Cousins, this is my best health rule, BE
sure to take plenty Of exercice Of all kinds"
surely do hope some of you will try these
rules and see how you like them. My motto
is, "Do unto others as you have them do
unto you" Will the one that wrote the lit
tie funny verses ny the name OF .Nso9+
cha dnezzer." to the Council. please SEND II
to me. as liked it. | lost the paper that
it was in. l will thank you very much II
you will send it to me-. All you boys and
girls write to tourteen-year.old cousin ana
send photos if you can. Hoping to see tnls
IN PRINT '''' q" ''N NINA GROVE.
Bogart, Ga.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please let four Georgia girls into your happy
band of boys and girls!
what are you all doing for psstlme !:
We are going to school and we are having
some time, for it is so hot. WISH eacp
cousin could be here and go to school with
us. We go to Mt. Olive school.
We won't describe ourselt this time.
I. Lille Mae, am IL years old. l. Beuiah
am sweet sixteen. |, Alice, am, u years
old. ], Louise Jewell, am IA years old: =.
Cousins. isn't Aunt Julia a dear lady!
We all think she is.
Aunt Julia, please print this for this rs
our first attempt and if this is printed we
will come again soon.
We wish to receive lot Of letters and
we can. Write TO us separately.
LILLE MAE ANTHONY, Juniper, Ca
ALICE CHALKLEY, Geneva, Ga.
BEULAH ANTHONY, Juniper, Ga.
LOUIE JEWELL ANTHONY, Juniper, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and all the Cousins
have never written to the letter box before,
so here l come asking for admittance.
want to acquainted with some of the good
letter writer's. 1 surely enjoy reading the
letters and stories. Papa has been taking
The Journal for quite while ana thlnK
it is getting better and better every week.
Like most of the cousins, L live in the
country, and 1 must say l had rather live
in the country than in the city. Ihough
| visit in the city q little, but would not
like to make my home there. saw whefe
some of the cousins suggested that Aunt
Julia show us her sweet face. Do. for
know every cousin would cut 1T out ana
keep il. L know [ would and put it in my
emory book. Cousins. all yOn that have
not memory book you surely ought to
have one. I keep all OF the cousins pic
lures that come out in The Journal and ALL
the good poems, etc., and put the IN my
book.
Gladys Mullins, you have my birthday,
September %. but l am older than you. |
will leave my age for you to guess; 1t
is between 10 and 20. The one SuesseS my
age I will write you long letter. But
would like to hear from you, GLADYS: L
want to ask favor of the cousins VIII
some one send the songs. Meet Me
of the World Go By and when L Am
Gone You'll Soon Forget They surely
will be appreciated ana ! will return the
favor in any way [ can. Well, Aunt Julla,
| have enjoyed by visit very much and
please print this because want those
songs. All you that want to hear from
| Georgia Cracker. let your cards and letters
come to
Ashburn, Ga, Route i.
-. Co,s;ne. fhnra
room for one more Georgia girl to chat
little while? Will not stay long this time
I live on farm among the hills Of Haber-
sham and like farm life pretty we'll. am
T,apohar of tho Canning plub--hayo been