Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-20
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the Helpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules

Rules
No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written on both sides Of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
Dear Children: If were a poet
would certainly send you a poem
about the daffodils in our yard.
The sky overhead is so dull and
gray, there is fitful drip, drip of
water from the caves of the house,
the rain comes in gusts with the
wind, but these gay little blossoms
hold up shining sunny faces as if
determined to brighten the day.
You will learn a lot, and get a
whole lot more pleasure out of life,
If you will just study the trees and
shrubs and blossoms around you.
1t always delights me to get let
ters from you about your home, your
gardens and your pets.
Lovingly, AUNT JULIA.
Dear Auntie: I am now attend
ing Horny Industrial school here.
My school work keeps me very
busy, and have not time to answer
the many kind letters I received
when my last letter was published.
ask the pardon of those friends
who wrote.
1t would be a good idea, I believe,
to write "newsy" articles for the
Letter Box. Just tell humorous,
serious, dramatic or tragic, personal
incidents. We might also write
verses. L note a few cousins who
have already done this. Ross Hol-
STEMS poem in the poets corner was
especially good.
] have not space here to try my
hand at any of those literary eff
forts so 1 will wait till you cous-
ms decide the question. I know
Auntie won't mind, for she as we'll
as we, wishes to see our department
improve,
Cousins, good-by,
LUTHER CLARK.
Aynor, S. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Will you please admit a lonely
North Carolina girl to join your
happy band of boys and girls. I
will promise not to stay long, as
this is my first attempt to write.
Wonder what you cousins are doing
these rainy days? [ read good books
and crochet. Will leave my age
for you all to guess, between fifteen
and twenty. Now if there are any
of you cousins who think you would
enjoy corresponding with lonely
North Carolina girl, write to me. l
will answer all letters received. Any
one that has the song, LET the Rest
of the World Go By" please send it
to me. / will surely appreciate it.
A new cousin,
WILLIE WEST.
Andrews, N. c.. Route 1.
Hello! Aunt Julia and All the
Cousins: I wonder if you will let
me join you this a, m? have
knocked at your door five times, but
was admitted only once, over two
years ago. But 1 hope Aunt Julia
will be so kind as to print this, for
I get. so lonesome sometimes. AS
am the oldest child of the family,
and my largest sister is only years
old, not old enough to be a "chum,"
you see, and a letter would cheer me
up when I have a case of the
"blues."
MY age is between IA and 10 years.
I live on a farm, miles from
Adrian, Ga. I like country life fine,
especially in the springtime when
all the trees are green and flowers
blooming. I like to take stroll
when the violets and daisies are in
bloom, and hear the birds sing. The
mocking bird is my favorite and l
think it a shame to kill them. I
am also lover of music and books.
Among my favorite books are "St
Elmo" Anne of Green Gables, ."
"The Homestead on the Hillside and
Tempest and Sunshine" and if any
of you Cousins who have the book
"Annie of Avondale." or any other
that they would not mind lending
1 would be glad to borrow them, but
write first.
L see from the Letter Box that
there is about to be fuss" about
face paint" and l sure do agree
with Roscoe Given and will say
that I sure don't think it pretty to
have your face painted red in one
spot and the other white as snow
with powder. l don't think it any
harm to powder with some pure pow
der, for 1 powder and almost every
one else, but I sure don't have to use
rouge, as nature has painted me
enough. Let me hear from all those
who agree with me. Guess had
better stop lecturing.
ADELL LOCKHART.
Adrian, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Will you let another North Carolina
girl join your happy band Of boys
and girls?
[ have been a silent reader of The
Journal for a while, and like the
Letter Box best of all.
AS this is my first attempt, will
not describe myself, but by age is
between 16 and IS,
What do you Cousins do for pas
time? 1 crochet and help mother
with the homework.
Well, 1 will close by asking every
body to write at an early date.
Your New Cousin,
VIOLA TROUTMAN.
Concord, N. c., Route 8, Box 43.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I
have written once before and heard
from several of the cousins. 1 dear
ly love to read Aunt Julia's and
cousins letters. I hope Aunt Julia
had a nice time in New Orleans,
don't you, cousins? I like to play
the organ, too. Who has my birth
day, March 70? I will be sixteen.
Cousins near my age write to me. L
received many nice letters before
and hope to this time. I will try to
answer all letters received. Your
cousin,
NELLIE T. WALKER
Finneywood, Va.
Dear Aunt Julia: AS I was read
ing your letter box I decided would
write you. I am the Oldest girl at
home and am very lonely, so if you
have any girls and boys that would
like to correspond with me, please
tell them to write.
MARJORIE KITE.
Fairburn, Ga, Box Al.
Hello Aunt Ju1ia and Cousins: