Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-20
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the HeIpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
Dear Children-You remember
that L wrote you how sick my big
dog was? I lost him after all. He
was suffering so that the doctor put
him to sleep, but while he was really
my playmate and [ miss him sorely.
L know I did all l could to help him
bear his pain.
When animals are wild their in
stinct helps them when they are
sick, but when we take them and
make domestic animals or birds of
them they become our responsibility.
We have taken their natural wild
Knowledge from them, and Just so
surely as mot a sparrow falleth, but
our Lord doth know,'I just so surely
will He hold us responsible for cru
city or neglect where His dumb
creatures are concerned. That is
why we were all so interested in
having one OF our notices kind
ness to All Dumb Things"
! want you TO keep this thought
before you. Many of US are cruel,
in large or small ways, because we
don't think Let's try not to
have that fault.
Lovingly.
AUNT JULIA.
Hello, Auntie and Cousins May we enter
this jolly band? Yes, we're from Georgia.
I've never seen a letter from BnfOrd so
will tell You all something about this town.
There are two shoe factories, two harness
factories, one collar factory and one tan
yard. We are both working in the collar
factory. We also have a good school here.
We go to Sunday school almost every Sun
day. Wen not take subject this time for
we're not very good writers. We've been
reading the Letter Box long time and think
1t grows better every week. Deere looking
for lots of letters, all write to two jolly
sisters. Our ages are sixteen and eighteen.
(Miss) MINNIE PRUETT,
Miss CALLIE PRUETT.
Lee street, Buford, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: My! please
let Us in for we want TO Join you all. Fran
els has written three times but was not adj
mitted, so if at first you don't succeed. try,
try again. We are both country girls and
live sixteen miles from Fort Payne, on dear
old Sandy. We go to school and study the
seventh grade. Our ages are between twelve
and eighteen. Wonder who could guess it,
We coming back when we can stay long
err. We now bid you all good-by. All who
care to, write to two lively girls, address
FRANCIS SMITH.
ANNIE Rec COLEMAN,
P. s.-Please send mail separate.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes another Alabama girl to join your
happy band of boys and girls. I have been
reading the Letter Box for several years and
l find it very interesting. L live in the
country and like country life very much,
although l get lonesome sometimes. Cousins,
what do you like for pastime? like to
read good books and have read lots of them.
l would like to get letters from every state
in the Union. So who will be the first to
write? L will answer all letters, just send
them to an eighteen-year-old, fun-loging girl.
new cousin, (Miss) THELMA LITTLE.
Roanoke, Ala.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: May
enter your charming band of boys and
girls? There! 1 knew you would. for you
are just the dearest auntie ever to let us
have a jolly meeting place in the dear old
Journal. Cousins, l, too wish that Aunt
Julia would favor us with her picture at the
head of the Letter Box page. Please,
auntie, let us have peep at you for once,
II no more. Wha has my birthday, Sep
TENDER u? I live on farm, and like
farm life fine. 1 also like to feed my
flock of White Legborns and work in the
garden. My health is bad and cannot do
any heavy work. l would love to get cards
from other states. l am flower lover.
Roses and chrysanthemums are my favor
itoz h,tt T fn,,A of
cially pot flowers. How many of you
cousins like to read good books? There! l
see lots of hands going up, so 1 know am
Just one among many who love to read.
Cousins, if any of you have any one or all
Of Uncle Charles" books, either song,
poem, story Or joke book, please write to
me, as L wish to read them. 1 will return
the favor in any way I can. Hark! I hear
Mr.. w. B. coming this way, I will hasten
away and not frighten you cousins with a
MRS. ]. Il. PELor
Statesboro, Ga.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: I am won
aering if you will admit, another little Geor-
gia lassie into your merry band of boys and
girls? My father has been taking The
Journal for only short time, and I must
say 1t is great pleasure to read the nice,
interesting letters in Aunt Julias Council.
think it very nice OF Aunt Julia to give us
such friendly meeting place. Don't you
cousins live out in the country, and l keep
house for father while mother teaches school
about mile from home. How many of you
cousins like to read? I surely do. Most
Of you take subject, 1 notice. If were
to take one it would be Friendship"
think there is nothing nicer than to have
friend with whom you can cOnfide. Come
on Georgia boys and girls; let's not let the
other states get ahead of us. How many of
you cousins like music? l surely do for
one, but L cannot play. We have an organ
and Victrola. 1 spend a great deal of my
time playing the Yictrola. Everyone seems
10 be taking an interest in flowers. NY
favprte is the rose. l think there's not a
purer or more beautiful flower. All you
good-looking boys and girls who would like
to exchange photos and correspond with a
ters come. 1 will assure you an answer. 1
thank you, auntie, for admittance. With
love, your new niece and cousin,
LUCY MONTG OMERY,
Mauk, Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia: Accept my sincere
thanks for printing my other letter, and will
you please correct all mistakes and print
this card of thanks for me? Dear cousins,
enjoyed my other visit so much I have
come this time asking to be continued a
cousin. In response to my other letter Mrs
J. ]. White, of Dalton Ca. sent me four
small quilt pieces; Mrs. Addie Davis, of
Columhiana, Ala, nine small pieces; Miss
Ada Louise Moore, OF Silvercross, Ala,
twenty four small pieces; Ada Louise also
sent the song 1 requested; Miss Ruth
Rowell, Of Andalusia, Ala, eight good-sized
pieces Miss lola Stonicher, of Boaz. Ala.
twenty good-sized pieces; Mrs. Lottie Law
horne, of CovingtOn. Va, fifty-two large
sized pieces Mrs. hawthorne also sent me
box of fine flower cuttings. Most Of
them lived and growing nicely. Words
are not mine to express my heartfelt, thanks
for all this. May Gods richest blessings
ever rest upon each and every one who sent
me scraps. Those who sent scraps under
stand why I asked for them.
2. c. Blackwell, Lumberton, N. c.,
answered your letter, but it was returned
to me unclaimed, although 1 was unable TO
give you the informal ton You asked for. l
answered all the letters 1 received. Thank
you, Cousin Mrs. D. f. Tinsley for choosing
a seat by me, for l was rather lonely that