Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-30

Dear Children: want you 10 ilo
tice particularly the leading letter
in this Letter Box. 1t is from Helen
Ethridge and she speaks of a lit
erary society at her school named
for Crawford w. Long.
How many of you know who
Crawford w. Long was? For the
benefit of those who do not am
going to give you brief outline OF
what he did for suffering human
ity.
Crawford w. Long was born at
Danielsville, Ga, November l, 1919.
In the year 1912 he demonstrated,
for the first time in history, that
a surgical operation could be per-
formed under the influence of sui
phurie ether, without pain and
with safety. This was the first use
Of sulphuric ether for such a pur-
pose. DR.. Long gave his discovery
to the world, and at this very time
a Crawford w. Long Memorial as
ISOLATION is making efforts to Sc
cure funds to put statue of this
great man in the Hall of Fame in
Washington. Can you think of any
one more deserving of a place IN
that hall than the man who made
painless the performance of such
necessary operations?
I am glad that this letter brought
to my mind these facts, because I
want you all to grow familiar with
the great men of our country. Low
ingly, AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Here comes another girl from the
1oo,~ ~ oP T.iIya most
of the cousins, I live in the coun-
try, but ha drather live in town,
because it has better educational
advantages.
We have literary society in our
school, and have named it the Craw-
ford w. Long Society, in honor of
one of the greatest men Georgia
ever produced. We have two bas
ketball teams also.
How many of you cousins like to
read? I sure do. am going to
take notes on al 1.-The books read
this year. One of my favorite
books is when a Man Is Man"
[ will not describe myself, for I
don't like that seeming rule the
cousins have, but will say I'm just
little Georgia girl. My age is be-
tween fourteen and eighteen.
If you cousins care to have me
I will come again. I will answer all
letters received.
A cousin,
HELEN H. ETHRIDGE.
Lavonia, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
Will you let an old cousin in for
few moments chat? 1t has been
three years since last visited you,
My home was in North Carolina
then, but I am now located among
the West Virginia hills. All you
cousins that like mountains should
visit West Virginia. 1 really enjoy
the scener yhere, but it is colder
that it was in North Carolina. We
have had some deep snow here this
winter. How would you Florida
cousins like to play snow ball? Hope
YOU, Aunt Julia, and all the cousins
enioyed yourselves Christmas. If
any of you cousins would like to cor
respond with me will answer your
letters. I am twenty-five years old,
West Virginia 10y.
VESTER BEASLEY.
Kimball, w. Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins:
will try to join your happy band OF
boys and girls. am a North caro-
lima boy; live on the farm. I GO
to school and am in the fourth
grade. am seven years old. will
close as this is my first time to
write Hoping OF hear from some
of you, yoUr cousin,
DALE MARTIN.
Peters Greek, Va, Box 81.
Dear Aunt Julia: I have just read
the Letter Box and enjoyed it very
much. Aunt Julia is so kind to us
cousins. 1 am going to school at
Powers Consolidated school. 1t is a
very good school.
Come on, Mississippi kids, the
other states are ahead Of us. have
written to the Letter Box twice be-
fore. I thank Aunt Julia for print
ing my letters. L want each and
every one of you cousins to write
to me. I'll answer all letters re-
ceived. Your loving cousin,
IDA MAE TOUCHSTONE.
Laurel, Miss.