Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
AUNT JULIA'S COUNCIL
Friendly Meeting Place for All TWeekly Journal Readers
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the Observation-Disclosures to
All Dumb Things"
RIFLES

Help for the Helpless-Kindness 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.
Dear Children: 1 have had the
question asked me SO often, do you
think it helps The Letter Box to
have descriptions given?" and L feel
Ike giving that old answer that has
had so many jokes built around it,
Eyes and no.
YES" if you will be brief; mo, u
if it is to take UP your whole letter,
when the cousins want to hear about
what you do and where you live. You
can just say, II have fair complex
ion and blue eyes and am so and so
of age. You get just as much of
an idea from that as from detailed
description, and people really know
you better if you leave room to add
something about your tastes and
your home life,
Hope this answers satisfactorily
| the many letters received asking my
opinion on this matter. Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA,
My Dear Aunt Julia: Here comes
a Mississippi girl to chat bit this
rainy evening. Oh, I'm just as lone
some as l can be- as our school is
suspended on account of the FLU.
l am studying the sixth grade. My
teachers name is MIR. Jim Barnett
from Center, Miss. Miss Ruth
Bridges is the primary teacher. We
all like them fine. Ny deskmate is
Myrtis K. Henderson; we are great
pals.
I live on a farm and, oh, yes,
like it, too, for my little" buddy
and l have lots of good times hunt
ing bird nests and picking wild flow
ers, but, nup, we don't like to hos
and pick cotton much. though we
do it all the same,
| Aunt Julia, don't you think the
letter box would be more interesting
| if we writers would leave their aw
| full descriptions at home or some
where, just so they aren't in their
letters, fer folks, there are thou
sands Of blue-eyed folks and red
headed ones, too, some ugly and some
uglier, so we never know how they
look, after all. So write more let
ters and better ones, but please
leave your description out for me.
My age is eleven years. My birth
day is June IS. Do l have twin?
If so, write me.
Thank you, Aunt Julia, I'll not
write again soon.
JOYCE G. YOUNG,
Estesmill, Miss.
| Dear Auntie and All: Will you
kindly make room in your midst fol
a girl from the state of Arkansas;
My native state is Mississippi, though
we've lived here six years. I'll just
take a seat over in the corner, pro
vided I receive admission, as Tn
afraid our more fortunate city
cousins might call me 'countryfied.'
Hope Aunt Julia enjoyed her Christ
mas shopping and Santa" brought
her the present she has been long
ing for.
| I'm new but an enchanted read
err. 1 can do almost any kind OF
work around the house. Love tc
sew, bake pies and cakes, dearly
love to go horseback riding. In
spring and summer we HE off to the
shady banks of Bay or Barthalo
NEW, with it's towering cypress
trees and other trees, such as oaks,
sweetgum, blackgum, hickory and
cotton wood with long sprays OF
gray mass hanging from their
branches tossed to and fro by the
cooling breeze. Here we spend many
happy hours trying to induce Mr.
Trout to partake of the tempting
dinner we've prepared for him. Love
to ALL. Will be glad to receive a let
ter from every cousin.
BESSIE NJ. SUELL.
Mist, Ark.
Dear Aunt Julia: 1 have at last
picked up courage to write, l will
not stay long. I am going to talk
about trees, birds and flowers.
First, what would the world be
without all these three things?
Would it not be a dull place.
Don't you all think the trees are
beautiful in the spring, SO fresh and
green, and Mother Nature at her
work? Oh, how I do love the spring.
But still even in the winter there are
some trees that stay green. They are
the pine, holly, spruce, and cedar.
live right in a pine grove. L would
not exchange my place with any
one.
Now the birds, the dear little
things. Do we protect them. l do,
for one. l throw bread crumbs out
for them and put water out also. l
do not throw stones at them. l try
to make friends with them. Oh, how
my heart does overflow with joy to
hear them sing. l could listen to
them sing always. Now let us try
to protect them more than we have
ever done. I am sure if we would
there would be more of them than
there is.
Next is the flowers. I know that
no one loves flowers better than l.
like the wild and cultivated ones, too.
have all kinds Of flowers, pot flow
ers and yard flowers.
do love to work with them. Oh,
I could write on, but must close. All
you kids write me. Sincerely,
JENNIE MAE GAFFNEY,
Gaffney, s.. c., Rt. s, Box III.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins!
Will you admit another Florida
girl into your happy band? I have
been a silent reader of the Letter
Box for quite while, and like il
fine.
What do you cousins do for pas"
time?? I tat, crochet, sew and help
around the house. 1 like most of
the rest, live on a farm and
wouldn't exchange with any one in
the city.
Well, as this is my first attempt,