Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-16

No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
| Dear Children: January II is Ben
| jamin F'ranklins birthday, and start
| ing with that day and lasting a week
| all over the United States Thrift
week" will be observed.
| Have you ever looked up the def
milton of thrift? Here is what the
| dictionary says:
Thrift-wise and prudent manage.
ment.
Benjamin Franklin wrote:
For Age and Want save while
| YOU may;
No morning Sun lasts a whole
day."
"Since thou art not sure of min
ute, throw not away an hour
zone day is worth two tomor-
rows"
BE always ashamed to catch thy
self idle"
'Laziness travels so slowly that
| poverty overtakes him"
when you are good to others, you
are best to YOURSELF
| Lost time is never found again"
| You see what stress Franklin puts
on lost time and idleness, we save
| best who strive hardest. Every
small thing accomplished gives us a
| sturdy foundation to build on.
| Try thrift week to save at least
your minutes so that you may have
| hours to spend in your study and
| recreations.
Lovingly,
| AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
is a boy and girl wishing to be ad;
mitted to the happy band. We are
real cousins, and are writing to you
cousins and are expecting to hear
from every one. We are eighteen
years old. weigh the same, same
! height, same complexion, hair and
eyes, the same color, in short we
are brunettes.
We live near the Alapaha river,
and for pastime we go car riding
| and when we tire of that we go boat
| riding as they are nice roads here.
| You cousins come to Sc us, and we
will go fishing. There is large
| clay hole hear the house, you can't
catch any fish there, but we fish
there because it's so handy. We
go to school, are in the tenth grade
Guess we better close and get to
studying or we'll catch it tomor-
row, and ANYWAY, our mothers are
coming All who would like to cor
respond with us let your letters
slide to
JESSE VINING, Stockton, Ga.
RUTH TYLER, Naylor, Ga.
Dearest Aunt julia. VIII you let
a Georgia girl join your happy cir
Gle just a few moments as this is
my first attempt? l wonder if any
of you boys and girls have my
birthday, February IA? If ANY of
you have it write me sometimes.
Well. it is not any use to describe
myself, but l have blue eyes and am
fifteen years old. Well, / won't de-
tain you any longer, thanks for
this opportunity. Lots of love to
Aunt Julia and all the cousins.
MARY SUMNER.
Tennille, Ga, Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes another Alabama girl to join
the merry band of girls and boys
[ have been a silent reader of the
letter box for long time, so l
thought | would write a few lines.
What do you cousins do for pastime?
For myself [ piece quilts and read
good stories, and also have good
time eating popcorn and peanuts,
but get very lonesome some time, for
I am the only girl at home. / have
two sisters married, and have one
brother married and one at home.
All you cousins write to me, and [
will try and answer all letters re-
CeiVed. A new cousin.
KATE MAY GLIDEWELL.
Cropwell, Ala, Route >, Box s.
Dear Aunt Julia; Wonder what you
cousins are doing these rainy days?
[ am going to school every day. l
haven't missed a day this winter. |
am country girl twelve years
old. | live on q farm and like farm
life fine. I wouldn't exchange coun-
try life with a city girl, for ] live
near F'airView church and school, I
can see the Blue Ridge mountains
from here. Cousins, ] am going to
school and am studying the fifth
grade. | tell you it is easy. My
teachers name is Wilma Stevenson.
If any of you cousins want to write
to a South Carolina girl write to
MISS KATIE TENDLEY.
Walhalla, S. c.. r. f. D. 3, Box 40.
Dearest Aunt Julia. and All: Viii
you let a Georgia girl join your jolly
band? Don't you all think Aunt Ju-
liza the grandest woman in the world?
l do, except mamma. OF course, we
all think our mothers the best of all.
This is the third letter I've written,
but haven't been admitted yet. Vera
May Briggs, write me. l am five
years old. Will some of you cous-
ms please send me the songs Bar
bara Allen" and You Never Can
Tell" and I will return the favor
any way [ possibly can. Those who
have books to lend please remember
me, especially if you have THE Trail
Of the Lonesome Pine" Don't forget,
L will answer all cards and letters
received if I have time. I am the
baby and the oldest at home and
have quite a bit to do. Love to AL.
VERA FOEDHAM.
Brooklet Ga. Route I.
Dear Aunt Julia: Ny mother will
be obliged to remain in the house
all winter, as she has bronchial asth
ma. and I would appreciate it very
much if the cousins would send her
some quilt scraps. AS I will have
to be indoors with her I will appre-
ciate letters from the cousins to
While away the hours
Yours loving cousin.
(MISS) LOUISE DRAKE.
WestVille. Fla, Route 1, Box 11G.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will
Nou admit A South Carolina lasse
into your interesting circle. I'll
promise not TO stay long, as this is
my first attempt to write to the Let
ter Box, NV hearts desire has al
NHNS heen 10 be true and kind to