Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-11
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND RIRLS
Help for the Helpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things

No letter written on both sides Of
pape" printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to
200 words.
My Dear Children: I know you
will be interested in getting a letter
from one of our cousins in far away
China, especially right now when all
our ewes are turned to that part of
the world. 1t would be nice for as
many of you as can to write to this
lonely cousin, and we hope that he
will write to us from some other
port.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia: One of the boys
on the ship receives the Atlanta
Journal every month and as L was
glancing over the pages [ happened
to notice your department in regard
20 some lonely sailors who would like
to correspond with the cousins.
would be very much pleased to write
to some of the cousins that you men,
ton. At the close of this letter I
will submit my name and address,
and hope you will oblige me as | am
very lonely in a far-away country.
I remain sincerely yours,
HARVEY C. WIBORN,
Changsha, China, August 13, 1924
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
Rdmit an Arkansas boy to your happy cir
Gle? We came here from the Delta for
our health, and also because OF the cheap
ness of the land. We will raise bale per
here this year, and OF. how healthful it is
here. We live three miles from the largest
spring in the world. Well, yes, I am
handsome, but my face spois my looks
my birthday is November I. I will answer
all letters. l am not going to school.
ELMBR LEE ALLEN.
Mammoth Springs. Ark, Route ..
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Here comes
another little Georgia girl to join your happy
farm life. We have splendid consolidated
school, which will start Monday morning,
! will enter the sixth grade, and I am elev-
en- years old. Have blue eyes auburn hair
and have fair complexion. This is my first
visit, 1 better not stay too long. From your
niece and cousin.
(MIss) MARTHA LEWIS.
Arlington, Ca
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please adj
nit another little nineyear girl wish
ing to join your happy circle. l live on the
farm / have for my pets a puppy and
pig. OUR ScD0ol VIII Degln Monday. L Will
enter the fourth grade. ] like to go to
school. My birthday is August II. l Won
der il I have twin: Hoping to see this
in print. EUNICE LEWIS.
Arlington. Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and All May we come
in for few minutes out Of this cold rain!
Thanks, Auntie, we, won't take a seat, fol-
if we did we would get to talking to Cousin
Exile Martin over here and stay too long.
Exile your letter was fine. Come again
and tell us what you think Of the flappers.
We think the flappers are just like all
other classes of people, some good and some
bad. But some people seem to think If Il
girl hobs her hair, and uses little bit OF
powder and rouge sheFis hopeless, but we
don't look at it that way. Some of the
sweetest girls we know and some of the
truest Christians have their hair bobbed
Did we hear some one say where are nose
preachers" from? Well, we are just two
little girls from the dear old state of NORTH
Carolina, and, of course, think it the grand
est state in the union. We both live on
farms in the central part of North Carolina
We raise corn, cane, peas, potatoes, tObac-
co, cotton and boil weeyils here. For pas
time we read. II Herman Phillips, OF Geor-
gia, sees this, please write or anyone know
ing his address please write to Velma. AL
you cousins that care to write to two Nortt
Carolina girls just let your letters come.
Wen try to answer all. We are not sisters,
just first cousins. We are both sweet 16.
II You write, please write separately. Loy1
20 all,
tMISS) ELVIN WICKER.
(MISS) VELMA WICKER.
sanford, n. c., Rt. L.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let another West Virginia girl come into
your band OF girls and boys? l am a school
girl of 13 years. L in the sixth grade.
I like to read good story magazines.
will answer all letters received. new
cousin, (MISS) SADIE THOMAS
Princeton, W. Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you
please let another West Virginia girl co ne
into your band of girls and boys? l am a
girl of 16 years of age. I like 10 read
love story ma gaines. | will answer all
letters received. new cousin,
(MISS) EUNA THOMAS.
Princeton. w. Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Move over
a little bit and make room for a little "TaF
Heel' girl. l want 10 sit by Aunt Julia.
for l am scared of this bunch of boys anG
girls, but L hope l won't be scared long.
L want to make friends with all of You
little cousins. l am a little girl of nine
summers, am in the fourth grade. / like
school fine. l have six sisters and four
brothers, two brothers living and two dead;
four sisters married and two al home. Inl
the baby. | am 'some" baby, too. My
daddy has spoiled me. My daddy has a
store and | have time helping mamma
attend to it. What do you little girls and
boys have for pets? | have cat and calf.
What do you cousins do for pastime?
help mamma around the house and cacry
water to the work hands. l guess you want
to know what | look like. | am little
girl with brown hair (bobbed), brown eyes,
medium complexion. 1 had better nome
before Aunt Julia stops this converse ton
Aunt Julia, please print this, for it is my
first time to write. All you small cousins
who would like to write to little baby
girl let yonr letters and cards fly to
(MISS) DESMA GLADSON.
Culberson, n. c., Ri. Q Box 80.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: will you
admit two Georgia girls into your happy
band Of boys and girls? We, like most OF
the cousins. live on a farm, and like farm
| life fine. We go to Talmo High school. We
surely have times together. We live in the
prettlest place, but not on the road We gc
| to church every Sunday. Some of you rous-
ms come aud spend a week with We
surely would have a nice time. Ruby has
light curly hair (bobhed), blue eyes. fair
! complexion. Has she a twin? July &c, IL
years young. Grace has dark hair (bobbedl .
blue eyes and fair complexion. Has she u
| twin? December %, 10 years young. All
of you cousins write to two jolly girls. We
will answer all letters received. The first
to answer our letter we will send them
cur photos. Please mail separate.
MISS RUBY BORDERS.
Pendergrass, Ga.
(MISS) GRACE WALKER.
Talmo, Ga.
Dear Aunt and Cousins: VIII you please
admit another North Carolina girl into your
happy band of boys and girls? 1 have writ
ten TO the Letter Box once before. and re-
ceived many nice letters. | wish to thank
Aunt Julia for being kind enough to print
my letter. My! it is rather cool out here.
please Net me in, and give me a seat ny
Aunt Julia. She is interesting. Don I
You cousins agree with me? What have
you cousins been doing this fall for pastime
l have been pulling fodder (as l live on a
farm. Guess most of you cousins are
going to school. ] haven't started vet,
but will start some time in November How
many OF you cousins like to read? l sure
do. I have read several good books, among
those I bave read Her Husband 5
Other Wife. THE Welfleet Mystery and
several others. l will not try to name
them. l see most of you cousins write