Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-27
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND RIRLS
Help for the HeIpiess-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"

Help Tor me HelDieSS-NIiiuUcS 10
All Dumb Things"
Rules
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides of
pape" printed.
| All letters not to exceed 100 TO
200 words.
| Dear Children:
With school beginning, I am going
to ask a real favor of you. Please
| try to keep in your mind that it is
really very Injurious for you to sit
slumped over your desk. Just think
about it for a minute. If you had
splendid fan that was very soft,
but gave you the finest, most re-
freshing breeze when open, would
you deliberate take you hand and
crush it together and so suit off the
breeze? | don't believe you would,
yet that it what you do to your lungs
when you sit slumped over; you fold
down this soft, air-giving possession
and the body, when it is not proper
ly supplied with air by the lungs,
is in very sad state. Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; I've come
few weeks ago, and you all treated me so
nicely until | just had to come again. |
know the most of you all remember me, and
for that reason III leave off my description.
| received SO many letters from the cousins
that l just couldn't get around to them all
until l had waited so long l really was
ashamed to write. Aunt Julia, 1 thank You
for letting me in before, as | gained lots
of new friends from different states.
hope auntie will find time and space to
1lntlp.
wish l could see and talk with you. [ JUST
believe that you are one of the sweetest
ladies we have. l would love to throw my
arms around your neck and tell You JUST
how much | really love you, because you
make so many miserable, lonesome people
happy with your sunshiny life. All of YOU
cousins write ME long letter and III do
my best to answer all that | receive. Love
to auntie and all the cousins,
(M1SS) ANNA MARTIN.
Cobbtown. Ca. Route 2.
Dear Anna: The poem is true and fine,
but not suitable for this department. We
nave many very young readers-Aunt julia.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit another Alabama girl into your
merry circle? l have just finished reading
the letters, and thought I'd try my luck
and see if auntie would let me in for a
short chat with you ind-hearted folks. I,
like most of the cousins, live on a farm,
and like farm life fine. | have lived in
town, but like country life best. What 10
you boys and girls do for amusement thesa
days? I'm always jolly, looking forward to
a better time. How many of the cousins
like music? | do. We have organ and
when l get lonesome, Won see, I have music.
Cousins, visit me. | have a kodak and we
Will have good time making pictures. l
will not take a subject this time; will leave
the space for a more gifted writer | have
medium brown hair mot bobbedJ, blue eyes
fair complexion and rosy cheeks; age be-
W. +tuan fx-f l. f,+L
day is February 10. Have a twin? If so,
please write As Aunt Julia says ne
brief. l had better be leaving. Will be
glad to hear from as many cousins viii
write, and l will answer all. Love to all,
(MISS) CARRIE DILL.
Crews Ala, Route !, Box o.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Here I come
this Sunday afternoon ITO chat with you all
a while-that is, if auntie will permit d
jolly girl in from the state of Alabama. ]
live on farm, four miles west of Guin ana
three miles east of the little town Of
town each way. Cousins, what do you do
for pastime? I read, crochet, play the
organ and go to singing. I'm a lover Of
music. We have singing Saturday nights a t
going to them | will not take subject
this time, but il | did it would be on
kindness. l have dark hair mot bobbed)
blue eyes. fair complexion. All who won d
like to write TO a jolly girl between eighteen
and twenty-five let your letters come. |
will answer all
(MISS) DUMPIE DILL.
Beaverton, Ala, Route I.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: Surely hope
You will permit two jolly girls into your
happy circle of boys and girls. Blanche has
written before and thanks Aunt Julia for
being so Kind as to have her letter printed.
but Beatrice has never written before, she
hopes to make lot of pen friends through
the Letter Box. We go to school together
and have the same teachers We go to
Ellenhow High, and hope to finish high
school in about two more years. Beatrice
is girl Of seventeen summers has blue
eyes medium brown hair (bobbedl. and
complexion to match. Ranches hair is
not bobbed. Luther Huff | agree with
you on the bobbed hair subject. you surely
can write an interesting letter. Come
again soon. Clyde Leattor. We know You
had good time answering all those letters.
Roy j. Bond. what has become of you, also
Elmer Bridges If any of YOU cousins
know Richard Hedrick, of Lexington, n.
c., please write to Blanche. if he sees
this We will not take a subject this time,
but probably will next time. Arthur f.
Ritter write again and tell us more about
Lakeland All you cousins write to two
jolly girls and all who can, send photos,
rs we want to make cousins album.
Please send mail separately. as We are
wanting to see which one of MS gets the
most mail. We will try to answer all mail
received. Address your letters and cards
to your loving cousins.
(MISS) BLANCHE BRIDG Els.
(MISS) BEATRICE SMART.
Ellenhow, \. c.
Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you admit Sour
Georgia kids? We great pals, and
have some real good times together. Won
der what You cousins and Aunt Julia
doing for amusement. for are go
ing to meeting: wish some of you cousins
could be here to go with us. Vancy and
i.ora have written before, and gained some
very dear pen friends but ReneSs and
Marion are new cousins. Auntie. dear.
please print this for us promise not to
bother you again soon. Reness has brown
eyes. light brown hair. medium fair COM
plexion. and is is years of age. Marion
has brown eyes, black hair, medium fair
complexion and is 10 years old. Every
body write us.
tMISS) vANCY FORESTER
tMRD RENESS TURNER.
Lula, Ca.
tMISS) LORA FORESTER,
MR.. MARION PAYNE.
Clermont, Ca
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
OlpNSp hop int