Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-03


like to ride on the engines.
| wish the council would write to me-
Hoping everybody happy New Year,
LA TASTE RHODES.
Patsburg. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Here come
two jolly Alabama girls girls TO De 40,
mitted into your happy band of boys and
girls. We have been reading the Cousins
Corner fer a long time, and nothing gives
us more pleasure than reading a lengthy
letter from dear Old Alabama. Come on,
Alabama boys and girls; we are getting
way behind the other states. AS it is GUS
tomary for the Cousins to give their age
we will give ours. l, Maud, am 20 years
old and my birthday is February %, and /.
Inez, am 1G, ANA my birthday is October
%. Have any twins:
We go to school at Bnttstson and enjoy
school life fine. We had better be going
before we break some of Aunt Julia's rules.
All you Cousins write to us. We VIII
answer all cards ana letters received. Good
BILE, thanking Aunt Julia for printing this.
(MISS) INEZ DAY.
+ tMISS) MAUD GLENN.
Dadcville, Ah., Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please adj
nit three jolly Alabama girls into YOU
happy band of boys and girls? We, Ike
most of the cousins, live in the country
and like it fine. What do YOU cousins do
What are YOU cousins and Aunt Julia plan
ming on doing AmasF We are expecting 10
ourselves this time viii only say our
ages are between twelve and eighteen
Aunt Julia. we hope to see this in PRINT
and will try to answer all letters and
cards received. Three new cousins.
(MlSS) LUCILLE MINTYRE.
(MISS) BERTHE THOMAS.
MISS) FANN5E WIGGIAS.
Herbert, Ala
Dear Arnt Julia and Cousins, am a
bit lonesome tonight l decided to write
YOU all letter | don't know If YOU stiIl
The Journal in over year. | used to en-
joy reading the Letter Box very much,
and have written to the Letter Fox ny
self when | was at home. Ny nome Is l..
Georgia. and | have lived there all my
life until one year ago. | think Georgia
is one of the grandest states in the UNION.
| enlisted in the navy February last t.
Went to Hampton Roads Va, was in
training there two months. On June 1St
| sailed from Hampton Roads on the U.
S. S. Henderson. On June 18th we landed
TO the New Mexico. the ship that l am
battleships that Uncle Sam has today. j
am in San Pedro. Cal, at the present
l spent last weekend in Les Angeles,
which is fifty miles inland from gan
Pedro. I am just crazy about Los Angeles
That 3 the place where the good looking
sure had a rice time this past sum.
mer while we We're up north. we pulled OIL OIL
a big parade in Seattle. Wash, the Fourth
Of July and believe ne, we sailors surely
had some fun. | saw snow on Mt. Rainier
the Fourth Of July. / bet YOU never saw
snow in Georgia, did you? 1 have one
brother in the navy now. He is on his sec
ond cruise lie is on the L. S. S. Connect
cut and on the east. coast now
and you bet will be glad of that We
will bp down there this winter where the
weather is warm. [ would he glad to hear
from any of the eX-sailOrs that have
served on the New Mexico. sincerely
GEORGE w. CLARK.
U. S. s. New Mexico. Second Division
Care T. NJ, San Francisco, Cal.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: viii you
please admit another from Alabama into
your happy circle? 1 read the dear old
Journal. and think it grand. l enjoy the
Letter Box so much and think Aunt Julia
a dear to give us space in The Journal to
get acquainted with each other, live on
a forty-acrc farm, and like it fine. There's
nothing l like better than nature, and the
farm is the place to see all the beauty OF
nature, and the place for me. l am lover
of flowers, my favorite being the rose.
There is nothing beautiful and pure as
sweet white rose. If we would all just
live so our lives would be as pure as
white rose just what heaven we would
have to live in. | 90 to church and Sunday
school almost every Sunday. ! think every
one should be interested in religion and of
the betterment of the community where
they live My motto is help some one in
need II we are not OF service to our fell
low man, what have we accomplished? |
read all the good books | can get Would
like to exchange some with you cousins for
some I haven't read. | also have six or
eight different colors of monthly roses and
some box flowers | will exchange. will
not describe myself this time, will only say
my age is between 10 aud rs. My birthday
is November 6. Who has my birthday?
What are you cousins planning for Christ
mas? Wish every one of YOU and Aunt Ju-
liza would come and spend Christmas with
me. / am sure we wonld have nice time
Cousins, write to me. III try to answer ev-
cry one. Your loving niece and cousin
MISS EDNA ADAMS.
Double Springs. Ala
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Here come
again; do you all have room for me- l
want to tell you all how | enjoy reading
the letters from Aunt Julia and all you
cousins. There is nothing | enjoy more
want TO tell You how I look this time, as 81
told that tie other time | wrote. My age
Is between seventeen and twenty-five, now
guess. | will send my photo to the one that
guesses my age Win tell you all a little
about the country where l live. | live on
mountain, that is about twenty miles across.
and over hundred miles long. 1t is called
Sand mountain. We children have grand
times playing in the sand, ca All you
cousins that will come to see me will take
you to the gorge. it Is the most beautiful
place on the mountain We will ride horse
back. take car rides and have a grand time.
Say. how many like to go to school? | do
am a junior this year. Auntie. please eN-
cu$e this long letter. I would like to get
letter from each Of you who read this.
Will answer all l receive, IL possible. win
answer all who will send photo with their
letter. Now GENE on, cousins, and make the
Letter Box better with your good letters.
Guess that Will leave me out as you see |
can't write an interesting letter All you
good looking boys and girls write to me.
With love and best wishes to all, from your
MALvIE NJ. JONES
Heuazac. Ala
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you please open the
door and let me in for short chat? | have
written once but wasn't admitted. I hope
Aunt Julia will think this worthy OF print
ing. | have been silent reader for over
eight years and surely think the Letter Box
is splendid. What do You cousins do for
pastime? read, tat and crochet. Cousins.
If any has the book, Ills a Womau's
Error. I don't remember the author /
viii return the favor in any way ! can and
will return the book in good condition il
you will lend it to me. 1 must run, thank
ing Aunt Julia in advance for printing my
letter. Wishing YOU all q merry Christmas
and happy New Yea. : remain.
Jennison, Ala.
r. 81 would like piece for my cousins
quilt.
Dear Aunt Julia and All; VIII you
please move over, cousins, and give two
South Carolina girls q seat real close TO
Aunt Julia.
We have been reading the letters for
long time but just couldn't pick up
courage enough to write until now. So we
trust that we will be admitted
We will now give you all tiny descrip-
ton Of ourselves. I, Blanche, have brown
hair snd eyes, and am eighteen years Of
age. l. Edna. am fifteen years OF age
and have brown hsjr and blue eyes,
We will not take : subject this time
hut Il We were we would take Friend
ship"
We will now run along and give this