Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-17

you cousins are in school 1 am, and liking
school just fine. My teachers name Is Jobu
F. Hawkins. He is good teacher. How
many of you cousins had good time
Thanksgiving? 1 surely did, for there was
! so much to be thankful for. although 1t
rained most of the day. We are about ready
! to face another merry Christmas, and a
| happy New Year. How many OF you are
| Santa will get his eyes full of smut as he
comes down the chimney and fail to find
my stockings. l am afraid | have over
| stepped the rules already. ] wish to thank
Aunt Julia for space, and you cousins for
your good letters, and wishing you a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year. Yodr
old cousin,
(MIss) GENEVA MORRISON.
Gown, Ala, Route 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I just
thought | would write TO the corner again
to let Aunt Julia and the cousins hear from
me. l hope my little chat won't bother
you cousins l just got many letters
that it will be almost impossible to answer
all of them. Now. lot of you missed my
age. I will be twenty eight the 27th Of
December. Now. cousins. you can imagine
what great sport 1t is for an old man to go
to school. Now. Miss Adell Crumbley, 1 am
coming over some time after Christmas and
see you, and l would like to meet you, too
Mrs. Myrtle Shelley, OF Florida. Yes, girls
l still going to school at the University
Of Georgia, and like to go to school just
fine. My home Is at Calhoun, Ga, Route
4. and l farmer, too-the happiest life
there is. Now, l know the cousins who live
on the farm will agree with me, won't you?
Now, cousins, l have answered a good many
OF your letters and intend to answer all
receive, so don't fail to write me. My ex-
aminations will be over Friday, December
Il. Then l expect to 60 home for few
days during Christmas. Hope all you cousins
and Aunt Julia have merry Christmas. l
had better run along now. Good luck and
best wishes to all. Your new cousin and
nephew, WILLIE J, RYE.
$50 Clovsrhurst ST., Athens. Ga.
Hello, everybody! Will you please let two
jolly little girls join your merry circle? We
read the letters every week and think them
so interesting, and think Aunt Julia is the
best aunt ever. We go to school and also
attend Sunday school every Sunday. If we
were to take a subject it would be Moth
err but we will not discuss it this time, as
this is our first letter to the Council. 1t is
almost Christmas and we are planning for a
real nice time. We great pals and just
have the best times together. I, Verna, am
thirteen years old. I, Lila Mae, am eleven
card or letter and we will answer every
one.
vERNA COOPER.
LILA MAE HIGGINS.
Abel, Ga, Route /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
adAlL duolHef GeorSld COUSIN INTO your nap
Ply band? What do you cousins do for pas
time! / tat, crochet and read. | would
ike to exchange tatting patterns with some
of YOU cousins. l will be sweet sixteen the
9th OF March. Have I a twin? If so, write
me. L am member of the Baptist church
| attend Sunday school and prayer meeting
VIII some of you cousins please send me
the song, President Mckinley" l will
retlrn the favor in any way l can. How
many of you cousins love flowers? am a
Hover lover
live IN the country, and like it fine. l wish
to hear from all you cousins. l will come
again some time. From new cousin,
(MISS) MINNIE HALL.
Farnell, Ga, Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit new cousin from the dear
old state OF Georgia into your happy band
of boys and girls? We have been aking
The Journal for some time, and l always
read the Letter Box. l like to read the let
tiers from different states fine. Well, like
most of you cousins, live on a farm and
Ike farm life fine. My home Is about four
miles east Of Ashburn and three miles east
OF sycamore. What do you cousins do for
pastlmef | go to school, read and help my
mother do the homework. In summer time
l go in bathing. There is a pond about
half mile south of my home that we 20
bathing in. 1t is called Busy pond. 1t
covers about hundred acres of land. Don t
you cousins think Aunt Julia the best wom-
in The Journal to get acquainted with each
other! l do for one. l guess I had better
tell my age; it is between thirteen and
eighteen. See how many of you can guess
my age. My birthday is August 26. If
have twin, write 10 me. I guess you
cousins are counting a big time Christ
mas. l am. All of you cousins from diff
ferent states write to me and l will answer
all letters and cards received. new
cousin, CMISS) BEULAH KIRK.
Ashburn, Ga, Il. F. D. l, Box &c.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please le.
another little Alabama girl join your de-
ughtful circle. This is my first visit. but
understand, that is no sign that I am not
acquainted with the cousins. Papa has
been taking The Journal ever since I can
remember, but of all its contents [ love the
Letter Box best; but of course. I like the
continued stories, also Dorothy Dixs letters.
guess most of you cousins are going to
school now, aren't you? / go to school and
study the ninth grade. l think every boy
and girl shuold do their very best to get an
education. Don't you all agree with me ?
Believe me, we surely 90 have a good time
at school playing basketball. What do you
cousins do for sport: ] enjoy going horse
back riding, fishing, bathing, kodaking aud
Just everything for sport. I have bobbed
hair. Some of the cousins are against that
but | can't see why, because it isn't any
trouble, and lots more sanitary. Don't you
all agree? Now, l didn't intend to offend
any of you. and do hope I didn't. l must
tell you, Aunt Julia, that I've certainly
enjoyed my visit, and many, many thanks
to you for printing my letter. Cousins, I
want every one of you to write to me, and
III assure each one an answer. I will also
send you photo of myself provided you
want one). Oceans OF love and rivers of
good wishes TO all. Your new cousin,
(MISS) ARRIS HORNSBY.
Roanoke, Ala, Route L.
p. 81 forgot to tell you my age so
please don't think l was ashamed to, for
l m only sweet SIXTEEN
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: If you
will let me in this cold, rainy day, I will
tell you about my visit to Chattanooga and
Lookout mountain last summer. Papa and
aunt, sister and myself left home Saturday
mroning about O'Clock and went through
in car. It's about seventy-fi miles from
here to Chattanooga. When we were forty
five miles of Chattanooga it began raining
but, as we were travelling on the Dixie high
way, We travelled in the rain until it
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