Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-03

ones, that looks blue and hazy almost all
the time. l love these big mountains, there
something ma iestic and appealing about
them to me, and now I'm getting poetical.
I'll be saying verses to you all next and
the Lord only knows | don't want to. But
joking aside, cousins, the natural scenery
around my home is beautiful. L love the
south and you know they say that Georgia
is the fairest Daughter of the South. Forgive
me if l rave, but I'm very fond of my home
land. will tell you all of some OF the in
teresting pictures / have in my albums.
Most of 'em were made in California. First
| will tell you about Ventura Mission; it Is
said to be the oldest in the world to be in
use. 1t was erected in 1888, and the walls
are not even cracked nor crumbled. | have
two shots of this mission, front and BACK.
| have a picture Of Santa Barbara mission,
it's not as old Ventura but much pref
tier. | have some of Arrowhead lake, Ice
House canyon, White Point with ocean in
distance), Vridal Veil falls, seaside camps
at Ventura Cal. Some made at Big Bear
lake, one of Mirror lake, made al sunrise
with Mount Watkins showing in lake.
cabin in Mariposa, big trees oyerhanging
rock at Glacier Point yosemite valley,
Half Dome, taken from Glacier Point,
MERGED river taken from Happy Isle bridge.
| have pictures of Nevada falls and Vernal
falls taken from opposite sides of valley.
The best OF all scenery is the Yosemite
falls, the highest in the world, drop OF
= 900 feet and picture of the Liberty Bell.
l have. just lots of other poses made in
Hollywood and Los Angeles. Cal. have
real cute of Mary and Doug Fairbanks
bungalow. l wish all you cousins could see
my collection of kodak pictures. have
three albums and a big box full. Please,
cousins, send me some from Florida and
other places. Well, l will be going for this
time and If I'm admitted I'll come again
and tell you of my Ideal Wife" wouldn't
that be thrilling? And also a Leap Year pro-
posal l ran into this week Write to me,
cousins. Just BILL SNOW.
Summerville, Ga. Route l.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you
admit little Georgian into your happy cir
Gle? | am ten years old live on a farm
and like farm life fine. l have two sisters
but no brothers. | can wash dishes, milk.
feed hddies. sweep yards and plant flower
seed and cook and sew = little. l like to go
to school. our school out now. | was
promoted to the sixth grade. My favorite
studies are arithmetic and English. My IA
yorite flowers are roses, sweet peas and mas
turtiums. Nearly every summer we go
from home, which is IN southeast GeOr
ga to the mountains of north Georgia We
sometimes go in our car. We see many
beautiful scenes, pass through beautiful
towns and cities and cross many rivers and
high mountains. l certainly do enjoy the
peaches, apples and grapes and the plea SAINT
mountain weather and cool water. Aunt Ju-
liza. please print this. l want my grandmaS,
aunts and cousins who take The Journal to
see it. l want all the little ten-yea r-old
Odum, Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will You
admit two girls from the old Palmetto State
to join your happy band of boys and girls?
We both live on the farm and woUld not
exchange ii with any of our city cousins.
We are both great lovers of music and We
spend most of our spare time playing the
piano. We are both working six hours ev-
cry day and are enjoying the work We
are doing fine We will get our vacation in
about three weeks. Oh. how happy we will
be. We are going to leave our ages for you
all to guess, between eighteen and twenty
two. We think every one should have an
education because it is something no one
can take from him or her. 1t helps one to
get along in the world without having such
Il hard time. We had better come 10 a close
as this is our first time TO visit you all.
We will answer all mail received and the
ones who write us first We will send our
photo TO them. Please address mail sep
arately. From two new cousins.
MISS LENA HINSON
MISS WILLARD KNIGHT
Lancaster, $ (. Route 6.
Dear Aunt and Cousins: Please admit
North Carolina girl into your happy circle
our school has just closed and | was pro
NOTED to the seventh grade. | won a prize
for being the best spelIer' III my class
Ny teacher was a good one, his name was
Mr. II. y. Nesbit. I am IL years old and
can do almost any work that l am called
on u do. / have worked some table covers
for my mother; they are very pretty Moth
er has Just returned from & hospital where
she had an operation for gallstones and an
pendcitis. We are so glad She has gotten
back home. | have three brothers but no
sister. 50 You see | get lonesome Papa
bullt rs nice eight-room bungalow and
We have been living in il since January -.
We al rroud ~ IT, We live about two
miles from vs. Xbaw whore We have fine
hisn school. / and my older brother will