Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-26
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the Helpless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules


All Dumb Things"
Rules
No unsigned letter printed e.
No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed $50 to 200
words.
Dear Children: AS you read this
letter, I will be opening the last
batch Of letters that may carry an
nouncements of birthdays on the
29th of Februay. Surely some of
our cousins have this birthday, and
we are all interested in knowing how
many of our circle are Leap Year
Children"
Remember, If you are looking for
your letter to appear in the Letter
Box, you must write on ONE SIDE
of the paper only
Here is your first 1924 Honor
Roll. A good beginning, keep it up.
We will be so happy next Christ,
mas. Lovingly, AUNT JULIA.
Honor Roll
Claude Hinson, 81; c.. NJ. Rhodes,
Sc; Mary Whaley, 1c; Virgie E.
King, SC; Gertrude Griffin, sc; Essie
James McCim, 10c; Lille Mae Goss,
SC; Mrs. Minnee Housard, 10c; Alber-
die NJ. Pierce, &c; Matte Lou Stew
art, Toe; Leurilla Shewbart, 10c; Mrs.
Sale Graham, Csc; Mrs. Roy B.
Reeve, 10c; Rachel Harris, sc;
Charles D. Kinsey, 10c; Bernice
Hughes, sc; George r. Long, 1Oc;
Vance Heath, sc; Clemm;e Sutton
10c; Daisy Smith, 10c; Mrs. Rosa J.
Reed, sc; total, $3.50.
Louise Knowles and P. L. Holmes
no money inclosed.
Dear Aunt Julia: I would like to join
your band Of correspondents I am a
school teacher and am sending you a little
poem l have written for your page.
Thoughts are the seeds that grow into deeds
In the soil of love or of hate,
And when they're sown, like fruits will be
borne,
Controlled by the laws Of fate.
word may 60, and we may not know,
What sorrow or cheer it may bear,
Along its way, to drive care away,
Or shadow a life with despair.
We may not know, if the seeds we sow,
Will be born with life anew,
Nor may we see what the fruit will be
Till the harvesting time is due.
thought, word, a whisper unheard,
A tbouShtless deed that Is done
May fill with pain or sweetly sustain
A life that is struggling alone.
Then SOW no seed that you have not freed
From the tares, in word and in thought.
That all you sow, in virtue may grow
Into deeds with gentleness traught.
Sincerely,
MISS) EULA V. sTINNETT.
Lynchburg, Va, R. F. D. No. 5.
Dear folks: Seems like most everybody
is writing to the letter box and I decided
Ia be in style and write, too, although
We not single thing to write about.
Ruth Pickard, l enjoyed your letter very
m n put IN not atteppt to tell you all
about my ideal husband, for it would take
up too much space, but I'll just tell how he
must look: He must be six feet at least.
not weigh more than $50, real curly hair
(don make much difference about the
COLOR, big blue eyes and a pretty mouth.
Don t you all think he'd be a real good look
ing? e'0N 10'A
George Mcdonald, I hope you get lots
OF letters and III just bet you did get
more than you'll ever have time to answer.
lof you wrote such an interesting letter.
Guess you all are wondering what I look
IKE, so Ill try to tell you. I've got brown
eyes, dark brown hair and I'm rather talI'
Guess will stop for this time. Heaps o.
love.
Your new cousin,
(MISS) VERA DUGGAN,
Hahira Ga, Route g.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you please
admit North Carolina girl into your hanpv
Dand OF boys and girls, for just few sec
onds! wrote TO the Letter Box once
before but was not admitted
yhat
DONG for good time? Going to school. I
suppose. l have been going. and like nv
teacher Her name is Miss Gertrude
lege, about two miles from home.
] hope you Cousins enjoyed Thanksqirino
uaF' had real nice time. Christmas Is
coming IN a few weeks, and I guess Santa
Claus will come If he can carry all of the
toys. % '"e
Here Is little poem which I think is
very pretty: 40
LIVE TODAY
Yesterday is a memory.
tomorrow is an imagination
Today is eternity.
1--we today AMI live forever
Cut out two days of your life
yesterday, with its mistakes and follies.
tomorrow with its fears and breads
ana live only today.
wen, must go, for fear I will break
Auntle's rules. Come again, Bernice Reatv.
i , Ietters are ;ne. Please write to me.
an OF you Cousins, please write TO me for
l am Just b1e-eyed 15-year-old country
girl. new Cousin,
go MISs) VIOLA MORGAN.
cold Hill, n. c.. Rt. /.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: have. FOR :,
1ong time, been intending to write again but
not entirely forgotten by everv one snrra an
Maybe those who wrote TO me will remain
per per me- thank all that wrote, especially
those whose letters I dod not answer.
- "hen l wrote tefore | was awav ont in
IexaS. hut I'm glad to say I am enioring
myself in dear old Georgia again, We s srs
living in three-roOm shack that has cracks
III the wall an ln2h wide, and in the cell
, ing several inches wide, but we are having
hun hun ~ IS almost like camping out We
HoTe 10 De In a better house soon though
noEhle BENSON | haven't seen anv latter
ION you IN a good while. Why not write
I I more OF YOUR good advising letters ?
benefit to the readers of our noner u
it Ihema Bronson, Of Winston III,
sees tIIs' wish she would write, If she
school, am = having 2 to study pretty hard In
ting higher grades than | get ''H' ee'-
- We are Wei blessed with churches boro
we - TO Sundav 81 hool IN the morning and
afternoon, too, clthough we bove no So ~.
',"ss near, we 20 to night services often
haven't grown any since I was win
you cousins, bat In, still a small Cousin
not over ID years old, but less.
o.. iMlSS) LAURA SAMPLER.
cisco, Ga, Route /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins. DO Won
3dmlt strangers into your delightful circle
IL SO, would like to enter. Who am 7?
, IN Just Jolly country hoy, whose ia her
nal pened TO subscribe for The Journal 81ong
with several other papers. and how T eniov
rsaolhS It, especially the Letter Box.
tnouSinS, isn't Aunt Julia the dearest aunt
~ lue world | think it SO nice Of her TO
nave place for us boys and girls to write.