Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-05
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
Help for the Heipless-Kindness to
All Dumb Things"
Rules

huLeS
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides Of
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed $50 to 20(
words.
Dear Children:
am going to give you once
month q BIZ of verse suitable fol
school recitation. Please clip these
verses as they come out and paste
them in a book, so when Schoo
starts you will have something to
work on, instead of waiting for me
to send poetry to you.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
These verses were copied from a
recent issue of Good Housekeeping
and were written by Cecilia Lotus
In the Morning
When in the morning, fresh from
sleep,
I from my open window peep,
I always find some new surprise
To greet my grateful, wondering
eyes.
L IIhS " hIlSCl anu oCiS Ally III oJ ~ \
Before 1 hurry down the stairs
Before the breakfast bell has gone
And thank the Lord for all He's
done
While l was sleeping peacefully,
My Lord was working hard for me,
Making another lovely day
SO l could stay outdoors and play
Hundreds of daisies new and sweet
He's spread like stars beneath my
feet,
And knowing what I like the best,
He's put new birdlings in the nest.
Such heavily things He loves to do
For little folks like me and you
I often wonder while L play
When does He take His holiday?
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
am again seeking admittance into your
ten once before and [ thank Aunt Julia
very much for publishing my letter; Gous-
ton" We should all strive for an edu-
cation. Education covers the whole area
of human life. 1t is the word which means
all that is asked Of US, all we owe tne
world or ourselves. 1t expresses the total
sum of human duty. Learn thoroughly
what you learn, be it ever so little, and
YOU may speak it with confidence. few
well-defined facts and ideas are worth
whole library of uncertain knowledge. we
are frequently placed in position where we
can learn with scarcely an effort on our
part and yet we hang back because II
takes so long to acquire mastery oil
anything. Let the end alone! Begin at the
beginning and though, after all, it proves
nothing much, you are informed on one
point more, and you will feel all the bet
ter for it. BY gaining an education you
shall have your reward in the rlch stores
which shall ever be at your commune nl
more valuable than material treasures
How wise, then, to secure as far as pos
sible complete lasting education. II any
of the children or grandchildren of j. T.
Rogers, of Houston. Tex, see this letter,
please write me. All you cousins write to
me- GOOd0y t sP 81 11F BsmS!n MURPHY.
Leaksville, n. c., Route /, Box 30.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Won't you
all please be SO kind as to let another Ala
bama girl in the ring again? am an ola
member, perhaps some of you remember
me- Any way, here l am again. | am an,
other who likes to go to school. Inc school
which l attended closed May IS. am a
freshman of New Brockton high. What
games do you all play at school? The girls
play volley ball, tennis and basketball when
we are not sitting in the shade. VI course
we play these at different seasons. Guess
you are wondering how | look. | have dark
bobbed hair fair complexion and blue eyes.
Ny age is between thirteen and eighteen.
Can any of you cousins send me the poem,
"In the Usual Way?'' and some OF you send
me some other readings to give IN the Int
prary society" | will thank you very much
Do all of you cousins like to read? | 90,
my favorite books being Smiles, Little
Women and Oh, many others. l won't take
a subject this time. if | We're to; 1t would
be on DETERMINATION" l think that is
one thing that makes the world go. If it
had not been for determination many of our
greatest men would not have been so great.
America has determination. IL it did not
where would it be as a nation? Let's send
in our favorate quotation. Nine, Let lis
he what we are and speak what we think,
and in all things keep ouselves loyal TO the
truth and the sacred profession OF friend
ship" Say. all you good looking boys ana
girls write to a good looking Alabama girl
Love to you all,
OIss) JEAN MOORE.
New Brocton, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Some OF
you may remember me as a contributor to
the famous Letter Box, and even an eX-
sailor, but with permission, l wish to re-
new my acquaintance. / can now omit the
prefix Tex" and state that l am sailor
again. as ! re-enlisted on the 9th of April.
am serving on board the Galveston, a ship
Of the cruiser type. She Is assigned tue
special service squadron and will probably
go south about August. At $50 a. m. on
May /, we left Charleston, S. C., for Mex
leo and the canal zone. but the second day
out we lost a propeller and were ordered to
Boston, her home port for repairs. On our
return trip the mainbearings burst and, we
were only able to make about eight knots,
but fortunately, we had calm sea and after
plying the blue waters for one week, we
pulled in Boston harbor. Charlestown, near
which the navy yard is situated is an old
historical town and it may be of interest to
some of you to recall the fact that this is
the place of Paul Revere's famous ride in
1875, and his last resting place. A grand
summer resort bears s:s name, Revere
Beach," On a hill in the city is monument
erected in memory of the Battle of Bunker
Hill, as this is the place the battle was
fought and we have just paid tribute to the
memory Of those who have gone on before us.
Well, as to the few remaining veterans of
eral celebration. l miss the dear old Jour
nal considerably, but could get it regularly
If l would subscribe for it, so l am asking
you cousins to write me in care of the
postmaster, New York City. An old friend.
L. H. FARRI0R.
U. s. S. Galveston, 3r Div, care Post
master, New York
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: VIII you
please admit another little Georgia girl into
your happy circle Of boys and girls? | have
been silent reader of the Letter Box for
some time, and think the letters are SO much
more interesting since they have begun TAX
ing subjects. As for my subject I will
take "A Girls Duty" First of ALI l think
it is girls duty TO stay in girls place,