Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-03

gest that when you wish recltatlons
for commencement or close of school,
you write to your own library COM
mission, asking advice and for the
cost of postage both ways secure a
coed book of recitatiOns and sugges-
tons from those people who are ia
mliar with such subjects.
Cordially yours,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and All: Here comes an
other girl from the Empire State of the
south" l have written before and had one
letter printed / thank auntie for giving me
place in coy corner with the Jolly cous-
ms. l have been going to school, but it Is
out now and l am lonesome since school
closed. l guess most of YOU cousins are
glad TO see the trees getting green again.
am glad 10 see the spring here once more.
| live in the country and enjoy it very much.
Why don't more Of YOU canning club girls
write to The Journal, also the corn club
boys? As l hardly ever see any letters
from club members. l am canning club
girl and enjoy it just fine. l am in the
second year of the club work. Come on,
Georgia, boys and girls, as the other states
are going to get ahead of Ms il we don't
get to work. Aunt Julia, your letter was
fine about starting flower club garden.
am very much interested in having flow
10 ~ MISS GLADYS FREE.
Gainesville, Ga, Route 3, Box 43.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
kindly admit into your charming circle two
lonely Alabama girls as we would like to
tell Aunt Julia and the cousins how much
we enjoy the Letter BOX. We just think
it wonderful. We have been constant read
ers of the Letter Box quite while, as our
fathers have always taken The Journal.
We Just can't do without 1t, for we just
think any home would he lonely without
such a fine paper. We go to Sunday school
every Sunday. We have some beautiful
flower seed and good books we would like
to exchange with the cousins. We will give
short description of ourselves and bld
aideu. Maud is seventeen, browns tDoDDed)
hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, birthday is
July 4. Has she a twin, il So please write.
Evie has fair complexion, yellow tbob5ed)
hair, light brown eyes, fourteen years old:
Who has her birthday, October %. All OF
you good looking cousins write TO US, we
will assure you an answer.
(MISS) MAUD BROOKS,
(MISS) EVE TRAWICK.
Evergreen, Ala, Route A.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Aunt Julia.
please open the door and let two Georgia
boys come in and chat with the cousins
short while. But, before we go any farther,
we want q seat by you. am sure, as TINS
is our first attempt, auntie will let us in.
Cousins it is not a rule for the boys to say
much about Aunt Julia, but we must say
she is a sweet little aunt or she wouldn't
have this council for us young folks to get
acquainted, now, would she? | guess some
Of you are wondering how we look. Well,
don t worry about that, for are not what
you might call real good Looking boys, but,
then, we pass all right to 90 by in hurry.
You understand, don't you? Well, to make
Il long story short, we will send our de-
scription to all who write us. Would like
to exchange photos with some OF You girls.
I, Willie, am a carpenter. and l, Layton,
farmer. We are just young men, be-
tween the ages of eighteen and twenty-four.
Come on, cousins, and guess our ages. We
will take subject next time IL we are per-
mitted. Now, cousins, do help us TO keep
our letter out of the wastebasket and we
will appreciate your help very much All
Of you cousins write us. we would like
it only the better il we were to get six
hundred letters from all over the u. A.
And IL you want two jolly correspondents,
let your cards and letters come to your new
cousins With love and best wishes to
Aunt Julia and all the cousins,
(MR.) LAYTON PURCELL.
Glennville. Ga, Route ]. Box IA.
(MR.) WILLIE f. DEL0ACH.
Glennyille, Ga, Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: We sub
scrbed for The Journal and, after reading
the cousins letters in the first issue | just
couldn't keep from writing. think Aunt
Julia's Council is the Crandest thing in The
journal. | live a farm, five miles from
town, and like farm life fine, except some
hot day, when | am at work in the field
and get so hot; then, sometimes, | just wish
| wouldn't see the farm again. What have
You been doing these winter months for
pastime? What time | wasn't in school
was reading; but since spring has come
can't stay in the house any longer. How
many of You cousins belong to the Girls
Canning club? l for one. and like it fine,
and l sure the rest of you would if you
would only join. Since this is my first let
ter, l will tell you what l am like: | have
dark brown (bObbed) hair, dark brown eyes
medium complexion. VIII leave my age for
YOU to guess; it is between thirteen and six
teen How many of You have my birthday,
November 81? | would like to hear from
all of You cousins, so write and send photos
Love to all. Your new niece and cousin,
(MISS) LOVELLA BONNER.
Carrollton, Ca, r. f. d. 6.
Dear Aunt and Cousins: Wonder what
You all doing this dreary, rainy day. For
myself, I've been reading. I've read every
thing on the place that | could find to read
and, as l have nothing else to occupy my
valuable" time, I've decided to, write to
The Journal. Now, | didn't mean that
took this as last resort, but, you see.
just had reading on my mind. SO now
III try to describe the place where | live.
live in the northwestern part Of Georgia
which. think, should be noted for its hills
bitches and poor soil. But wait. l forget
that | mustn't run down. my community
this way, so I'll not say any more about
where | live except that we have good
schools and churches here. notice sew
eral of the cousins discuss some interesting
subject, Love" Mother" Father. "
etc, but I'm going to take for my subject
an entirely different one from these; it is
Modern Conven;ences in the Farm Home, g."
and especially the kitchen, What's the use
of unnecessary labor? 1t doesn't pay you
anything. Wouldn't it be much better to
have things conveniently arranged, so that
fro N1Orl a n,,IJ >
Now, for instance, take this: carrying water
from well or spring a quarter of a mile
away, when the well could have been right
at the door. And, Of course, there's just lots
of others l could mention, but | don't think
1t necessary. as most everyone is person
ally acquainted with them so now I'll give
You a brief description Of myself and go.
l have blue-gray eyes and medium brown
mar. | have camera and will exchange
snapshots with anyone who cares to write
l will be seventeen the 3Oth of April So
now must 90. l promise a prompt reply
to all letters I receive. Your niece and
cousin,
(MISS) ALYCE LEE LONG WITH.
Tunnel Hill, Ga, Il. F. n. >.
/. 81 inclose dime for Inez.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: am going
10 write just a few lines TO the Council, Is
nave always wanted to write, but just
could not pick up enough courage TO and was
afraid of Mr. Wasteba sket Well. cousins,
surely do get lonesome. wish some of the
cousins would come and stay a while with
me. am just little country girl, and
surely do get lonesome, too. | am keeping
house for my dad. He is farming this year,
planting Watermelons and cucumberS and |
give Aunt Julia and all of you cousins an
invitation to come and help eat some when
they get ripe l see most of you cousins
take subject. and l think ii makes your
letters more interesting, but I won't take
one l will leave the space for a more
gifted writer Miss Blanch Afford. your
ideal for husband was good. l won't be
gin TO tell mine. for it would take too much
space, but he must be all that il takes to be
a good honest man. Miss Winoua Smith.
we can't live very far apart. Well, cousins.
have enjoyed my stay very much. hut mus;
he going. as Aunt Julia says be brief. \
new cousin.
MISS CARRIE SCARBOROUGH.
Fort Meade, Fla, BOX SO
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