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

SERVICES So iii pOI "a lIl1L cOiS''
was henceforth known as the
founder of the American navy"
June 25, 1876, General George A.
Custer and his force of over 800 cav
alrymen were slain by the Sioux In
dams, commanded by Sitting Bull
in the valley of Little Big Horn,
Montana
June 80, 1921, ex-President VIII.
liam Howard Taft was nominated
and confirmed as chief justice OF
the United States supreme court.
If YOU will remember these dates,
you'll find that at some time you
will be glad that Aunt Julia wanted
to give you each month bit OF
American history.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Amt Julia: I see lots OF letters
from North Carolina, but haven't seen any J,
from Morganton yet. THE crazy place,
some people call it, az you know the state
hospital for the insane is situated mere, also
the state school for the deaf and DUMP.
srhey are both beautiful places In me sum- =
mer time. when everything is so green and
pretty The state hospital has green
house where they keep all kinds OF pretty
flowers all the year. | don't live in town
my father and mother. I have dear little
daughter. two years old. Her name is
Rachel, and Of course l think she is the
sweetest ever Every mother does, l reck-
on Now. dear cousins, | am going to ask
favor and hurry off, for 1 fear / have
stayed too long already. l am going to
make a friendship quilt, and want each one
to send me a six-inch SQUARE, and VIII
put your name and address IN 1t. Please
print this, Aunt Julia, il you have space,
and everybody write me whether you are A
cousin or not. Love and best wishes for
everyone. MRS. NJ. A. PITTS.
Morganton, n. c.. r. 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May I
come in for a while this pretty spring day :?
have been silent reader for quite a
while, have thought of writing, but seeing
there were so many that could beat me /
have stayed quiet till now. Mamma has
no paper | enjoy reading more than it.
Wish it came every day. No, thank you.
Auntie. l don't to sit down, l
thought we would 90 to pretty place close
by and have picnic, so, girls. all of you
get your lunch baskets and let's be going.
Boys, nut on your sun hats, and you girls
may put on your Easter bonnets, the
sun is shining hot | think We'll find the
very place for such a large. jolly bunch Of
girls and boys. down by that old mill on
pretty stream of water with lots of fish
in it. Now let's all sit down here the
grass for a while and rest. 1t seems that
the most of our crowd girls, but [
look about me, / quite few boys sea t.
tered around. Guess the rest are busy at
work. Seems I heard someone way over
on the other side say, she has been with
us all this while and has never told us, who
she is and where she is from. will say
I'm country girl from Alabama, live near
the little town of Dothan, and of course,
think there's no place L would like as
well. Now, let's eat lunch and go, as
I'm long way from home Have enjoyed
being with You all, and I'm going to ask
all OF you to write to me real soon. I'll
come again soon and tell you of the place
where live. new niece and cousin
MISS OLA MAE CASEY
Route ?, Dothan. Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will Won
admit a lonely Georgia girl in your happy
band of boys and girls? l have been a ST
lent reader, but ~>-.eve me, l sure do en-
JOY reading all the rood letters from the
cousins. Well. cousins, how are you all
enjoying these beautiful spring days?
have been working in the garden and also
with my flowers. l haven't very many
flowers now because it was so cold this
winter they all got killed. Wish some OF
You girls would send some pansy and
aster seeds. Will certainly appreciate your
Kindness very much. Cousins, what do you
all do for pastime? / help mother and dc
lots of fancy work, all my sewing. and
am very fond of reading good books too
Listen, wouldn't of you cousins ik,
for me TO make some tatting for yOu.
Well, cousins, you all be sure and write
me. l haven't sister, You | get
very lonesome. II Aunt Julia prints my
letter l will come again soon. Listen.
want to start a cousin photo album, and
want you all TO send me photo to put in
it,, and also. Aunt Julia, please send one OF
yours. Hope to receive lots of letters from
you all. With love and best wishes tC
Aunte and cousins. Your new cousin.
KATHERINE GREER.
Box Springs. Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia: Oh. Please open the
door and give me seat right over there by
| Aunt Julia. ] am six years old and il
| the second reader. Mother and father arc
dead. l live with my uncle and aunt.
don't remember father l was not quite
| two years Old when he died, and al
most four years old when mother died. 81
| You see | don remember either one Yer!
| much. My aunt and uncle are kind to me
| They try 10 make me enjoy life. They BULL
a real playhouse for me. have eleven dolls
| and everything is-oh so nice. For pets
| have q kitty and calf. Who has my birth
MARY SMITH.
FIT. Payne. Ala. Route >, Box 129,
Dear Aunt Julia aud Cousins: Oh please
| open the door and let me in for it is raining
| oh. so hard. My mother and father are
| dead, and | live with my uncle and aunt
| and they take the dear old Atlanta TT
| Weekly Journal, and l enjoy reading the
| Letter Box and the continued stories. Hush
| Did ! hear some one staggering? You neeC
| not get frightened. Come back now and 81
| down. just wanted to chat a while will
| yor cousins. ! will not stay long. thi:
| is my first attempt TO write TO the Letter
| Box. l am twelve years old and in the
| seventh grade. Say, cousins how many O
| you like 10 go 10 school: | sure do Wha
| do you cousins do for pa slime? I crochet
| tat and sew, I live in the country. LIKE
| NEST Of You cousins, and would not exchange
| for city life. on Say, Easter will SooI
be here and l will be glad. Your new
| cousin.
| (MISSf RUTH SMITH.
| Fl. Payne, Ala. Route ,, Box 129.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Hey. there
| May l come in for just few minutes any
| way? For l an in trouble, not bad trouble,
| but I want YOU TO helm me. Aunt Julia YOU
| made me very happy by printing my letter in
| The Journal. so won't You make me happy
| again by printing this? l want TO thank ev
erybody who wrote to me. Now. cousins
| l don't want single one OF yon TO fee
| hard toward me for not answering all youl
| letters, for l just could not do il. I got
| 400 in sll. I tried TO answer all that sent
| pictures When last wrote ! was at Trion
| but since | have come home 10 make my
! first crop. I did my first days plowu.
! last Wednesday. My people moved IN the
| farm two years sgo, hut l didn't come.
| still stayed in town. l find city life mucl
| better for me. l surely do get lonesome
| down here. | miss the pictures, shows and
| 0dIteS Hu0 ptbrr Ilatt> hi anUSeNltOi =
| much. I'm at home now with the hope ~
| going - Berea college another year. II
| any of the cousins that read this that have
| been student at Beres, please write ms
| and tell me how you like it there. won
| der If it's raining where YOU are, Naomi
| Holland? All the world that I can see from
| my window is filled with heavy black, or
| snSe-colored clouds, looks as though we
| might have storm. cyclone or something.
| You can't even see the mountains Did
| ever tell you cousins We have mounta ms
! around my home? We hsve lots of hE hi:I
! my servant David. [ will he your
| God and David your prince. VIII
! YOU accept Him now2