Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-05

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All letters not to exceed $50 to
200 words.
Dear Children: Good morning!
Have just passed through New York.
| My, what a busy AID busting place
| it is. but, do you know, | do not
find traffic so hard to contend with
as in my own dear home town. The
system of regulating traffic in this
big city is nearly perfect. Low
ingly,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
| please admit two jolly Alabama girls INTO
| your happy band of boys and girls? We live
on farm and think 1t the best place Tor
| girls and boys.
Our greatest ambition is to get good
| educa tons. We think an educated person
| can get more ont of life than an unedu-
| Gated person. You Cousins must all come
and spend part of your vacations with MS
We have acre in watcrmelons, aud We
will have a jolly time eating them. We
| have kodak and expect to take lot of
! pictures this summer.
We know Aunt Julia is good woman,
and she must have the patience of Job to
read all our letters and have them printed.
We have been reading The Journal for
some time and like it fine.
! Well. | guess We better go before we
wear cur welcome out. Don't any of you
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! hear from you all.
From ycur new nieces and cousins,
(AlISS) MILDRED PHILLIPS.
(MISS) MULLICE PHILLIPS.
Crane Hill, Ala, Rt. !.
Dear Aunt Jnlia and Cousins: Here comes
| a south Georgia girl to have chat, if |
| am welcome. l live on the farm. l like
! farming very well.
Dear Auntie and Cousins, wonder what
you all do for good time. DO any of you
o n
education is not too good for anybody.
How many of you girls like to have
flowers? | have lots of box flowers a yard
full and flower garden; it surely is beau
tiful l think.
How many like to read good. nice letters ?
had rather read letters than to do any
| thing else.
You Cousins write me- I will .trv TO
| answer all cards and letters I receive.
nave blue eyes, medium dark hair and
1alr complexion. Some Of you Cousins write
must go before l break the rule
Hope my letter will be admitted this
time A new Cousin
OIss) SUSIE LOWE.
Wh1gham, Ga. r. 4, B. a.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
wanting to join your happy band for a
long time but never had the nerve ] live
! on farm, six miles west of Ferrum close
to the Blue Ridge mountains. like to
help farm pretty well, but there is lots
| OF hard work to be done Still. 1t is very
nice to be able to slip out to some neigh
bor's watermelon patch sometimes How
many OF You enjoy reading? 1 do for one,
and would like to exchange books with
| any of you. 1 have "1helma - 'IshmaiI. -
Self Raised" and 1.-The Spy L would
like to exchange for "Tess of the Storm
Country" The Secret OF the Storm Coun-
try, "Anne of Green Cables" and ANNE
of Ayonlea." If any of you have these
books would be very glad if you would
write me. Miss Edna Johnson, il you
would write me, as l have lost your ad
| dress. [ agree with you about what YOU
said about ''manners!' l will be seventeen
October y. Who has my birthday? All OF
HARRY f. FRANCE,
Forum, Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins. Will You
please admit another little Georgia girl in
TO your happy band of boys and girls? We
take The Journal and l have been silent
reader OF the Letter Box for quite while
and surely do enjoy it, since the cousins
are taking subjects. l will not take a sub
ject this time, but il | were to take one
it would be IAN Educati ion" There
will be nothing more important than ar
education through life. and | think every
one should strive for one l, like most OF
the cousins. live farm and like farm
life very well, but like city life best
Cousins, don't you think Aunt Julia il
the dearest auntie to give us a page fOl
the letters? [ have medium brown curly
bobbed hair, brown eyes, and fair com
pleXion. Who has my birthday. February
fourteen and eighteen. Every one of The
cousins write to a new cousin,
(NIISS) EUNICE GOODWIN,
Woodstock, Ca, Rte. No. /.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit Georgia boy into your happ.
band of boys and girls? l live on farm
like most of the cousins and like farm life
! wOuId
city life better. l like outdoor sports boil
fishing and playing bail, but my favorit'
sport is basketball l like to go in swim
ming. As l am not gifted writer | guess
L better 90. hoping to hear from all tn,
cousins, both boys and girls. Love to Aun
Julia. THURMAN JONES.
Resaca, Ga, Route /.
Dearest Aunty and Cousins: Have yor
room for three more North Carolina cousins
in your charming circle? Thanks, we haven
| time 10 sit down; will just talk while
standing Kate and Martha have writer
before and received many nice letters. w
| answered every one received We wiSl
to thank the cousins for writing. also thanl
auntle for printing our other letter JOhr
never has written to the Letter Box He wa>
thirteen years old July y. 1924. Who i.
! his twin? We live q farm in dear ole
Bladen county five miles from Elizabeth
town, the county seat. We like farm life
fine. We live near two large lakes ant
surely enjoy going in bathing in the lakes
We attend preaching and Sunday school a
the Baptist church regularly Kate is
member of the Baptist church. She teache!
the junior class. We think everybody ough
to attend church. don't You cousins agree
with us: May we ask a favor of the cOuS
ms: VIII some cousin please send us thu
song, Till We Meet Again." We will glad
| ly return the favor in any way can. w
, must run home now. We have enjoyed ou
| visit very much. Love and best wishes {,
auntie and all the cousins.
tNISS) KATE MEARES
tMISS) MARTHA MEARES,
(MRD JOHN MEARES.
Ruskn. \. C., Route l, Box A.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yo,
please admit another Georgia boy into you
happy circle: [ have been silent reade
OF the Letter BOX for some time, aud lk
II just fine. |, like most of the cousins
/ live on a farm, aud like farm life fine
, Will not take any subject this time, but :
were TO 1t would be on "Education.'
think every person should have education
at least high school education. l went t
Mendes, Ga, to school the last term, but ex
| | pect 10 - to Il consolidated school next. 1
Is called Midway school, | am in the eight
grade and surely did have a good teache
last year. What do You cousins do for pas
time: | haven't much time for amusement
as [ have to plow and hoe, but | do 90 il
swimming and read some. l live in thickl
settled place and never do get lonesome
nave dark brown hair. fair complexion ant
| Dlue eyes. and my birthday is January j
My age is between fourteen and seventeen
Who can guess it: Well, I guess [ had bet
ter so, as | promised not to stay long lie
(MR.l LUTHER TODD.
your letters come To new cousin.
, Glennrille, Ga. Route >
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
another stranger never heard from before
This is really my first appearance in tn
columns, so ! will thank dear Aunt Julia i
she viii be so kind as to give another on
from beautiful Florida just little spac
} between all you good-looking girls an,
boys. | have never noticed cousins lette
from my home town as yet. | feel il m
duty TO step up on the platform to speak
good word in behalf of our beautiful Lake
land section, that has been slightly neglected
III the Letter Box. and l know the reason
| silly nynlHinnH f,..t