Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-10
AUNT JULIA'S COUNCIL
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Dear Aunt Julia: viii you please open
the door for a farmers daughter? Why,
howdy, cousins. ! am certainly glad to
see so many OF you in this jolly band, and
am more than glad to know Aunt Julia has
permitted me to be one Move over, cous-
ms, and give me seat by Mr.. Ttllman
Locke, OF Elkmont, Ala, as | am tired aft
long walk. and, anyway, l want to
see him blush and hear him tell about his
delightful visit to the government military
training school. l am not boy, though
enjoyed his letter. Come one, Georgia Cous-
ms, we are far ahead and let's keep in
the lead. Why don't more Of you boys
write? As you know ii is natural that we
girls rather read the letters from the boys.
have dark complexion, blue eyes, brown
hair (bobbed). Every one write and send
photos to -
Dover, Ga, Route l..
Dear Auntie and Cousins: l wonder IL
you will admit lonely Georgia girl into
your coy corner? | am an old cousin OF
the dear old Letter Box. having written once
before, and received many nice letters from
the cousins The last time | wrote to the
corner l was happy, but now am sad. Tor
l have lost my dear mother. She died on
the 18th of March and left twelve children,
the oldest being only eighteen. am the
next, I'll be seventeen the 1lth OF April,
1924 She left dear little baby boy only
one day old, one CT my aunts has him now,
but oh, dear me, how | miss him and miss
mother more and more each day. l miss
her in the home | miss her sweet voice,
her tender, loving hands and kind deeds,
but ] thank God. she has left good record
behind her, which will never be forgotten.
So. cousins. il you have a mother be kind
and good to her, then when she has passed
out of this world of sorrow you Will not
have the cruelt treatment you have given to-
ward her to press on your brain. l agree
with you, Mae Davis, of Jesup, Ga, on
Mother love" Mother love is the only
love on earth that can't be changed. We
have only one mother and she is dearer and
more precious than anything on earth. L
have blue eyes, medium brown hair (bobbed,
of course), and medirm complexion. Write
to lonely Georgia girl and see if you don t
get an answer. Send photos those who can.
Hoping to hear from all the cousins, with
oceans of love.
MISS MAMIE MAZEMORE.
oliver, Ga, Route /.
Dear Aunt Julia: l wonder If you would
admit new cousin to your happy band of
boys and girls? 1 am an interested reader
of The Journal and enjoy the cousins let
ters very much. / have wanted to write
long time [ like to crochet and read.
James Oliver Curwood and i. NJ. Bower are
my favorite authors. l a blond of TWEEN
ty-three summers. Who has my birthday,
May 10? Have I twin? II so, L would
like to hear from you. All you cousins
write to me. ! had better 90. l guess
Auntie is getting tired of me. Your new
cousin.
(MRs.) EULA PADGETT.
DeFuniak Springs. Fla, 2. 0, Box 4Sl.
NY Dear Aunt Julia: I want to thank
you for printing my other letter. l think
it was so sweet of your and 1 did appreci-
ate it so much. Have twin! MY
birthday is June 16. 1 am twenty-one years
old. Now I want to ask favor of all you
flower lovers. l want every one that has
flower seed to spare to send me just a
few in your letters l want to plant a
Letter Box flower garden" this year. l
want petuna seed and cutting OF the
rose -colored hydranges, especially l will
exchange for the blue hydrangea or any
thing that L have Aunt Julia, if you will
please print this I'll promise not to bother
you again until 1 write and tell you about
my Letter Box garden: Would ike 10
see your sweet face at the top of the Cous-
ms Corner. Won't you put 1t there: WEI
stop with lots Of love to Aunt Julia and
everybody. Would also appreciate photos.
Everybody write an old cousin.
(MISS) BERNICE WALDEN,
Dear Aunt Julia: Wonder If you will let
me in again so soon? Hope you will for
give me for coming again so soon, but real
" I hope YOU will print my letter this time,
and III promise not to come again til the
roses bloom. do not take the dear oIq
Journal myself, but my cousin does and
get it from her every week. / am going TO
Fort Bragg, n. c., to my husband the last
of February and then ! am going to sub
scribe for The Journal, because l surely 40
enjoy reading the dear old Letter Bon
Auntie, please print this letter before the
last of February, as l want TO see 1t IN
print before L go away. / thank you so
very, very much for printing my other let
ter l hope some of the married ladies' VIII
write to me. l received a letter from Mrs.
Ethel Wilson a few days ago. l haven't an
swered it yet, but am going TO write her
tomorrow. AuntiP. l am sending a dime Tor
little 1nez. I think it is just wonderful 10
help poor little orphan child. l am sure
all the cousins agree with me. mink
Aunt Julia is the most wonderful woman IN
the world. l wish l could meet her and all
the cousins face to face. l am nineteen
years old. l won't take any subject TINS
time. as 1 am afraid l have already broken
Auntie's rules. The next time ] come am
going TO send dollar for the little orphan
baby All you that care to write just let
MRS. JAMES R. BEAL.
Nunez, Ga, Route |,
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please
admit two Georgia girls into your happy
circle We live on farm of 100 acres, N
a large white house Of ten rooms, about one
mile from Seventeen Mile creek. The north
side of the farm has pretty hills, while on
the south side we have fish pond, ana the
creek on the west side, while on the east
or the front of the house, the land is very
level We enjoy horseback riding, Kodak
ing, autoing and going in bathing in the
summer. Both Of US can dive ana swim
We do all kinds of house and fancy work
except we can't rat much. We make paper
flowers, too. We think Aunt Julia is one
of the sweetest women on earth. Don [
you cousins agree with us? J., Mary, take
the dear old Journal, and don't thlnH we
could do without it. For pastme we play
tbe organ and Edison and read the Bible
and stories. We enjoy going to church s2nd
Sunday school, but we don't get to either
very often. it is so far. We will not ten
our ages this time but we are not babes
neither old maids, So all You cousins write
to two little girls il you want TO get Iel-
ters. Lovingly.
(MISS) EVA ESTELLE SEARS.
Fairfax, Ga, r. F. D. ].
r. s: When writing us, please write
separately. Mary's birthday is November
o. and Eva Estelle's is March 20. Have
we twin?
Hello Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will You
plpase let two little girls come III ana JOIN
your merry circle? We have never WIZ
ten to the Letter Box before, but We enjoy
reading the letters SO much, ana just tnInN
Won are all such merry circle, ana JUST
now Amt Julia is the dearest Aunt IN the
world to give MS space To become acquaiht,
ed We attend school at the nttle Town OF
Massee. Our school will be out IN iout
weeks and we are so sorry, for we potn
enjoy going to school. We also attend sun
dav school every Sunday. Now. Aunue' we
want to beg you to print our letter and we
must he going before we break the fuiGS'
We have enjoyed our visit very much We
won't describe ourselves this time. we VII,
only say that Pearl is sixteen yeras olu
and Ruth is fourteen years OLD. we Wah'
all you cousins TO send us card or let
ter and we will assure you an answer
With love to Auntie and all the cousins.
(MISSl PEARL MOORE,
Sharks GA Route !.
MISS RUTH GRIFFIN.
Adel Ca, Route /.
Dear Amt Julia and Cousins. Here
comes little Georgia girl TO JOIN Iou'
nanny hand Of bows and girls. l, like
most Of the cousins, live in the country and
like country life fine. How many of YOU
cousins are fond Of flowers: 40 ,VTe
hoantiful flowers hut all of mine cot kill
cd when it was SO cold in January. 20
to school at Whitworth academy Ger
boststball most all the time My teacher
name is Mr.. Frank Walters. | have darF