OUR WEEKLY CHAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 57, 7 March 1936, Page 2 (Supplement)

OUR WEEKLY CHAT.

15, Koberton Road, Avondale, 5.W.3. Dear Wendy,— I thought you would be interested to hear about the Union Jack flag which stood in the centre of my brother's twenty-first "birth flay cake. It was bought for him in Auckland on peace night, 1918, and he held it out of the car window as he was driven about the city to see the various attractions and decorations of the evening. It is for this reason that we call it our peace flag. Ever since that night it has had a prominent place on all our birthday cakes. There are eight in our family— mother and father and six children, the ages of the children being 21, 17, 13, 11, 9 and 2. Here's a puzzle for you, Wendy. How many birthday cakes has the Sag stood on? Although it is 17 years old time has had little effect on it, except that it has faded somewhat. Speaking of my brother's twenty-first birthday reminds me that mother still has the "Star," dated February 27, 1915, bearing the birth notice of my brother. Mother has the papers containing all our birth notices, so that in years to come we may look at them and compare news, advertisements, etc., with those of the present day. I must congratulate you on the "Enzed Junior." I think it is a great improvement and contains some very interesting facts. I have filed.each one since they were first published and we often refer to hack numbers for information, especially for school work. Your sincere Budgetite, Mary Whitlow.

7, Vincent Place, Auckland, 0.1. Dear Wendy,— I ata writing to you about my titbits. They consist of many little toys, not one of them out of fifteen is more than an inch in length and breadth. I have an imitation gold lock which I am very proud of, as the very tiniest of keys would not fit it. Also a little house of the same colour. It has a doofy six windows, and a tree growing alongside of it. My two farthings were once gold too, but they are quite grubby now. . There is a Mickey Mouse, too, that is made of stone; he can stand with his hands out like a policeman. He does not look like one, though, for he has a black jumper, red and white panties, and orange shoes. Have you seen a Betty Boop? I think you must have; mine takes her place in the box by the mouse. Now I will tell you about iny chicken. It is made of fluff. It has red wings, also a green back and a yellow breast, red beak and legs, black beady eyes, and the little red spot on the tip of his head just finishes him off.

I have many different coloured leaves made of bone. Out of a. dip I got for my collection a badge with the three little pigs and the big bad wolf painted on it. And the last of my collection is another brooch, a very pretty decorated one with a little green and white bird rounded by a silver ring. Well, cheerio, Wendy. I hope you enjoyed hearing about my titbits. They are my most cherished possessions, and not many people have seen or heard of them. Yours sincerely, Molly Quedley.