COUSIN BETTY’S LETTER
My Deal- Cousins, Christmas is coming nearer and nearer, and with it comes our Hospital Day. On this day, all the Little Southlanders gather at the Hospital, where the prizes for the year are awarded to the clever cousins who have earned them, and then we make a complete tour of the wards, taking with us cheery smiles, happy faces, and presents for all the patients, and last but by no means least, Father Christmas himself! The most important prizes are, of course, the Gold Medal for the very best writer and contributor, and the Silver Cup for the Clan with the largest total of marks for the year. There are other prizes for the most promising writers, for the Scrap-book Competition, the Novelty and Dolldressing Competitions, and for the cousin with the most Mind Sharpener marks. I hope to be able to announce the lucky winners of these awards, early in December. Please do not forget that the Scrap-book Competition closes on the very first day of that month, and our Birthday Page appears on the fifth day. Have you begun your drawings? There is a very lonely little badge lying on my table waiting for an owner to claim it. Percy is squeaking. He says “She is not lonely. She has all the occupants of the table-top to keep her company, so how can she be lonely?” He is quite correct, of course, but the badge-girl is feeling just a teeny bit lost without her very own cousin. Do you see the competition rules on the Page this week? I want you all to read them carefully, and when you send in your entries, do not forget to mark them “original” or “copied.” This is very important. Do you know, I was almost closing this letter of mine without mentioning our Paper Chase (it is really quite exciting enough for capitals). The day of this event is next Saturday, and I will tell you of the exact arrangements in my next letter. The very best place, with the very windiest of paths, is Thomson’s Bush, so this is where the ’chase is to be held. Your loving
jugu
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Southland Times, Issue 23047, 14 November 1936, Page 21
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363COUSIN BETTY’S LETTER Southland Times, Issue 23047, 14 November 1936, Page 21
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