AUNT HILDAS LETTERBOX.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 365, 5 March 1932, Page 18 (Supplement)

AUNT HILDAS LETTERBOX.

Patricia Cull fan ore: Perhaps I shall see you some time in your fairy ccstume, Patricia, or you might have a photograph taken. Love and sunny days.—A.H. May Kelly: What a fascinating eastern picture, May. Have posted. Love. — .A. EL Velma Armstrong: Have posted you a card, Velma. I hope you’ll try for seme prizes. Love from A.H. David Guild.: Some splendid work, David. I admire your tenacity of purpose. Love.—A.H. Lila Hoatten: Thank you for your kind greetings, Lila, and what a sweet picture. Love and happy thoughts.— A.H. Isa Hoatten: Did you try making any of the cotton reel men, Ina? Love.— A.H. Diana Lea Darling: I am posting you a card, Diana. Soon you will be another of my little “ Star ” girls. Love. —A.H. Iren© Mary Coates: Excellent original work, and very neat writing. Love.— A.H. Daphne Dickie: A great deal of good work comes from this Starlet. Love.— A.H. Kcrma Prazer: Quaint drawings, Norma. Where did you get the idea? Sunny days.—A.H. Doreen C ultimo re: I do hope you will soon be quite well Doreen. Love Vonnie Prazer: Your writing is quite well done, Vonnie, and I am pleased to hear you like school. —A.H. Myra Jean Makin: I have posted 1 yc*u an enrolment card, Myra. I think I remember seeing your name before somewhere. Love.—A.H. Pred Hawes: I think this little boy will make a splendid Circle Artist, and later, perhaps, a Laurel-Holder.—A.H. Dorothy Hawes: Thank you for a pretty painting, Dorothy, and your writing is improving.—A.H. Billy Clark: Lucky boy, to have a cat, a rabbit and, above all. a bicycle! Love to Billy.—A.H. Dorothy Hickerhy: I am so happy to have so many good little people helping me. Love.—A.H. Alan Welsh: Mr and Mrs Squirrel looking pleased over their winter stores? Good work. Alan!—A.H. June Willcox: Thousands of members and thousands of letters, June. Oh! Dear me!—A.H. Gwynne Jones: GWynne is growing up very quickly. Standard II.! And what a lovely picnic you had at Riccarton. Love.—A.li. Doreen Welsh: A delightful picture, Doreen, and I am pleased to see you mounting your work. Love from A.H. Brenda Payne: We certainly have a very promising artist in Brenda. Keep on, dear; you are doing some splendid work.—A.H. Jack Payne: A very lovely picture, Jack. Why not make a book of some of your best paintings?—A.H. Winsome Harris: Did you try making any of the cotton-reel men. Winsome? I’m sure you would have great fun doing so. Love from A.H. Gladys Dawson: Very well expressed, Gladys. Keep on writing. Love.—A.H. Doris Stanton: See notice about the Fair elsewhere, Doris. Thank yc-u very much for the suggestion. Love to you. —A.H. Sydney Dester: Keep on with the poems, Sydney. I’d like to see some more of your work. Love.—A.H. Zara Cashford: Yes, Zara, I will he pleased to see you entering for the Autumn Page competitions. Love to you.—A.H. Ora Parker: I love that Autumn song, Ora. Can you sing it? Love.—A.H. Bath. Brown: I enjoyed your letter, Ruth: Work for Mr Printer must be on one side of the paper only, dear. Love.—A.H. Doris Stanton: Probably you are a bit run down, Doris. Keep out in the sunshine, and your spirits will soon soar again. Love.—A.H. Ruth Burnell: I am just trying to remember you, Ruth. You’ll like being a Starlet. Love to you.—A.H. Patty Xnsull: I’ll see what I can do about the drawing, Patty. Try some paintings. Love to you from A.H. Faith Harrington: Interesting work, Faith. I wonder what the snail thought, That he was a sleeping beauty, perhaps. Love.—-A.H. Brenetta Taylor: Yes, dear, I liked you painting, and I hope the cold will soon disappear. Love to a little Starlet.—A.H. Prances Taylor: What a pity you were too late, Frances. Oh! dear, a whole family at-ish-ooing! Love to all.—A.H. Elvie Kerr: Here’s a new Starlet to welcome, and what a pretty name she has. Dove to Elvie.—A.H. Andy Chambers: Stamp collecting is a lovely hobby, Andy. I lilted your letter. Love.—A.H. Clare Panning: Welcome, Clare. Hosts of Starlets are joining from Linwood.— A.H. Collin Ferham: Pleased to welcome you, Collin. Will you write sometime? Love to you from A.H. Prank Parham: And yet another Linwood Starlet. A merry welcome to Frank. Love.—A.H. Victor Smith: A little person from Riccarton. I am looking forward to a letter from Victor. Love.—A.H. Maudie Flntey: A very pretty painting, dear, and a mark for you.—A.H. Peter Thompson: Received your entry Peter. Thank you.—A.H.

Lesley Cockerell: What a dainty piece of poetry, Lesley. 'Twill do nicely for the Autumn Page. Love to you from A.H. Marcelle Cockerell: Marcelle painted such a lovely golden armoured knight. Good girl!—A.H. Isobel Cockerell: And here’s another Radley Starlet who likes painting. A sweet little picture, Isobel. Love.— A.H. Joycelyn St John: A painting from the “Times”! Was it meant for Rata, Joycelyn? Love.—A.H. , Bert Kelso: Oooh! A poem about green eyes glowing from an empty stair. You didn’t write it at niglit, did you, Bert? Ha! Ha!—A.H. Mary Parrish: Thank you, dear, for a good letter. So you’d rather have sums for homework? Love.—A.H. Ult-an Sullivan: I am sure your garden must look very beautiful, Ultan. Asters grow in such colourful profusion, don’t they? Love from A.H. Beryl Scarff : Your house must surely be always filled with song. Four canaries! Love.—A.H. Margaret Symes: I can see you are a very busy little person, and usually busy people are happy people. Are you? Love.—A.H. Pegfgry Taylor: How lovely it would be to see the sunflower actually, or perhaps a coloured picture of it. Love. A.H. i i Thelma Lodge: I am sure you’ll have a lovely picnic, Thelma. Will there be races? Love.—A.H. Beth Ashby: i think Beth could try some of the big paintings, as she has quite a good idea of colours. Love to Beth.—A.H. Harold Williams: I was very happy to hear from Harold, and I’ll look forward to your next letter, dear.—A.H. Irene and Coral Bartlett: Two sweet little notes from Hillmorten Starlets. I am glad you still love your toys.—A.H. Zoe Bartlett: I want to hear more about your camp holiday, Zoe. Tell me when you write again. Love.—A.H. Enid Buckley: I am pleased to think Enid has chosen such splendid conduct points. Lo ve to you.—A.H. Barbara Gibson: With the prospect of a lovely new cycle before you I suppose you are very eager to grow up. aren’t you, Barbara?—A.H. Joyce Bartlett: Never mind. Coral will be sure to have her cake next year, won’t she, Joyce? Love to all from A.H. Sally and Charlie Gibson: Welcome to Starland! We are enrolling hosts of new children from Riccarton. Love to you from A.H. Birthday Greetings. March 5 Fey Willis, Heather Melville, Joe Sullivan, Pussy Rattray, Leslie Hay, Ngaire Andrew, Peter Sim. Isobel Finnic, Peggy Routledge, Ora Parker, Henry Shore. March 6 Nellie Frayle, John Hewitt, Marie Donovan, Louise Williams, Max Shrimpton, Shirley Steele, Dulcie Jean Neale, Leo Rowland, Gladys M’Kenzie. March 7 Leslie Anderson, Irvine Lawrence, Clive M’Neill, Mascot Knight, Doreen Galbraith, Fairy Dale, Rita Richards, Jessie Kyle, Robert Syme. March 8— Milly Alice Kingdon, Arthur Manning, Isabel Johnston, Edla Fredricha Hinds, Ina Brett, Rona Tawera Davis, Ronald Cruthers, Beryl M’Glinn. March 9 Joyce Hartnell, Reynolds Tomkies, Douglas Seelen, Margaret L. Archer, Neil Clark, Royce Evans, Peter Hardcastle, Morgan Williams, Margaret Stevenson, Morris Lawson, Muriel Lawson, Maitland Lee, Vonnie Harding, Joyce Clark. March 10— Betty Burgess, Patricia O’Donnell Alfred Frazer, Sadie Elliot, Naom Hamilton, Edna Stratford, Marie Gil lard, Edna Mae Kirton, Pearle Leem i n g. Raymond Carson, Margaret Pow ell. Bob Stapleforth, Richard Chris holm, Betty Verl Beech, Margaret M’Callum, Jack Payne. March 11— Peggy Sill, Phyllis Beale, Phyllis Tozer, Cecil Skinner, Janet Rowe, Adelca Cooke, Alma Cobb, Ina Hoatten. WHISPERED IN STARLAND. That our party will be held on June 3, the King’s Birthday. Pencil that date on your calendar and don’t forget it. Hurrah for the party! t] H] ®®®®soin si s® ® ®ininin @m &