THE HOLLOW TREE.

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 29

THE HOLLOW TREE.

I MESSAGES FOR SUNBEAMS.

Letters to the Dawn Ladv are answered as follow: John Jamison, IVTount Eden: John’s violets and daffodils made a bright splash of colour under the Happiness Tree. You are a very kind Sunbeam. Please give jny love to little David, of the merry brown eyes. Sheila Scanlon, Mount Albert: A little baby sister named June is a treasure Tor any Sunbeam to care for, Sheila. Thank you very much for your painting - . The Happy Town people send their warmest love.

Owen Roseman, Birkenhead: I was Slad to have another of those neatlytyped letters from this laddie. Is your cold better now? That was a fine tour over the Aorangri, and I can imagine how you must have enjoyed it. Jewel Dennis, Okahukura: I was glad to hear again from my little Sunbeam with the pretty name, and I loved the wee poem about the little fluffy rabbits. Aren’t they merry little playfellows, Jewel?

Douglas Anderson. Waiuku: Welcome to this new member who has found his wav down Tiptoe Street. I hope l shall often hear from you. The puzzlers are correct, Douglas, and I like your painting. Geoffrey Bennett, Takapuna: That is * quaint little poem about Johnnie and the cherries, Geoffrey, and I enjoyed reading it. ilv best love to this little man.

Ronald Churches., New Plymouth: The Dawn Lady had not forgotir.* j--aid. and 1 was glad to have your letter. Thank you also for your painting, which reached me by Pixie post I hope I shall soon hear from you again. Walter Dainty, Grey Lynn: Welcome to this young mail who is now a Sunbeam of Happy Town. I shall be looking forward to your first letter, Walter. Colin Mackie, Devonport: How* splendid having a new wee brother, Colin. The Dawn Lady feels very excited about it. Tour letter was just too late for the last Hollow Tree, and the Woodpecker was sorry when he did not see your name. I hope you enjoyed your visit to the zoo.

Thelma Churches, New Plymouth: lou a lucky little lady having that line bicycle all for your very own, and I am sure you must enjoy those pleasant rides w ith your friend. Your riddle-me-ree is correct and X was glad to have > our Painting. Xola Craig, Patricia Stuart, the Little Thought and the Woodpecker will be glad to find your love messages in the Hollow Tree. Myrtle Bennett, Takapuna: Man> thanks for the picture of the cat and. the jackdaw, Myrtle. Poor puss was certainly sad at the loss of his friend. I hope I shall soon hear again from this four-year-old. . . lan Ocull, Grey Lynn: Your painting has reached me safely. lan. Many thanks and much love. Grace Bromwich. Newton: Your first letter is a very neat one, Grace, and 1 am glad that you have found your way ; mto our sunshiny little world for little : People. The Happy Town people send a special greeting to our new Sunbeam. Daisy Smith, fVlorrinsvilie: I was giad to find that Daisy has been busv wan aer paint-box. How is little sister. Eric and David Buchanan, Takapuna: 1 Your beautiful flowers are still qmte ; fr *sh, and when 1 look at them I feel < Ver y grateful to these kind little Taka- ] Puna Sunbeams. Those white violets - are the first I have seen for a long time, ; i they look so pretty, peeping out from j blue ones. My best love to Eric and , David. Margie Rose, Onehunga: Many thanks . j •or your painting, little Miss Onehunga. 1 The Little Thought sends his special j: «>ve to Margie this time. _ , ;} Beryl Arthur, Auckland: A Pixie Post- ] man, delivered that important letter. Beryl. Much love to this happy bun- : beam. . < . Hector Dainty, Grey Lynn: This laddie J* now a member of the Dawn Lady s i J a PP>; family, and the Woodpecker hopes . will often find his name in the Hoi i Tree. Axe you fond of competitions, ] Rive Mackie, Devonport: What a lovely 1 surprise in store for Rive when he goes ] "°me from hospital, for there will be a new brother ail readv to make his ac- < quaintance. I wonder if he has brown jyea, too? All the Happy Town people 1 aen< * their best love to this little man,

and the Dawn Lady blows him a thistledown kiss. Have you caught it, Rive? Elma Webb, Devonport: Your painting is very good, Elma. Thank you for answering the' Competition Bell. The Dawn Lady has a confession to make She is camera shy and seldom has her photograph taken. The Little Thought suggests that you should draw a picture of the Dawn Lady, just as you imagine her to be, and then send it t p Happy Town. Don’t you think that would be a good idea? Teddie Dainty, Grey Lynn: The Little Thought has brought this six-year-old safely down Tiptoe Street. Mn.pa i sn soon have a letter from Teddie. Gloria Rawlinson, Auckland: I am glad you like the painting book, Gloria. Have you coloured in that interesting young kingfisher yet? Thank you for your painting and poem. I like them very much. So supper at the party house i*s served at 7 p.m. ? You may expect me when the fairy gong is ringing. Jean Mclndoe will be glad to have your love message, and the Woodpecker is guarding your thoughts for the other Sunbeams very carefully in the -Hollow Tree. Harold Barry, Remuera: There must: be magic in Tiptoe Street. Harold, for

your letter reached me all carefully stamped. and addresesd simply. “To the Dawn Lady.” It was like a little present dropping out of the skies. Welcome to this little lad. I hope I shall soon hear from you again. Sadie Simmons, Wellington: Holidaytime should soon rid you of thdt cold, Sadie, and I hope you are having plenty of warm spring days. Thank, you verimuch for the riddle-me-ree. I am always glad to find a letter in the mail from this Wellington Sunbeam Kathleen Ricketts. Mount Eden: A Pixie Postman brought me the painting signed •‘Drummer Girl,” and I knew which faithful little Sunbeam had been busy with her paint brushes. I hope you will soon be well, little lady, and able to play in the sunshine again. My best love to Kathleen. Helen Doull, Grey Lynn: Thank you for your painting, Helen. It is now safely entered in the competition. Susie White, Mount Eden: The swings in the park must be fine fun, Susie, and I can imagine how much you enjoy playing on them. Your letter is very neat, little lady. My best love to Susie. Peggy Taylor, Devonport: The joy bells rang in Happy Town as Peggy passed through the magic gates. I hope I shall have many letters from you. How old are you, Peggy? Mary Meade. Milford: Another Sunbeam for the Dawn Lady! Did you notice the Pixie Postmen in Tiptoe Street? They

think you should have a garden like the Mary in the nursery rhyme. Have you? Dorrie Runciman, Mount Albert: Your painting is very -pretty, little lady, and you have solved the word square and riddle-me-ree. Much love to this happy 1 six-year-old. Eileen Knight, Auckland: Welcome to Happy Town, Eileen. lam so glad that you enjoy our page. Your writing is beautifully neat, and I like your painting very much. I hope I shall soon have another letter from my new Sunbeam Mavis Webb, Devonport: The school concert was certainly a success, Mavis, and I should have liked to have seen you in that pretty dance. Many thanks tor letting me know Billy’s age, and for bringing another Sunbeam to Happy Town. you let me know your Christian name. Miss Claudelands, so that I may send your card. I hope I shall soon hear again from this new Sunbeam. Gwynette Runciman, Mount Albert: I hope you are quite strong now, Gwynette Doctor Spring Sunshine says he is going to call on you. How lucky that your prize book reached you just when you needed cheering up. I like your paint-

| ing very much. All the puzzlers are 1 correct. ! Joanna Meade, Milford: Joanna is now J one of my Sunbeams, and her painting jis entered in the competition. A warm I welcome to our happy family, Miss Mil)ford. Nola Wolfe. Auckland: A Pixie Posti man .. carae sca mpering across with your j painting. Nola, and the Doorkeeper is 1 asking himself those riddles of vours \ j happy thought for this faithful Sunbeam. Ziila Molesworth. Ngaruawahia: If we all lived up to the moral in that wee verse, Ziila. the world would be a happy place indeed. People who do their best spread sunshine wherever they go. Many thanks also for your painting. Lorna Dunn, Whangarei: Thank you ror sending your address, little ladv. I think your membership card will have reached you now. Your painting is very good for such a small Sunbeam. Margaret Anderson. Mount Eden: The Dawn Lady would love to have a photograph of Mary and Jean, Margaret. Have you one of the owner of the dream house, too? Doctor Spring Sunshine savs von are very welcome to all those fine days he has been sending and that there are plenty more left in his knapsack. Jean Cramp will find that you have remembered her, and the Happy Town people thank you for your kind wishes. Elsie Venn. Parnell: I shall look for-

ward to your weekly letter, Elsie. Your writing is very neat this time. Thank Bell alS ° f ° r answeril, & the Competition Mary Grattan, Mount Eden: Thank you very much for introducing your little friend to Happy Town, Mary. There is always great excitement when new ones arrive. Your painting is now entered in the competition. Joyce Olsen. Remuera: So the boy in the: garden attracted your attention, too, Joyce? Thank you for your painting. Jean Anderson, Mount Eden: That conjurer must be very clever, Jean. Did he take any rabbits out of his top hat? Thank you for your very neat letter and your painting. Florence White, Auckland: Welcome. Florence. All the Happy Town people wave a greeting to our new Sunbeam I hope you will always enjoy this little world of sunshine and smiling faces. Daphne Gerlach, Brown’s Bay: Your painting has come safely to Happy Town, Mistress Daphne. Much love and many thanks. Mary Anderson, Mount Eden: The bright flower garden in your picture looks very attractive, little lady. Have you taken your dolls for an outing this week? Clarence Davey, Ponsonby: The classic horses and the chariot look very well at the head of your letter, Clarence. I am glad that you find so much pleasure in “the page of happiness.” A warm welcome to this new member. Zeta Thomson. Thames: Twenty kisses, all numbered. I have given them to the Little Thought to divide. Thank you for your painting and the drawing of your cat. The pot-pourri you enclosed brought a hundred sweet fragrances to Happy Town. Mabs Stock, Henderson: So you know little Lionel Collard? Yes, he is certainly a clever boy. I am sorry you missed your last; answer. Your riddle-me-ree was good. I, too. consider that some flowers are very like faces, especially pansies. Often they seem to be smiling, don’t they? Graham Sawers, Otahuhu: Welcome to this laddie, who became acquainted with Happy Town when he was in hospital. I hope you are becoming stronger, Graham, and that Doctor Spring Sunshine will send plenty of bright, warm days to Otahuhu. A big package of love from the Dawn Lady. Sylvia Webb, Glen Eden: What a charming garden Sylvia will soon have. I can picture it very well and can think of no suggestions to improve, on your plan. I do hope your cold will soon leave you. The Little Thought says to tell you that he would love to learn snakes and ladders. Norma Waller lives at Wood’s Road, Penrose, and Jean Mclndoe at Victoria Street, Whitiora, Hamilton. That was a very strange dream, Sylvia. Kitty Mcßeath, Parnell: Your work is very dainty, Kitty, and I like your painting very much. Much love to this Parnell Sunbeam. Do you ever visit that pretty park near your home? Neila Maxwell, Ponsonby: A little bird brought your smile very carefully to Happy Town, Neila, and the Dawn Lady sends one in return. I shall look forward to your letters when you are well enough to leave hospita). Much love, little Sunbeam. John Harper, Devonport: Welcome, John, and many thanks for colouring in the painting picture. Please would you let me know your age and the date of your birthday when next you write. * ..Alan Gracie. Glen Eden: A letter addressed to Leslie Waller, at Wood’s Road, Penrose, will find him, Alan. I am sure he would love to hear from you. Yes. we must certainly have a big saloon car when we go for that drive, ten years hence; but perhaps by then you will be I an aviator. I should like to look at a 1 cloud from the top side, Alan. Please thdnk your mother for her message and | give her the Dawn Lady's love. Aiwyn Jagusch. Mount Eden: Welcome. | Aiwyn, and many thanks for your painti Ing. Yes, there will be plenty more painting competitions in Happy Town. I wonder if you can write stories, too? Meryla Webb. Glen Eden: So you are still a Glen Eden Sunbeam, even though you have changed your address? Your garden must look very wonderful, Meryla. Gay du Fail lives at “Hawthornden,” Howick. I am sure she would like to hear from you. Nancy Waller, Penrose: I think you are the first Happy Town member to receive a letter from Sunbeam Pearl Knepp, in Pennsylvania, Nancy, and 1 am sure you you will treasure it. I am glad you have heard from Jean, too. Thank you very much for your picture of the irises. Lionel Collard will find your congratulations and

Jean Mclndoe, Pearl Knepp, Kola Craig, Jean Buckley and Irene Retter your love. Eileen Gracie, Glen Eden: And you know your letter from Jean off by heart? She will love your letters too, Eileen. How beautiful your hills must look with the white cottages blinking through the mist each morning. You have been reading Omar Khayyam, I see, and gazing into “that inverted bowl we call the sky.” Jean Mclndoe, Jean Cramp, the Waller Sunbeams, Kola Craig, Gloria and Honty will be glad that you have remembered them. My best love to Eileen. Maisie Norris, Ponsonby: It was a pity you missed the last two competitions, Maisie, but you were in plenty of time for thi sone. Much love, little lady. Margaret McLoughlin, Otahuhu: I am glad to find that my Sunbeam has recovered and that she has sent a painting for the competition. The Dawn Rady and the Wodpecker thank you for your kind messages and send their best love in return. Aiisa Stuart, Cambridge: The Dawn Lady never forgets her Sunbeams, Aiisa. Many happy returns of your birthday. I hope the sun was shining in Cambridge on that day. You should keep that good luck costume you wore at the ball. Were there plenty of black cats on it? Leslie Waller, Penrose: If Dulcio Craig is peeping into the Hollow Tree she will see that Fluff is endeavouring to organise a search party for the lost Geoffrey. What a proud young man you will be when you start school next year. Barbara Foote, Remuera: Welcome, little, five-year-old. A Pixie Postman has just handed me your painting. It makes a pretty picture, Barbara. Nora Fulton, Frankton: Your competition entry is very good. Kora. Much love to this happy Sunbeam. Norma Waller, Penrose: So all the paddocks are glistening with dewjewels and you would love to thread them and hang them round your neck? Per- . haps the fairies would lend you one of the needles they keep for that purpose. I Yes, I have read, “Freckles,” Norma. Jean Mclndoe. Gay du Faflr, Jean Buckley, Kola Craig and Lionel Collard will find your special messages this week. Gordon Dixon, Remuera: Welcome to the sunshiny spaces of Happy Town, Gordon. I hope I shall often hear from my new Sunbeam. When you become a Scout you may join the Wigwam. A corner is reserved for scouting news in that page each Wednesday. Theodora Mills, Wellington: Theodora! has built a rainbow bridge from Well- j ington to Happy Town and bas now , passed safely down Tiptoe Street. Thank you for your painting. Phyllis Potts, Opotiki: So Doctor Spring : Sunshine has visited your garden and ! all the golden trumpets are blowing in i ! the breeze? Isn't he a thoughtful old j I man? Thank you for your drawings, i | Phyllis. The Woodpecker greatly adi mires his picture. Russell Barrett, Takapuna: The Little ! Thought has you safely by the hand, Russell. Kow, open your eyes. Here you are in Happy Town. A warm wel- • come to this laddie. Jean Farquhar, Auckland: Many thanks j for your affectionate letter J,ean, and ! also for your painting. I noticed the : little good luck message on the back of ! the envelope. You were fortunate in : being able .to see the pantomime. It : must have been very pretty. 696 Awa Street, Otahuhu: Your painting and letter have reached me safely, | and I shall be waiting to learn your : name. Have you found your message? Mary Davidson, Te Papapa: Mary is now a Sunbeam of Happy Town, and her painting is entered in the competition. A warm welcome to this new member. Doreen Barrett, Takapuna: Doreen’s letter has reached me safely, and I was glad to find that she had painted in the garden picture. Many thanks for bringing little brother down Tiptoe Street and ; also for the quaint little rhyme. Rona Robertson, Devonpcrt: I like your painting very much, Rona. It is rer--5 tainly an attractive little picture. Much ; love to this Sunbeam. Mary Schofield, Napier: How strange i that your little brother and Mary Kerr's should have been born on the same day. They ought to be twins. The Dawn Ladv

seldom finds time to write private letters to the Sunbeams, but no one is ever forgotten in the Hollow Tree. Many thanks for your painting, Mary. Joseph Couper, Grey Lynn: Another new member for Happy Town. Don’t our numbers grow, Joseph? I hope 1 shall often hear from this young man. Peggy Blyth, Pukemiro: Several of the Sunbeams are making scrap-books of the Patchwork Personalities, Peggy, and I am glad yon find them so interesting to paint. Many thanks for your competition entry. Jean Buckley, Mount Roskill: “Daddies Who forget to post letters should be stood in corners at least twice a day,” remarks the Woodpecker. What do you think about it. Jean? Myra Delaney. Waihi: Welcome to Happy Town, Myra. I am glad that you have decided to cross the magic threshold. I like j*our painting very much. Doris Lydster. Takapuna: Your painting is entered in the competition, little lady. Much love to Doris. Edwyna Stone, Onehunga: You will be having a happy time now that the holidays have started, Edwyna. I could not find the puzzlers in your letter. Did they drop out in Tiptoe Street? Muriel Harris, Onehunga: The Little Thought waves a greeting to this new Sunbeam and the Dawn Lady likes your mounted painting. Much love to Muriel. Viola Garrett, Waitoa: I was glad to find that this Sunbeam lias heard the Competition Bell. Please give my love to the Happy Town members in WaiAudrey Seddon, Lumsden: I shall be looking forward to that long letter, Audrey, and I like the very attractive painting you have sent. Please give my love to Rosalie and vour mother. Norman Lydster, Takapuna: .Many thanks and much love. Master Takapuna. The Doorkeeper is carefully studying your painting. Esma Coughey, Onehunga: Holidays are happy days, Esma, especially when there is plenty of sunshine. I am glad you enjoyed the concert.