THW HOLLOW TREE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 648, 27 April 1929, Page 33

THW HOLLOW TREE

w I /AeSSAGES FOR SUMBEANYS.

Letters to the Lawn Lady are answered as follow: — Doreen Stubbs, Manurewa: Your fairies arrived safely, Doreen. My love and thanks. Betty Middleton, Takapuna: The membership cards are sent out in batches, Betty, and not individually. Yours should have reached you now. Your painting is a beautiful piece of work, and I enjoyed reading your story. Margot Hogben, Parnell: All the people in Happy Town are sorry to hear that this little girl has been ill for so many weeks. Some of the Sunbeams may discover your address in the competition results and write to you. I hope they do. The Dawn quite understood ■*’hy you could not copy out your story, but the Little Thought was so charmed with it that he is sending you a prize. My very best love, little one. Spencer Macdonald, Birkenhead: Your letter reached me in time, Spencer, and your painting was judged with the others. You are a true Sunbeam with your card framed and hanging above your bed. Sheila Hogben, Parnell: Doctor Spring Sunshine has promised to come as soon as he can, Sheila. Such numbers of my little people have nasty colds. I just wish I could wave a magic wand and make them all better. Jean Danes, Whangarci: The Woodpecker has promised to take care of your love for Jean Mclndoe, Jean Buckley and Beth McAulay. I am glad you were able to eend a painting. Valerie Burton, Hamilton: Ding, dong. A Hamilton Sunbeam heard the Competition Bell. Nancy Naylor, Havelock: Your two letters have reached me safely, Nancy. Thank you very much. As a rule a fortnight is allowed for each competition and tho pictures for painting are printed twice. A little girl in Lumsder. in the Far South, can alwavs manage hers in time. I am afraid if 1 extended the closing date the little ones would become impatient. I hope you will find that after all you have sufficient time. J. R. Buchanan, Grey Lynn: Thank you, Master J. R. It arrived safely. What does J. R. stand for? Mary Rawlinaon, Hamilton: Yes, Gloria is a very faithful correspondent. And doesn’t she write fine little poems? I like the Sunbeams to make their own poetry, Mary. Have you ever tried? Thank you very much for jour painting. . Sylvia Knight, Auckland: How exciting having a .party and a musical chair. The Little Thought would like an invitation. Please give my best wishes to Margaret. I am glad you heard the Competition Bell. Ailsa S’cuart, Cambridge: Two letters from our faithful Ailsa. That was surely a queer toadstool. Your painting is a nne piece of work. Yes. 1 have heard ty® “talkies.” Joy Hill lives at 27 Kowhai Street, Mount Albert, and the date in nuestion is October -1. If you send me >nur autograph book I shall write something in it. A, «x J - Hatwell, Huntly: My love and thanks to this young artist. Joyce Nyberg, Brown’s Bay: That m quite a menagerie, Joyce. Did your °nt return? Your painting reached me safely. a Happy Town welcome to this r.ew Sunbeam. Leila Jensen, Onehunga: Both entries Tk< me safelv to hand, Leila. My love to tots busy member. W. K. Buchanan. Grey Lynn: T was Plad to receive your story and painting. ” aren’t those popular fairies, \V r .K. ? Dorothea Pearte. Auckland: Dorothea jjas crossed the shining threshold. T nope you will alwavs be interested in the competitions. Margaret Sewell, Onehunga: Happy iown i 8 Sunshine Town. Margaret. 1 you for y° ur letter and painting. Dorothy Foster. Glen Eden: Welcome, JJorothy. Doesn’t my family grow? I n® glad to have your two entries. w arga-et Brain, Devonport: What a pretty little brooch. Margaret. You made It very cleverlv. and I shall always «reasure it. I do hope your mother will Perfectly well. My love and thanks to Margaret. .. Be *ty Birch, Northcote: “A painting rom little Miss Rettv ” remai-ked the i’m"uav Plxie Poatma "- Many thanks - Eile.n Knight, Auckland: Ten, Gloria aurely lucky tn have that sketch of yafler Horn. He draws verv cleverly. -rA m , S’ 3 ' s you know Margaret Burton. j™ W for your fairies, Eileen, , , Plant - Archhill: Flowers, Joan? * Pave always loved them. Xpur

painting is very good. The Little Thought sends you a rose-pink wish. Gladys and Elsie Sockley, Ponsonby: One little message for two little Sunbeams. Did you find those other answers after all? I was glad to see that pretty painting. Edna Grace Short, Auckland: Edna Grace is now a Sunbeam of Happy Town. Thank you for that fine little story. Marjorie Harmsworth, Huntly: How old are you, Marjorie, and when does your birthday happen? A warm welcome to our little world of giany joys. Dulcie Rigden, Avondale: It arrived per Pixie Post, Dulcie. Thar.k you for answering the Competition Bell. Irene Wilkins, Mount Albert: Those touches of gold make your painting very attractive, Irene. There are some clever little artists in your family. Marjorie Bowman, Grey Lynn: Another sick Sunbeam. Are you still in bed, Marjorie? I like your painting very much and am glad you gained a place in that race. My best love to this little yU Jean Grant, Epsom: So you know Dorothv Rice? The outside world is not very big after all. I was glad to see your interesting story.

Naera Robertson, St. Heliers Bay: Your entry came safely to hand, rsaera. Some Happy Town love tor this SunJoan Rossiter, Green Lane: Thank you Joan. I found that important letter in tb Ada a wilkins, Mount Albert: Congratulations, Ada. Your painting would make anyone believe in fairies. I w-as glad you were able to enter a story, too. Edna Bowman, Grey Lynn: Happy Town was full of whirring wings last week, Edna. Wasn’t it a pretty picture to paint? , . T Salome Jones, Morrmsv l lle. I wuh I ind a little nephew a year old. Salome. Perhaps you could lend me yours? Many thanks for letting me see your storv Joan Andrews, Auckland: Your story is verv Cleverly told, Joan. I hope you will have a happy holiday and that >ou Will "Son be perfectly well. My best lo Margery° a Gr a nt. Portland: The Little Thought thinks you will soon have quite

a library. Margery. Many thanks for answering the Competition Bell. Isabel Trebilcock, Edendale: Isabel lias some pretty colours in her paint-box. My best love to this young artist. Ei-leen Partridge, Huntly: Your painting is very good, Eileen, and I was glad to have your letter. 1 hope you will have a successful year in Standard IV. Kathleen Piper, Auckland: So you admire Jean Mclndoe’s poetry, too, Kathleen? “ The Sky” and “Age” are my favourites, too. Those little green shoots seem to be whispei*ing of the spring. Fluff and the pigeons must be great friends. T was glad to see your attractive painting. Eunice Lord. Turua: Please ■wall you let me have your name again when the next list of Sunbeams desiring correspondents in Australia is being compiled? I do hope those poor babies will soon be well. T was glad to see your competition painting, Eunice. Esme Peacocke, Epsom: That was a dear little elf who called on you. Esme. The Dawn Lady loves your wee poems, and will always be happy to read them. Barbara Newbold, Epsom: Your storv reached me safely, Barbara. Some Happy Town wishes for this good scribe.

Elizabeth Christine, Auckland: The smallest Pixie Postman has just blown you a thistledown kiss. Away it goes, catching the warmth of the sun. . Dorrie Wilton, Ngaruawahia: I do hope vour sister will soon recover, Dorrie 'Too many people are ill just now. What a happy holiday you had in Auckland _ , Nola Wolfe, Auckland: Isola is a veryfaithful Sunbeam. Your fairies flew in safely at the Happy Town gates. Rotha Barton. Takapuna: Welcome, Rotha! I am glad that this young writer has found her way to Happy Town. Zena Wilton. Ngaruawahia: The Dawn Lady was glad to see your fairies. Zena. My love to this nine-year-old. Avis Taylor, Mount Eden: Soon baby will be old enough to paint his own pictures, Avis. You were very kind to let him help with yours. Stanley Crosby, Auckland: The Doorkeeper would like to be captain of that fine ship, Stanley. I Hope I shall see much more of your work. jPeter and .Edward JYlonkley a Xurua;

Many thanks, Peter and Edward. You must have walked miles gathering all those mushrooms. It was very kind indeed qf you to send them. Roderick McAulay, Auckland: Your story was beautifully told, Roderick, but it was rather too long. "What a vivid imagination my new Sunbeam has. I hope you will let me see plenty more of your stories. Roy Dale, Ellerslie: Thank you. laddie. It reached me safely. Melville Rennie, Herne Bay: A warm welcome to Master Melville. Y'ou paint very well fox' one so young. Carol Dale, Ellerslie: 1 was glad to see your dainty fairies, Carol. The WoodDecker sends some lucky taps to this nappy Sunbeam. Gloria Rawlinson, Auckland: And did Tango splash when you bathed him, Gloria? Some day, perhaps, he will be able to have a. proper swim. The Woodpecker is taking care of your love thoughts for Jean Mclndoe, Margaret and Mary Anderson, Eileen Gracie, and Joy Hill. That last poem of yours was very popular among the Sunbeams. Dawn Pickard, Waiuku: I am glad to find that “Silver” is one of your favourite poems. Dawn. It always conies to my mind when I see “silver fruit upon silver trees.” And don’t you love those doves in their “silver-feathered sleep”? My best love to the little girl with half my name. Keith Wilkinson, Auckland: Keith has made the magic journey. We are all glad to greet this little boy under the Happiness Tree. Len Carder, Remuera: Your entry reached me safely, Len. Sonxo Happy Town wishes for this laddie. Jack Pickard, Waiuku: Yours is a fine big budget, Jack. You found those hid-

den Sunbeams, and I was glad to read that poem and fable. How neat your writing is! Margaret McKeating, Auckland: Your painting was just too late, Margaret, but I am glad you sent it. all the same. The Happy Town people all send their best love. Wynton Wilkinson, Auckland: This wee boy has solved the secrets of Tiptoe Street. The Little Thought is going to tuck a happy dream under your pillow to-night. I hope you will find it, Wynton. Myrtle Bennett, Takapuna: Thank you for the picture of the little girl and her dog, Myrtle. i am sure he is a faithful pet. Audrey Morrison. Whangarei: Did you once live in Cambridge, Audrey? Ailsa Stuart would like to know. Spot will enjoy his holiday at Waiheke Island, and Tam sure his mistress will, toq. My best love to our faithful Audrey. Sheila Doreen Evans, Papakura: This little girl is now a Sunbeam of Happy Town, A svaim .welcome to Sheila,

Jessie Morland, Rotorua: Yes. I have some autumn leaves that the Sunbeams gathered, Jessie. You found those hidden animals. I hope you will write plenty of stories for Happy Town. Irene Rodger, Remuera: Your needlework entry is very good, Irene. And you are a St. Mark’s Girl Guide? Do you Guide notes in the Wigwam Barry Brown, Auckland: This little bov has come safely down Tiptoe Street. Did you have a happy birthday, Barrv? Jean Farquhar, Mount Eden: You will be quite happy now that you are a Guide. Jean. Yes, the Woodpecker is still as b P*? y f S e . ver * bu $ T he , sends you a package of lucky taps. He knows how you treasure them. William Max Waldron, Ellerslie: Welto H l,s laddie. I was glad to see tV-f u i ample °, f y° ur work, and I hope I shall have a letter soon. Geoffrey Bennett, Takapuna: Thank vou for your competition entry, Geoffrey. You managed it very cleverly. Those must nave been wonderful flowers. My best. l°y e to this little man. No Name, Dannevirke: A fairy tale arw, to ° l a te for the competition, was it from you, Jewel? .Trixie Goddard, Milford: “Trixie rhymes SlivL S lx, + e ’” remarked the middle-sized Pixie Postman. He is not likely to forget our new Sunbeam. n ,' s *l Macdonald, Waiuku: No, I would ’l 13 "? an airplane. Taobr-1. I f, * w £ uld not A ln,nd b eing a bird for WaJiScu hoUr * As yet 1 have not visited Robert Vernon Edwin Douglas McKenpa Macdonald.- Waiuku: You have thl longest name in Happy Town. Now ar ® n tyou a Pr°ud boy? And what shall ve call our little new Sunbeam? very piSL? Tree? Rreen spread o£ the HapJoyce Sheath, Remuera: Cold«i are a bother. Joyce, but I think you wire wist &J aK T S y oars to bed- Are you better? urefu/pSSe 36 SUl ' e y ° U Wou!d like that Lorraine Compton. Archhill: Lorraine !?f„. crossed , the shining- threshold. You p tP* y er 7 cleverly, little lady. Herbert Douglas Dawson, Portland: And you are afraid that daddy might mi«take your name for his? Well supposing you sign your letters “Douglas Dawson.” so that the Dawn Dady will know how answer you. My best love to this Portland member. Margaret McLean Willis. Epsom: Here Y S ,a argaret m Happy Town. The Dawn h aS lo L always be glad to hear from her new Sunbeam. Jean Buckley. Mount Roskill: That was a lucky win Jean. Didn’t you all feel very proud of yourselves? Xancv Waller, Margaret Xorley, Gay du Fa'ur and Joyce Kerr will find your love with the \\ nod pecker. Leslie Waller, Penrose: The Woodpecker missed your name last week, Leslie. Guy and Charlie can’t have messages aM to themselves because they have webbed feet, but they can always read your answer. I do hope you have all recovered from your colds. Marjory Constance Lever. Papakura: Here is Marjory’s name for the first time in the Hollow Tree. A warm welcome to our new Sunbeam. No Name. Archhill: A fine entry with-