Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
DRIVE TEARS AWAY
Many Opportunities Afforded
for Christmas Giving.
WORTHY OBJECTS GROUPED
Contributions Solicited by the Asso-
ciated Charities.
WANT TO BE STOCKHOLDERS
Homes of the Destitute to Be Made
Joyful by Free Will Of
ferings.
WANT TO BE STAKEHOLDER 2


MY little boy got me to read Charles
Dickens christmas Carol to him last
night" said a jovial Christmas shopper
Yesterday afternoon. and just as 7 had
finished drying the tears that ALWAYS
swell to the surface whenever l see that
wonderful transformation in old Scrooge
and that pitifuI picture of little lame Tiny
Tim, | happened to pick up The Star and
read of the Associated Charities fourteen
opportunities
DO you think I could resist that ap-
peal? No street I may be hard-hearted
old codger. but I stripped off a ten-dollar
Dill and sent 1t around to the Office of the
Associated Chafities. 923 II street north
west, by special messenger. If l could
have spared a hundred tens 1 believe l
would have sent them ALL
That same christmas Carol Is being
read In nearly every public school in the
District of Columbia at this season and
II any stimulant is needed to appreciate
the fourteen opportunities to make that
many poverty stricken Christmas cele-
brations joyful the little story is just the
thing to do it. However, Scrooges are
scarce, let US hope. 1t seems so, for the
list of contributions to the opportunities
is growing every day. They arrive by
I Associated r
tiles. and people leave them at The Star
Office.
Why Not Become Stockholders
Walter Ufford, secretary of the Asso-
ciated Charities. was talking about the
subscriptions last night. He said:
Why not take a share and become a
stakeholder in these charitable invest
ments? You Will get a report from time
to time to how your investment Is
turning out. You will be able to satisfy
yourself whether it pays, not only in
dollars and cents, but in clear .satisfac-
ton. Those to whom you give cannot
respond in kind, like so many of your
other Christmas beneficiaries. but their
thanks will be yours the year round.
A load of uncertainty and sordid anxiety
will be lifted from many a heart and you
will have the satisfaction of knowing that
you have had your part in extending that
Christmas spirit which is expressed in
verybOdy, while remembering his own
family circle. would donate a 1.-THE Of his
Christmas moneys to the sick and desti-
ute within our gates this would be the
happiest Yuletide that Washington has
ever known.
Christmas Opportunity No. 1.
A young woman with four children I'M
der eleven years of age, the youngest a
mere baby. The father hopelessly i'll
bow has tuberculosis
knee. With all her troubles the mother
takes excellent care of her children and
&c making an heroic effort 70 keen them
with her So week or $156 a year is
Previously acknowledged. ss1; union
! Ms T. 30 8 T " 81. r I Srnith r
81; Juliette Aukam, 50; F. II. B., 81; r
| X, $40 Total, Sos; balance required S4e |
ch~..+,,,,. o,,,or+r,,+, nj,
|
An accident While at work left this |
| woman widow with d1ve small chill |
dren under twelve years of age At the
! time of the accident she was foo III to |
know of her trouble, she is not yer
strong enough 10 DO more than care for
or s1eo a Year is needed for this family,
/, r e.. a. ni' 7 S5itj, T IL, e. - ~
r., 81; W H. X. s.. Total, ST.; balance
required. $163
christmas onnor+rn;+v No 2
A little mother of seventeen, colored,
who under the advice and friendly
supervision or the district visitor is fast
becoming d model housekeeper. She is
caring for blind father and her thee
sisters Previously 81, :, ac < " g;
e. haIarce r.c'',ired 500 10y "'
chris+-,.e on,,r+,,i+v No
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go
Christmas Opportunity No. 5.
~ ,.., H.. 49,
,s- 800 r:,.
~ 80 ~
49,, -. =, e. 49, 80
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Us YET iioIiiihs mas "eeh he"'o Vi liiin
me woman relauVeS ana her church
necessary, 81 week or sl56 a year is
l'ctrru 10, g., q,
Cu,ith ir 81 = IA r sl cash s5