Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24
Six Cases of Distress Not
Fully Provided For.
EIGHT OPPORTUNITIES MET
Continuance of Generous Popular
Response Desired.
BRINGING CHRISTMAS CHEER
Already $2,117.9O Has Been Re-
ceived Which Will Go to Brighten
Families in Dire Need,

With only one day more before
Christmas. there is still s735.65 needed
| to complete all of the fourteen oppor-
| tunities" for aiding families in des-
perate need which have been offered
through the Associated Charities. AL
ready $2,117.90 has been received and
acknowledged, all of which is to go to
these poor families. Eight of the op-
portunities have been completely SUBJ
scribed, some Of them oversubscribed.
Because of these subscriptions
Christmas day will bring good cheer
to women who are striving hard to
provide for little children and for hus-
bands too i'll to work. The opportuni-
ties which have not yet been fully
subscribed are numbers 6. Z, .. 10, II
and 13. All of them are deserving
cases, which have been carefully in
vestigated by the Associated Charities.
The amounts still necessary for the
remaining six opportunities are as fol-
lows: No. needs s194.16: No. Z
needs, s60.16; No 9 needs 1916: No.
10 needs s179.66: No. IL needs s1s5.25;
No. 13 needs S49.66; total, $685.
But as sS1 in the ulfdesignated col
umn is available for distribution
among these six opportunities, this
leaves but $735.65 still needed to COM
plete the remaining six opportunities.
Five Complete Funds.
Opportunity No. 1-(Fund complete),
$1s.S4. > Breadwinner i'll.
Opportunity No. 2-(Fund complete),
$214.O9. Widow with five children. Pre-
viously acknowledged, $2O5.O9; T.. NJ. T..
| and J. 1. G., through The Star, 50; NJ. p.
H., through The Star, 81; c. a. s. W.,
through The Star, So Total, S214.O9
Opportunity No. 3-(Fund completely,
$116.3i. Blind breadwinner. Previously
acknowledged, s11O.34: A. G. H., 81: Mrs.
W. l.. p, through The Star, $5. Total.
$l1634
$3.50. Elderly couple.
Opportunity No. 5-(FUnd cOmplete),
$1S1.19 Deserted wife with five small
children. Previously acknowledged,
C. A. s. W., through The Star. $3.50; G. A.
w. D.. through The Star. $500 Total.
$1S1. 10.
Blind Colored Man. -
Opportunity No. Ga blind colored man
with five children, all under fourteen
years of age. Wife does laundry work
Six dollars a week or $3l2 year needed
Previously acknowledged, $69.S e. p. H.,
$c, MI .. d., Sc, L. W., 81.
So; A. C. B.. 81: Turk and Chief. so cents
D. A. p. So; B. w. H., s.; T. W., So;
guests of Grafton Hotel, IS; E. w. W.,
81; c. a. s. W., through The Star, $50;
c. r. W., through The Star, 81; c. H.
T., So; M L. W.. 80 cents; w. c F.. So:
NJ. c. W., $50. Total, S117.S4; balance,
S194.16.
Opportunity No. IA German widow
with five children under ten. The in
surance left py her husband has been
house. Woman takes in washing Four
dollars a week, Or sos year. is needed.
Previously acknowledged, $1OS.s4: E. j.
D., So; J. A. B., 81; F. E. B.. 81; Mrs. d.
H. F. R.. 81; W. N. H.. So: T. W.. So;
X. X, 81: L. G. H.. 81: guests of the
Hotel Grafton. through The Star, So; f.
w. W., through The star. 81; G. H. r.,
s.: A. l; w. 90 cents; N N; C C. W. $3.50
Opportunity No. S-(Fund Completely,
$1O2. Refined old couple.
Widow With Small Children.
Opportunity No. 9-Widow with three
small children. Mother has been cured
Of tuberculosis. Ten dollars week, or
$500 a year, is needed. Previously ac-
| knowledged, $317.19; National Hive, No.
| !. Ladies of the Maccabees Of the World,
50: Mrs. B.. 81; N. J. NJ. 81; Mrs E. H.
| NJ. r. s., So; A. c. S.. So: a little helper,
30 cents: cash, 81; Mrs. II. NJ. c.. 81; j.
| w. H., 81; r. W., 81; NJ. l.. r., 81; Dan.
81; no name, 81; +. \. W.. SO; guests Of
E. w. W., through The Star, 81; ]. j. D..
| Lipscomb, through The Star. 81; little
| helper, through The Star. 81; NJ. T. L.,
through The Star. % cents; s: j.. S.; NJ.
l.. W., 80 cents; NJ. c. W., $50. Total,
$3.50 "a. Balance. $137.76.
| Opportunity No. 1O-A cOlored woman
deserted by her husband, with four chill
dren under ten years, the youngest a
baby of five months Steps have been
| taken to force the husband to care for
his wife and children. The mother takes
in about 1925 a week sewing and wash
ing. $500 week or $3.50 year Is need
ed for this hts "a family Previously sa ack1SWl now
through n The Star. 50; guests of the Graf.
ton Hotel (Star), IS: E. w. W., through
The Star, 81; C.. A. s. W.. through The
Star. So; H. c; B.. through The Star. 81;
through I The Star, IS: Nj. L. w, 30 cents:
M. c. W., $3.50. Total $sO34; balance
Sl7966.
| Opportunity No. 11-Widow with three
children under 13. Mother is not strong
able to do little sewing, earning about
$l.25 q week. The church is helping. $G
week. or $312 year Is needed. Prevt-
ously acknowiedgess % ed $3.50; .. G: L: e NJ, 81:
II a. IL,
Hotel Through The STAR. IS: W. e. W.
tthroush The starr. 81: f. w. W.
Through The STAR: ,H:,S g; /; L. N Through
cents: NJ. L. W., so cents; cash. 81; NJ. c.
| W., $3.50. Total. s116.75. Balance. $195 -.
| Opportunity No. 12-Fund Complete.
Aged colored couple. Previously acknowl-
| edged, $111.34; Mrs. b., 81; a widow, 81;
no name, 81; Mrs. 8. T. H., 81; ]. a. s.,
81; a little helper Through The Starr,
S1.G. Total, $11S.59.
| Opportunity No. 13-Colored widow,
with six children. Family helping. Sc
| a week or $156 q year needed. Previous
/ " acknowledged, $S2.34: Mrs. 8. r. H,
81: J. A: s., 81: guests Of the Grafton
NJ. L. W.. 30 cents: NJ. G: W. $3.50: NJ.
a: NJ. slo Total. slo6s4; balance.
Opportunity No. 14-(F'und completey-
siO3. Young man i'll with tuberculosis
Previously acknowledged, $10S; Mrs. A.
8. b., through The Star. e: G. A. w
~; throueh .n1 The star. s. Total. ;1i2. '
/ Totai to date, $2,1179O.
/ Fourteen Christmas opportunities -
/ mndesignated) - Previously acknowledg.
i ed. SIS: J. r. r.. through The Star, 81
! Mrs. w. l. Penifieid. through The Star
s.. Total, $81.
Total to date. s2.117s0.
Received by The Star.
The following contributions were r..
lceived by The Star last evening: Mrs