Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
HELP LIFT BURDENS
Associated Charities Outlines
Fourteen Opportunities.
SHOW CONDITION OF NEEDY
Chance to Keep Little Homes To-
gether Now Before Big
Hearted Citizens.

Calling attention to the fact that there
are within it's knowledge fourteen oppor-
tunities to make available the great vol
ume OF Christmas benevolence so that Il
will extend through the new year. the
Associated Charities has issued
statement telling what these opportunities
are and urging the public to subscribe
at this time. so that the hungry. the I'll
clothed and the poorly sheltered may be
succored after the first OF the year as
we'll as at Christmas time.
The Associated Charities statement
contains stories descriptive OF fourteen
human groups, each with its own par
ticular burden to bear. Whether or
not this burden shall be lifted" the
statement says. depends upon the re-
Spouse made to this appeal. The Asso-
ciated Charities in its work can only do
what kindly disposed people enable II to
accomplish. In order to meet these wants
OF our city"
Various Opportunities.
The opportunities described by the or
ganization are as follows:
Christmas opportunity No. 1. widow-A
good woman and a splendid mother with
five children under twelve
Five dollars a week. or 500 a year. is
the Christmas present that will be re-
Qufred to keep this family intact.
Christmas opportunity No 2 victim of
white plague-An eighteen-year-old girl.
unusually bright and ambitious, working
to help support her widowed mother. a
Christmas present of $116 would mean
that she could face the coming year Hith
the courage and hope which are neces-
sary for her restoration to heath.
Christmas opportunity No. 3, deserted
wffe-The husband of this young woman
disappeared more than year ago. leav-
ing her with four children, one new
born baby. Three dollars a week. or
$15G year. will be required to help this
wronged woman to keep her children.
Handicapped by Blindness.
Christmas opportunity No. A young
man and woman both Handicapped by
blindness. the woman totally blind as the
result of an accident when sixteen years
Of age; the man blind i'm one eye and
the sight Of the other impaired. Five
normal children. the eldest ten years of
age.
Five dollars a week. or $500 agar, will
be the Christmas present required IL this
family is to maintain the proper standard
OF living.
Christmas opportunity No. 5-An aged
colored couple. Man is a cripple ana not
able to work.
Two dollars q week. or $40 a year, is
the Christmas present which will give
most JOY to this old couple.
Christmas opportunity No. g. bread
winner victim of white plague-A
young couple with four children. the
eldest twelve years of age. Three dol
lars a week, or 1856 a year. is the
Christmas present which will help this
CHEEKY little woman keep her home in
tact
Sole Support Of Family.
Chr stmas oppor unity No z. little
m,tker-A young colord girl of eight
c.l. who is acting tn peat of mother
and homemaker for her blind father
nd his three a,o,herla.s children. Two
dol; rs a week. or SRA a year. is re-
quired in addition to what the relatives
are able to do and is the Christmas
present needed fer this fairly.
Christmas opportunity No. g. frail old
years. and a wife a little younger. One
dollar q week, or $50 a year. is the
Christmas present which will give this
old couple another year together.
Christmas opportunity No. 8. father
ill-The father of this family is
young man of thirty-two. who win
probably never be out OF the hospital
where he now is. There are four chill
dren. the eldest seven. youngest four.
Five dollars week. or $3.50 a year.
is the Christmas present required to
keep this home together.
Christmas opportunity No. 10. widow
A widow with three small children.
the eldest twelve. Seven dollars a
week, or 1854 a year is the Christmas
present needed for this mother and her
children.
Christmas opportunity No. IL. bread
winner blind-The father Of this family
is blind. There are five children, all
under fifteen years of age. Five dol
lars a week, or $3.50 a year. is the
Christmas present required to keep
this home together.
Christmas opportunity No IL, colored
widow-A colored widow with five small
children. Two dollars a week, or S1o4 "A
year, Is what will be required to bring
the peace and joy Of Christmas to this
family all the year.
Christmas opportunity No. II, deserted
wife-A young woman OF thirty with nve
children under thirteen years of age. de-
serted by her husband. whom the off,
Gals have been unable to trace. Seven
dollars week. or 1854 year. is the
Christmas present for this family.
Christmas opportunity No. IL, old
couple-A refined old couple. who have
seen better days. Three dollars a week.
or S1J6 a year. will make this old couple
free from fear of separation and give
them Christmas cheer all the year round
The total asked for is So, 77e