Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
Eleven Opportunities of Asso-
ciated Charities Still Open,
However.
INTEREST OF THE SPUGS
PROVES TO BE A HELP
All Eight Offices of Association Busy
Supplying Needs to Per
sons In Want.

Eleven of the fourteen Christmas OPP
portunities' of the Associated Charities
remain to be closed. Today witnessed
the completion of the fund necessary to
close Opportunity No. II. Nos. and b
having already been closed. With only
two DAYS before Christmas, the Asso-
ciated Charities is exerting every enort
To bring in funds to complete the re-
naming opportunities, and to finish the
camuaign with a clean record OF work
ACCOMPLISHED Contributions are sun
coming in for the opportunities that are
closed, and the organization IS taking the
liberty of transferring such donations 10
other opportunities that are still in need
of funds. this action being taken unless
directions to the contrary accompany the
contributions.
The interest shown by the Spugs Is
helping to fix attention upon the genu.
inc necessities of these unfortunate
families. The particular point on appe =,
appears to be the little children In
these families, those who without TINS
assistance must either be separator
from their mothers or be left at nome
undernourished and poorly cared ioI
while the widow or deserted wife goes
out TO day labor,
Eight Offices AL Busy.
The fourteen opportunities by no
means represent the activities OF tne
Associated Charities at this time.
Probably there are no buster places In
the city just now than the eight offices
of the society, located at dlHeren'
points and easily within reach OF the
poorer sections. Yesterday there "ent
out to each of these Offices big wagon
load of toys, and more are TO follow.
In one district a Christmas tree Is
being planned for seventy children Inc
society also is in receipt OF many Santa
Claus letters sent to the newspapers or
the post offices. Each OF these Is re-
ceiving careful reading, and where the
letters disclose a serious condition OF
need Il visitor is hurried TO the nome
Many volunteers are engaged IN play
ing Santa Claus for the society.
All contributions sent TO Associated
Charities. 923 II street northwest, VIII
he promptly acknowledged.
! Amounts Still Needed.
: With $3.50 already subscribed up to
this morning, and three of the oppor-
tupities closed, the following is a sum-
married. statement of the amount still
needed for each of the opportunities
that remain open:
No Mother and four small children,
father hopeless invalid. Sl26.15
No. 2-Young colored girl. model house
erIess children and blind IA
ther t1-So
Nol 4EParents handicapped with blind
ness six normal children well
trained no %
No 5-Thrifty eolored woman, husband
: insane. six children under six
teen ....---s- iSDt -
rntmg cbiiiren. ..'.......1... .I1s25
No. S-wfdow three children. oldest
thirteen; family rescued from
tuberculosis : -i--oV
No. a-Deserted wife. four young chill
dren. a baby, church and
relatives helping 40
No. fO-Blind father. colored: seven -
children, oldest sixteen 49, 2i1-Z5
No 11-Wsow four children oldest ten.
youngest baby. devoted
mother relatives helping 1880
No. 13-Deserted wife. splendid mother,
foIr little children. ..---.-..- lSit5
w. shiI.,r.n -s...... 1872 90
y,.,f needed 81, 7s4 50