The Washington herald., 1914-12-21

ready contributed and the amount still
| needed:
father Whoss eyeSght Il rapidly tAiling daily face
the problem Of how to shelter. feed and cIothe their
Gix Children, all Of school age. The children are
quite normal and are learning to Be eyes for their
parents and their ultimate support The plan for
this nett year is TO have the father learn . trade
| which he can follow when he is entirely blind
Who will help bring Christmas cheer into this
family 10 contributing TO the so pcI week required
trade school fer the bliDdi
Contributed, Sl36 20. Needed, $SS3. 30
Last Christmas this widow was a happy wife. w1tn
all her loved ones about her Her husband had Just
bought . piece OF land, which he Manning
TO build with his hands a house that would be
their very own. Stiffness came, then death. Now
the wife Is struggling alone to make a home for
her eight little ones. The mans former employers
are sharing the burden by giving a mail monthly
pension to the devoted mother. This with what
little the hardEorking relatives Contribute fur
ntshes the sole support Of this family II the income
can be supplemented to the amount Of s. per week
or sos per year. with careful Management. the
family can be kept together. Is not this 4 worth
while CHRISTMAS gift!
Contributed, Needed. S12I
Fourteen years old and facing the world this lad
Is working determined to wrest from II the support
Of his mother. brother. and sister. The mother n
fined and well-educated formerly did clerical work
She is nearly blind and not strong o. we'll
Despite this however. she earns from g to 8 By
day work and By laundry. This brave woman should
be enabled TO keep her home for her youthful vase
Garner and the younger children and TO enjoy some
rest herself and the chance to build up To e1cour-
age O'T hero and enable him to keep his family $
per week Is needed.
Contributed, S21. 1...........No more needed
Three years ago the society found this hard
working and industrious colored man rapidly gToW-
ing blind and utterly discouraged As he faced the
prospect Of parting With his four motherless 1.-THE
ones and spending the remainder u his life in the
alnshOuse. plan formed. Relatives Con-
tnbuted all they could and kindhearted people did
the rest friendly visitor helped train the eldest
grl, and she has become q model housekeeper Now
the second girl S fifteen. and the sister who 81
pluckily is taking the mothers place says: 10
help me to keep Martha in school one more year
She wants 50 much to keep on at the Vocational
School until she has learned to be q fitting dress
maker. She inst loves sewing hate to take her
out Of school and put her to work At q mangle"
Who will help keep Martha at school 4 year as a
Christmas gift?
Contributed, Needed, so
Alone. fighting against inTaIdiSm and poverty.
this widow has for many years been doing her fun
duty in the training Of three fatherIess children
who are fast deTeloping wholesome ideas Of support
for themselves and their mother. The ambition Of
the Oldest lad is to become a farmer and his sister
wants TO be teacher. Brought up on modern out |
door and freshaiT theories the children are Eradu-
ally overcoming their early physical handicaps Ser-
eTal who have helped this family in the last year
and who have received from time to time conf |
dentiai reports relating to the familys happiness |
and well being have already sgnifed their desire TO
continue their co-operztlon. Ten dollars per week, |
or I'D for the round year is needed for this con-
structiTe home and health building.
Contributed, $31S. Needed S2O2
How do you do, my dear is the CHEEKY greeting |
to all eomers Of dear old grandmother who has |
undertaken to bring up her two orphaned grand |
children. Disbursing sunshine and goodwill after |
the fashion Of Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch. |
this faithful old soul refuses to be anything hut |
kindly and hopeful In the midst Of adversely. The
g1ndchildren have caught her spirit Of industry. /
he little gn Is mothering her dollies or buSily |
sewing for them, while her little brother Is busy
with his tools or living with the heroes Of yesterday
In whom he takes great delight How this good
soul can make the per week which Is asked for
her go 20 far, no one can tel
N6..... Needed. S21H
Without relatives to help her, but with her church
doing what It can. thrifty German widow, handi-
capped b. poor eyesisht. is bringing I'D in model
fashion five bright, Amaican-born future citizens
the oldest thirteen yearS Reports from the chill
dren's school show how ven they ara doing at their
studies The oldest boy Alreldy cheriShss an ambi-