Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-15

city comparatively short time and
their situation is made doubly diff
cult by this fact. There was a wife
end a baby of two years dependent
on him when the man had his acct
dent, and now there is new baby in
the family. Milk and groceries are
needed in this home.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
No. Z.
Energetic but grievously handi-
capped by the loss of one eye, a man
In whom the Bureau of Associated
Charities is interested finds it very
difficult to support his family, con-
sisting of a wife and five little chill
dren, the Oldest of whom is a boy of
ten years. At this time, when 1t is
hard for the physically fit to find or
keep a job, it is many times more so
for this man with his impaired vision.
II Is still harder for such a man after
walking the streets all day in vain
search for work to return home to face
the distress of wife and children, and
to bring them no word of cheer Into
this sorrowful little home it is ex-
peeted that very soon sixth little
one will come.
The bureau has found some tenn
porary work for the man, but one Or
two days a week, and those, uncer-
tain, are a poor dependence for such
household. Relief must be afford
ed these people and contributions are
asked that someone will give one or
two months rent, at $3.50 a month,
or money for one or more weeks
food, costing So o week.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
No. s.
Working to the extreme limit OF
her capacity, q widowed mother with
six. children, all under working age,
Is only able to earn S6 a week. OF
course, this amount will not feed,
house and cloth the family, yet she
is doing her utmost, for she not
only seeks to be the bread-winner.
but the home-maker As far as her
means permit she does make the
hons comfortable keep the children
clean and tidy and send those old
enough TO school. The Bureau of As.
ISOLATED Charities has been supple-
menting her earnings to insure that
there is enough food to keep up her
strength and to provide for the grow
ing children
1t is hoped that eventually she may
be aided in her struggle to keep her
children with her and to provide
them with home through the State
widows pension law, but her name is
far down On the list of applicants,
and meanwhile food and fuel and a
hundred things are needed which
even the cleverest management can
not stretch Sc a week 10 cover for a
family of seven.
| ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
NO. 9,
kiae little children were properly
supported by their father until he
became too i'll to work.
He is now in q Sanatorium being
treated for tuberculosis and his re-
naming away long enough to es-ab-
lsh a cure seems largely dependent
1 on the assurance that his family is
not suffering. His premature return
would certainly mean another break
| down.
! Some time ago the Bureau of Asso-
ciated Charities raised a fund for
these people, which is now exhausted.
| The mother and children will suffer
| unless relief costing about SIS a week
can be continued.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
| NO. 10.
Daily bread is very seant in the
home of a widowed mother and six
lchildren in whom the Bureau of AS
ISOLATED Charities has recently become
| Interested.
! The mother is able to work and is
doing her best to meet responsible
ties, but her earnings at days work
are as vet insufficient to meet all the
needs of her family.
| Catholic Aid Societies.
Five Immediate cases are reported
| by the Catholic .Children's Aid So
ciety. Here is the list:
CATHoL1c AID SOCIETY CASE
| NO. L.
Six children, ranging from
! twelve years to two years. Father
| blind A delicate mother Is
| the sole support of the husband and
six children. This family has no
relatives and no friends TO help.
They are suffering from want of food
and clothes.
CATHOLIC AID SOCIETY CASE
NO. 3.
Five children under seven years
of age Father out OF work
for several months owing 70 DIFF
| fculty to getting employment be-
cause Of advanced ags- This man Is
sober and industrious. One child an
invalid. All are suffering from want
OF sufficient nourishment
CATHOLIC AID SOCIETY CASE
NO. l.
Six children, oldest thirteen
and one-half years old: young
est. one year Father died about
! three months ago. Since then the
entire burden of the support Of
the children is on the mother, who
is not strong and has to depend en-
tirely on the money she makes by
washing, etc. The oldest children
have not been able to attend school
because of the need of suff cient
| ing from want of nourishing food.
CATHOLIC AID SOCIETY CASE
NO. ..
Five children. Oldest fifteen
years. Youngest. four years. Father
| dead about, four years. Mother
almost blind and unable to pro-
vide for children. Oldest child
was working, but was obliged II
discontinue, owing to the new school
law. Two OF the children very deli
cate. This is very pathetic case
4 because or the mothers condition and
! children. which will not allow her
to part with any OF them.
II
Orange Bureau Cases.
The Orange Bureau of Associated
Charities also has a number OF needy
4 cases of pressing immediate impor-
lance The list includes:
ORANGE ASSOCIATED CHARI-
TIES CASE NO. 1.
Tuberculosis has incapacitated