Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-11


something for Xmas? A poor mother
with nursing baby and two or three
others, unable to get work to do, are
in my care, and I am able to do but
little for them. Would be very glad
If you will give them something"
EVENING STAR CASE No. 5.
A widow with four small children
would be very glad If someone would
send Santa Claus to gladden. their
hearts. She has been supporting her
children by doing days work. Has
work now only two days q week. Has
tried to get more, but has failed Asks
for work. Children all need shoes,
underwear and boy needs clothes,
EVENING STAR CASE NO. 6.
This is a very sad case. The
mother of four small children is in
the City Hospital (from which she
writes her letter to us), and is ex-
pecting to give birth to q fifth child
any day now. The husband has been
under a doctors care for twelve
weeks and is unable to work. She
appeals for a Christmas dinner for
her children, surely not much to ask.
Who Of our readers win supply 1t?
EVENING STAR CASE NO. Z.
A lady writes as follows,
II know a woman and her husband
who are in want; no fire OF food In
the house and badly in debt for rent,
and an invalid son to support. Both
husband and wife are sixty-seven
years old, owing to which he is
unable to secure steady work. The
wife has worked until recently,
lost what little work she had been
able to do"
EVENING STAR CASE NO. s.
A woman with two fatherless
children, husband having died year
and half ago. The mother has
been i'll for a long time. Doctors say
her trouble is incipient tuberculosis.
neurasthenia, general debility and
very serious heart trouble. Children.
two girl. s, age four and one-half
and seven years. need shoes, clothing
and Christmas dinner.
EVENING STAR CASE NO. 9.
A lady gives us the details of this
case: A mother of six children, one
a baby only few weeks old. Father
out of work; no fire, food or clothes.
Mother was discharged from hospi-
tai when baby was ten days old.
Children need clothes. Family needs
fuel and food.
Who will help to supply it?
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
NO. 1.
After long illness, a man in this
city died, leaving his wife penniless,
with the responsibility of caring for
and supporting four children. She lie
q cheerful. courageous little woman
and Is making brave fight against
big odds. She has not yet won out,
but in just a year the Oldest child
can obtain working papers and come
to her aid. The workroom for women
connected with the Bureau of Asso-
ciated Charities found her work at
scrubbing three days a week in a fac
tory, where she earns So a week. and
Is very well liked, being a good
worker. She wants more days work,
but pending that needs some help to
maintain her home A definite
amount to aid this family, weekly, for
a few months would encourage this
mother.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
NO. Q.
Though the father, who used to
support them in comfort, is still liv-
ing, eight little children have become
dependent on outside help. The man
has now been crippled with rheuma-
tism for some months. his wife can
not leave him and the children will
have to become wage earners. and
the situation looks gloomy for this
family during the holidays and after
Some other agencies of help have
been interested by the Bureau of AS
ISOLATED Charities and the rent is
assured The outlook here Is not
wholly discouraging, because special
treatment has helped the invalid
father, and he is improving, and
really hopes to return to the pursuit
of his trade. Through the influence
of the bureau this family has moyed
from dark, unwholesome quarters to
bright, sunny rooms. where the
health Of the whole family has inn
proved Three dollars a week Is
needed to afford sufficient food for
this family.
Will Evening Star readers see to
II that these eight little ones re-
ceive the needed nourishment and q
little Of the Christmas cheer during
the coming winter months?
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
NO. 4.
Struggle as she may, a certain
widow with five tiny children cannot
earn enough to meet her rent and feed
the family. BY working hard she
earns S. a month toward her rent,
which is $40, and enough to supply
her table. The Bureau of Associated
Charities has been supplementing her
earnings by paying half the rent, but
now has no funds for the purpose.
and Is most anxious that the help
should be continued. TINS is an in
stance of a woman wuo mas applied
for help under the State widows PEN
sion law but whose case has not been
acted upon.
The Evening Star suggests that
S. a month is little enough to ask in
a case of this kind, and, to assure
this poor mother Of her rent at least,
during the holiday season, will give
her courage and cause to be grateful.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES CASE
NO. 5.
A hard battle against poverty is
being fought in household this win
ter which last year faced the world
without undue anxiety. Last spring,
however, the husband and father
died, leaving a wife and three chill
dren penniless. Some weeks after
his death a fourth little one was
added to the family. The Oldest child,
q girl Of nearly fifteen years, tried to
meet the situation by obtaining en-
ployment, but was recalled to school
because OF lack of educational qualifi-
cations.
The mother is physically unable to
work outside the home, and the ann
bilious young daughter broke down
physically and was sent to Glen Gard
ner. The veriest necessities of life
are needed in this home. where there
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