Evening star., 1914-12-22
Associated Charities Confront
ed by Lack Of Christmas
Contributions.
FUNDS NOT COMPLETE
FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES
Society Is Planning Holiday Enter
tainment for Poor, in Addition
to Other Work.

All sorts of preparations for Christ
mas are being made at the offices OIL
the Associated Charities. One man has
sent the society zoo Christmas trees
These will be given out from the eight
district offices so that all sections OF
the city will have a share. Another
Santa Claus has sent a. huge packing
box of toys, and followed this up with
a check for $3.50 to be used for Christ
mas cheer The list of the ninety
boys for whom Saks & Co. provide
uvercoats-the tickets for which the
Associated Charities gives out aIuer
careful inquiry regarding the most
necessitous applications-is about COM
pleted and the fortunate lads who
have drawn these prizes will present
themselves, according to the custom OF
the firm. at Saks & Co.'S store Christ
mas morning. there to be outfitted by
willing hands.
Meantime the biggest Christmas pres
,nt of all upon which the Associated
charities is engaged is its Fourteen
Christmas Opportunities which spell
an an-the-year-roun Christmas TO
fourteen families containing hfty-siS
children.
One contributor writes. m senu-
ing YOU a check which i wish you to
add to whatever Opportunity needs 1t
most. l watch the papers with inter
est in reference to the Opportunities,
hoping to see that most of them nave
been closed" Another contributor IN
sending a check adds: This requires
no acknowledgment. 'Tis only to bring
a little cheer and brightness at this
season. God bless you all in your
noble work"
An old soldier sends the following
Find inclosed one dollar and you can
give such to any of the fourteen OPP
portunities.' You know better than
the needy ones
Problem Facing the Society.
The problem facing the Associated
Charities today is whether the s2,949
still needed to keep these homes to-
gether through 1915 can be secured by
Christmas morning. The society Is still
hopeful that the balance needed Will be
forthcoming. 1t believes that many are
watching the Opportunities" with keen
interest, possibly hoping that they may
be fully subscribed without their aid
To all such, in the name of these chill
dren and their widowed or deserted OF
otherwise handicapped mothers. a most
earnest plea is made not to delay Civ
ing Every dollar is needed to COM
plete the amount asked for.
Contributions sent to The Star or te
the Associated Charities. a23 H street
northwest, will be promptly acknowl
.dged.
opportunity No. Eyes for the
Blind.
blind mother-made such by an &C
Sident-and a father whose eyesfght Is
rapidly failing, daily face the problem OF
now to shelter. feed and clothe their si1
children. all of school age These chill.
dren are quite normal. and are learning
to be eyes for their parents and to be
come thei- ultimate support
Previously acknowledged, sl4270: G.. +,
r. $40; Mrs. f. NJ. T.. ST.; +. l.. f., s.
X s. r. IS; +. S. A.,s1: S. R. F.. $40
J. II. D, 81; J. p. j., IS; N. H. s, 81
Opportunity No. "A Spartan
Mother.
Last Christmas this widow was q
happy wife with all her loved ones about
her. Her husband had just bought q
7iece of land on which he was planning
to build with his own hands house
that would be their very own Sickness
came: then death. Now the wife 1,
struggling along to make home for he
eight little ones.
Previously acknowledged. sos; A. L
B., So: F. L. E. 81; ]. C. Reea, So; Clar;
McAllister, s5i K. 5. F., IS; F. S. A, 81