The Washington herald., 1914-12-24
CHARITIES SEEKS FUNDS
TO SAVE ELEVEN HOMES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Opportunity No. without relatives Il
help her. but with her church doing vhat
It can, a thrifty German widow, handi'
capped by poor eyesight, Ia bringing up in
model fashion her five bright American
born children, the oldest thirteen years
Five dollars a week Is needed. Subscribed
sse.50 Still needed, $lson.
Opportunity No. s-Forsaken by heI
husband and forced by broken health tc
give up the work by which she supported
her two children. this mother refuses to
surrender. She does sewing at home and
with the church and two relatives giving
from their meager store, but S a week
is needed to give this family a 365-day
Christmas. Subscribed, $S6. Still needed,
S164.
Opportunity No. Smother bravely
facing separation from incurably-ill hus-
band, who Is receiving hospital care. She
is working hard to keep her home for her
needed to keep these children at home
and happy with their mother. Subscribed,
SI75. Still needed, $2925.
Opportunity No. 10-Whether to keep
at work away from her children while
they were running wild, or to stay at
home and be their real protector, is
the problem facing the little woman
here. The father a homebreaker, is
serving a penitentiary sentence. The
children must be saved from his ex-
ample. With no relatives to help, her
only income is what she can earn from
sewing. Nine dollars a week Is needed
for the family-the grandmother, 60
ing blind; the mother and three small
needed. $3.50.
Opportunity No. 11-Holiday contri-
buttons last year gave this woman and
her four little children a happy
Christmas, with food. shelter. clothing,
friends and happiness for a year. Her
gratitude and the improved health and
general condition of the family is a
great dividend. Shall we not give her
another year of happiness, to enable
her to better rear her childfen? Seven
dollars a week is needed Subscribed,
Ss1. Still needed, S2s3.
Husband III I'm Hospital.
Opportunity No. 12-Another year of
education Is asked that the daughter Of
this French woman will be able to share
her mothers burden IN the sole support
of her family of four. The husband lies
seriously I'll in a hospital. The children
are bright and eager to learn. Five dol
lars a week for q year is needed until
the daughter will be able to earn. Sub
6cr1Ded, VI. Stiu nee0e0, tl69.
Opportunity No. Bone year ago this
little widow with four children felt that
her load was more than she could bear,
and rather than have her children suf-
fer she was ready to have them placed
in institutions. She was persuaded to
keep her home together, however, moved
to CHEEKY rooms and now with renewed
courage, she is earning a little by home
work. and her relatives are helping. Their
combined efforts, though, are not suf-
ficient to keep the home together. Six
dollars q week Will bring Christmas cheer.
Subscribed. 5000. Still needed, s231.5o
Deserted with Children.
Opportunity No. 1i.-Deserted three
years ago this good woman felt obliged
to place two of her children in institu-
tons. Through the efforts of the So
ciety, money was raised to supplement
what the relatives and her church could
90, and now the cozy home is a happy
one. The unusually bright children show
the effect of q mothers care and training.
All efforts to locate the man have failed
In addition to what the relatives and
church can do, IS a week Is needed to
bring them an aIl-year Christmas. Sub
scribed, $50; stiIl needed, s17o.
Undesignated, $40: amount required,
N.524; amount received, $2.SZ7; still need
ed. $:,1s7.