Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

only solution of her trouble FrlenQs,
through her church and the Associated
Charities, have kept the home together
until now.
| The picture at present is contented
! mother. surrounded by happy children;
doing everything which is suggested
for their helpful development. and
| neat little house in the suburbs where
! they can add to their income by rails
ing vegetables. The children are max
ing fine progress in school. The eldest,
a boy of thirteen, wants to become
| clergyman: Eight dollars a week. or
! s416 year. will enable this good work
+; to go on
| Previously acknowledged. s14: H. D.
| J.. IS; Miss II. c., $40; J. G.. c., 81: +.
W. Y, 25 cents, and 9. Q. G., 81. Total,
S31.25.- Amount still needed, $3S475.
| OPPORTUNITY NO. "A YEAR OF
VOCATIONAL TRAINING THE An
SwER HERE.
| Blind father and four children.
Amount needed, 1856.
Another year at the colored Vocation
al Training School will fit Martha for
her trade as dressmaker. then she will
be able to help support her blind father
and little sisters. Her aged grand
| mother and older sister are taking the
place of her dead mother. Together
they work lovingly and faithfully all
day long and every day in the year in
order to keep this good home together.
The bread-winners of this family are
all women and they are winners, in
deed. When the bis-hearted eldest SIS
ter was asked what she wanted Santa
Claus to bring her, she said: Just
something to keep the pot boiling while
Martha is learning her trade In
order to keep the pot boiling Santa
Claus will have to put So each week
into the family stocking, while Martha
is taking her lesson in preparedness
One. hundred and fifty-siN dollars
year is needed.
Previously acknowledged, SIS; II. D. j.,
SIS; H. N. So; J. q. c., 81; f. w. Y, 20
cents Total. s19.25. Amount still
needed. s136.75.
OPPORTUNITY NO. s-MRs. wIGGs
ONCE MORE.
Old grandmother. two grandchildren.
1: and years. Amount needed, $3.50.
On the little pension provided by the
contributors to this Christmas oppor-
tunity, this grandmother is making a
real home for her two grandchildren,
twelve and seven years Under her eX-
cellent management the house is al
ways neat and clean and the children
neatly dressed. They are both in
school and enjoy lit very much. After
home helping their grandmother in
little tasks or playing or studying.
Both children are bright. well man
nered and ambitious Everything done
the grandmother tells every visitor
how wonderful it is that strangers
should be doing SO much for her and
the children. TO have a share in the
making of this home is to have some
thing well worth while. Five dollars
a mr. q needed
Previously acknowledged, SIG: Fl. d.
j., SIS: j. G. c., 81; E. w. Y. 25 cents.
Total, s22.25. Amount still needed,
s237.75.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 9-YoUNG LAD
WORKING SATURDAYS FOX
BABY'S MILK.
Bread-winner dead Of Tuberculosis,
widow and six children. Amount need
ed. $500.
When this home was entered by the
dreaded white plague the family had
money in the bank and were buying
their home. A long. tedious illness,
followed by the death of the bread
winner, exhausted the supply and now.
bereft of an unusually good husband.
this widow is struggling TO make a
home for her six little ones. The eldest,
an electrician and hopes soon to learn
his trade. At present he is helping
with the family income. The second.
not to be outdone. works on Saturdays
and earns enough to buy the baby's
milk. He Is ambitious to be a carpen-
ter and shows marked ability. With
her large family the mother has little
time for bread winning, but manages
to do little sewing. In addition to
what they have, IS a week. or $3.50 a
year. will be necessary to give Christ
mas cheer to this family 365 days next
year.
Previously acknowledged. s14.50; H.
D. j.; 50: J. G. C., 81; E. W. u. % cents.
Total. $20.75. AMOUNT. still needed.
$23s.25.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 1O-TUBERCU-
LOSIS.
Widow and three children. Amount
needed. 1912.
A discouraged. worn-out mother
paying the penalty of tuberculosis.
with which the children had already
been infected, was the condition when
the family was first introduced to the
Associated Charities. Now the frail
mother and her three children form
one of the happiest family groups in
Washington. The mothers cheerful
ness in the face of adversely is abso-
lutely inspiring and communicates
itself to every one who comes in con-
tact with her. The children have all
improved in health and the only boy
is developing into manly fellow. try
ing hard to fit himself for the work
of supporting his mother and sisters.
The girls of thirteen and fourteen are
most interesting and show the result
of a good mothers care. This has
been accomplished because the Asso-
ciated Charities has been able to as
sure the family of a regular income.
Six dollars a week. or 1912 a year. will
be necessary in addition to what is al
ready being done by other friends, to
continue this good work through the
coming year.
Previously acknowledged, s21.50: H.
D. j.. 81; J. G. G.. 81: Z. w. ", 25 cents.
Total. s2I75. Amount still needed.
S2S4.25.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 11-HEROINEs AT
HOME:
Frnil widow and two children.
Amount needed, $3.50.
The heroes of our country. as we'll
as iii Europe. are the mothers at home,
alone. This mother, a widow, still Is
fighting to keep her home together.
She has an arrested case of tubercu-
losis and is unable to do more than her
household duties Her two children
are bright and attractive. Their love
for their mother makes them willing
to do anything to be with her. They
are making excellent progress at
school The eldest. girl of fifteen
years. needs further training II she is
to contribute to her mothers support
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