Evening star., 1916-12-24
jOHNNY'S MOTHER
HAS GLAD YULETIDE

HAS GLAD YULETIDE
Continued from First Page)
had brutally treated the mothe- and
then deserted. No trace Of him has
since been found. Friends heard the
boys plea for a home. and now Johnnie
and his brother are with their mother
Their mother works steadily, but can
not make enough to cover the whole
family budget. Thirty dollars a month.
or 1850 a year. is needed to answer
Johnnie's plea.
Previously acknowledged. s2o6.75; R.
E. S, 81: II. F., 81; Miss B. C.. So; Mrs.
r. y. c., so cents: C. and n. c., so cents:
J. F. NJ. B., 81; C. H. 81; A. z. D.. 81;
Miss E. B.. 10 cents: A NJ. c.. So; w. c.
T, $40; Miss G.. J., 81: in memory of NJ.
F., ST. C. d. H. SIS; F. F., s25: c. B. D..
s5; Mrs. and Mrs. w, So NJ. B.. $50; w
L. NJ, s5: A. w. B., 81: NJ G. c.. SIS;
f D. E. 81, through The Star: cash. SO.
through The Star; A. B., 81, through
The Star; L. NICK. 50. through The
The Star: NJ. r. s.. 81, through The
star; p. B. D., 81; Mrs. w. B.. So; D. &
NJ. Co.. 81: L. NJ, SO (pledges); l. R.
c., 81. Total, s36o.s5. Closed.
Opportunity No. +Total, 1858. Closed
Opportunity No. -A Cheerful OPP
tiIuist.-Her husband. long i'll in the
hospital, Mrs. Jones. as we will call her.
is fighting against heavy odds. She
and her oldest daughter do laundry
work and sewing at home. but then
cannot make enough to support this
household of five. The mother needs
an additional So week, or $3.50 year.
10 meet expenses.
Previously acknowledged, s14575: H.
e, 81; n. G. c., s5: L. Mex, 81, through
The star; d. B. T, 50, through The Star:
cash. So; Mrs. w. B., 81; b. & NJ Co,
SO; C. A. B., 81. Total. s162.75 Still
needed, s96.25.
Opportunity No. 6-Heavily Handi-
capped, But Very Grateful Who
would have believed that there were
such good people in the world?" is what
this widow said when told that she was
to have a weekly pension. She is part
~ blind and has had to undergo sew
eral operations, so she Is only able to be
a homemaker and not a bread winner
There are five children in this home. all
of school age. Ten dollars week. O,
$500 a year. is needed for this widowed
and partly blind mother VITA five chill
dren to support.
Previously acknowledged. s21825; G.
W. B., so cents; A. F. s.. so cents; W. c.
D., 81; G. V. s., $40: Nit, $40: L. Mex.
81, through The Star; 3. R. IS, through
The Star: a friend. S5: c. d. L.. 81: Mrs
w. r., 81; j. 5. G., 81; Il. Z. b.. 81; ID. e.
NJ Co, So: l. c.. $3.50. Total, s26I75
Needed, S253.25.
Opportunity No. 5.-Closed. Ss223.
Opportunity No. s-HOme Vocational
TraininX.-Four little girls. the Oldest
eleven. each with her daily task. are
sharing the household duties of mend
ing, washing dishes. sweeping and do
ing errands, while the mother is recov-
ering from a serious operation. Be-
sides this, last summer the children had
little garden and planted vegeta bles
among their flowers. Their drunken
father has deserted The mother tries
to earn little by sewing. SO far as her
strength permits Her church is also
helping, but 81 in addition. or 1854 d
year. is needed
Previously acknowledged, S130.25: W.
S. c., 50: l.. Nick. 81, through The Star;
VI. Il. $, $50. through The Star: Mrs. W.
B., 81, through The Star; ID. &; M. Co.
So; a teacher. $3.50: G. S. A. So. Total.
s2oG.10. Needed, S163.75.
Opportunity No. 8-FaE,iIy Savings
Exhausted by Sickness. - The father
died after long Illness. which ex-
| hausted his savings. Now John, fifteen
years of age. is preparing to take his
| fathers place. He is learning trade.
Tom. the thirteen-year-ol boy, wants
| to be a carpenter, like his father. but
must go to school for while before he
| can begin his trade. Meantime. he
works Saturday to earn money for the
| baby's milk. The mother is splendid
homemaker. There are six>children in
all. making a family of seven. for
whom SIS week. or s416 year, is
( needed.
| Previously acknowledged. s174.s5.
| Miss a. b. H. 81: Il. B.. 10 cents: A. NJ.
G.. 50; c. D. II, SIS: NJ. E.. s5 NJ. r.. So;
! through The Star; G. Z. c.. So, through
! The Star; Mrs. G.. +. Ii. s5. through The
star; l. Mex, So. through The Star; N.
| r $. $50. through The Star: Mrs. w. b..
| 81. ID. K NJ. Co. SO: Eleanore. so cents
I; Total, s2S0T5. Still needed. sl35.25.
Opportunity No. IO-Troubles Never
Come Singiy.-First, the husban nd died
leaving a widow with four children. all
under fourteen and the youngest a
baby. A devoted grandmother, a gov
lernment employe. stepped into the
breach, and things were going well
until the dear old lady recently died
I Now the only income is what the
mother can make. With the high cos,
| of all food supplies and with the lack
Of other resources in this family. sl2
/ a week. or 1924 "A year. viii l." neces-
| sary to save the mothers health and
keep the family together.
Previously acknowledged. $273.55. NJ
/ L.. so cents; b NJ L., 25 cents: A. NJ. c.
! So: e. ID. H., S25; NJ. g. G.. S5. NJ p, 81
j through The Star: cash. 81, through The
star; L. Mex. 81. through The star
Miss Eberly, SIS, through The Star: Mrs
W. b. 81; T.. Il. H.. SIS: b. & NJ. Co. So
| Total, S323.20. Still needed, $200.S0.
| Opportunity No. iI-WidowhOod and
O.erwork.-Mrs. X. left a widow eigh,
years ago, with two small children to
support, has been struggling ever since
20 keep up her home. The widow went
out 20 work until she contracted tuber-
cuiosis from overwork, and now the
doctor says she must stay at home
The older ehild has just started to
work Until the daughter can carr
e, more $40 Il week. Or $50 for the year
~ recd"d.
Previously acknow lodged. S165. Mrs
lC G., 81: NJ !. g.. ST: Miss A., SO; L
Mex. 81. through The star: T. +. d.