Evening star., 1916-12-20
Hoping Against Failure.

| aop1aR Against 6a1luIes
| Until this care is assured, these
workers and friendly visitors in these
families, who stand sponsor for them,
who have played with the children and
I read with them, and who have encour-
| aged them in their studies. are going
| to feel that their work is a failure un-
! less these kiddfeS can be sure of a
mothers love and care. IF failure
| comes, they are determined that 1T shall
| not be because the public has not had
the opportunity to save these homes
| The Ten Minutes Shoe Repairing
Shop 521 9th street. is displaying a
| sign today of Two Hours Work for
Charity, and the proprietor will con-
| tribute the entire proceeds of the work
| tween the hours of 10 and 12 to the
| fourteen opportunities. What other
| trades folk will follow his example?
| Contributions to date are approach
| ing the $1,000 mark, but $5,734 is needed
| in all physician, who was the first
! contributor to the opportunities when
| they were first presented in 1910, sends
| in contribution this morning in ac-
| cordance with his annual habit. He
/ evidently believes that his Investment
| is bringing good dividends.
Opportunity No. 1-Bringine the Chill
dren HOme.-Two years ago. when her
husband died. leaving her without WIS.,
| fble means of support, Mrs. Y. made a
| little home for her two girls and left
| the boys in an orphan asylum. Now
ing and the mother is trying to estab-
| 1ish herself in her old trade To make
this experiment in homemaking q sue
/ cess of S12 a week, or $624 for the
year, is needed.
| Previously acknowledged Ss358; Mrs.
II. G., 10; a. j. L., through The Star.
81; j. D., 81; we'll wisher, 81: Y. o. G.,
through The Star, 81; Mac, through The
Star, 81; A. Q. B., through The Star SO;
| Julius l. Peyser. through The Star, s14:
| c. B. b., 80: A. l.. T., $3.50: the boys, 81;
l.. f. S, SO; L. c. r., 81. Total, S117.
Still needed, S401.
Opportunity No. -KeepinE Close to
Her Children-A bricklayer in the
! making. that is what John, aged four
teen, the Oldest boy in the family, wants
to be, thus following in the footsteps
I of an uncle who has been almost a
father to him His own father de-
serted about five years ago, just before
the birth of his baby brother. Five dol
lars a week. or $3.50 a year. will be re-
auired to preserve home for this fam
lily of mother and four children.
Previously acknowledged, $3.50; A. J.
L.. through The Star. 81; friend. 81;
Mac. through The Star. 81; a. @; B.,
$3.50; the boys. 81; c. w. c.. So. Total.
$69. Still needed, s191.
i Opportunity No. "A Child's Plea
Cant you rent just one room and take
US to 1t and call it homer" pleaded
had brutsIly treated the mother and
then deserted. No trace of him has
since been found. Friends heard tt(
boys plea for 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 $3.50 year, is needed to answer
Johnnie's plea
Previously acknowledged. ss5; A. ].
L.. through The Star. 81: a friend,
through The Star, 81; Mac. through The
Star, 81; A. Q. b., through The Star. S.;
Mrs. F. A. X. sl2.5o; A. l. f, $3.50: the
boys. 81; G. b., 50: Mrs..A. ]. p: pledge.
s25: a. B. r, 81. Total s9l. Still
needed. s269.
Opportunity No. 4LFixhting Alone
lone must try TO make a home for
the children. l do not want to give
| them away says this brave mother of
two boys and two girls. the oldest ten
wears of age All effort, to locate the
deserving husband has failed. Several
people have offered to adopt these at
tractive children, but the mother only
hugs them the closer and works the
harder Seven dollars a week, or 1894
a year, will enable this mother to keep
on fighting for her home.
II Previously acknowledged, $32; A. j.
L., through The Star. 81; Mrs. J. ID. H.
$3.50; +. H., through The Star. 81: O. Q.
10, through The Star, So: Mac, through
1.-THE Star, 81; Mrs. J. {. H., through The
Star, 81: A. o. b.. through The Star. S5;
Mrs F. A. K. s125O; B. e. H.. 81: the
boys, 81. Total, $61 Still needed, 1903.
II Opportunity No. "a Cheerful OPP
tinixt.-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 IS week, or $3.50 a year,
to meet expenses t' , '' ,
Previously acknowledged, $32: A. ].
L., through The Star. 81: Mac, through
The Star, 81: A. O. b, through The
star, IS; the boys. 81; c. w. c., IS.
Total, s45 Still needed. $215.
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 weekly pension. She Is part
Iy blind and has had to undergo sew
eraf operations, so she is only able to be
homema ker and not Il, bread winner
There are five children in this home. all
| | of school age. Ten dollars a week, OIL
i l$620 year, is needed for this widowed
4 land partly blind mother with fys' shil.