The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
CHILDREN MAY GIVE To
MAKE CHILDREN HAPPY
Associated Charities Has Cases of De-
formed and Crippled
LATHE Ones.
SEASON Is HERE FOR
SPREADING OF CHEER
Piiable Case Is That of Woman
Whose Two Healthy Children Found
Homes While Little Cripple fs
Wanted Only by Mother.

Children. II wifi be remem bered. &C.
cupied great place in the mind and
heart of Him who came to represent
the Peace on earth and good will
towards men," which the Christmas
season is set aside by mankind to ty-
pity. For centuries this time of year
has been the childs delight, and
young hearts gladdened at the Yule-
tide give the holiday & significance.
which time converts from remin-
iscence to reverence This wear Rich
mond children will be given concrete
means OF spreading good will to those
who are burdened, and may share in
the happiness which comes from Civ
ing
A children's fund for children is TO
he raised. out OF which will be OBJ
tanned relief for crippled. deformed
and afflicted children throughout the
city who are In need of aid None but
children will contribute to this fund,
and none but afflicted children will
receive tho benefit.
In this city there are a number Of
cases. under the care of the Asso-
ciated Charities. of children who have
from birth or from accident or other
misfortune been made lame and 9TH
erwfse afflicted. and for the comfort
and necessity of these unfortunates,
this children's fund Ia 10 be raised
Any sum that any child can give will
be acceptable. Contributions may be
mailed. left at this ONCE, directed to
"Chtldren's Fund" and they will DO
turned over to Dr. Buchanan at the
Associated Charities for the proper
use. Announcement will be made in
The Virginian as to the amounts re-
csived from time to time.
Case Ia Pitiable One.
glance behind the scenes reveals
need. which makes this children's
fund especially timely and appro-
pirate. There are scores OF cases.
which the records of the Associated
Charities will show, where a mother
struggles painfully in the teeth of pow
erty and squalor to provide for the
comfort OF child that deformity or
misfortune has rendered helpless In
vestigation has brought to light an in
stance OF this nature. which is pitia BILE
on many sides. Names and places
are not given. because II Is n rule OF
the Associated Charities that such
things are not made public
Not far from the heart of the city.
and within sight OF the zone of COM
Portable. well-kept homes, there is a
widow with two children in her care
and with no means Of support She
is an Assyrtan woman. to whom the
customs OF an alien land are often
strange and hard to understand. For
year or two she has struggled along
without a husbands help, until one
day she found that the task was more
than she was equal to, She was
proud. above all things. and not until
the wolf was at the door did she ap-
peal outside for aid, Her two little
girls. Annie and Rosa. aged seven and
five. respectively. she knew must go
to school. and hence must have a bet
ter kind OF clothes than she could af-
ford
None But Mother Cared.
Then she went to DR.. Buchanan and
told her story. She was ready to
sacrifice her feelings for tho sake
OF her little ones, and asked that the
two daughters be placed In some home
whore they could be given advantages
she could not provide. Thon they
took them away from her. for a
characteristic prettiness and intellt-
gence soon found them a home where
they were welcomed into plenty Tho
little mother was torn with grief when
they were taken away from her life
into different sphere where she
would probably never see them again.
ana only a mothers love can feel
90 much. yet bear the pain SO VAL
iantly.
No she could no longer go to work.
because little Mike. her three-year-
old boy. was a cripple from his birth,
and with his sisters gone from home,