Evening journal., 1916-09-21

II is our purpose 10 use the fund TO pay the rent.
which is SO month. several months ahead so the fam
ily may he assured Of home at. least until Spring;
then to put in enough carry the family the
Winter The balance Of the money will he apportloned
in weekly amounts so Will augment each week the
slender income the widow receives from such work as
she is sti Gble do with little children on
her hands.
Here is a homeiy incident that occurred yester-
dav in connection with the case The editor Of this
paper delivered personally the foodstuns that had come
in Among them box Of candy contributed by
a warm hearted young in Delaware avenue and.
a pound Of creamery butter which constituted part OF
a handsome contribution Of food by w A. Holt KING
street merchant One of the little boys seized the noN
Of candy Rugged II to his breast but when ne saw
the creamery butter he laid down the candy and with
the oilers began claorng for % taste Of butter" 1t
had been so long since they had tasted butter that
candy dropped 10 second place for the time being What
do those who have butter three times a day ana VINO
look upon n as a common necessary or lie tninK OF
that incident when II applies TO little American huules
who we're horn and bred in OF the Thirteen orisi
nal States? n is merely straw but Il reevals mucn
rtrousb tho goodness OF heart Of THE EVENING
1oRNAI readers this paper has been able to do more
or less relief work az home and abroad from time 10
time Belgium war sufferers; the war children OF
Furore regardless Of nationality soldiers IN the Eu-
ropeau war who have suffered terrible facial injury
and whose future in life depended upon surgical
restoration OF their teatufess the san rA"iNNNN
quake sufferers; the Galveston food sufferers and
others have been the benecares Of the goodness OF
heart OF THE EVENING JOURNAL FAMILY, as we
call our thousands Of readers.
This time the appeal is for famy-an all-Amer
can amythat has been reduced to desperate straits
nv the death of IN bread winner and mother tied down
by fve Yankee kddes who. under normal crcum-
stances would gladden. the eyes and heart of father
or mother
II is not our purpose fare the names Of that de-
voted mother and those little children in the public
print They have good days and in this land OF
golden opportunity they may them again when
the bows are old enough to he the breadwnners for
their mother and sister. What they need now is a
chance 20 live until that time AS view it,
they are entitled to H. II bring IL about they
are going TO have It. Our aim is TO provide roof over
their heads clothes their bodies fire in their stove
and food in their cupboard and to enable them ia begin
this Winter feeling that they will be free from
the cold starvation and misery that featured last
Winter
II is not our purpose provide feast today that is
to be followed by famine tomorrow, but TO finance
in a modest. sensible way, that home for the Winter
That is our aim and you help and feel better
for doing So The widow is a woman OF medium height
and build; her daughter is years old. The ages Of
the boys are 3, z and 70. There is home in viii
mngton that has within II some discarded piece
Of wearing apparel. piece OF bedding, or some
thing the giving OF which will mean little to th
gver but much TO the recipients There are few stores
that have something in dead stock that would as
sist materially in this relief work
Hunt the things out, Become a partner IN this gen
tie conspiracy TO do something wholesome and prscti
cal for griefstricken and want-beset all-Americal
and all Delaware family You will feel better eat bet
ter and sleep better for having done II.
There is an expressive slang phrase. Have hearth
Repeat il to yourselves few times and then send I'll
answer to THE EVENING JOURNAL once.
n is prodigious the quality of good that may b
N n II he will make hlsness OF n -