The Washington herald., 1917-12-16
ID Charity Opportunities
Listed for Christmas
Appeal Affecting 50 Persons, Including 68
Children and IS Adults-Donors< May f.
..,.. Select Benehciaries.

years ago. leaving her with six
children, only one of whom was old
enough to work. She hardly knew
which way to turn. A chance to
learn q trade at $3.50 a week or mes
senger service at $500 was offered
her for her boy. She took the long
view and chose the trade. Now
Henry is making $500 q week with
prospect Of more. The father was q
builder and when he died had par
TALLY paid for the house in which
they live. The expenses on the house
are $500 per nnonth-less than any
rent. The assets of the family are
% q wise mother; C9 an industrious.
clean boy learning his trade; CD six
normal boys and girls. Against these
assets there Is present liability of
5000 a week deficit in their income
or $4,000 per year.
wife Il Deserted.
oPPoRT TUNITY NO. 10-A
FATHERS NUTY ON YOUNG
sHoULDERS-Many years ago the
father forsook his wife, leaving her
with four small children. The Oldest
girl, now IS, not over strong, is
W bhPpOII hCE AioNhCA
Nancy Is working the harder so that
her 14-year-old brother may stay in
school this year to fit him for better
service. The two younger lads. IL
and years of age, are just happy
healthy boys at school, and we want
to keep them so. The mother hopes
that in another year she will be self
supporting and is proud to think SO.
M Es
needed.
OPPORTUNITY NO. II WHO
WILL HELP JOHN CARRY HIS
LOAD?-John, a colored boy Of 16
years. the oldest of six children, is
striving hard to be the bread-winner
for his younger brothers and sisters.
He is learning his trade and is al
ready earning s1.2o a day-good pay
for one SO young, but not enough
TO support seven people in these war
times. When his father died his
mother put her shoulder to the wheel
to keep the family together. Now
she. too. is gone. The grandmother.
a superior woman. takes excellent
care of the children. beside taking
in sewing. John takes great pride
in keeping himself trim. When he
comes home Saturday afternoons he
takes on his suit and presses 1t
ready to wear to church the next
morning. 1t will not be long before
Johns sister will be old enough to
help, but for the next year $500 a
week or $4,000 a year will be neces-
sary IL this home for which John is
working so hard is to be kept to-
gether.
OPPORTUNITY NO. l2-EMBRYO
WAGE EARNERS-Mrs. Weeks, a
widow, is an encouragement to those
who are afraid of tuberculosis Once
she had it, but through good care
is now well so that she is able to
make an exceptionally good home for
her four fatherless children under l6
years OF age. Her boys and girls
shoy the result. The oldest girl has
a scholarship in a business school
and is preparing to become a bread
winner. Jack, the oldest boy. wants
to be a farmer and raise live stock
and grain for our army. Meantime
he Is going to school and helping
his mother with the heavy house and
garden work. Even 4-year-old. Bob
helps mother Strengthening up the
house after the other children have
gone to school. Fourteen dollars
weekly or s72S for the year is seeded
Mother Lacks Sight.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 13-MOTHER
BLIND, FATHER ALMOST so. AND
SEVEN CHnDREN-Try to put
yourself In the position of this moth
er. who is totally blind. Think what
it would be never to have seen any
one OF your seven babies with all their
cunning ways, never to have seen their
smiles and dimples. Add to this the
fact that the fathers eyesight is al
most gone and we have a picture of
the family. The children. fortunately
are all normal, and it is especially for
their sakes that we ask your interest
The. woman adds to the slender in
come of the family by transcribing