Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23
EIGHT Of YULET|DE
APPEALS ARE OPEN
Provision Made for Six Cases
Among Fourteen of Char
ity Body's Opportunities.
TWO DAYS STILL REMAIN

IWU UAIS DILL REMAIN
With two days remaining in which t.
provide for them, eight of the fourteen
opportunities are still to be filed. TIVE
were closed yesterday and $4,000. il
round figures, will be required to com
plete the list.
Opportunities Nos. 4, Z, 10. II. 10 ant
IA have been fully subscribed. TIL,
eight others are just as worthy as thu
ones that have been closed; there is NJ
difference In the degree Of need Of an,
Of them.
Interests All Ages.
The appeal OF the Opportunities" /,
universal: 1t reaches into all classe.
and interests all ages. Nicholas and
Louisa, just children of the class thai
must earn money by hard work
brought to the ONCE OF the Associated
Charities IS for Opportunity No. I
They had earned the money by gather
ing chestnuts and selling them and By
saving their own pennies instead Of
spending them for candy and movies
And a former senator Of the United
States. now president of bank, sent
his check for sum necessary to close
Opportunity No. 4. By clerical error
the check was credited to W. B. S.
when the initials should have been N
B. S.-Nathan Bay Scott.
Yesterday two who already had con-
tributed to the opportunities sent ad-
ditional checks. one for $500 to close
opportunity No. IL. and the other for
mission to use any balance not required
for these opportunities in helping 9th
ers not yet closed.
Nearly two-thirds Of the entire sum
needed. $7,22S. has been contributed
Just a little extra thoughtfulness and
naming one-third by Christmas morn
ing.
Contributions Received.
The Star Acknowledges the following
Previously Acknowledged. 34ss.se: L
II, 81: Miss Fannie Taylor. No. II. Sc;
NJ. e. J.. No. 6. 81: B. H. c.. No. .. $40;
P. G. Pollard. No. 9. IS; Employees John
Dickson Home. No. II. s4.a5: II. II
Draper: No. :. s.; Harvey. waters. liter, No %.
Friend r; most needed. 81: X N. v. most
needed, 81; Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Haw-
ley. most needed. 81: Mrs c. B. p, Nos.
Z and IL, 81 each. 81; colored en-
ployes bureau OF engraving and print
ing, lS0. ar ~S0.ASs x. ~ w - AsV.
81: Mrs. Walton. No. l, Soc; total.
s56105.
Contributions may be sent to The Star
or direct to the Associated Charities.
] John Joy Edison, treasurer. sz3 H street
northwest
These are the opportunities:
Opportunity He. II Six Fatherless
Children OF ItAly-The Hood of mis-
fortune broke loose upon this little
Italian mother when her husband had
to give up his trade on account of tu-
At first he stu did what he
could to support his wife and six chill
dren. all under twelve. by selling dow
ers on the street, a. the doctor had
said he must be out OF doors. A month
ago he died.
$11s.8o: Nicholas and Louisa.
IS: Miss B., 81; c. p. s., 81; r. P. s. and
II. N. So: T. H. tStarl. 81; Columbia
r. A. Chapter. No. fStar). 81: o. c..
81: total. $3.50: still needed. $3s2.2o.
Opportunity No. 2: Doing Her Part
Mrs c. goes out a few hours each day
while a relative stands guard over the
ton to Mrs. C.'s earnings and the help Of
relatives. s. a week. or $4l6 for the year.
Amount asked for. s41s. Previously &C
$780, Mrs W: l. A.. e; G.
T. n lStar). 81: Columbia r. A. Chapter.
No. ! lstar). 81; total. s142.ss: still need
Oppsrtuaity Ne. 3. Prey&fing to
PSeaA His Mothers Cause.-Jack and
Harry, with their Industrious. loving
mother appealed to us, for you must
know tlat little Harry, seven years of
look after him like his mamma: while
Jack. ten years of age. feels tina. he IS
the man of the family since his father
deserted. so many years ago.
Amount asked for. s41e. Previously ac-
knowledged, sIos3o: c. P. s. 81; N. l.
McN., 50: T. H. tStar). 81; Columbia
r. A. Chapter. No. tstar). 81: r. W. T.
IS: NJ. A p. 50: teacher, $3.50: total
$124. So; still needed, ses1.2o.
Opportunity No. closed, oversub.
scribed
oppsrtanity Ne. 81 InAeDeaAe.es
S S.is s s;sd ,s.t sunn.r 1e.,ass . IS.
entsen-yeAr-old Julie. there Is little Jear
Of the Lame knee. and la Petite Sauter-
elle.''
knowledsed. $1o5.30: cash. IS: c. P. s., 81
r. H (Star). so cents; Columbia r. A
Chapter. No. tStar), 81; total, $113.so
stiIl needed, $4,000.
Chronic Ill Health and Poverty.-Al.
most constant ill-health has made the
fight against poverty doubly hard fol
this widowed mother. Her five children
are devotion itself. The oldest child.
girl of sixteen, never strong, has spen
much time in the hospital. Jack. ar
ambitious lad of fifteen. is his mother.
right -han nd man.
Amount asked for. 1892 Previously ac
knowiedged. s29s.s0: NJ. L. S., So; F. p. S
and H. NJ, 81: T. H (Star). so cents: Co
lunbia r A. Chapter. No. l fStar), 81
NJ A. (Star). 81: cash. so cents: L. C
Farren (Star), So; a. y. s.. 81: c. A. r.
81; total. s316 SO; still needed. S5l5.2e.
Opportunity No. =: A Culver FUN o
CbIidren.-Ten children in one family
hard TO believe these days, The indus
trious father, a Greek. died a year ago
leaving his widow with ten children un
der fourteen.
Amount asked for. ss24. Previously ac
know,edge3. $500 o5; Mrs. b. II. b., $3.50
+. s. Il. tStar). IS; Columbia II. A. Chap
ter. No. (Star). 81: J. c. Wilfong, SO
Brother Tom. IS: cash. 81; I. c. r., ss5
total, Ss24. 05. Closed.
Opporsanity Nc. &, Four Deserte,
French-American Kiddies-This littl
Frenchwoman. deserted by her hus
band five years ago. is taking good car
Of her four children, under thirte.,
years.