Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-17
FRIENDS OF NEEDY
GIVE S133 TO FUND
Contributions for Ten Oppor-
tunities" Are Received by
Times-Dispatch.
EACH CASE is RECOGNIZED
None Overlooked by Generous
People, Who Respond
Promptly to Appeal.
EACH CASE is RECOGNIZED

| Proof th:t the appeal Of The Times
Dispatch for funds with which to take
care of the ten pportunities" pub
| lished sunday and yesterday touched
| Il responsive chord in the hearts Of
Richmonders is evidenced by the re-
cept OF contributions amounting 10
1888. which amount has been credited
toward the total OF sl.520 asked for.
Opportunities Nos. and 4 made the
strongest tug at the hcartStrings Of
generous readers So many widows
have been lef, wi;h little ones to
support hy the tragedy OF war and
the scourgc Of influenza that it has
| become the policy Of the Associated
Charities. which Investigated the Ten
Opportunities" to give increased attcn-
tion to the problem Of women with
dependent children. and the organiza-
iion seeks ever TO arouse the social
conscience to the needs OF this class.
EVERY EFFORT MAD; TO
I<EEP FAMILY TOGETIIER
Where there is a good mother. ex-
perience shows the wisdom of holding
the family together under her care
| and allowing the children 10 grow up
! naturally in the home. said Rev.
James Buchanan, director of the AS
sociated Charities. The widow with
before the public in opportunity No.
|" is of this class of mothers whose
problem carries it's own appeal to all
mothers of children who might by un-
foresecn circumstances be placed in a
similar position. The sum of $3.50
has already been contributed toward
the 5000 needed TO take care of the
widow and children under considera-
tion in "opportuniiy No. l."
Neither are the old people in "Op-
portunity No. 4" TO he neglected. The
husband is paralyzed. the wife delicate.
They are ola and poor and they have
no income, but they do not want to
E. ar. raI fn LA % o.
naming TO them. OF the 5000 necdeo
TO carry them through the next year
sls50 has been contributed.
Women with families whose hus-
bands are physically incapacitated are
more helpless and have greater bur
dens to bear than the general public
care of the husband at home they have
all the trouble and worry about the
welfare and sustenauce OF the chill
dren.
The families aided under this classi-
flcation include % per cent sof the
total nWnLsr of dss families helped lll,,;ns last
While the problems involved are some
what different the situation is the
as that Of widows with dependent chill
dren. Mothers unable TO care for their
homes and earn sufficient to maintain
the family are obliged to secure aid
in meeting the necessities of the home.
The sacrifice made on the part or IN"
mother a.:d the inability of the mother
meet the needs OF the CnlluTen
a source OF worry. undermining the
morale Of the family and leading TO
greater evils.
CAN'T RE MOTHER AND
WAGF:-E:AHNEH AT ONE TIME
The Day Nursery offers somewhat of
relief hy taking the children dur
ing the day in order that the mothers
may go to work and earn something
toward the support of the family but
in many cases this does not solve the
problem. as il is impossible for the
woman To be a mother 10 her children
and a wage-earner at the same time
where the families are large.
The i6ur little children in "OpDor-
tun;ty No O." whose father has de-
serted them. in worse plight than
il he was dead. Their need is Just
as great and their mother must find
the means TO buy them food and TO
care for them. She cannot leave the
eight -months-o old baby to go out 70
work in II wage-earning capacity. The
sum of Sl20 will help TO solve hcr
problem. and of this amount S17.a0 has
already been contributed