Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-17

since November 81 would not operate
to reduce the total for the entire ex-
peditionary forces, given in his sum-
mary of that date, as additional casu-
alties reported more than Offset the
duplicates.
IL OPPORTUNITIES"
BRINGING RESPONSE
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and other ailments have made this
impossible. The old gentleman does
the cooking and cleaning, and makes
a good job of it, too; their neat and
tidy home would be the envy Of many.
1t is remarkable how much a littS
money will accomplish in keeping
their home, SO precious to them, to-
gether. Ten dollars a week, or $500
for the coming year, is asked.
Opportunity No. 6.-Winning Out Over
Heavy Odds.
For years this mother has been bat
Ting against poor health and bad
eyesight. With these handicaps she
cannot do more than care for her
growing family of five children. The
Oldest boy did his bit last summer by
working on a farm, and has since
taken regular position, meantime
studying typewriting and stenog-
raphy at night. Against all the odds
of chronic invalidism the daughter
Miriam is struggling to add her share
to the family income. To enable the
family to win out $40 a week, or $500
a year, is needed.
Opportunity No. 7.-Her Children Her
Sole Riches.
"Children ara Of
Lord, and happy is the man who hath
his culver full of them" Thus saith
the Scriptures. How about this widow,
hen, with ten children, the oldest
fourteen? The family went to Camp
Good Will last summer and the moth
er was an inspiration to all who met
her; always trying to help others as
we'll as caring for her own big fam
lily. If children are an asset, this
widow is surely rich, except for the
one thing, lack of money. A relative
is helping, which explains why only
essary.
Opportunity No. S-Good Teamwork.
The cooperative spirit that ami
mates all our reconstruction plans is
behind the household of a French
American family, consisting of four
little girls and a deserted mother
Every one is contributing something,
rum Adfie' dSeo Ten, VINO is SO PROUD
of her cooking; to Jeanette, the eld-
est, who is studying for the day
when she will become a real stem
ographer. While the children are al
school the mother works out, but she
cannot be away long enough or earn
enough to supply all the needs. So
we must get behind this family until
Jeannette's ambition is satisfied, with
50 a week, or Sass a year.
n-
TIERS Place.
Ever since his father died, three
years ago, Peter has been trying 10
take his place. He was only fourteen
then, but he worked after school and
on Saturdays, learning a trade. Then
his health broke down and he had to
get a lighter job. His five brothers
must have plenty of milk, even at it's
present high cost, for their father
died of tuberculosis. The mother does
a little sewing, but cannot do much
more than care for her children, the
youngest only three. To keep this
household together and save their
health SIS week is needed, or 1892
a year.
Opportunity No. 1O.-Keeping the
Breakfast Bowls Full.
Lots of beauty and a devoted but
w luOWcu iiOlHeI-SuCll IS Tic SIlId5t
of two big-eyed little Americans who
won't always find enough to eat in
their bowls of morning, unless
You can fill these bowls and more
with the nourishing sort of food that
you would select for those that you
low every much for IS week. or $3.50
a year.
Opportunity No. 11.-Backing Up
Henry.
Every morning Henry, a colored
lad, goes to the navy yard, and each
of his work there, but s12 does not
go very far when it is divided among
eight people. This is the number
Henry has to feed and care for.
Before long his eldest brother will be
able to help, and there is sister
ready, some one will have to help1
Henry out. After his father and
mother died Henry resolved that with
the help of his grandmother he would
keep the children together. Here is
a chance to help Henry make his
pledge good. We can do it for $12
week. or 1924 per year.
Opportunity No. 11-R. c. B., 81.
Opportunity No. IA Real Home for
the Riddles.
tuberculosis took away the father
a widow and four children under
twelve. The mother tried to go out
to work for while. but the children
grew anemic and began to show the
lack of care. The family has just
moved into more suitable quarters,
where they can have a real stove and
be able to bake. OF course, mother
sews in between times. but, even so.
s14 week. or s72S a year, is needed.
Opportunity No. I'm. A F., 81.
Opportunity No. 13-Husband and
Home Lost, and Crippled. Too.
Crippled since the birth of her last
baby. this patient, cheerful colored
widow. struggles to care for her fam
lily of five promising children between
one and a half and ten years. by do
ing dreSSmaking. Running the ma
chine aggEavateS her trouble, which
could be cured, the doctors say, If she
could rest from her work for awhile.
She lost her home because of her hus-
bands long illness before his death.
Cyrus, who is ten, is a trustworthy
lad and a great comfort to his mother.
He is already beginning to feel his re-
sponsibility in trying to fill his faith
er's place. Ten dollars a week or $3.50
year is needed.
Opportunity No. 13-R. c. B.. 81.
Opportunity No. II. Wanted A
Widows Pension.
Washington has no public widows
pensions else the Associated Charities
might not have to appeal for this
family and some of the other families
in these fourteen Christmas opportu-
mites. The father died of tubercu-
losis, fastened by influenza He had