Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-15
NEED
IS BASIS Of PLEA
FOR WORTHY POOR
Associated Charities Pre-
sents Fourteen 0pportuni-
ties for Christmas Giving.


Making an appeal for gifts. not be-
cause of the high cost of living, but
because of the cost of just living at
all. the fourteen Christmas oppor-
tunities OF the Associated Charities
are announced today. In them are out
lined the imperative needs of four
teen families in the District of Co
will mean only another bleak and
dreary day unless those more fortu-
nate come to their assistance. The
total amount needed to Keep these
fourteen homes together is ?1o.s4s.
These opportunities enable those
who wish to aid materially the less
fortunate to make a contribution that
will go entirely, without reduction
for any purpose. to the families de-
sired to be aided.
Effective for Twelve Months.
Through these opportunities Christ
mas gifts can be made that will con-
tinue effective for twelve months
They offer a wide choice in giving
help. Those whose sympathies go
out to the physically AFFLICTED will
find a chance to help the family
whose breadwinner has been stricken
with total blindness, as described in
opportunity No. 1, or to the crippled
ulOlHeT, WHO WOTkS from Sunup TO
shutdown, and then more, with her
sewing machine, to keep hunger away
from her five little children. as de-
scribed in opportunity No. 10. To
those who would be touched by the
tragedy of old age. with disease pre-
is opportunity No. 5. Some are ex-
pected to find sympathy with the
foreign-born mother Of nine young
sters in whom she is instilling Amer
icanism. as described in opportunity
No. I.
Every one of these fourteen fam
lilies has been found in need of ma
terial help. The money contributed
to them will aid in giving fair start
in the world to sixty-one children,
with healthy bodies and active minds
and lift burden of worry from the
minds of thirteen mothers and three
old folks: Contributions should be
sent to the Associated Charities, s23
II street northwest. or to the office
Of The Star. and will be promptly
acknowledged.
The opportunities follow:
Opportunity No. 1.-The Father con.
Blind, Bravely Re-Educating Him
self.
The tragedy of total blindness has
entered this home of father mother
and two children. the latter under
in his young manhood through an
hereditary affection of the optic nerve
and the family income stopped an
ruptly. Steps to put this brave father
again in position to care for the
family he loves have been taken He
and, as major course. poultry rails
ing. His wife is studying with him
so she can be a real partner to direct
him and keep his books when he gets
into business, The expenses of the
family for living and education must
be met until the blind father has his
naturally optimistic outlook on life
fully restored. Meantime the mans
church is aiding and relatives are
assisting according to their limited
ability.
In addition. $50 a month is needed
or $3.50 for the year.
Opportunity No. @Innuenza Took
Away the Breadwinner.
Influenza last winter caused tho
death of the breadwinner of this fam
lily, leaving a mother and four chill
dren. Billy was born several months
after the death of the father, and
was very i'll at the baby hospital camn
of the Associated Charities last sum-
mer. Now. at the age of seven months
his happy smile shows that he is on
the road to health and is tribute to
the care of the mother, who is trying
old Elsie, and Gertrude. three years
younger, are becoming fine little help
ers in the homework and in caring
for Baby Billy. Relatives. whose
means are limited. are helping as far
as they are able.
To support the mother in her ambi-
ton to make a happy and wholesome
home for her fatherless children 500
week is needed. or $1,000 for the
year
opportunity No. LWife. Deserted.
trying to Keep the Home Fire.
Burning.
This mother, deserted, is trying to
keep the home fires burning for her
self and two boys. Johnny, twelve. and
David, who is nine. First the mother
procured a position. Then she found
that her two boys were running
wild in her absence from home. Re,
luctantly she gave up her work and
accepted the allowance offered her NV
the Associated Charities David has
been delicate for years. but has i'm
proved wonderfully under his moth.
er's watchful' care. Johnny has inst
Joined the Boy Scouts. Both of the
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