Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-19
SUBSCRIBED
OPPORTUNITIES;
$1l,0)O|S NEEDED
The Star or Associated Char
tiles, 923 H St. NV, Will
Acknowledge Gifts.

Acknowledge Gifts.
| Although no other than No. 5 has
been yet closed. contributions to
| Washington's annual Christmas time
Fourteen Opportunities" continue to
come in. gifts to date amounting to
S2,244.6S. The amount needed for all,
! however, is nearly $1,000, which
means that more than thousand dol
lars day must be realized during the
! days remaining before December rs
| If these chances are to be taken in
full by philanthropic residents of the
| District. Gifts, with an indication of
which family group they are to be
used for, may be sent to The Star or
to the social service house of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, 923 H street north
west. and will be promptly acknowl-
edged.
Letters Prove Success in Past.
The sum asked for does not loom
large, charities officials think, when
it is considered that it will insure
every day of the 365 in 1920 being
Christmas day in fourteen worthy but
handicapped homes. Letters from
graduates" of the opportunities so
generously subscribed to in former
years prove to those who decide on
| the personnel of the beneficiaries of
succeeding opportunities that this
form of charity bears out in good re-
suits the fondest hopes of those who
contribute thereto.
The opportunities follow:
| Opportunity No. 1.-The Father Gone
Blind, Bravely Re-Educating Him.
self.
! The tragedy of total blindness has
! entered this home of father, mother
| and two children, the latter under
| twelve. The breadwinner was stricken
| in his young manhood through an
hereditary affection of the optic nerve
and the family income stopped alb
ruptly. Steps to put this brave father
| again in position to care for the
/ family he loves have been taken. He
| is now learning braille, typewriting,
| and, as major. course, poultry rails
ing. His wife is studying with him,
f, SO she can be real partner to direct
him and keep his books when he gets
I,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
assisting according to their limited
ability.
| In addition. $50 month is needed,
/ or $3.50 for the year.
| Previously acknowledged, $40: Wash
ington Plate Printers Union. S.; A. K.
! $3.50; Miss H. A r., So. Total, s64
Opportunity No. 2@Innuenxa Took
Away the Breadwinner.
| Influenza last winter caused the
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 ill at the baby hospital camp
| 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 a tribute to
to maintain the home. Eleven-year-
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 $40
a week is needed. or $1.040 for the
year.
Previously acknowledged. 1924; Wash
Iington Plate Printers Union. Sc; A. K.
w, so cents: ]. M. s., So; H. G. NJ, 81;
J. w. W., $40: NJ J. s., 81; NJ. b. c., 81;
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. s., $3.50, Total,
$751;
opportunity No. 3-Wife. Deserted.
Trying to Keep the Home Fires
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 by
the Associated Charities. David has
. been delicate for years, but has i'm
proved wonderfully under his moth
ers watchful care. Johnny has just
Joined the Boy Scouts. Both of the
boys attend school regularly and are
making good progress ingtheir class
es. To enable this mother to realize
her ambition that her boys may grow
] up to be good citizens. in spite OF
their fathers example, SIS a week is
needed, or $3.50 for the year..
Previously acknowledged STA; Wash
ington Plate Printers. Union, Sc; A. K.
W., so cents; j. NJ. s., SO; NJ. Is. C., 81.
Total, $12650.
with One Misfortune After Another.
Back of the appeal for this family
is the story of a mother, undaunted
by one misfortune after another, over
coming handicapS that would test the
stanchest heart, and sacrificing her
is seriously threatened. There are
three children under eleven years OF
tage. The father, a skilled workman
who received good wages during
those rare periods when he was sober
deserted the home some years ago
The mother tried to keep the family
together with the help of relative
Last winter the relative died during
the influenza epidemic and the help
stopped. To give the proper care to
the three little ones and to maintain
her own health the mother must give
up her position-s10O a month, OF
$4,000 for the year, is necessary to
enable her to do SO.
Previously acknowledged, $39; anony-
nous, 50; Miss V. B. H., So; Washington
Plate Printers Union. Sc; A. X. W., 81
cents; H. G.. NJ, 81; M. B. c., 81; Mr.
and Mrs. J. v. s., $3.50. Total, $65.
Opportunity No. -Agsregate Ages
of This Family OF Three Is Two
Hundred and Twenty-Five Years.
A. K. W.. so cents; A. M. c., SIS.
Closed.
Opportunity No. Ga seventeen-Year-
Old Boy Breadwinner for Family
of Seven.
Query: If the high cost of living re-
ouireS an income of 81 OPS for one per