Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-16
PUBLIC
MAKING RESPONSE
TOcHAR|TY'SPLEA
Fourteen Opportunities for
Christmas Offerings Al
ready Show Results.

|
| offered through the Associated Chart
! ties yesterday for the first time to the
benevolent public of Washington had
1913 to their credit at the end of
twenty-four hours. 1t looks as if the
old hOodoo on the No. Is were not to
obtain as far as these opportunities
| are concerned. for No. IS was the
| first one to be selected by contrib
utor.
! 4. and IA. One contributor, who
last year awaited himself of an en-
tire opportunity. repeated his gl1t
a gain this season in so far as amount
was concerned. but spread it over all
/ fourteen. The esteem in which these
opportunities are held as channels
for practical and constructive &h1lan-
thropy is evidenced by the fact DAT
letters have come to the Associated
Charities from New Workers who
lived here for some years asking that
this years list be sent them
Form of Aid to Mothers.
The mothers in the family groups
which need varying sums to supply the
deficit between income and outgo in
their budgets this year have the bene-
fit of the services and advice of
visiting housekeCper. trained
dietician, the expense of maintaining
whom is borne by local church. This
worker advises the mothers as to the
most advantageous methods of buy
ing. preparing and cooking foods and
their relative nutritive value, encour-
aging especially the most generous
possibl uses for milk for chill
dren. The weekly allowances. raised
through answers to the appeal Of
fered by the opportunities" are paid
the family groups in cash, SO that the
home manager may watch markets
and buy whenever 1t appears to the
best advantage.
Contributions will be received at
the office of The Star, or may be sent
direct to the Associated Charities at
the social service house, 923 II street
northwest.
The opportunities follow:
Opportunity No. 1.-The Father Gone
Blind, Dravely Re-Educnting 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 a position to care for the
family he loves have been taken He
is now learning braille. typewriting,
and. as a 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 month is needed,
or $3.50 for the year.
Opportunity No. IL. A. p, SO.
Opportunity No. @Inhuenza 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 i'll 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 tribute to
the care of the mother, who is trying
to maintain the home. Eleven-year-
old Elsie. and Gertrude. three years
Younger are becoming fine little help
, ers in the housework and in caring
i for Baby Billy. Relatives. whose
means are limited. are helping as far
as they are able. ...-
To support the mother in her ambi-
| home for her fatherless children $50
| a week is needed. or $1.04O for the
year.
Opportunity No. "A. F. W., 81.
Opportunity No. '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
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
er's watchful care. Johnny has just
Joined the Boy Scouts. Both of the
| boys attend school regularly and are
making good progress in their 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 week is
;needed, or $3.50 for the year.
Opportunity No. 4Health Breaking.
! 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
self for her children until her health
is seriously threatened. There are
three children under eleven years OF
age 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 a relative
Last winter the relative died during
he i,A he halr
=. stopped. To give the proper care to
the three little ones and to maintain
her own health the mother must give
up her position-$100 a month, or
$1,000 for the year, is necessary to
enable her to do so.
Opportunity No AIRS NJ s., SIS.
Opportunity No. SAgRregate Ages
of This Family of Three Is Two
| Hundred and Twenty-Five Years.
In a quaint, Old-fashioned house
lives a family of old people, married
couple and the wife's sister, all over
seyenty-five years of age. The women
do all their feeble strength permits
! \ small amount of sewing has until
recently added to their meager in
come, but now rheumatism and other
sickness have made this Impossible.
THE old man does the cooking and
cleaning and makes good job of it.
too. The neatness and orderliness of
the home would be the envy of many
/ Fifteen dollars a week or $3.50 for the
year will enable this kindly old gen
| tleman to care for his aged depend
ents.
Opportunity No. 5-A. J. L.. slJ.
Opportunity No. ga Seventeenth Year
Old Boy Breadwinner for Family
| of Seven.
| Query: If the high cost of living re-
quires an income of $1.02S for one per-
| son. as estimated by Washington eX-