The Washington times., 1920-06-24

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tionsl hAg.1ine Company
(Ceatisse< frsm YessesAsyJ
He had been sitting there more
than an hour before he thought or
reading the paper 80 rigidly spread
across his knees. But he was nou
interested in what he read. The
battle fleet, II seemed. was prepar-
ting to sail from Port OF Spain; Mr..
Taft was preparing TO launch his
poAAsrous candidscy at the fat head
OF tAe Republican party; woman
haA been murdered In the Newark
marshes: the subway uuddle threat
ened to become more muddled;
somebody desired to motor from
New York to Paris: President Roose-
welt and Mr.. Cortelyou had been In
consultation about something or
other: German newspapers accused
the United States OF wasting It's
natural resources: Scotti was sing
ing Scarpia In .'Tosca"; a new music
hall had been built in the Bronx
Cieland Senior laid the paper
aside. stared at the pale winter sun
shine on the back fence till things
suddenly blurred, then he resumed
his paper, sharply, and gazed hard
at the print until his dead wife's
aiming eyes faded from the page.
But in the paper there seemed
nothing to hold his attention. He
turned to the editorials. then to the
last page. This, he noticed, was
stin entirely devoted to the Hun
dred Neediest Cases"-the yearly
. IChristmastide appeal in behalf OF
specific examples of extreme dis
tress. The United Charities OTgani-
xation of the Metropolitan district
always made this appeal every
year.
Now, CIeland Senior had already
sent various sums to that particu-
lar charity, and his eyes followed
rather listlessly the paragraphs de-
scribing certain cases which still
were totally unrelieved or only par
TALLY aided by charitable subscrip-
tions. He read on as a man reads
whose heart is still sore within
him--not without certain half ir-
ritable sense OF sympathy. perhaps,
but with an interest still dulled by
the oppression which separation
from his son always brought.
And still his preoccupied mini
plodded on as he glanced over the
several paragraphs of appeal, and
after a while he yawned, wondering
listlessly that such pitIable cases. OF
need had not been relieved by some
body among the five million who so
easily could give the tribes desired.
For example:
"Casd No, ~. young man, Is. hope,
learn to do useful work, sufficient to
support him. II &25 for equipment were
sent to the United Charities office"
Contributors were asked to mem
tion Case No. Al when sending
cheques for relief.
-, ieo q
Case No. 10s. This case has been
partly relieved through contributions.
but thirty dollars are still required.
otherwise. these two aged and helpless
little home, and an institution will have
to take care Of them. Neither one has
many more years to live. A trining aid.
left to these old people will be tranquil
days. free from the dread Of separation
and destitution."
and unable to work; the mother stili
weak from childbirth; the only other
wage-earner q daughter aged sixteen.
pendent. Seventy dollars will tide them
over until the mother can recover and
resume her wage-earning. which. with
cient to keep the family together. Three
of the children are detectives; the old
est sister, a cash girl. has been arrested
and held as a witness for attending. at
her mothers reaue=t, a clinic conducted
by people advocating birth -control; and
the three dollars week which she
brought to the family has been stopped
Indefinitely"
Case 119. For thiS case no. money at
all has been received so far. 1t Is the
case Of little child. Stephanie Quest,
left an orphan by the death or suicide
of both drug-addicted parents and
taken into the family Of q kindly. Ger
man carpenter two years ago. 1t Is the
first permanent shelter the child has ever
known, the first kindness ever offered
her the first time she has ever had suf-
ficient nourishment in all her eleven
years of life. Now she is in danger of
losing ehe only home she has ever had.
Stepha ME In q pretty, delicate. winsome