Evening star., 1920-12-18
! REAL SACRIFICES
MADE FOR NEEDY
Charity Workers Advocate
"0pportunity Sunday
Tomorrow.

I0butVtt WV
total of $1,I42 has been contrib
nted for the fourteen Christmas op
portunities In the week left before
. Christmas $11,206 is to be raised. il
the ambition of these mothers for
home for their children is to be real
ized-
In the previous ten years of the op.
portunity appeal friends have come
forward with large gifts and small
ones, according to their means, anc
in no case has it been necessary, dur
ing the twelve months following, to
deny a home to any one of the op-
portunities for lack of funds.
The job this year, however. IS tne
biggest the opportunities have ever
tackled. and more friends than ever
must be found, if the plans mace TOT
these families are to be carried ouS,
the children, allowed to remain VIII
their mothers, kept at school anu
trained to become Wage-eafhefS A''
their fathers places.
Suggestion to Churches.
..What a fine thing it would be Tor
the remaining thirteen opportuNies
vet open if the churches OF I,
ington, the Bible classes ana S~unuas ~
schools would make tomorro" oppo.
tunity' Sunday, and decloe 10 aoopf ~
the Youngsters. If not an entire ram.
ily in these lists says sta1emSh ,
from the Associated Charities. The
churches are naturally 1ntereseeu III
real city missionary WORK, anu H.
is a chance to do efectlVe an-the.
year-around service of a klnd tnat
means building character In 1orty-
nine boys and girls.
THAT many people are making reaa
sacrifices in giving to the opporua ~.
Sh0wn daily Oy tue
messages that are coming in win the
donations. Over and over again peo-
Dle express regret that they cannot
give more than they are doing:
One man. a hard-work1ng 1reiSht
handler. left IS for the opportunities
at the social service house TO-DAY
Last night. when an Associated Char-
tiles worker paid for ms WeeA
washing, his laundress. who had ev.S
IDENTIFY been reading the papers anu
handed him back 81, with the request
that SO cents be given to opportunity
II. a colored widow with four cnlI-
dren, and so cents to opportunity NO
13, another colOred WIDOW soppoAs
ing young children
Revresents Half Days Work.
II SIS is the living wage for Iaun-
dresses, according to the recen. d ug1
cision of the minimum wage ooaru;
this gift represents nearly a hal1
days work by a poor woman VINO
takes in washing.
Ono man, who might be called a
charter member of the Christmas op,
portunities, because of his original
interest in this form of Christmas ap-
peal, sent in $50 yesterday Tor 0p-
portunity 13, which gave it a decided
boost.
tunities had intended to give $240 to
opportunity No. 5, but, upon learning
that this was closed, left the money
with the Associated Charities for op-
portunity No. 10.
Only four of the opportunities have
as yet turned the century mark. These
are Nos. 2, 8, 5 (cIosed) and 10. -.
Contributions may be sent to The
Star or to the Associated Charities,
323 II street. and will be promptly
acknowledged.
No. 1-Suddenly Stricken Blind.
In the prime Of life. the breadwinner
was stricken with that terrible Attic
tjon, blindness, and a sudden stop came
to the income that had been suhcient
for the wife and two children. With
the assistance of his church and the
Associated Charities. the man is study
ing at a school for blinded soldiers ana
aepSs aeasn ths io1 6readwinner. % @ In order to Se
a better helpmeet. his wife has been
studying with him. Until he can be-
come self-supporting $1S a week is ASK
ed for. or 1886 for the year: -" ..,.
D., SIS; NJ D.. $40: cash. 81: r. L.
r., 81 Still needed. $S74.
No. Z-CrippleA ChilA and s to Feed.
You remember the fearful epi
denic of influenza. This mother with
four young children. including a new
baby and a child crippled by tnfantile
paralysis, was widowed by the disease.
The mother is trying to provide
real home for her four little ones.
and it will be terrible shock to
her if she has to give them up to
strangers Twenty-seven dollars
week, or $1,404 year, Is needed to
bring Christmas all the year around to
this family.
Previously acknowledged, $109: p.
"A. T., IS. Stin needed. 1890.
Day.
The mother writes: Henry has i'm
proved so much since I left work and
stayed at home that I cannot but
believe that it is largely due to reg
ular meals and close attention. The
doctor Is much encouraged, but /
have to watch very carefully. The
they have. as Frank says, "a regular
mother" The father deserted this
fine little family and the mother went
out to work until the boys began to
show neglect. Now they have Joined
The Boy Scouts, are learning to do
good turn every day and are their
mothers pride and Joy. Twenty dollars
a week, or 81, ,040 for the year.
Previously acknowledged. $107; T.
ssis. M .i'' E. a. D. S'' Sun nss'eo'
No. l-OvercominE Had Inheritance.
Without a mother of high ideals.
these two boys might today be roam
ang the streets, sleeping in an alley
corner at night and learning to be
sister became a fit companion to them
IN their evil ways. Instead, they at
tend public schools and Sunday school
regularly. Their mother is good
scomrade and shares with them their
books, studies and games in the even