The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-30
v Vivian, Families
 Found in Terrible T Distress and Want
Each Case Has Been Investigated and Need Is SO Urgent That Plea Is Sent Forth for
 Aid-Who Has a Job to Offer?
By MIGNON HALL

lilies are expecting oaher little babies soon to come into the world-and they have not the assurAnce of clothes to dress them in. It has been suggested by Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs. Croy that 1t is very possible that well-to-do negroes of the city would see to 1t that the four negro fanHlies are provided fer. Three of these families have seven members and one of them nine.
 One Is Widow
 Of the white families one is q widows family with six in number. Her son was supporting the little group until he lost his position
 The full list of the IT families is on file at The Age Herald office, and when it was made up by the ladies of the Maccabees order, they declared that there were many more that really needed aid, but these 17 were the most needy.
 Any employer who will give work to either the heads of the white or negro families is ask cd to communi- cate with The AKe-Herald. Main 4900, and the men will be sent as rapidly as they can be reached.
 In some of the families there are youths that need employment who are from IS to 1s years of age; in others there are young girls who would take work if 1t could be ob- tained. Let The Ase-Herald know what help you require and the mat ter will be turned over to Mrs Croy and Mrs. Jenkins. In intimate teuch with the situation.
 Broke 1nto Tears
 At the home of one of the famili es yesterday where I vent to visit, the mother broke into tears as she told to what straits her little brood had gone. We have lived practically on corn bread and fat meat fox months, and I don't know but it might have been that which caused the death of my little baby. I had to wean 1t. It died month ago.
 T didn't have . hat to wear to the funeral and the other children me to get some little things"
 There are six children now left in the family-one of them an orphan boy.
 None of them have under garments for the winter" said the mother "and scarcely any clothing of any sort. My boy of 1< can't get job because he is under age, He has one shirt. The two little girls have 6 pair of stockings apiece, and my brother gave them each some shoes I'm 90 glad they don't have to get those. They have on all the dresses them own. My boy got his shirt with coupons"
 Pressed as to how many clothes she and her husband have, she said %, hardly anything, but what I'm worried about is the children. I have gone on as long as I could until I just had to ask the Benefit association for something to eat.".s
 She pointed to a woman accom- panying Mrs. Jenkins and me-tae wife of a Wylam grocer: 1T owe her $40 now and l can't pay it. And I didn't have the face to go to her and ask her to credit me any longer" And she broke into tears again. But she was soothed by the voice of her creditor, whoS assured her that she must not worry about it. If she didn't settle the debt, God would somehow make it all square one day. He has a habit of doing things like that She knew from personal experience.
 Many Things Needed While donations of all sorts are needed. even to mems combination suits and winter wear, and women and children's clothing, it is urged