Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1921.

IT HE TIMES DlSPATCH this morning pre-
1 sents its Ten Opportunities With each
recurring Christmas season, in cooperation
with the Associated Charities, it has for
many years selected ten cases from among
Richmond's most worthy poor where assis-
lance was urgently needed and presented
them as Ten Opportunities for charitable,
constructive giving. Each year generous
hearted Richmond has gladly and promptly
opened wide its purse and contributed OF its
means to make life a bit easier and brighter
for these of its less fortunate brethren and,
wherever possible, to set their feet back on
the path that leads to sclf-rcspect and
wholesome Independence This year are
confident Richmond will be even more gen
erous than ii has been in former years, and
make real Christmas for these sufferers in
illness and poverty. In doing this Rich
mond itself will be happier in tho knowl-
edge that, in the spirit OF Him whose birth
Christmas commentaries, it has made the
season happier for those who have been
I looking forward to it with dread and sor-
row.
Each one of the cases presented in the
Ten Opportunities" has been carefully in
vestigated. Each has been found worthy of
the assistance that is asked and in each the
need is desperately urgent. All of them
have been brought TO their present unhappy
condition by sickness: death, desertion or
other circumstances for which they are not
responsible. In some cases immediate as
sistance will keep families from being scpa-
rated in others it will provide proper care
for helpless children. in others it will pro-
vide attention and medicines and thus ease
the burdens of lives whose days have been
numbered In each case the money that is
asked will bring measure of happiness into
home, and comfort that il has not known,
while its expenditure will be so carefully
supervised that its full benefit will bo do
rived and there will be no waste
Richmond is entering upon Christmas
season which promises to be an unusually
happy one. even in this city of happy Christ
masses Conditions are rapidly getting back
, 10 norma! after the disturbances of the las,
few years, and in all but n compara,ivoIv
Few homes there will be good cheer tho
laughter OF happy children. visits of the
good old ST. Nicholas, and there viii he no,,co
and good will But in those other homes,
3 what difference! If Richmond does no,
heip' there will he nothing but poverty
ana cold, and faces OF children pinched with
munger and suffering, and Santa Clans
VIII not find those pathetic little figures who
hope against hope TO hear the tnEIinp NJ
his bells. and all that Christmas Dav vii,
q mean 10 them will be cruel want on,,oss
3 disappointment and the ever-prescnt spec-
( ter of families torn apart and It'll. onos
nncared for
Happy. prosperous Richmond a,roadv
& preparing for the happiest OF ali the sea
! sons, will not permit that picture 10 exist
I even in its mind. All that it needs ;s :.
\ knowledge that these heart-rendjnp condi.
y tons do exist and il will hasten forward
With hands outstretcbed in relief That is
why The Times-Dispatch again presents
sthese ''Ten Opportunities II wants p;cb-
s2mond to know that here are instances where
Sstts kindly help is needed, where its charity
will be constructive, whore Christmas can
q ne made what It was intended to be- instead
! OF time to he dreaded while others are re-
3 1oicing. Will Richmond take advantage or
Sits Ten Opportunities? We know that
~ will.
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