The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-03
MOTHER or NINETEEN
INTERESTS HARDING
Takes up Case with Husbands EN-.
ployer and Man May Get
Better Job

dkes up case win HuSbandS EN-
pIoyer and Man May Get
Better Job
Washington, Sept. Mrs. Domen-
ic Zaccahea OF 410 East Nineteenth
street, New York. mother of nineteen
children. sixteen OF whom are living
has been IN correspondence with Presi-
dent Harding over the question of get
ting her husband better job At pres
ent the father OF the family, which
sets up the claim Of being the largest
IN New York City, is earning $40 a
week as a porter.
! The case came to the attention Of
| President Harding through photo.
graph of the Zaccaheas in one or
the New York Sunday newspapers.
Exceedingly impressed. Mr.. Harding
sent letter TO Mrs. Zaccahea, in
which he extended cordial congratu.
latiOn'
Perhaps | am moved to do so be.
cause Of little incident in my own
|! life mir. Harding explained "My
Y mother bore eight children and raised
six of them 10 maturity. One after
noon, shortly before her death, we
were a at my home holding family |
reunion and she spoke Of having
borne eight children and said, with F.
an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to me, that
shC had been happy to bear eight cid |
drcn and II she mad her life to live over
she would have no desire to change it !
except to bear eight more. thought
it was a beautiful thing for her to
say and the recollection OF it inspired
me to write my cordial congratula
tons to you and add thereto my very
best wishes
Replies to President
Within few days Mrs Zaccehea
replied to the letter Of the President
\ saying:
with my most grateful pleasure
have the honor to acknowledge receipt
\ Of your EXcellency's letter congratu-
latus me for my remarkable family.
Il wish to be excused for the delay
n acknowledging receipt
Il was very delightful at the news
that you come from a large family and
your mother was proud of having given
4 birth to eight children and raised six
4 to maturity.
a u gave birth to nineteen children,
u sixteen of whom are alive as their
photograph Is herein enclosed. and !
n send it to you as my most precious
d possession.
81 MY husband and | are never dis
Il couraged of the great task before us,
q as the older ones help to support the
3 younger. but one thing | regret that
Il my husbands earning capacity Is only
n $50 per week employed by John Wanna
n maker of this city.
B May ask Of your Excellency's rec
a ommendaton for a better position to
Y my husband, whore his earning capaci-
v ~ will be larger than tie present one
= so that it will give us an opportunity
to bring the younger children to ma
turity with a. hetter education?'
ID In response TO the appeal Mr.. Hard
~ ing sent letter to Mr. Wanamaker
ID explaining the case and how il had
- come To his attention. While stating
" that he did not know anything about
I'd the merits of the case, he said he
hoped Mr.. Wanamaker might find II
ir possible to do something more for
in him.
;e John Wanamaker Interested
~ The reply of Mr. Wanamaker reach
rg cd the White House n few days ago
T. After thanking'thc President for call
NJ ing the matter to his attention, the
- merchant replied.
TO 81 am writing this in the New York
d., store, where her husband is employed
b." as a porter He came into the store
two years ago; speaks very little
English, hardly enough to get along
but he is willing worker, very faith
full. and his pay. for such work as he
is doing is 81 per week more thar
the other men. although he IS not "a
competent from the fact that his bro
ken English makes Is difficult for PEG
of pie to understand him.
lie has sou, % years of age VIII,
~ Is az TALL and strong as his father, ant
80 We will look for a place for him, ant
~ our managers will do the very hes
Al htcy can to promote tho worthy fathe
nd just rs fast as he can make himsel
rs better understood with the people VIII,
e" have to work with him.
cr Il am very much obliged to you TO
80 calling my attention to this yer
wort hV contributor IN Tho uODulatiO