Evening star., 1921-12-20
$1Q,0)O|S NEEDED ::
FOR OPPORTUNITIES
III
One Graduate Of Fund, Now
a Clergyman, Sends
Greetings. -

With five days to Christmas the OPP
portunity fund reports today $2.923
received, leaving little over $4,000
still needed to insure fourteen, un-
broken homes the coming year. What
better investment of ones surplus in
human welfare could one ask than is
shown in the report that a graduate OF
the opportunity fund made to the As
sociated Charities only a few weeks
ago?
This graduate. now a Clergyman in
| a neighboring state, wrote:
! Salute all who remember me in my
name and extend a most cordial greet
ing from an old beneficiary" Then
he describes his present situation.
4 There are many advantages here in
the way of schools. conVenlences and
general living conditions. We have
| fine old house, large and roomy, with
! modern bathroom. fully equipped. MY
| field is made up of three churches and
| two mission points l have baptized
more than twenty into our fellowship
during the past year and have sew
eral others awaiting the ordinance. At
a meeting of our ministers conference
| this morning l was selected to write
d paper concerning the work OF the
! Associated Charities In general and
! If you will kindly give me some point
ers for this paper it will be greatly
| apprecia
; If other Investments in the oppor-
! tunity fund bring as large returns,
the dividends, the Associated Char
| tiles believes, are beyond human estl-
! mate.
| Some donors may find it more con-
venient to give on the installment
plan, monthly or quarterly; One man
| in sending $40 today adds that he Will
give 81 month in addition. This is
equally helpful, because payments are
made to the families by weekly al
lowances according to their budgets.
| The regret expressed by many In send
! ing in their gifts is that they cannot
I write their checks for larger amounts,
thus showing their good will and de-
! sire to help to the utmost.
One of the hardest tasks that comes
| to the Associated Charities connected
with the publicat alton of the opportu-
mites is the necessity of declining re-
quests for the names and addresses
| of families IT, however. one puts
himself in the place of these homes,
whose chief misfortune is their pow
| erty he will understand the reason
why addresses cannot be given. 1t is
| the same reason that leads people in
| giving to the opportunities to say DO
not publish my name." a request that
is always respected.
Contributions for the remaining
| thirteen opportunities may be sent
to the Associated Charities. 923 H
street northwest. or to the office OF
The Evening Star. Checks should be
made payable to John Joy Edison,
| treasurer, Associated Charities.
No. l, DEVOTED FATHER, NOW
HOPELESSLY ILL. LEAVES SIX
CHILDREN TO WIFE'S CARE.
Think of me here with the baby
| and him over there" Is what she said
| as her eyes filled with tears. But
1 have a lot to be thankful! for-it might
! always been thoughtful Of her and
made a good home for his family.
Then he broke down and is now hope
| lessly i'll in the hospital. At first the
wife tried to be the breadwinner, but
it did not work. A new baby was COM
| ing and the other five children needed
F, her. The kiddies-six of them now,
the oldest thirteen-are promising
youngsters.
| Amount asked for, $3.50. Previously
acknowledged, s12636; c T.. C., 81; T.
H. X, $40; Mrs. T. e. B.. jr., $12.50;
E. H. j.. SIS: A. E. C.. s25; F. S. A. 50:
N. NJ, $3.50; D. NJ p. 81; T. o. S., s25;
r. S. p, So; c. s. K. 81; F. NJ. w. $40:
IL. H. c., 81. Total received, $22S,36;
amount still needed, s55I.64.
| NO. 2. LEFT A WIDOW IN EARLY
WOMANHOOD.
! Married when still young and mex
perienced, she was left a widow in
early womanhood with four children
| to support, now ranging in ages from
| two to thirteen years. The oldest was
stricken with infantile paralysis. "A
delayed operation promises. with sub
seuuent treatment, ultimate success,
| so that it is hoped the child may be-
come well again.
Amount asked for. $1,404. Previously
acknowledged. $1S6.69. Cash, IS; B.
W.,s1; v. NJ, So: F. S. A.. 81: A. p. B.,
81; anonymous, IS: c. 8. K, 81; DR.. p.
A. c., S5; J. H. G., 81; A. F. p. ~:
Total received. $212.69; amount still
needed, $1,191.31.
3, SAVING THE CHILDREN FROM
, THEIR FATHERS EXAMPLE.
A wife divorced from a brutal and
dissipated husband. fearing the eff
feet of their fathers Inheritance for
her two boys, has been making con-
stant struggle to give her little lam
lily the right upbringing. Result: The
two lads, the oldest fourteen. are try
ing hard to grow fast SO that they
| II Give 'Her" a n