Evening star., 1922-12-22

OPPORTUNITY NO. g. HER chill
DREN Joy ENOUGH. DESERTED
WIFE-THREE CHILDREN.
Now I am living" is what this de-
serted wife said after she had begun
to receive her weekly allowance made
possible by the contributions given at
Christmas time. Her two boys and
baby girl are her delight. DOM
acknowledged. $139. E. M. $l2.5o;
Aurora Hills Miss. Soc. 81: r. l.. X.
$40: X. NJ. s.. IS. Total. $167.50.
Still needed, $612.50.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 9. A PROBLEM
IN HOUSING. INVALID COUPLE
AND THREE CHILDREN.
Have you ever tried to look for
rooms when you had only slender
purse or nothing at all to pay with!
This family had been self -supptrting
until the father became too old and
| savings exhausted they were evicted
! Cor non-payment of rent. The moth
| er herself is very frail. but the three
F., children. all under fourteen. a-e
promising youngsters.
Amount asked for. $1.5os. Previously
acknowledged. ss$t; .,, T. "a, a. d so 81: 3:
NJ v. L.. 81; e. NJ. W.. IS. Total. s345.
Still needed. $1.163.
OPP PoRTUN1TY NO: u. HER
WEALTH is HER SIX YOUNG
SONS. WIDOW AND SIX chill
DREN
! For many years this widow tcol-
| lored) has struggled early and late
| to support her six sons. When we
! first knew of her she was working all
day and doing laundry in the evening.
When she came home at the end Of
| the day she gathered her children
| from the different neighbors who had
| been caring for them and frequently
+, 1t was long past dark when she had
them with her.
Amount asked for. $3.50: Previously
acknowledged. $l15. l. H.. 81: NJ. B.
L., IS: c. E. Society of Union Wesley
A. NJ. f. Zion Church, 81: Aurora Hills
Miss. Soc. 81: d. NJ. 81. Total, sl24.
Still needed, 1856.
OPPORTUNITY NO. l2. SANTA" BE-
LIEVES IN ORAL HYGIENE.
WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN.
Mamma. have you brushed your
teeth like We learned at Camp Good
Will? If you don't. Santa will not
Gomez Such was the query put by
of widowed mother and three chill
dren. the eldest nine. The mother Is
now facing the problem of separation
! from her babies.
Amount asked for. sl.24s Previously
| acknowledged, sl10. F. l.. F.. S25;
Aurora Hills Miss. Soc. 81. Total. s156.
! Still needed. sl.l12.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 10. A SMILE
FOR EVERY TEAR. WIDOW
AND FIVE CHILDREN
"A smile for every tear" is the way
| this widow (colored) expresses her
appreciation for what has been done
for her. Nearly blind from cataract
| and losing her husband from tuber.
culosis, she is making hard fight
| to keep her home and raise her nVe
children properly.
Amount asked for, $1,000. Previously
acknowledged. sl39. T: II. S, $40; L.
A. NJ. E. Zion Church. 81: Aurora Hills
Miss. Soc, 81; D. NJ, 81. Total, slf1.
Still needed. 1868.
ofcRn5 cRTPPLED. P DEsERTED WIFE
AND TWO CHILDREN.
Sorely crippled and unable to leave
the house, this deserted wife is max
ing the best Of the situation for the
sake of her two young children. II
were to oa go TO .se Gsus 9euse COOKING o
the breakfast land a good job. she
makes of it. tool and Frank busy
carrying out the ashes. breaking
wood for the fires and doing other
chores After the morning meal they
20 to school and the mother waits
patiently for their return in the
afternoon. The only income is from
the irregular court allowance pald oy
the father and a small stipend by
lodser.
Amount asked for, s46S. Previously
acknowledged, $3.50. r. L. O., S25; w.
lC. B.. So: A. F., 81; NJ W. F.. IS; T. d.
r, SIS: Mrs. H. w. NJ. IS: Miss ". IS;
F, G. p, SIS; cash by transfer, $1l; X.
w. B., IS; NJ. S.. $40; Aurora Hills
Miss Soc. 81: A. B. F.. 50: f. Z. s..
S.; F. S. A.. $25. Total, S406.
Still needed. s62.
Undesignated, 800.
Summary.
Amount asked for. ,0o6
Amount received. 4,65l
Still needed. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SS.40o
The following contributions were
received by The Star today for the op-
portunities:
N. C. H., for any. So: ]. NJ. S.. for
No. II, SIS; Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Craver.
so each, to Nos. II and 13. 50: Mrs.
I. B. T., for No. 3, 81; II. McC.. for most
needed, 81; NJ L. Med. for most need
ed. Sc; Miss ]. E. P, 50 each for Nos.
IL, and 13. Sc; r. K. for Nos. 1. 2. 3.
1 and 5, $25; Miss X. E. NJ. Dumbell. for
No. 2, $40: cash. for No. u. IS; NJ. for
any, 81; Mrs. William Floyd Secard.
for No. IA, So.