Evening star., 1922-12-16
nesaed to supplement what relatives
OPPORTUNITY NO. s. THE PEN
Atty OF OLD AaN

oPPoRTuNITY NO. s. THE PEN
Atty OF OLD AGE.
These thrsa old folks. spprosching
sour.scors years, are no strangers 70
snese opportunities. Increasfng fee
otenses mas come with the years. Un-
der a. recent, ruling Of the govern
ment small allowance formerly
.tepped. making the houSshoid more
oepSndent thaa ever. @The only In
teeme' is from some chickeus 6nd fab-
DTS tendsrly cared for by the old
man; VINO also does most OF the house
work. seventeen dollars and ffty
year 10 needed to make the husband.
wife ana sister happy and content In
EACH others companionship. 3.
OPPORTUNITY NO. :. THE GOAL IN
SIGHT: WIDOW AND FOUR
CHILDREN. -.
This widow Ia doing all in her
power to make q home for her four
children. and shortly her struggle
VIII bring its. reward. for the eldest
child VIII soon be old enough to go
to work and to make q substa nttal
family. With the goal in sight, sure
ly.it Is worth while to extsrd 4 help
Ing hand, for the home 10 an excellent
one And the mother takes advantage
OF every opportunity to improve as a
housekeeper under the Instruction Of
her underweight children are being
brought up to normal. by attending q
nutrition clinic each week. Twenty
f1ve dollars a week IL the amount
needed to keep this home together.
or $1,000 for the year.
OPPORTUNITY NO. Z. SHE REFUSES
TO SURRENDER TO MISFORTUNE.
Left to shift for herself by a hus-
band who is drug addict. this little
woman (coIored) refused to give up
her three babies. one to three years
overwork until she had to have q
major operation to save her life
While in the hospital the children
were cared for in Camp Pleasant all
summer. She makes her rent by TAX
ing lodgers. She is trying to perfect
tice at home. SO as. to be with her
children. Until She can so establish
herself. she needs SIS a week. or
$3.50 for the year. to regain her health
and keep her babies with her.
OPPORTUNITY NO. s. s.,<HER Chill
'DREN JOY ENOUGH. DESERTED
WIFE-THREE CHILDREN.
Nov am living" is what this de-
serted wife said after she had begun
to receive her weekly allowance made
possible by the contribut'ons given At
Christmas time. Her two boys and
baby earl are her delight. '"I don't
need to go out for entertainment.
When Johnny comes home from
school and tells me what has nap
pened. that interests me. When they
are all playing together ! enjoy II.
It. Each week she saves ahead Ut
tie Of her allowance for emergencies.
and recently bought 4 nice warm pair
Of blankets, Of which she is very
proud. SIS q week. or $3.50 year. Is
needed to maintain this happy nome.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 9. A PROBLEM
IN HOUSING. INVALID COUPLE
AND THREE CHILDREN.
Have you ever tried to look for
rooms when you had only 4 slender
purse or nothing at all TO pay with?
until the father became too old and
too i'll to work any longer. With
savings exhausted they were evicteo
for non-payment of rent. The moth
er herself is very frail. but the three
children. all under fourteen. are
promising youngsters. The two in
school are up to grade and their
teachers are enthusiastic about them.
A young peoples club Is furnishing
milk for the baby. but because OF the
fathers inability to work work . ana she the
high rent which they must pay for
new quarters. $29 a week, or $1,508
for the year, is needed for their sup
port. To any one looking for q good
Christmas investment. the Assoctat-
opportunity.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 10. NOT TOO
POOR TO SAVE. WIDOW AND
SIX CHILDREN.
my, il is nice to have money saved
to buy coal" is what this Opportunity
said as she drew out her savings from
the thrift fund OF the Associated
Charities. BY strict economy she had
systematically put aside a little each
week from the family income to meet
the present emergency. The Oldest
to Toy school IesiS a, au1,n nisht " HIS employers
are so much interested in his success
that they are helping with the family
budget, but $l2 a week, or 1924 for
the year. Is needed for this widow
and her six children until John is old
enough to earn q mans salary.
OPPORTUNITY Nol1. HER WEALTH
IS HER SIX YOUNG SONS. "lD-
Ow AND SIX CHILDREN.
For many years this widow fcol-
OfSQD mas SlVuHBico carry oHo ioAS ~
support her six sons. When We first
knew Of her she was working all day
and doing laundry in the evening.
When she came homo at the end OF
the day she gathered her children
from the different neighbors who had
been caring for them and frequently
il was long past dark when she had
them with her. The Oldest boy. now
seventeen has a Job and turns over
his wages for the support OF the
family His wages are still very
small, and to enable this widow to
stay with her children. SIS q week,
or . total of $3.50 for the year is
needed.
NO. 1e. SANTA" BE-
LIEVES IN ORAL HYGIENE.
WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN.
Mamma, have you brushed your
teeth like we learned at Camp Good
Will? II you don't Santa will not
come" Such was the query put by
the three-year-oid tot in the family
Of widowed mother and three chill
dren, the eldest nine. Poor mother only
had q few remaining shells as a re-
mainder of what had formerly been
teeth in neglected childhood. The
mother is now facing the problem OF
separation from her babies, whom she
loves devotedly. Tho home. bare of
all but the most necessary furniture.
is spotless clean. The best Christ
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