Evening star., 1923-12-22
TWO cir IS CLOSE
OPPORTUNITY ." ."
"'Twi|ight and Eventide">As'
sured Happy Christmas,
But Thirteen Remain.

One opportunity is now closed. No.
S, Twilight and Eventide.' Is the
fortunate one. It IS fitting that age
should be served before youth. Two
gifts of $400 each were received yes
terday evening at the Social Service
House for the benefit of the three
old folks in No. 5. Permission was
given 10 apply to any other equally
needy family any balance not needed
to close this opportunity. So these
elderly folks are now assured
happy Christmas and, what is even
of more account to them, one anoth-
er's companionship for a whole year.
The MuSo-Lit Club of 1927 r street
northwest sends $40 to be equally
divided among the fourteen oppor-
tunities. AS No. is now closed, it's
share is given to one Of the other
thirteen stin open. J. c. Burllis, sec
retary-treaSurer of the club, states
that his organization purposes to in
clude the fourteen opportunities in
its annual charity budget and hopes
that the amount may be gradually in
creased.
"The women or the section of sta
Tistics, Treasury Department" send
III 4 ~ IOr NO. 4. lnTce men
in the division have Joined with the
women in this contribution. This is
an illustration of what groups of
government employees and others are
doing for these families. BY club
bing their contributions they are
getting together goodly sums for the
benefit OF these Christmas opportuni-
ties. A report to the group will be fur
nished as is the custom followed with
individual givers.
Called RIeSSed CauSe
a contributor who signs herself "A
Christian for Many Years" writes:
please find my dollar for the Chris
tian work you are doing, for number
4. My heart goes out in prayers for
them. If 1 had more l would give.
oh. so much more or this most
blessed cause"
Tomorrow will not be too late for
church organizations, man and wo-
man Bible classes and other groups
10 play the part of good Samaritans
and city missionaries by appropriate
ing at their Sunday service share
of their weekly offerings for the
benefit of these fifty children and
their mothers whose needs are so real
and pressing.
"ThIrty-Three Weeks" Lacking.
II the total gifts to the opportunity
fund received up to date were to be
equally divided in proportion to the
budgets of these fourteen opportuni-
ties they would he found sufficient
TO take care Of these sixtyseven per-
sons for the next nineteen weeks, or
little less than two-ffths OF the
year, but there will be thirty-three
other weeks when the need will be
Just as great. Next year is leap year
and there is the extra day to be
taken care of. If one were to count
up the number of meals actually
needed in 1924 for these sixty-seven
otherwise hungry folk they would
find that there were 1856 of them
to be provided.
These sixty-seyen opportunities must
have besides food clothing and fuel
and shelter and there may be emer-
gencieS arising from unexpected ILL
ness or accident. But these details
may interest only a statistical mind.
The point is that these are real folk
and they have human appetites and
wants which will make themselves
felt every day in the year. The sum
of $3.50 will provide a weeks care
for the group. Who will adopt these
families for an hour. day, a week,
or even month?
With only two days to Christmas
the time is short and there are still
thirty-three weeks to be taken care
Of
contributions may be sent to John
JOY Edison. treasurer. lO22 llth street
northwest. or the Office OF The Star,
and will be promptly acknowledged.
No. Father II--Mother,
Six Children.
With her husband in the hospital
and no prospect of his return. this
little mother is making a brave strug-
gle to keep suitable home for her
six children. The oldest child Is TAX
Ing a course in vocational training
10 better equip herself AS wage
Garner: This strains the family purse.
but the thirteen-y -year-old boy is
bringing in a little money by work
ing after school. All the children are
in school or kindergarten except the
baby, only two years of age, who is
the pet of the household
Relatives are doing everything they
can TO help, but this happy. normal
home would have to be broken up II
helping with food to satisfy the
hearty appetites, and clothing to
keep the family warm. Surely those
who love their own, homes will not
let this mother lose hers.
SIS a week is the minimum required
TO save this home, or $3.50 for the
year.
Amount asked for $3.50. Previously
acknowledged. S322.06.. L. C. A, 81: ].
little Freddie. SIS; Registers Welfare.
Club. Treasury. s5 Mrs. r. NJ T.. $50
Miss E. II. J.. So; Miss l.. G., 81; DR..
$. H. and Mrs. ]. c. N, 81: Oldest In
L. T.. 81: Mu-So-Lit Club, SIS NJ. A. b.,
81; Mrs. i. l.. So; Mrs. NJ. P. H., So
Miss Z. S, S5 Z. NJ. A, So Mrs. c. J.
K. 81: H. H. 81: w. f. L. H., s5
Total to date, s46406.
Still needed s315.y4
No. 2-overwork, Undernourishnlent. mt.
When father was living this
mother and her three children had u
nice home and everything went we'll
The same sad story--death of the
father, and the long, hard struggle
on the part of the mother to make a
living for her children. She tried
desperately, but could not make
enough to give them the proper food,
and the result is that the older two
boys are at present undernourished.
There is absolutely no income in the
family at present other than that
received from the Associated Char
tiles, and a total of SIS week. or
$1,000 for the year, will give these
boys a chance to regain their health
and eventually fit them to assume the
care of the family. Need we tell
you what this Christmas present will
mean to this mother?
Amount asked for, 81, 800. Previously
acknowledged. s19S.35 Registers We'll
iare Club Treasury. So; Oldest Inhab
jtants' Assn. coiored, 81: NJ. L.
a, $40; l.. b. s., $3.50; Mu-So-Lt
Club, s5; NJ. A B., 81; f. c. w. So;
Mrs. F. L. D., 81 press division. Library
OF Congress. s4.25; II. H., 81. Total
TO date, $231.10.
Still needed, s1,06S.90.
No. 3-TwO Rooms Spell Home.