Evening star., 1923-12-26
Il OPPORTUNITIES
ARE STILL Open
Associated Charities Needs
$4,000 to Assure Families
Aid Through 1924.

With eleven of the opportunities
offered by the Associated Charities
for Christmas giving still open. The
Star will continue to acknowledge
contributions throughout the week.
These eleven may be called New
Year opportunities. : for the purpose
is to provide a home for each of
these families throughout 1924. There
are doubtless still people in Washing
ton who Will be glad to contribute
toward the last $4,000 needed toNcarry
these families through next year.
Should at any time any one of the op-
portunities become self supporting by
some unexpected good fortupe, or
circumstances so change as to render
the families independent of this pen
sion allowance, which it is hoped will
be fully provided by generously dis
posed givers, before the New Year
comes in, any balance standing to the
credit of the family win be trans
ferred to one of the other opportunity
families in this years list.
This has been the consistent pol
icyN in the administration of the op-
portunity fund ever since it was es-
giver may rest assured that his do
nation in its entirety Will be used
for his chosen opportunity, or where
this is already met. or later in the
year is found not to need further as
sistance, will be applied to some other.
Contributions Coming In.
This mornings mail brought to the
Social Service House additional gifts
for the opportunity fund All such
ocl fn
the donor where names and addresses
are furnished. Many of those who
are sending in contributions give exr
plicit instructions that their names
are not to be used in any published
statement. Doubtless this wish ex-
lists with others who do not specifi-
cally SO request.
1t is because of this that so many
of the printed acknowledgements are
given with initials only The eXcep-
ion is in the case of organizat tions,
churches and other groups, where
there is no expressed objection to
publicity. One such organization is
the Polly Anna Club, which has had
the opportunities on its list of be-
nevolences for several years. This
year tbs club has appropriated So for
No. z. SIS for No. IL and Sc for No. 13.
Contributions may be sent no John
Joy Edison, treasurer the Social Serv-
ice House, 1922 11th street northwest,
or to the Office of The Evening star,
and Will be promptly acknowledg ed.
Opportunity No. i.
Closed.
Opportunity No. =.
Overwork and undernourishment.
Widow and three children.
Amount asked for. 1900. Previous
~ acknowledged. s44S.02; MIR. and
Mrs, B. E. J., 81; D. NJ. E., $3.50: C. s..
X. 81: w. S. H., s5. Total, S45S.53
Still needed, $841.47.
Opportunity No. D.
Closed.
Opportunity No. 4.
Back to the country. Widow and
six children.
Amount asked for, s72o. Previously
acknowledged. $537.33; X. w. F., So;
II. r. S, IS: Mrs. NJ. s., s5; NJ E. G.,
s25; w L. NJ, s5; the Misses F., So;
F. J. D., Sc; NJ. G. s., SO; NJ. G. s., So;
Mrs. A. Il. NJ, s10 H. NJ. r.. 81: D. NJ
E., So. G. S; K; 81; W; H. s., $40; c.
Still needed, s102.67.
Opportunity No. ).
Closed.
Opportunity No. 9.
Three generations all pulling to-
gether Widow and four children.
Amount asked for, $1,000. revious-
ly acknowledged. s476; w. S. p, So;
II. w. NJ, s5; E. B., $5; C. S. X. ST.
Total. s4S9.
Still needed, SS11.
Opportunity No. :.
Doing her full part. Woman sepa-
rated and three children.
Amount asked for. $500. Previously
acknowledged, s2S1.25; Helping Hand
Society, \. NJ. e. Zion Church, $3.50;
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