Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16

Temple, $40 Total, $685.. Amount
still needed. 1881
| OPPORTUNITY NO. II (CoLORED).
A LITTLE MOTHER.
Four days week Hattie. age 10.
comes home from school and prepares
dinner for the family of mother and
four children. Since the death of her
husband, few years ago, the widow
has struggled early and late doing
any kind of work GENERALLY hard
work., in an effort to keep her little
brood together. You know the story
not enough money, not enough rest,
not enough food, and then collapse
acute undernourishment, the doctors
call 1t. With our help they have
home of their own, and mother works
a little, but not much. for ii takes
time to recover from the bad effect
| of oyerwork and undertaking. Four
teen dollars week, or 1928 for the
year, means thatsyour money has been
| invested in health, happiness and
hope. Real dividends are promised
Amount asked for, $72S.
Almas Temple, $50. Amount still
| needed, $69S.
OPPORTUNITY NO. IL FIGHTING
TUBERCULOSIS.
Gee, amt this grand" said Jim on
beach last Summer. We want to tell
you little about this trip--it was
| real picnic. The three children went
with one of the workers Of the Asso-
| ciated Charities and spent the day at
! Chesapeake Beach--lunch, paddle In
| the water, mud pies and the joyous
! merry go round. Happy? We think
| so! Mother was left a widow with
| three little children and since she
IN oh
in panic for fear her children
would be taken away from her. Now
| the worlds a little brighter, for they
| are all together and mothers health
is improving. Jim has tuberculosis.
but they say that with proper care
| and food he can be a strong, healthy
man. We know we may count on
mother to give the proper care.
| Twenty-eight dollars "A week, or
$1.456. means that she and Jim
and the other children will get
| the proper food and other necessities
| OF life for year. Truly grand"
| Christmas present, don't you think?
Amount asked for, $1.456.
Previously acknowledged, IS: Mrs.
e. G. S, SIS; Mrs. c. w. H., So; Almas
Temple, $50. Total, s45. Amount
sim needed, $l,411.
| OPPORTUNITY NO. 13-(COLORED)
! HANDICAPPED With NEAR
| BLINDNESS
a widow, nearly blind, is trying to
/ keep her five children together and
! provide the home influences that WIFI
| develop good self-respecting men
, and women The children are ODE
dent with good manners, and lend
| mother their eyes. The oldest girl
| viii leave school next term and take
y N -
| which she seems to have an inherited
i aptitude. The second child, boy,
| is too young for anything but school.
| though he, too, will soon begin a vo-
| cational course. Two little girls
| bring good reports from school and
! the baby boy thinks he is working
| hard at kindergarten. Twenty
/ dollars a week or $1,144 a year is
| needed.
Amount asked for. sl,14i.
Previously acknowledged. $50; @.
S, 81; J. J. e., s25; Almas Temple.
$50. Total, SS6. Amount still needed,
s1,O5S.
! OPPORTUNITY NO. 14-ONLY ASK
| INCA CHANCE TO MAKE GOOD.
Deserted by her husband many
/ years ago, this mother, although
| handi capped by III health, has made
| a brave struggle to keep her home
| together and raise her two children.
! She is making good at it. too. The
| oldest, Is years, has just secured a
position after special training, but is
not yet earning enough to bear the
/ entire burden. In another year a
! younger boy. who is doing his share
now after school, will, we hope, be
able to materially assist. and then
the goal of Independence will be