Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-18

she mad to. She just couldn't Work
| any longer. A husband, drug addict,
she struggled early and late to keep
roof over her three babies, but long,
| hard hours Of work exacted their
price and she was taken Ill. She
| thought 1t would pass quickly, but II
didn't, and she had to undergo an OPP
Grafton to save her life. Some one
| offered to adopt the children, but this
idea didn't suit Mrs. Y, for they
| were her children-she had struggled
| for them and wanted them. Mrs. Y.
Is better now, but she can't SWING
the entire load. Ten dollarh week.
of $500, will mean year of happi-
| ness for her and the children.
Amount asked for. $500.
Previously acknowledged. $50.
Additional subscriptions: Employees
Evening Star, s14; Mems Cliff Rock
Beneficial Association, Inc, $40; j. n.
H, $3.50; section of statistics, Treas
| ury Department.. $3.55. Total, $S3.05.
Amount still needed, $436.S5.
OPPORTUNITY NO. s.-A BUSY
MOTHER.
Two lively little boys and a jolly
little girl are enough to keep any one
person busy. this little mother finds.
| Her husband has disappeared, and she
! takes her family responsibilities very
seriously The children are seldom
| out of sight, except when in school.
The mother Is not very strong, but Is
| energetic and ambitious, and spends
| much time scrubbing her floors and
| her children as we'll. Relatives and
church help, but If the Associated
| Charities should withdraw its regular
allowance it would mean children
running wild or scattered in institu-
| lions while the mother worked out
! side of the home. Fifteen dollars
week or $3.50 for the year is needed.
| Amount asked for, $3.50.
| Previously acknowledged, $78.
| Additional subscriptions: Employees
Evening Star. s14; Mrs. T. E. B., SIS.
Total, SILT.
Amount still needed. 1858.
OPPORTUNITY NO. s.-ILLNESS Ex-
ACTS HEAVY TOLL
Not many years ago, mother and
Katherine had a slight cough. They
thought it would pass quickly, but
| the doctor who examined them shook
| his head gravely and ordered a rest.
| But a widow who is trying to support
| three little girls can't rest. Espe-
| cially when the rent is due and she
| evicted. Then the Associated Char
tiles was called in. Now they have a
home which they call their own, and
| the doctor no longer shakes his head
| gravely, for mother and Katherine
have a good chance to get well, with
| constant watching and care. The old
| est daughter is taking a business
| course and looks forward to the time
| when she and another sister will be
able to meet the family's responsible
tiles. Thrifty, cheerful and ambitious
| describe the members of this house
hold. They are going to make good,
| but it will take time. A minimum of
| $40 a week, or $3.50, is required to
| meet the family budget for the next
| year.
| Amount asked for, s1.56o.
| Previously acknowledged, S143.
| Additional subscriptions: A. B. T.,
| $40; J. p. K, IS; Mrs. r. X, $25; en-
ployes Evening Star, $14; Mrs. c. j.
! t, SIS; Mems Cliff Rock Beneficial
Association, Inc, $40; H. w. NJ, $40;
section of statistics, Treasury Depart
ment, S7.45. Total, s249.45.
Amount still needed, $l,31o.45.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 1o.-AMBITIOUS
| TO BE SOMEBODY
Margaret works all day, and does
| all she can to help her brother John
! to support this family of d widowed
| mother and five children. At night,
| when Margaret's friends seek recre-
alton, she takes her books and goes
off to night school. for she has vision
and courage, and wants to be some
body" John is learning a trade, and
by the time he is Fl he will be max
| ing real money. In spite of Mar
| garets and Johns earnings, there
| isn't money enough to go around.
Eighteen dollars a week, or total of
1896, will tighten the load of these
two children for an entire year.
| Amount asked for. 1886.
Previously acknowledged, 1866.
Additional subscriptions: c. w. c.,
| IS; employees Evening Star. S14; NJ.
B., $40. Total, $685..
Amount still needed, $341.
! OPPORTUNITY NO. IL (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
hus band, a 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 it. With our help they have a
home of their own, and mother works
little, but not much, for 1t takes
time to recover from the bad effect
of overwork and undertaking. Four
teen dollars week, or s72S for the
year, means that your money has been
invested in health, happiness and
hope. Real dividends are promised.
Amount asked for, s72S.
Previously acknowledged, ,$46.
Additional subscriptions: c. w. c..
IS; employees Evening Star, s14. To-
tai, s65
Amount still needed, 1868.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 12.-FIGHTING
TUBERCULOSIS.
Gee. amt this grand" said Jim on
! the occasion of his first visit to the
| beach last Summer. We want to tell
you little about this trip-it was a
| 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-r round. Happy? We think
| so! Mother was left widow with
| three little children and since she
| was too i'll to do any work, she was
| in a 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
| S1,456. means that she and Jim
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