Evening star., 1924-04-13
ASK PASTORS TO AID
IN CHARITIES DRIVE
Officials Request Some NoticeGof
Work From Pulpits
During Day.
CAMPAIGN JUST STARTED
Gives Real Opportunity to Mend
Broken Homes.

One week from Easter and tho an
nual campaign of the Associated
Charities just fairly begun its goal
| for 10000 contributing members and
the raising Of $4,000 required 10
carry the work OF the society on
| through the current fiscal year.
Up to yesterday afternoon the num-
Der of contributors had crept up 70
3.s19. according to the bulletin issped
by the finance committee from the
headquarters at Social Service House
1922 llth street. Today the ministers
in many of the churches, regardless Of
sect or denomination, are requested
to make some friendly reference 10
this appeal for charitable contribu-
tions and to post notice of it on IlS
official church bulletins. A compa<f-
son of the various professional and
business groups shows that the mini
sters ranked near the top Of the list
for the number giving to the work of
| the Associated Charities last year.
Saved Broken Homes.
That the mendine of brok On homes
IS not mere theory to the Associated
Charities, but is an accomplished fact
can be testified to by many Of thosN
who have graduated from dependence
to independence and whose children
are now strong and well and equipped
to make a good living, thanks 10 the
opportunity given them TO attend the
public schools. As shown by figures
given at the annual meeting of the
society. over 700 families threatened
with breaking up were enabled 70
hold together during the past year,
over half or whom received nnaterraI
aid as well as personal service and
friendly cooperation
The workers of the Associated
| Charities do not look ordinarily for
thanks from their respective clients.
| 1t is pointed out, but it is always
| matter of deep satisfaction to them
| when they are able to help family
! back to self-support. When such
/ family also seeks an opportunity to
! do good turn to some one situated
as they were but d few months back
| it is especially gratifying. and the
! best form of thanks. The following
/ is an instance of this sort:
Il guess you don't remembe me
! he said to the visitor who had helped
him to meet the rent of new quarters
when he had been out of work for
| some weeks and the house he was
| living in was sold over his head
am Baker, the man with the big
| family. who had so much trouble last
! spring and summer.
| Then the visitor remem bered that
she had sent the mans Children TO
| the Associated Charities summer
camp. where they had rapidly i'm
| proved in health. Baker went on
! with his story. Il came to tell you
[ am on my feet-just breaking even
all my children in school, every
| body's we'll and ! am making a living
| doing hauling. and moreover paying
/ for my truck and don't owe so much
| on it either. Look out of the window
! and see it, ] amt got any money TO
| give you. but ] would like TO do
| something for YOU. to show my ap-
probation, such as hauling and the
| like. You folks were good to me and
| amt forgot il.
! Chance to Help Came.
| The chance to help the other fellow
| THAT family appeared at the visi
| tors Office even in worse plight than
| Baker had been. They had been sub
| renting; they did not know that their
| landlord was three months in ar
rears. They had used their ready
money to pay their rent in advance
on a Saturday, and the landlord
moved out on Monday without re-
funding to them. The Associated
Charities visitor asked the marshal
new place could be found. but now
he, could not wait any longer Let
| the family tell its own story. ~The
marshal said he just had TO put US
my WIFE The furniture is on tn"
street. We have got no kin here,
| the children are at friends house
not far away, but she says she can't
1 posCibly htCp IiFCLi tNSh IOhIS HI
| cause she just naturally hates chill
| dren.' I'm broke. Works been slack
anyway. and 1 have lost two whole
! days looking for a place TO put my
| family. / haven't been able to find
a house or even rooms where they are
| willing to take so many children
| It's most 4 o'clock, getting colder
| every minute and night will be here
soon Now what are we going TO do?
Somebody Must Carr.
| Quite problem was it not?= Some
| body must care but who This is
what was done Ten. real estate
agencies were called by telephone be
/ fore an empty house was located. A
| former employer advanced. lhah the
rent. The Associated Charities the
other half. Fuel and food were sent
| Immediately. While the mother went
| to get her children Baker" who said
| he would like to do Something. ito
| show his appreciation of Wkas-the
visitor had done for him volunteered
| to help. The furniture that WAS on
| the street was loaded on to .Bakers
truck and moved to the rev Quarters.
! AS the last piece was being CARRIED
| into the new home the Associated
| Charities visitor overheard a bit Of
conversation between the two men,
! which ran like this: ,-.-s-
I'm glad to give you a lift. Eve
had troubles of my own and these
people helped me out
"Wen, 1 feel like / ought to work
for them for the rest of my life"
Time-1:20 pm. One more home
unbrpken.