Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

which the Associated Charities present
| Tor the sixteenth Christmas season to
| the open hearts and pocketbooks OF
Washington givers. There are oppor
| tunities in home making, for the
| mothers: opportunities in education, fol
the children; opportunities for food
shelter and raiment. opportunities for
| maintaining American standards of
| llVing-in short, to make good If given
| a chance.
| The hope of the future for these
| families lies in the asset which they
have in their children. Given a good
! mother to train them, there is nc
school like their own home. The daily
| adjustment to home life, the give and
take. the sacrifice of older children for
| the sake of the younger, all make for
character development
These Christmas opportunities have
! become a familiar feature of Wash
lnEton'S Christmas season. Many per-
sons have come to include them so
regularly in their Christmas planning
| that even before the publication of the
appeal the Associated Charities has
been receiving inquiries from persons
who have gotten the opportunity habit
and who wanted TO know when he au-
peal would start
The opportuntic this year are par
ticularly appealin :. Two women who
have contributed 10 the fund ever since
it started cam" into the office yester-
day and said ley could not make up
their minds : to which appealed to
them most. When they first appeared
III The Star. they chose one. AS they
read them yer later they wanted to
take another. but had not been able
TO decide here they wanted to place
their gift.
Not l.alf the interesting things
have been told about No. 8 that should
have BEEN said contributor. who
happens to know this family init
mately. She wanted to emphas size the
fraity of the mother and her wonder.
full influence over her children. Then
the children themselves are showing
unusual ability and leadership, and i'm.
press every one with whom they come
in contact
Many friends are needed for these
opportunities, small gifts and large
ones. Contributions may be sent to
John JOY Edison, treasurer, 1922
Eleventh street northwest, or to the
office of The Star. and will be promptly
acknowledged in this paper
OPPORTUNITY NO. l = FOUR
YEARS IN HOSPITAL.
Amount asked for. $3.50.
Previous acknowledged S750.25.
Mrs. u. B.. 81; H. L. p, IS: E. l.. P,
y; q. N. So; S. c. j., So: anonymous,
$40; \. B. j., 81; NJ. j. S., 81; anory-
nous, % cents.
Total received, $3.50. Closed.
OPPORTUNITY NO. "a WIDOW;
SIX CHILDREN.
Her husband died two years ago,
leaving her with six children, all OF
them under IS. 1t has been a fearful
struggle, but she has kept her family
together. All her efforts are to this
end. Roger, IA years old, worked last
Summer. He is looking forward to
the time when he can leave school
and help mother all the time, and
make 1t easier for that 11-year-old
little sister who is in the Health
School now, who is frail and must
have special diet and care. Taking
care of six children is no easy task
but this mother not only does that
but works outside several hours a day
But her earnings fall short of the re-
quirementS. Her home, though small
and bare, is home, after all. Four
teen dollars week or S72S a year is
necessary to keep it.
Amount asked for, 1928.
Previously acknowledged, S30S75.
Mrs. NJ. w. B., So; NJ. L. j., 81; n.
c. V. r., 81. Total received, S315.75
Still needed. s412.25.
OPPORTUNITY NO. "a BROKEN
HOME.
This is the case of a father who
never did his part, but perhaps it
was not his fault. Mentally i'll, he is
now being given institutional treat
ment, and the mother had to support
Mary, 9; Bobby, 5, and Bill, 3. 1t
was no easy undertaking, but she
went at it bravely. Coming home In
the evening tired and worn out, she
set about her cooking and cleaning
then sewed late into the night. But
the odds were against her. Heavy
work brought on an illness, she had to
go to a hospital, the little children
were placed in an institution. Now
she has left the hospital. She wants
her babies. They need her. Will this
Christmas make it possible for her to
have and keep them? 1t will cost
about SCI a week, or 1902 a year.
Amount asked for, 1902.
Previously acknowledged, s31475.
Mrs. f. B. s., 81. Total received,
S316.75.
Still needed, s775.25.
OPPORTUNITY NO. A FATHER
UNABLE TO WORK.
He was a good worker, Industrious
and he never let an opportunity slip
to work late if it meant something
more to bring home to his family. He
became ill suddenly. His former en-
ployers, recognizing his faithful serv-
ice, provided expert medical advice,
hospital care and did what they could
to put him back on his feet. But he
can never work again. He was strick-
en- in line of duty; he now receives a
reasonable compensation from his en-
ployerS. But he has q wife and seven
children. The youngest is a little girl,
just a year old. The wife is doing her
part by managing the household care
fully and economically. She can do
nothing more. There is the sick
father and seven children. Thirteen
dollars a week is needed for this fam
lily, or $676 for the coming year.
Amount asked for, 1916.
Previously acknowledged. $3.50.
Mrs. E. B. s, 81; c. c. T., 50;
Mrs. II. l.. H., 81.
Total received 1855.
Still needed. $500.
NO. 5-HE NAY
NEVER RETURN.
This father, a hard worker, is now
in the tuberculosis Hospital. The
worry about his wife and her three
twill retard his recovery. A few
years ago Christmas was a happy day
in his family. 1t will be bleak and