Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-16
$4,000 YET NEEDED
IN CHARITY DRIVE
1877 New Contributions in
Day Brings Total of
Donors to 4,046.

With receipts up to noon today of
$43, 179.40 and unpaid pledges, which
will bring this amount to approx
mately $50 900, the joint finance COM
mittee Of the Associated Charities and
Citizens Relief Association makes an
eleventh hour appeal for the balance
of $4,000 needed to enable these two
family welfare organizations to con-
tinue their work without cessation. to
the end of the present fiscal year, Sep
tember 30
Corcoran Thorn. vice president OF
the Associated Charities and chair
man of the joint finance committee,
gave out this statement at noon to-
day:
Until some other better way Is
found to take care of those rendered
dependent by misfortune beyond their
own control, such as illness and death
of wage earners. the Board of Man
ayers of the Associated Charities must
continue to look to the generous pub
lie of Washington for moral and finan-
cal support.
1.-THE members of the board are all
sation except the satisfaction of en-
deavoring TO participate in civic
and philanthropic cause. They are
| contributing according to their
means, several of them being MEM
bcrs of the DolIar-a day Club. With
them rests the responsibility to
which the society is committed.
namely. to see that no family Is dis
rup:cd or children taken from good
mothers because of poverty.
THE fund of $4,000 for which the
Associated Charities and its ally, the
Citizens Relief Association, Is ask
| ing is fund to underwrite. by
methods of prevention and construc-
| tive help, Washington's distress and
suffering.
Nearly SEC, 600 Short.
For 10 days the Associated Chart
| ties has been telling its story both by
| illustration and plain prose. Ut finds
| Itself on the eve of Easter sunday
| still nearly 500 900 short of the funds
| absolutely necessary for 1t to meet its
responsibility to its clients. 1t cannot
| say mo" to any one or any family
| found after careful inquiry, to need its
| help. At least it connot say mo" as
| long as its funds hold out. At this
| GloReTJn 1OuF the JOllL libohtC COlii'
mittee Of these two-fanily welfare or
CARNATIONS. which are working as
unit, appeal Tor the help OF every
warm hearted Washingtonian who has
not yet responded on behalf of those
whose homes and welfare are in the
balance.
At Social Service House, 1922
Eleventh street, where contributions
are being received, the committee has
added 1877 separate contributions dur.
ing the past "a hours making total
of 4.646 memberships to date, Checks
may be drawn to Ord Preston, treas.
irer, and sent to the above address.
No. 23.--When The Law Stepped In.
When the law laid its hands upon
her husband the State made no pro
vision to share his earnings in prison
with his wife and five young children
now thrown upon their own resources
Mrs. b. is too good mother to be
punished with the loss of her chill
dren as we'll as her husbands sup
port. Relatives and church friends
are helping as they are able, but SIG
a week is needed beyond what they
can contribute. \ y dlt
Nos@2os-WlTr Her Mind Find Itself3
SfIaTes. youf ever read THE Mind
Thar Found Itself" or the story OF
a man once committed to an asylum
whose mind with rest and care came
back" Was 1t because of suehsa pos
sibilty in the case of Mrs. l.
| (colored) that the psychiatrist, who
examined her. asked the Associated
Charities to give her a chance to find
herself" hoping that institutional
care for her or the four children
would not be necessary? Perhaps fol
| the sake OF the children. of whom she
| is very fond, she will be able to pull
herself together. At any rate, g
volunteer friendly visitor has prom
Used to be good neighbor and to heir
Mrs. L.. with all possible encourage
ment. to give her little children good
care. But 1t will take money as well
| as kindness. and the Associated Chart.
ties needs $50 week IL the alienist's
| request that the mother be given a
chance to make a home for the chill
dren is to be tried out.
No. 3O.--One Effect Of a Good Law.
Had il not been that the District of
Columbia had recently decided to give
better preparation to it's children in
| the way of education before allow
ing them to go to work, Mrs. RS only
son would, under the old school at
tendance law, have been able to help
his mother out But when he tried
to get job before he had graduated
from the eighth grade the school off,
Ger very rightly caused the boys re-
turn to his study. The mother
health is poor and an operation may
be necessary. She is, however, earn
ing what she can by washing, clean
ing and sewing. Her husband has
left her and warrant is out for his
arrest. He was very brutal and had
n bad influence on the child. Until
the boy can go to work when school
closes, the equivalent of what he
would be able to earn If he had a
job now or IS week, will be needed.