Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
STRUGGLE TO KEEP
OLF'FROMD DOOR
Washington Family of Six in
+, Dire Need as YuIetide
Approaches.

Inc bidNtSb SlIuSEie W hccp lHC
wolf from the door may be defeated
by sickness.
Expenses increase; income stops;
savings painfully accumulated penny
by penny disappear dollar by dollar.
There is one Washington family Of
six members. father, mother and four
children. Every one of them, except
the baby. needs medical attention. The
father recently suffered nervous
breakdown. That is sometimes sup
posed to be a malady of the prosper
ous-a sort of luxury among atiments'
Put IL sometimes comes TO the poor.
This man had known for months that
everything was not right. that ne
needed to see a doctor and take
rest. He couldn't afford to do 1t.
Unable to Earn Subsistence.
When the smash came, it disabled
him entirely. For weeks he was not
able to earn penny. Now ne mas re-
turned to work, but he can work only
Tor short periods and his income is
very low. 1t is far from sufficient to
nav both household expenses and doc
Tors bills for the rest of his under
nourished family.
THE Associated Charities sent two
of tlS children to the tniioreh .
Health camp last Summer ana, In inns
outdoor environment with plenty OF
wholesome food, they made remark
ahle progress. They would hardly
have been known as the same YOUNG
sters when they returned nome. ms
pnIv shows what could be done II there
were money enough to care Tor them
properly. :.
addition TO what the man earns, to
remedy this situation. The Associated
Charities is asking $1,000 for the year
and feels sure that at the end OF this
neriod the father will be sufficiently
recovered to take the entire burden
on his own shoulders.
Sickness Brings Dependency.
sickness. the Associated Charities
investigators have found. is one OF the
most frequent causes of dependency
and the hardest to guard against. Ii
comes where ii is least expected and
can do the greatest damage.
Contributions for this family or for
any of the IL Christmas Opportunities
still open may be sent to the Associ-
ated Charities, 1922 Eleventh street.
or The Evening Star will receive small
donations and they will be promptly
acknowledged.
Fund Given Big Boost.
The Christmas Opportunity Fund of
the Associated Charities, which Is now
in its eighteenth season, received
big boost today with check for.
81 zoo, to be divided equally between
the IL of the IA still in need of funds.
The only condition which accompanied
the gift was that the name OF the
donor should be held strictly confiden-
tial. 1t is because of similar requests
on the part of so many of the givers
to the fund that only initials are used
in the press. Individual acknowledg-
ments, however, are sent to all whose
names and addresses are given. Where
the permission is given to use the
name, those inscharge of the fund are
glad to do so.
As in previous years, the Opportu-
nifty Fund is being remembered gener-
ously by various clubs, club groups
and other organizations.
Contributing Clubs Listed.
Among those already heard from
are: The Portals, w. e. ID. o. Circle.
Universalist Church; Plate Printers
Local, No. 2; Rebecca Wallace Charity
Fund, All Souls Church (Unitarian).
Petworth Women's Club. IA Plate
Printers, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing: Employees, Division of Sup
ply. Treasury; S Street Neighborhood
Club, Zion Baptist Sunday School,
Home Missionary Society, Zion Bap-
fist Church; the Eye Que Art Club,
Women's City Club, Monday Lunch
ESrnf
Union, National Alliance of Postal EN-
ployes.
Contributors also are giving in men,
DRY of loved ones who have died, thus
indicating the strong appeal which the
Opportunity Fund makes to those who
have lost children or other dear rela-
Tfives and friends. With four days
only remaining to Christmas and the
Opportunity Fund not yet half sub
scribed, former contributors who have
not yet sent in their gifts but intend
to do so, and new friends. are urged
10 give as soon as possible, in order
that their gifts may be recorded by
Christmas day.
The Opportunities follow:
OPPORTUNITY No. /.
Amount asked for, 1885. Closed.
OPPORTUNITY No. 2.
Seven children are heavy response
bility for a woman married to man
who has repeatedly sidestepped his
obligations to his family. After stand
ing by her husband through many
! hardships and for many years the
mother has now decided that her frs,
duty is to her children. The Oldest
of these is a boy IA and the youngest is
e. l.. TO orb
out of school hours. but he earns
hardly more than enough to ciothe
himself He is attending the Voca-
tional School. where he is taking
course which will lead to an ap-
premiership at profitable trade. ii all
goes well. But this is in the future.
Meantime, one of the other six chill
dren presents a serious health prob
lem and requires special diet and care.
Thirty dollars a week Is the least that
will properly support this family of
eight and give them nourishIng food
and other necessities. or $1.56o for
the next IL months.
Previously acknowledged, $1.010.05;
Mrs. c. A. s., 1896; T. II. X, $40; III.
K. B., SIS: Mrs. w. ]. B.. IS; ID. n,
IS; z. A. McC.. 81; Charles w. Dray.
ton, IS: M. l.. A., $40; NJ. II. Wilhoite,
Slo.oe MISS anna y. NeIsoh' 800
J. w. II. NJ, IS; J. H. T., 500; A. J. w.
SIS; A. J. o., IS; Mrs. A. M B., 81;
Z NJ. L. P. IS; V. X. s.: G. &. s.. IS:
IT. B.. lin memoriam," s.. Total,
$i.269.4e.
Still needed, $290.60.
]. OPPORTUNITY No. 3.
The approach of Christmas finds
Z the father of this family in the hos
pital He has already endured months
of illness. Now 1t is impossible to
Z say whether the future will bring
/. partial recovery or release. AS long
6 as he was able to work the man
: took excellent care of his wife and
children. When he broke down his
y employer held his job open for him
and his fellow employees contributed
AS long as they were able. Their.