Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

children run to the door to see it the
milk has arrived and clap their hands
in gIee on finding it. SIS week, or
$S32 for the coming year is asked to
save this loyal father from a complete
breakdown.
Amount asked for, $500.
Previously acknowledged go. $9.Vo
+. J. &. ....,.........,.... lo'"o
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Slo.00
Still needed. $S17.
OPPORTUNITY No, s.
Can mother and her four children
live on 50 cents a day? This is what
This family receives while the father
labors at the workhouse, where ne was
sentenced for non-support and threats
Of violence against his wife and emil
dren. He will be there a year, ana
for that time the family is no longer
t.rroriZed. The children show the
effects Of long deprivation and under
feeding Three of them are under
medical care, one of them having been
almost killed in a street accident. Inc
mother is prepared to do her full share
if given a chance, for she has good
standards, is industrious and ives
for her children. $23 a week is needed
over and above the District non-sup'
mort allowance. if this family of five
is ia have proper food, clothing ana
shelter or a total of $l.l96 for the
AMOUNT asked for, $1,196.
Previously acknowledged .... 500
Mrs. J.. W. $. .........,r.''. LOW
Total ................,. F--'oo
still needed, $ll74.
OPPORTUNITY No ..
Matters have grown so desperate
that Mrs. *. says she cannot stand the
strain much longer Even Mabel, the
eldest child. is aging, sharing hef
mothers worries for her younger
brothers and sisters The only so!u-
tlon Mrs. X sees is to place her hVe
children, whose ages range from b 10
"a. in orphan asylums. The mother
works hard to earn while the children
are al school. She is an excellent man
aver and makes the most of her nm
tied resources. Mr. X. has been or
dercd bv the court to pay ST. a week
toward the support of his children, but
he has disappeared. Those who know
the wife respect her highly ana insist
that she should not be compelled 10
part with her children when SIa a
week above her own earnings, or S'No
for the year. will help solve her man
cial problems,
Amount asked for, $50.
Previously acknowledged 49,. $500
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. ....,,.,, -''oo
Iolat ',',''n,-.-'oo,'''''''''''
Still NEEDED, $3.50.
OPPORTUNITY No 10.
This home is sparcely furnished, but
immediately clean. Its whole appear
/ ance reflects the quiet taste as well as
! the self-sacrifice OF a devoted mother.
+ The best evidence of its character,
/ however is not in the mothers ablllty
/ 20 make the most of her small posses
/ SionS. but in the up-hringlnS or her
I three bright and beautifully hammered
/ children. For each of them an eX-
/ pressed wish on the mothers part Is
! the equivalent of A command. The
oldest is but and the youngest 5. The
/ father is serving time for bigamy and
I the wife hopes soon to he granted her
divorce. She earns a little by home
sewing. hut $24 a week still is needed
! to complete the mothers modest
budget. or S1,24S for. the year.
Amount asked for. $l,@4S
/ Previously acknowledged 49,. $500
Miss \ Y. y. S. . 800
Mrs ] A. c. ..... 500
az
4 Total .........,... '.'.''' @lo'VV
Still needed, 81 .23S
OPPORTUNITY No. II.
Thomas, a colored lad of only g. and
! his little sister, J. walk miles to
and from schoo! every day. During
/ the Winter months the mother goes
half way to meet them on their return
10 see them safely by a lonely stretch
of woods and it is nearly dark when
they reach home. This home is bar
rem but always kept immaculate. II
! is on the outskirts of the District
where this mother lives because of the
cheaper rent and where she can go &c
1 the woods to cut her own fuel. There
! ARE also two children too young to &c
! to school. The mother was obliged &c
J ha nd