Evening star., 1927-12-16

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He didn't give them anything for sup
port and had them cowed with terro
bv his threats. The children ar
upder-nourished Three are undel
medical care. One was nearly killet
recently i'm a street accident. Th'
mother is going to get job as soof
as she can leave the children. This
family needs s23 a week. or total oi
$l.196 for the year.
Cares for Six Children.
Here is another case. Mr.. c. Is a
colored man, 80 years old. whose wife
died during the year, leaving him with
six children, all under 10. He could
nut these children in an institution OF
some kind-but he isn't that sort of
n fellow. He is not skilled work.
mar and he must stay up nearly all
night caring for the little ones. He
will not see them separated. His
health is broken down. but he works
on. He has to spend all his Sundays
in. bed to gather strength for the
weeks struggle before him.
He needs SIG a week. or SS3o during
the year. to keep his family together.
Children have particular grip on
the heart at Christmastide. But. after
all, the depths of suffering are not for
them. They know poverty. but not de-
spair. 1t is age that feels most keeniy
the sorrow of the present and horror
Of the future.
Take the couple with a small home
who are going down the other side of
life-with no income and not able to
work steadily. 1t is seldom now, that
either of them finds job which
brings in money. They have one room
which they sublet. 1t isn't much of a
room. When they get lodger. more
often than not he disappears without
paying. Not infrequently they go to
bed without dinner.
$40 a Week Needed.
Ten dollars a week. added to the
small amounts they can earn them
selves, will see them through the year.
These cases are taken at random
from the list of IA opportunities
selected from hundreds of worthy
cases by the Associated Charities as
the most deserving of help this year.
There are 81 children in 13 of these
families. Three of them are less than
i year of age and 35 are below the
compulsory school attendance age.
Only one child is over IA. and he is
too Ill to work.
The requirements of each family
have been carefully budgeted. Moth
ing IS asked that they do not abso-
lutely need. The total amount asked
is s15.0S0, which should be raised
easily before Christmas.
Contributions may be sent to the
Associated Charities. 1922 Eleventh
street. or to The Evening Star.
Opportunities Listed.
Here the opportunities are. as out.
lined by the Associated Charities:
OPPORTUNITY No. /.
'I am helpless now. but I'll soon
he able to help myself" This is
what she says as she faces the future
with four little children. the youngest
a tiny infant. Last Christmas the
outlook seemed bright. Her husband,
apparently strong. was providing for
wife and children. But his recent
death has darkened the prospects.
Even this does not daunt the courage
Gus mother. who is sure she can
make the grade" If she has a little
help to start The father was
hard working man. who always took
good care of his family. He failed
TO heed the warnings of that tired
feeling" and a cough. so that the
white plague claimed another victim.
Eighteen dollars a week. or 1896 for
the coming year. will do much to
place this young widow on the way to
self support.
OPPORTUNITY No. ..
Seven children are heavy responsi.
bility for 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 first
duty is to her children. The oldest
Of these is boy IA and the youngest is
4 The former has a permit to work
out of school hours. but he earns
hardly more than enough to clothe
himself. He is attending the Voca-
tional School. where he is taking
course which win lead to an ap-
premiership at profitable trade, il 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 week is the least that
will properly support this family of
eight and give them nourishing food
and other necessities. or $1,000 for
the next IL months.
OPPORTUNITY No. 8.
The approach of Christmas finds
the father of this family in the hos
pital. He has already endured months
OF Illness. Now it is impossible to
say whether the future will bring
partial recovery or release. As long
nc "a oh IL -
took excellent care of his wife and
children. When he broke down his
employer held his job open for him
and his fellow employees contributed
as long as they were able. There
are six children. including an infant
In arms. Just as the Oldest left
school and was ready to go to work
he met with a serious accident. He
is only now recovering from pneu-
monia. Notwithstanding family mis-.
fortunes, the mother, a splendid mar
ager. maintains her optimism in spite
of encouragement. Thirty dollars a
week is the minimum budget which
will maintain the health and we'll
being of this household. This is
$l,560 for the year.
OPPORTUNITY No. 4.
"Id rather earn it myself" she
says, when offered outside assistance.
And this mother, with five children to
care for, ranging in age from months
to years, could easily make a living
for her family if she were free to do
so. For she is a trained professional
worker. But what, meantime, would
become of her babies. who demand her
best care and training?
Her husband in reckless moment,
committed serious offense, for which
he is now paying the penalty. But
his wife still has implicit faith in him
and is trying to keep the home to-
gether until he returns, a chastened
and better man. The superintendent
OF the institution where the man is
now learning trade says the man is
going to make good. Meantime, $22
a week Is needed over and above what
the church and friends can contribute,
or LIZA for the coming wear