Evening star., 1928-12-16

every gesture of this slim, dark -naired
little woman, as with the aid of the
I5-year-oid daughter she watches ten
derry over her two little boys that they
may grow up to become loyal young
Americans. Should sse find work, her
income would be far too small to sup
port her family.
Unless some one steps In and fur
nishes the minimum amount of $23
AZ week Tor $1196 for the year,, the
alternative is separation from her chill
dren. :.
Opportunity No. s. +
More heartbreaking by far than, the
man who is physically unable to sup
port his family is the man who, with
the skin and ability to command COM
Portable living wage, leaves his family
to bear the brunt Of the suffering
caused by his moral weakness. What
will they do. these six fatherless little
children. ranging In age from / to IL
years, with only a frall mother between
them and want while the father Is
paying the penalty for his neglect? Are
they to be another broken family who
VII bear through life the scars Of un-
happiness caused by separation, or will
they get the aid that means happiness?
Twenty-six dollars a week, or 81 1852 for
year, will bring this happiness.
Opportunity No. 2. ,.-
Fate has played a queer trick with
14-year r-old ,Johnnie's :frail body. But
he is blessed with a mother who under
stands how to make chap happy.
Edward, his twin, is always conSiderate
and is forever planning something for
Johnnie's amusement with the few
cents he. picks up in helping his friends
on paper routes. Then there are the
two little girls. Grace, the 11-year-old.
and 6-year r-old Mildred. johnnie has
q pleasant home for mother has a way
OF making things look bright and cheer
full. But father has treated them all
shanefully and left mother to puzzle
over the problem of keeping her family
together. They need $23 week, or
$1,196 q year.
Opportunity No. 8.
For many months lively little Clara
showed the grit of o soldier through
interminable hours of suffering. One
day she asked mother why daddy never
came to see her Mother answered
softly that perhaps he would some day.
But he never did. Now Clara is well
again and goes off to school each day.
Sometimes she wonders what is to be-
come of them now that daddy does not
help them any more. She knows that
some one must make money so that she
and her three sisters will be able to go
on to school. She Is so afraid that
mother will have to go out to work, and
then what will they do?
With regular amount. of $25 week.
or 81 800 for the year, this little family
may be kept together.
Opportunity No. ..
Not many, no matter how unfor-
tunate, are, like little Martha under
the double HANDICAPPED a probably in
durable physical disability and extreme
poverty. Her mother, as the only
breadwinner for her family of five chill
dren, works while all but Martha are
at school and devotes her spare time to
giving to Martha the care which such
a child should have. But, after all. In
a mothers scheme of. things. food and
clothing for her children must come
first They need aid.
Sixteen dollars weekly or $832 will
mean carrying out special plans for
Martha and make this home happy.
Opportunity No. 10.
Six notherless children Is usually.
synonymous with a broken hone-that
is, If we reckon without the unsung
quality Of a fathers devotion. With re-
markable perseverance and loyalty. this
young colored widower has gone for