Evening star., 1932-12-17
VPPUI lIIIIItE W. Q:
Where Charity Is a Living Service.

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The children in this family are the
sort that make you think and think
hard There are five of them, the old
est a gill of years with big eyes and
a sad expression which doubtless comes
from hunger and from constant asso-
citation with misery and illness and
poverty.
The father is sick man. He has
tuberculosis. He was young when war
was declared and he proudly marched
with 900 900, strong and well. He re-
turned to his home, took up his pre-
war work, then married. His work be-
came difficult for him and the respon-
sibility of his family with his inadequate
income broke him mentally and phys
ically.
Through the close contact of the
nurse and a welfare agency, the case
was turned over to the agency for care
The case worker had the wife and chill
dren examined for signs of this dreaded
disease. It was learned that one Of the
children was badly affected. Provision
for sending the father and child to a
hospital was made. A promise to care
for the family was extended by the
worker and the father went away re-
lieved mentally.
The mother is tired and worried and
her burden is doubled because she Is
obliged to carry on alone. Her sole con-
fidant is the case worker on whom she
depends entirely for advice and counsel.
She goes to the clinic with her family
and guards them carefully. But many
times the car tokens run low and the
cod liver oil seems expensive and the
price of eggs and milk mounts higher
and the sunshine even has tax on 1t
when there is no warm clothing to wear
in order to get out of doors. The sum
of $500 a year will take care OF this
family.
Opportunity No. 9.
Appealing Children.
Here is a family consisting of hus-
band. wife and eight children. The
man is an unskilled laborer. He has
difficulty in keeping regular job even
in the best of times. but at present is
entirely out of work. 1t is always nee
essary to supplement his earnings with
relief, which has been done. The
children. who are unusually bright and
appealing, range in age from months
TO 10 years.
The mother, who was married when
ing the home together. A total of S72O
will take care of this family for year.
Opportunity No. 10.
Two Children Are Ill.
Mrs. E. is sweet looking woman IN
spite of all the trouble thrust on her
shoulders in the past 10 years. She is
IS years old and has had seven chill
dren. Her husband Is suffering from a
condition which prevents him from
holding a job very long. He is espe-
cialIy worried at this time because they
are without funds to care Tor TWO
children who are i'll.
The little boy, years old. will tell
YOU that "the nice lady cease worker
is sending us milk and coal and even
going to send Santa Claus" but with
all this it is not enough to care 1oI
the family the way it should be cared
for The sum Of $500 will make this
family comfortable for one year.
Opportunity No. II.
Life's Sunset.
(This Case Closed by a Contributor)
Opportunity No. Il.
A Sightless Artist.
No greater tragedy could occur to an
artist than to lose his sight. Yet that
has been the fate of Mr.. A, an artist
of the old French school. Though
aged, he could continue his beloved
work and support himself and his
fragile little wife if he could only see.
Around the walls of their tiny one
room home are arranged half-finished
pictures awaiting a few last strokes
from their creators hands. The char
ity worker who visits them weekly to
care for their needs knows that he
will never paint again and that Mrs. A
will never be well enough to leave l.er
room. Yet she has not the heart to
destroy their dreams of better day
to come and desperately hopes that in
some way she can continue to care for
the simple needs of this old couple
that they may end their days together
A total of $40 week or $500 year
! is necessary to maintain them IN the