Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1922, Page 18

13 WILL PRESENT ‘BUDDIES. Stage and Music Folk to Help Ex- the benefit of her old “buddies” in France. Meyer Davis’ Le Paradis Band has volunteered to furnish the music as its part of doing something to help. The entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Women's Overseas Teacher Wills Half of Estate Service Men. Service League, Washington Unit. A Stage and musical folk and the Wom- t‘gm'"l"e; :f prominent womfnllix in R By 3 charge of the entertainment, including | n's Overseas Service League Wiil cOm- | Mrg “Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Larz Ander- | By the Assoclatea Press. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 16—Miss Gertrude C. Schmidt, the former private school teacher | Whose death two weeks ago was for a time shrouded in mystery, | provided in her will, which was | | | sine their forces to help ex-service men | son, Miss Katherine T. Andrews, Mrs. in Washington hospitals when Elsle | Robert Woods Elise, Miss Mabel T. St =y oardman, Miss Elizabeth Eastman, ‘.',:;_'ls and the President Players present | yjios " ona Hitchcock, Mrs. Theodore | uddies” at the President Theater the | Roosevelt, Miss Gertrude Hussey, ch: [ h, and Miss Margaret Lambie, pre probated today, for & part of her $6,000 estate tosgo toward the pay- ment or Germany's reparations to the allies The sum for reparations is to come from half of the ate, which she leaves to her sister, Wil- Schmidt of Milwaukee, upon th, al will then revert to he Bank, Berlin, to be to the reparations the Deuts transferred i i ' has De | F at Fourteenth r New Year’s Eve Party Will feature a musical program and festi- committee. 1f the German debt n cleared, then the will provides that the money be used as a funa for a children in the Ruhr valley. site for this camp for German The camp, the will stipu- °s. must be infested by chmen.’ Schmidt was a teacher of ¥ H German in rirls' sch 1 y val Supper from 10:30 to 12—followed by B | Mawr until the war el dancing. | Loeenime German unpopular. ¢ S | shet s employed In the for- We are making elaborate preparations to g | eign : o Caghucaclorgnoon greet the New Year. Reservations should || cotton neokceratyEna neldseeyeral 2 degrees, ding a Ph. D. fron: be made promptly of the head waiter. | ®ivn Mawr Co \Vhen! she | @icd in the Bryn Mawr Hospital i Bl W0 weeks ago_ it was belleved at B | sirst that ehe had been poisoncd. wil | Her death was due to natural 5 — Jewelry conveys sentiment as no other gift can, by means of its lasting nature. By giving a gift of Jewelry that is worn the whole year, the giver has accomplished what every gift is intended for—a reminder of love and everlasting esteem. i Our store is fairly teeming with hundreds of the most appropriate gifts posnblg to assemble. Here you will find gifts for all the family—and all your friends. PRS- =551ttt b D2 bogb>-T-r b b1 ey $1.00 A Week Is All You Need! Select anything you need and pay in small sums to suit your con- venience. All standard merchandise at standard prices, with no extra charge for our liberal terms. SUGGESTIONS For Ladies For Men | For Boys and Girls ! Diamond Rings i Diamond Rings Watches | Watches Diamond Rings Watches Lavallieres {Birthstone Rings | Wrist Watches Bar Pins !Signet Rings | . Cameo Brooches {Emblem Rings LSl.gnet ng'. Bracelets Cuff Links iBmhstone Rings Birthstone Rings Scarf Pins i Ingersoll Watches Ivoryware Sets Fountain Pens Fountain Pens Silverware Pencils \ Pencils Tea Sets Military Sets ' Pearl Necklaces Pearls Tie Clasps | Mesh Bags Gold and Silver Belt Buckles Watch Chains Watch Charms Vanity Cases 4 Clocks Bracelet Watches Plaited Bracelets Vanity Cases Dorines Military Sets Manicure Sets Ear Rings Gold Knives | Ivoryware Sets Sautoirs { Wallets | Lavallieres Rosaries iCigarette Cases . ! Belt Buckles Pens Wrist Watches Gold Knives Watch Chains { Lingerie Sets | Shaving Sets . Open Evenings Until R S S S S S S S S I R S S S S R B i \ ¥ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. OPPORTUNITY FUND For Reparations |KES GOOD START Receipts Total $327 So Far. Total Needed Less Than Last Year. EVERY FAMILY TO BENEFIT Donor Has Choice of Fourteen Chances to Make Some Ome Happy During Next Year. Contributions have already begun to come in at the headquarters of the Associated Charities for the *“Four- teen Christmas Opportunities,” as shown by the acknowledgments given below. Three hundred and twenty- is reported to be the first time dur-" ing the thirteen years that the Op- the budgets have shown any decrease over the year immediately preceding. With the rapidly expanding costs of living since 1914, there has been a steadily mounting increase in the sums needed to keep the families des- ignated'in the Opportunities together. Last ¥ the amount required reach- ed the peak, $13,156, or just $100 more than the sum asked for this year. While the needs of one or two of tha families in this vear's list are greater than last year, others are less, FEvery Cent Goes to the Family, Whether little or much given, every bit goes to the particular op- portunity chosen by the donor. Where the contributor expresses no preference, his gift is assigned to the family which at the moment seems o n it most. This may be the fan furthest behind in the amounts credited to it. As explained each year, a ledger account is opened with each family. To this account is {credited the contributions either des- ignated or assigned to that particu- i1ar opportunity. And against the ac- {count is charged each week the al- {lowance given. It is the invariable |customsiza give this allowance in the form of a check or cash, rather than {in grocery or fuel It is un- derstood that unless some unexpect- ed emergency aris s or the family wil iv within its allow The district visitor and home nomst keep in touch with the f s, acting both as friends and financial advisers. The melf-respéct of the family iv main- tained by spending the money given to them in the form of cush, rather than depending upon reliet orders. The mothers, too, are thus able to “shop around” and take advantage of any bargains that may be offered or of any special sales, Progress Reports Recelved, Reports of progress are made to the contributors from time to time, thus indicating to them the returns on their investments in the form of better, happier childhood and of mothers freed from the anxiety of not knowing where their kiddies are to get the next meal or whether there will be a roof over their heads the next month. , 923 I treet northwest s0 be sent to the office of | OPPORTT FAULT- T In a little six-room house with a front yard, where masses of flowers bioom all summer long, lives this gentle childlike woman whose nerves have never fully recovered from an accident which oc- curred in girlnood. A devoted husband protected her and cherished her until fllness deprived her of his care. He is gradually growing worse at the hospi- !tax where he has been for more than a year. There are six children, obedient Jane, the eldest, is a quiet, studious girl, Who helps mother sew and clean. Sam is a scout, the ervy of his younger brother, because “he can see ‘all the Iparades." The pet_of the whole family is the baby, just fourteen months old. Eighteen doilars a week, or $936 for the year, in addition to what relatives are Qoing, will keep the happy home to- Igether through 1923. Amount needed, $936. +J. McG, $2; Miss 2 E. G. J., $15. Stiil needed, $89 | OPPORTUNITY NO. 2. EDUCATION IN HOMEMAKING AND HEALTH. WIDOW AND FOUR CHILDREN. ! Education in homemaking and health, this is what the care of the Associated [ Charities has meant to this family. Thrown upon her own responsibility by | the death of her husband from the “flu,” | this mother was unprepared to assume the headship of her household. Now, thanks to the instruction of the society’'s home economist, the two little girls are becoming adepts with their needle and the mother {8 a much improved house- | keeper. One would hardly know the ‘delicata children of a few months ago. Specialists have corrected their physical dbfects and the nutrition clinics have brought them up to welght until they are {now sturCy and well. Twenty-seven dollars a week is needed for this widow and her four children, for_thero are no {other resources avallable. This is $1,404 {for the year. Amount needed, $1.404. A. S. C., Mrs. A, W. L. $25; Mrs. J. R., Total, $60. Still needed, $1,344. OPPORTUNITY NO. 3. BETTER OFF WITHOUT THEIR DAD. DESERT- ED WIFE-TWO SMALL CHIL~ DREN. ‘Tot $25; $10. “I go to kinney (kindegarten) and I am only five,” sald a tiny, dimpled tot. The frail mother smiled lovingly over her little girls, and well she might, for two loveller ones are rarely seen. This little woman and her babies were left to fight their way alone. It has been a brave struggle, but the mother could not make it go, owing to her frail health. The two little rooms which they call home are spick and span and bright, with tiny plants in_the windows, love and sacrifice. The church is con- tributing to the support of the family, but $10 a week is needed in addition to other resources, or $520, for the year. Amount needed, $5620. Maj. and Mrs. C. C. E., $10; Mrs. A. N. A, $15. Total, $25. Still needed, $495. OPPORTUNITY No. 4. A REUNITED FAMILY. WIDOW AND SIX CHIL- DREN. Left a widow, with a baby two weeks old and five other children under ten, this mother knew of mnothing else to do but place two of the kiddles with relatives and the others in orphanages. Misfortune seemed to follow her. Her baby died, and the oldest boy had a fall, resulting in the loss of a leg. All the children_ were homesick, unhappy and in bad physical condition. But now the long lane seems to have taken a turn. The family has been gotten to- gether again with the aid of the As- soclated Charities and has taken a little place on the outskirts of the city, where the mother, with the help of the chils they older, expects to support herself by truck farming. Mean- Itime, $14 a week, or §728 for the year, is portunities have been running that |needed to keep this home together, Washington has alw. respond- ed generously to this ¢ mas Op- 1 portunity peal. There 1s every |reason to hope and belicve that this {vear will prove no exception. The {needs are a ever, the fam- tilies are & asx ever and the abroad in the commun strong as ever. | The treaurer of the fund is John Joy | Gifts | and sweet, all devoted to their mother. | needed to supplement what relnlvu' are able to do. Amount needed, $728. Maj. and Mrs. C.C. E., $10. eT?:l ’. $10. v 1 Btill needed, $718. OPPORTUNITY NO. 6. THE PEN- ALTY OF OLD AGE. . These three old folks, approaching four-score years, are no strangers to fhese opportunities. Increasing fee- leness has come with the years. Un- der 8 recent ruling of the govern- ment a small allowance formerly granted one of the trio has been Slopped, making the household more ependent than ever. The only in- ome Is from gome chickens and-rab- ts tenderly cared for by the old man, who also does most of the house- work. Seventeen dollars and fifty cents a week, or $910, this coming year is needed to make the husband. Wwife and sister happy and content in each other's companionship. Amount needed, $910. OPPORTUNITY NO. 6. THE GOAL IN SIGHT. WIDOW AN O CHILDREN, "0V AND FOUR This widow s doing_all in her power to make a home for her four children, and shortly her struggle will bring. its reward, for the eldest child will soon be old enough to go to work and to make a substantial contribution to the support of the family. With the goal In sight, sure- ly it is, worth while to extend & help- ing hand, for the home is an excellent one and ‘the mother takes advantage of ‘every opportunity to improve as a housekeeper under the instruction of seven dollars total the responses to|the home economist. Just now two of date toward the $13,056 needed. This her underweight children are being brought up to normal by attending a nutritfon clinic each week. Twenty- five dollars a week is the amount or $1.300 for the year. Amount needed, $1,300. Mrs. 8, T. M. 2; Mrs. R R. M., $2.50; Mrs. W., $2. Total, $6.50. s Still needed, $1,293.50. OPPORTUNITY NO. 7. SHE REFU! TO SURRENDER TO MISFORTUNE. Left to ehift for herself by a hus- band who 18 a drug addict, this little woman (colored) refused to give up ‘her three bables, one to three years of age. She broke herself down with overwork until she had to have a major operation to save her life. While in the hospital the children were cared for in Camp Pleasant all summer. She makes her rent by tak- ing lodgers. She s trying to perfect herself {n a trade which she can prac- tice at home, 8o as to be with her children. Until she can so establish herself, she needs §15 a week, or {$780 for the year, to regain her health and keep her babies with her. | Amount needed, $760. J. A. P., 35. Total, $5. Still needed, $755. {OPPORTUNITY NO. 8. HER CHIL- REN JOY ENOUGH. DESERTED “Now I am living,” is what this de- serted wife said after she had begun [ to receive her weekly allowance made | possible by the contributions given at { Christmas time. Her two boys and baby girl are her delight. “I don’t need to go out for entertainment. When Johnny comes home from school and tells me what has hap- pened, that interests me. When they are all playing togsther I enjoy it, too.” That is the way she expresses {it. Each week she saves ahead a lit- tle of her allowance for emergencies, and recently bought a nice warm pair ! of blankets, of which she is very| proud. $15 & week, or $780 a year, is} needed to maintain this happy home. ! Amount needed, $780. Mrs. H. L., $5 Total, $5 | Still needed, $7 OPPORTUNITY_ NO. ¢ IN HOU A PROBLEM N HOUSING. INVALID COUPLE | AND THREE CHILDREN. Have you ever tried to look for!| rooms when vou had only a slender purse or nothing at all to pay with?! This family had been self-supporting { until the father became too old and | too ill to work any longer. With savings exhuausted they were evicted for non-payment of rent. The moth- | er herself is very frail, but the three children, all under fourteen, are promising voungsters. The two in} | school are up to grade and their { teachers are enthustastic about them. | A young people's club is furnishing milk for the baby, but because of the | father's inability to work and the; mother's condition, coupled with the, high rent which they must pay fori new quarters, $29 a week, or $1.508! for the vear, is needed for their sup- port. To any one looking for a goad | Christmas investment, the Associat- | ed Charities heartily recommends this | opportunity. Amount needed, $1,508. tand Miss W., $13; Mrs. A. W Mrs. J. Wy W. L., S?Eui Total, $38. Still needed, $1,470. i OPPORTUNIT 10. NOT TOOl POOR_TO X WIDOW ANDj SIX CHILDRE. i nice to have money saved | 11" is what this Opportunity | {said as she drew out her savings from | the thrift fund of the Associated] Charities. By strict economy she had systematically put aside a little each week from the family income to meet | the present emergency. The oldest | the day and goes | iboy works during His _employers | Ito” school at night. that they are helping with the family | budget, but $12 a week, or $624 for | the year, is needed for this widow |ana her six children until John is old enough to earn a man’s salary, Amount needed, $624. Miss F. M. W., $10. Total, $10. Still needed, $614. OPPORTUNITY NO11. HER WEALTH 1S HER SIX_YOUNG SONS. WID- OW AND BIX CHILDREN. For many vears this widow (col- ored) has struggled early and late to support her six sons. When we first Knewt of her she was working all day and doing laundry in the evening: When she came home at the end of the day she gathered her children from the different neighbors who had been caring for them and frequently it was long past dark when she had ; them with Her. The oldest boy, now seventeen has a job and turns over his wages for the support of the family. = His wages are still very small, and to enable this widow to Stay ‘with her children, $15 a week, or & total of $780 for the year is needed. Amount needed, $780. Mrs. L. A. F., $25. Total, $25. ‘Still needed, $755. OPPORTUNITY NO. 12. “SANTA" BE- LIEVES IN ORAL HYGIENE. WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN. “Mamma, have you brushed your teeth like we learned at Camp Good Will?_ If you don’t Santa will not come.” Such was the query put by the three-year-old tot in the family of a widowed mother and three chil- dren, the eldest nine. Poor mother only had & few remaining shells as a re- mainder of what had formerly been teeth in neglected childhood. The mother is now facing tne problem of separation from her bables, whom she loves devotedly. The home, bare of 21l but the most necessary furniture, is spotless clean. The best Christ- mas that Santa can bring to_this family is the assurance of an allow- ance of $24 a week, or $1,248 for the year. B Amount_needed, $1,248. Mrs. F. K. H., $10; through Miss W., $3; Mrs. L. A_F., $25. Total, $38. Stiii needed, $1,210. OPPORTUNITY NO. 13. A SMILE FOR EVERY TEAR. WIDOW AND FIVE CHILDREN. “A smile for every tear” Is the way this widow (colored) expresses her appreciation for what has been done’ for her. Nearly blind from cataract and losing her husband from tuber- culosis, she is making a hard fight to keep her home and raise her five chil- dren properly. The oldest, a girl of thirteen, is doing well at school. Ned, twelve, feels the responsibility of be- ing the oldest boy and speaks quite naturally of “heiping mother with the children. Last year he tried to help by raising a few vegetables and fresh eggs are always on hand from his chickens. Relatives help as they e able, but $20 a week is needed to ve this home, or $1,040 for the year. Amount needed, $1,040. Mrs. L. A. F., $25. Total, $25. Still needed, $1,015. OPPORTUNITY NO. 14. SORELY CRIPPLED. DESERTED WIFE AND TWO REN. Sorely crippled and unable to leave it (4 are so much interested in his success | U, DECEMBER 17, 1922 PART L : the house, this deserted wife fs mak- ing the best of the situation for the sake of her two young children. 1If you were to go to the house In the morning, you would see Jane cooking the breakfast (and a good job she makes of it, too,) and Frank busy ) carrying out th.e ashes, breaking wood for the fires, and doing other chores. After the morning meal they go awa. to school and the mother waits pa- tiently for thelir return in the after- noon. " The only income 18 from the fr- regular court allowance paid by the father and a small stipend by a lodg- er. Nine dollars a week s asked to help this brave woman make ends meet. This is $468 for the year. Amount needed, $465. L. A. L., $10; Mrs. L. A. F., $26. Total, $35. Still needed, $433. HOTEL MAN SUED. Guests of Auto Ride Ask Damages of Ben Schwartz. Ben Schwartz, proprietor of the New Commercial Hotel, invited Mrs. Marle Thorne and Roberta L. Minor to take an automobile ride with him. There was an accident and the vehicle collided with a tree. The guests were injured, and yesterday each brought suit in the District Supreme Court against Mr. terday. He is {nstituting a_thorough represented by Attorneys Hawken & Havell. GUN THREAT IS BLUFF. |7 858 Demoted et s 2. | Or Quit Positions As Army Officers George T. Pickett, colored, at- tempted to pull a bluff on the man- ager of a dance hall on U street| Demotion of Army officers and sepa- Friday night by throwing his hand|ration from the service of 1,85% com- missioned personnel, ordefed by Con gress in effecting a reduction in the back to his hip pocket as if to draw a pistol. The manager dodged, made his way to a telephone and called officer complements, has been com pleted by the War Department. The ellminations included 23 the police. When the officers went to arrest | nels, 39 Meutenant colonels, 110 - | Jors, 345 captains and 201 first Pickett the man pulled the sumec bluff, but the officer grabbed his man and he was in court yesterday, charged with being drunk and dis- orderly. He was fined $10 in each |tenants from promotion list 1 case. | of the Army, and 101 officers fr Medical Corps, 64 from ental The gun that Pickett pretended he | would draw proved to have bcen i half-pint bottle, halt filled with corn whisky. It was offered in evidence by the policeman, who left it on the th . | Corps, 28 from the Vet 56 from the Medical |Corps and 41 from Corps. In announcing 1 the con bench of the court. | reduction program, Sec ary W ks paid high tribute last night to the SEEK EX-BANK TELLER. |work of the Dickman b to whick | the task of selecting rers for sopa PORTLAND, Ore.,, December 16— |ration and demotion | Burton L. Stanford, former teller of | The work has been do the L';i:ed smn:tsntlunmbnank here, | s high plane, without avor was being sought today by authori- Sty is of me ol o e e ey ieE L SRR ST his wife who sald he had disappeared | | November 23" at Rochester, N. Y. | Bank officers sald an Investigatfon | unless he greets your be of his books showed that at least|puzzled and unhappy | Haven Union. delerated It isn’t hard to love $10,000 was unaccounted for. %J: THE MANS STOR OF WASHINGTON Don’t Forget Number “1” g Be @ Good Santa Claus to Yourself—Select an All-Wool Suit or Overcoat / . Picked From the 1,000 or More (Laid Real New Models jor Young Fellers, Conservative Suits, Norfolks, Three-Piece Suits, Two-Pants Suits, Regulars, Shorts, Stouts, Longs, in a great variety of patterns. Hard- ish Worsted, Treeds, Black and Blue Unfinished Worsted Herringbone and Serge. Aside With Deposit if Desired) Lsght Coats, Dark Coats, fop Coats, Storm Coats, Half Belts Raglans, Set-in Sleeves, Kimo- no Sleeves, etc. Smart Grays Brouns, Tweeds, Plaid Back: Warm, Stylish “Comfy” Coat Yo'l Be Proud to Wear s ——— fr——— (RURK] = MONEY’S WORTH OR MONEY BACK < Ik = | : = Beautiful New Silk Scarfs 1f you are buying for yourself, or another, then ties will provoke naught but smiles of approval on Xmas morn. Purcha. e ey ey [YRNERSS! 5,000 [REYRR! it n L (Appropriately Boxed) 3 for $2.75 6 for $5.50 12 for $10.00 bt i il i ly ) Silk Knitted Cut Silk Silk and Wool Boxed Without Charye ses Laid Aside With Deposit il it - £ 3 i B AR ARE S SR A EL AR o J J. KAUFMAN Inc AR