Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1932, Page 3

OMEN WOULD END) EXCHANGE COUNTER, Loss to Purchasers Seen in i Practice of Trading in §. Christmas Gifts. | A campaign to wipe out the post-Christ- 8ift exchange counter has been un- en by the General Federation of 'omen’s Clubs, which is urging that to old slogan of “Do Your Christmas Early” purchasers of Christ- gitts should add another, “Do Your ristmas Shopping Wisely.” For the past two years the federation been concentrating on its “wise d!nx campaign” and, with the aid | The the Commerce Department, has ughc science w the aid of the cause. Ada Lillian Bush, ghe Bureau of Foreign and Doms {Commerce, co-operating with the cluh swoman, has made studies which show t the common practice of exchange f goods detracts from the value of the er’s dollar, Gifts Returned Here. She gave figures from this city illus- ting the waste of time and effort de necessary by the avalanche of turned Christmas goods, and said the fronditions in the Capital were repre- hnu!l\e of the country. “Last year the value of returned Christmas gifts alone rangsd from $20,- 000 to $40,000 for each large store #aid Miss Bush. ““The total volume of returned Christ- ‘mas gifts in Washington last season, as estimated by local trade authorities, was lose to one quarter of a million dol- TS, F_“Usually retailers will gladly exchange fts of hose or other merchandise for e same kind of article of the desired ige, color and quality. That is the ex- cted aftermath of Christmas shop- g. “But would you think any woman ould take back a green dressing robe elected by friend husband and ask to change it for a red lamp shade? It #has happened.” | Practice Expensive. She explained that the value of a ollar in exchange for merchandise es with conditions in the world of rade. “The expenses of wasted effort and amaged goods come home to roost,” he warned. But Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, pres- lent of the General Federation of ‘'omen’s Clubs, sees hope ahead. “Because of the wise-spending study rogram for the economic sel{-educa- son of the country’s clubwomen, we are better equipped than ever before to spend wisely,” she said. “We shall be ore selective, giving due attention to 1 values in our buying and to mini- izing the tremendous amount of waste ulting from returned merchandise.” LAWYER SAYS FEW BUYERS KNOW RIGHTS Prof. W. Cameron Burton Discusses Contracts for Installment Purchases. Although installment buying has as- Bumed “a very definite and important place in our present scheme of eco- mnomics,” lawyers often are amazed to discover “how little & client who has signed & so-called installment contract really knows about his obligations and wuties thereunder,” it was declared Jast night by Prof. W. Cameron Burton ©f the Southeastern University School ©f Law, in a radio talk over WMAL. Pointing out that a buyer conceiv- @bly could lose the article purchased, fogether with all money paid on it, and still be required to pay more, Prof. Bur- #ton stressed the necessity for the pur- chaser being “reasonahly satisfied” of :ls ebility to meet the installments ‘hen due. “You may have '$our sutomobile gaken away from you the day after you #«fail to make a payment on it,” the #peaker said, “and-you can be compelled to keep on paying for your radio after dt has been destroyed by fire.” Reliable merchants are reasonable in the enforcement of installment con- Rracts, however, and may not always dnsist on the strict letter of the con- gract, it was stated. The talk was the eleventh in a series ®f discussions of law for the layman. JOWA SOCIETY PLANS RECEPTION SATURDAY Prominent Natives of State to Be : Honor Guests at Function | at Willard Hotel. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Georgs S. Sim- nds, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Edward A. gfi"ger and Mr. and Mrs. Gardner ‘owles will be guests of honor at the m Soclety reception and dance Sat- night at the Willard Hotel, ac- to an announcement today by 1 ey Spencer Merrick, president the orgnm-ttnn Dickinson Letts, associate | 105 tx:uce of '.he District Supreme Court, d Mrs. Claude R. Porter will be among those assisting in the receiving fline. The program will include numbers by Misses Ethel and Ann Hayden, daugh- %ers of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayden, ., and by Janet Coons and Gertrude , radio entertainers. SPECIAL NOTICES. 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"Cho 20 OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THOSE IN DISTRESS Outstanding Cases of Family (Continued From First Page.) mothers striving an for the Tk of fethericas fte “ones: of the grim of fathers against the spec- un‘ of unemployment, disease and Only hint of the real privations involved in this score of casts can be given within m limitations of news- paper space. For obvious reasons ac- tual names are not given, aad photo- graphs, too, are withheld. But tha facts recited in each of the follo cases {he varions sgencies Whieh co-operated e various agencies co-opera! in preparing the list. Here, then, is a rare chance fo find that opportunity to spread happi- ness among your fellow mortals in a tangible, substantial way, Select the case which most appeals to you, or let e Star make the selection: for you, and then send or take your contribu- tion to the cashier of The Star, Elev- business analyst oxlem_n street and at the earliest possil contributions will be leknowledsed by ‘The Star in its columns. Best of all, you may be assured that every cent of your donation, be it or amall, will go direct to the fs you designate. The uoremmuoned agencies to bear all costs Ting , vital relief. Checks should be made payable to ‘The Star with the notation “For Christ- mas Opportunity Fund.” If the money is to go toward relief of any specific case the case should be designated: “Opportunity No. 1,” “Opportunity No. 2,” etc. Otherwise The Star will pro-rate the donation among the 20 opportunities as follows: Opportunity No. 1. . Mr. R.s earnings as a bricklayer had | permitted him to support his wife and five children in moderate comfort until ‘ee years ago, when he met with a Severe aocident which has incapacitated | din him for work for all time. His wife has bravely taken up the challenge life has thrown her, but despite her courage and persistence cannot earn sufficient as a seamstress to care for even the essential needs of her growing brood. All the children are suffering from serious malnutrition. The youngest has had to have his legs placed in a brace to correct faults which a simple ade- quate dict could have avoided. Mary, the oldest, has just passed 17 and is anxious to help shoulder the burden by taking a job as a nursemaid—the only_position ‘she can find. However, the Public Health Department has list- ed her as an incipient case of tubercu- losis and will not allow her to take such a position. The sum of $3.85 per week or $20020 a year would supply milk in this home and perhaps correct some of the serious defects which in- sufficient food has already afflicted on this helpless family. Opportunity No. 2. Mr. F. is playing the role of both mother and father to his four children since his wife died a year ago. Having been thrown out of regular employment, he has sccured a small truck and is trying hard to work up a drayage busi- ness for himself. After a hard day's work he goes home to cook the evening meal, do the laundry and care for all the various ne of his small flock. In spite of unlimited effort, Mr. F. cannot hold his little family together unless some help is forthcoming. The payments of $20 a month on the small home he has been buying for years are far in arrears. Foreclosure will take place within the next month unless some way is found to meet the current payments. Aid for six months amount- ing to $120 would give this man re- newed hope and courage and the thing he wants most—a chance to hold his motherless home together until employ- ment conditions improve. Opportunity No. 3. At one time the J. family was well off. Mr. J. had almost paid for a small modern dwelling in the residential sec- tion of the city. He: owned a sma clothing store and did fairly well until the depression came on. His main con- cern was caring for his wife, who was suffering from heart trouble, and his four youngsters, ranging from 2 to 9 years of age. In 1929, however, busi- ness became slow. Mr. J. was no longer able to keep up the mortgage on his property and the mortgage on it was eventually foreclosed. In order to meet the bills of his business Mr. J. borrowed from every source, and when his cred- itors pressed him he became frantic. He knew only one thing—that his wife and children must not suffer. He began passing checks. Things went_along smoothly until the bank brought the matter into court. Mr. J. is now serving a sentence. His wife and four children still must be cared for. Mrs. J. has heart trouble and it is impossible for her to work, even if a job could be found. She hesitates to accept assistance, but she is helpless and knows she must depend on some one to see her through this crucial period. Mrs. J. is a good manager and can care for her family's needs on $90 a month. The sum of $1,080 would give the family food, clothing, shelter and medical care for a year. Opportumty No. 4. Five years ago Mrs. D. was comfort- ably situated md had a husband to provide for her two children, but now she is desperate. Her only home is a room which a charitable agency provides. Her sad story the social worker knows to be true. Mrs. D.’s band, because of some misunder- standing, lost his job and they lost their furniture and home, and finally Mr. D. left the city, with no word of his where- abouts or his reason for going. The mother lived with various relatives until each asked her to move on. The worker learned & new baby would be coming soon. An effort to reunite the family has been made, but mean- time the family is receiving only the little that this agency can give. The mother is not well and should be given a rest, but there is no money. The agency pays the rent and supplies milk, —; Read_y for ccupancy % Light, Airy Offices % Convenient Suites % Low Rentals % Secretarial Service % Adjacent To Capitol % Plenty of Pu-king Space °""’ NEW STANDARD {OIL BUILDING Constitution Ave. 2nd to 3rd Streets, N. W Call National 9032 » 11 | who is nving a foun Distress, Enumerated for The Star, Cblllange Christmas Spirit of Generous Washingtonians. food and clothing. The sum of $300 will care for this family for a year. Opportumty No. 5. that she was able to dren by working as a family lived in a small and simply nished but comfortable apartment by careful management Mrs. :}l::e to supply the needs of herself home from school each child had his own tasks to do so that “mother would not have to work so hard.” ‘Then came that unfortunate morning |to when Mrs. H., about to board a street car, was struck by & speeding automo- bile. After long weeks of pain and suffering in the hospital she was al- lowed to return h ‘The doctors were able to avoid amputation, but there is little hope the leg will ever be well enough to permit Mrs. H. to return to work, and it is just recently that she has begun to walk with the aid of & cane the pain is so- intense she is able to get about, b\lt in I‘Dlu of her handicap the small is and the children’s s ready when they come from school. Clara, W two more years in high nchnol, cm hardly wait until she is able to work and help care for her mother and two younger brothers. The sum of $990 is needed to keep this family together for another year. Opportunity No. 6. . B. and her five children are rellly better off with Mr. B. out of the home than in it. Although a good me- chanic, for years he had failed to sup- port them. ~Things went from bad to = mel the nmuy landed: i two fhe wife and md chlldren llved n eamnt terror of the father, who trequmtly came home bringing Wi his drunken cmnlei. Finally Mrs. B. sought the protection of the court, and Mr. B. is now in Oc- coquan serving a sentence for non- support. Unfortunately, the appropria- tion by Congress which allows 50 cents a day for families of men lent to nu workhouse for non-sl:ggn't spent, so that even pmanca 1: no longer uu ble. d her children have been moved to better quarters. As a result of lack of food for months, the children nre underweight and in need of medi: cal care. The visiting nurse goes regu- larly into the home. To keep this fam- ily together for six months, or until Mr. B. comes home and finds a job to support his wife and children, h.vmx, it is hoped, learned his lesson, §520 is needed. Opportunity No. 7. There was a_time when Mr. Bruce, as we shall call him, was at the top of the ladder. Rung by rung he had gained success. There were bright col- lege days when he was captain of the foot ball team. A proud moment came when a Phi Beta Kappa key was award- ed him for high scholastic standing. Then promotion followed promotion in the work he had chosen until Mr. Bruce ‘became owner and publisher of a news- paper. Those were happy days for him, his pretty wife and little bright- eyed boy. They gave generously to chamy little dreaming they would ever have to ask assistance. The day came, however, when Mr. Bruce collapsed financially and physi- cally. He lost his business and with it went his health. He had to spend weeks in the hospital. Now he must rest for months or he will never be able to work again. Friends and employers have been caring for the family. They have done it gladly for they knew them to be deserving and grateful. But the sickness has proven such & long one that they cannot carry on alone. As- sistance is asked for this sad but bril- liant man, his wife and a boy of 10 pen he was given in the hope that he may yet go | to high school. The sum of $576 is| needed for a year. Opportunity No. 8. ‘The children in this family are the sort that make you think and think hard. There are five of them, the old- est a girl of 9 years with big eyes and a sad expression which doubtless comes from hunger and from constant asso- ciation with misery and illness and poverty. The father is a sick man. He has tuberculosis. He was young when war was declared and he proudly marched with 4,000,000, strong and well. He re turned to his home, up his war work, then married. His work came difficult for him and the respon- sibility of his family with his inadequate ;ncfime broke him mentally and phys- cally. 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 chil- dren examined for signs of this dreaded disease. -1t was learned that one of the children was badly afl Provision for sending the !lther and child to & hospital was made. A promise to care for the family was extended by the orker 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 ;he depends entirely for advice ant She goes to the clinic wm:l lur hmlly and guards them carefully. But many times the car tokens run and the | These cars are being offered 1130 Conn. NEED COAL? years. The mother, who was mmled when she was 15, faces a tragic task in keep. {xm home together. A total of l'm) take care of this family for a year. Opportunity No. 10. There are days when | gren going to send Santa Claus,” but with all this it is not enough to care for the family the way it should be cared for. ‘The sum of $500 will make this family comfortable rar one year. Opportunity No. 11. In s little six-room house, ronnerly their own, but which now has 2014 for taxes, lives an old couple. b+ H. is 80 years old and his wife is not mAan; his junior, Ynll‘l ji -~ down under the strain. I Now neither is able to work but the pair still hope to end their days to- gether. The noteholders on the house :l!nw them to live on there, rent free. Just $1 a day or $365 & year will meet their modest needs. Mr. Thomas is He i d he joined came an y unemployed. He had excellent refer- ences from former puu'om but they no had work offer him. He trudged the streets dly by day in vain search for employment. Worry for his wife and duldren finally broke down his health. A spirit of independence still kept him from asking help until he as faced with an eviction notice. ‘Then he asked for help. The damage, however, was already done. A Dh.vliul examination of the mother and children showed that Mrs. Thomas budget to restore this family to hope and health is $21 a week, or at least of the Board of Public Welfare. Opportunity No. 16. %d $20 & week or & :ohl of $520 for the next six months? Opportunity No. 19 hun‘n and iz 5 8l P -3 § SHeleimie i ot ¥ g Orphaned before she was 1 year old, | year. tly adopted by neigh- no kind parents offered her a she was pushed about from lace, and was never really ‘Who will play Santa Claus to this|12 old couple? Opportunity No. 12. No lruter '.rlt!dy could occur to an artist than to his sight. Yet that has been the me of Mr. A, an artist of the old French school. Though aged, he could continue his beloved work and support himself fragile little wife if he could only e Around the walls of their tiny one- room home are arranged half-finished pictures awaiting a few last strokes from their creator’s 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 her room. Yet she has nol the heart to gestroy their dreams of a better day to come and aapenmy he some way she can conunumcln for the simple needs of this old couple that they may end their days together. A total of 310 a week or $520 a year is necessary to maintain them in the tiny furnished room they have called home for the last several years. Opportunity No. 13. ‘This family consists of a man, his wife nnd four children. The man suf- fers from a disability which vents him from working. For this bxmy he draws a pension 'hlch partly take care of his expenses. o e sickly and seem to nud constant medi- cal care. Because of this iliness, the mother’s entire time is taken up in car- ing for them. ‘The man has made every possible ef- fort to overcome his difficulty, but is unable to do so. A comparatively small amount, $240, will supplement his in- come sufficiently to permit him to care properly for his family. Opportunity No. 14. This carpenter is an immigrant. He came to America many years ago, found a job almost immediately an steadily. Marrying a thrifty woman, the two worked together, fixed up a comfortable home and raised two healthy children. Only a year ago this man was making $35 a week and the family was planning to buy & small home. Then he fell ill. Physicians were called, but no diagnosis of the iliness could be made. 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For a long time she did not under- stand the affection which her new Sow, after two years of understanding now, WO of under: and affection, Alice has been won back to a happy nhlldhood He round, fair face may be seen constantly in willing laughter. But in order for Alice to remain in her very happy home where she is & much loved member of the family, $250 is needed for the coming year. Opportunity No. 17. Deserted by the husbend and fa- ther, a mother and seven children have been left totally dependent. The mother has made a brave effort to care for her family. but is suffering from illness and is unable to work. Two of the children have been phoed wlth foster parents and every | has been made to locate the husbnnd but without success. It will require $610 to take care of this fam- ily for & year. Opportunity No. 18. Left with six children to care for, nm in.age from 3 years to 14, by the disappearance of the father this colored 'mother obtained temporary work in one of the Government bu- reaus. The grandmother took care of | the ch.llflrzn while the mother was | empluyed from 9 to 4:30. During most of these hours all except the youngest " When “the’ Go ¢ de vernment cut down its force this dmflmw;lm: lost her job. Her savings were soon gone. Then she took a position as a maid and tried to do laundry work at home in the evening. When she fell sick she continued to try to Work. The grandmother died this Fall, so there is no longer any one to leave the chil- dren with, even if the mother were able to work. She is making a brave fight against threatened tuberculosis. Who will help keep the home M‘!th 2-Stone Diamond 1 Riug, in platinum mounting. “t monds are perfect and welm 1 karat and 12 points each; cost 5450 $1,200. 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