Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1932, Page 4

18 OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THOSE IN DISTRESS - Outstanding (Continued From First Page.) ditional peace and good will in these stricken homes. The relief toward which you make 8 contribution, however small that gift may be, will go 100 per cent direct to IS the “Opportunity” you designate. You could not make your gift go any further or more direct if you took it to the tamily youfself this afternoon. Not a cent of your money will go_ for admin- istrative cost or for any other purpose than relief of the destitute men, women and children specified. Early Contributions. A partial tabulation of early tributions follows: Anonymous A E W Mary R. stein .. Vv K.. con- $1.00 1.00 -Oppt. No 11 Oppt. No. 11 5.00 . 365.00 Oppt. No. 6 Oppt. No. 11 Total Select the case Wi you. or let The Star ma for vou. and then send or contribution to the cash leventh street and Pe nue. at t possibl All cont ns b by The S columns Checks should be made The Star with the notati mas Opportunity Fund is to go toward relie case the case “Opportunity N 2.7 etc. pro-rate the dc opportunities a: pavable to 1 n among the 20 Opportunity No, 1 For Lack of a Little Milk. Mr. Rs ¢ permitted b ago severe accident w him for work for all bravely taken up the thrown her. but despite and persistence cannot A5 A scamstress to car essential needs of her growir All the children suffe gerious malnutrition. The your had have his legs te correct faul yuate diet coul the oldest, has anxious to help shoulder by taking a job as a nurse oriy position she can find the Public Health Dep 1 ed her an incipicnt ¢ losi: will not all such a position week or $20020 a year milk in this home and perhaps correct some of the serious defects which in- sufficient food has already afflicted on this helpless fam brood. 2 from st ha brace ade- Mary and However = Opportunity N Is Both Father and Mother to Brood. (This Case Closed by a Contributor.) Father Is in Prison. tion of the city H> owned a small and did fairly well until 1 came on. His main con- cern was caring for his wi ho wa ng from heart trouk and his ¥ ngsters. n 2 to 9 years of age. er, busi- ness became slow s no longer -p up the mortzage and the mortgage on T ¢ foreclosed. In o the bills of his business Mr. J. borrowed from every source, and when his cred- |a month. es of Family Distress, Enumerated for The Star, Challenge Christmas Spirit of Generous Waghingtonian, v itors pressed him he 'became frantic. | terror of “the father, who frequently He knew only one thing—that his wife and children must not suffer, He bcgan passing checks. Things went along smoothly until- the bank brought the matter into court. Mr, J. 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 jcb could b> found. She hesitates to ceptassistanc: d knows she e to see her riod. but she is helpless ust depend on some through this crucial manager and r _her family’s needs on $90 The sum of $1.080 would give the family food, clothing, shelter and medical care for a year. Opportunity No. 4. Husband and Father Missing. Five years ago Mrs. D. was comfort- ably provide for her two children, bul now she is desperate. Her only home oom which a charitable agency Her sad story the social knows to be true, Mrs. and, 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 The mother lived with various until each asked her to move on The worker learned a new baby would b~ coming soon. An effort to reunite family has been made, but mean- e the family is receiving only the that this agency can give. The s not well and should be given but there is no money. The pays the rent and supplies milk. food and clothing. The sum of $300 will care fer this family for a year. Opportunity No. 3. Crippled Woman Needs Help. Although Mrs. H. had been sepa her husband for several vears fused to support the fam emely cruel to her and the was happy and thankful that s able to support her chil- dren by working as a saleswoman, Th family lived in a small and simply fur ut comfortable apartment, and - ul managem:nt Mrs, H. was able to supply the needs of herself and the three children. When they returncd from school each child had his asks to do so that “mother would » to work so hard.” Then came that unfortumate morning Mrs. H. about to board a street k by a speeding automo- After long weeks of pain and ering in the. hospital she was wed to return home. The doctors to avoid amputation, but le hope the leg Will ever ugh to permit Mrs. H. to k. it is just rece s begun to walk with the a cane. There are d when the pain is so intense she is barely able to get about. but in spite of her handicap the small home is spotless re children’s meals reagy hey come from school. Clara, who more vears in high scbool, wait until she is able to work help care for her mother and two vounger brothers. The sum of $990 is needed to keep this family together for another year. ted by of Opportunity No. 6. Better Off Without Their Father. s. B. and her five children are ¢ 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 worse until the family landed in_two dingy rooms in a lodging house. Here the wife and children lived in constant situated and had a_ husband to | N THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, DE | came “home bringing with him - his | drunken cronies, |~ Finally Mrs. B. sought the protection of the court, and Mr. B. is now in Oc- coquan serving a sentence for non- supporf. Unfortunately, the appropria- tion by Congress which allows 50 cents a day for families of ‘men sent to the workhouse for non-support has all been spent, that even this pittance is no ! Jonger available. | Mrs. B, and her children have been moved to better quarters. As a result ! | of lack of food for months, the children | !are underweight and in need of medi- | | cal care. The visiting nurse goes regu- | Hlarly 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, having, | it is hoped, learned his lesson, $520 is | needed. g | Opportunity No. 7, He Once Owned a Newspaper. 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 succ There were bright col- lege days when he was captain of the | foot ball team, A proud moment came when a Phi Beta Kappa kiy was aw 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 charity, little dreamng 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 his health. He had to spend | weeks in the hospital. Now he must! rest for months or he will never be able I to work again. Friends and employers have been caring for the family. They have done it gladly for they kne to be deserving and grateful. sickness has proven such a long one { hat they cannot carry on alone. As-| sistance is asked for this sad but bril- nt man, his wife and a boy of 10 who is saving a fountain pen he was given in the hope that he may to high school. The sum of needed for a year. : them But the Opportunity No. & Where Charity Is a Living Service. The children in this family are the sort that make you think and think hard There are five of them, the old- est a gitl of 9 years with big eyes 2 sad expression which doubtiess co from hunger and from constant a ciation with misery and \iliness and poverty i 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. took up his pre- war work, then married. His work be- came difficult for him and the respon- s'bility of his family with his inadequate income broke him’ mex nd phys- ically Through the close contact of nurse and a welfare agency, the was turned over to the agency for The case worker had the wife and ch dren examined for signs of this dreaded disease. It was learned that one of the children_was badly affected. Provi for sending the father and hospital was made for the famil S exts t worker and father went away re- lieved mentally The mother is tired and worried and her burden is doubled because she s obliged to carry on zlone. Her sole co fidant is th e worker on whom she depends entirely for advice and counsel She goes to the clinic with her family the Q% ¥ = hingtons hristmas Sote/»DeneBos IT PAYS TO PAY GASH AT P.-B.'S THIS § Gifts that Boys Like " Brushed Wool 2.Knicker Suits $10.50 Prep 2-Trouser Suits $14.50 S Turtle Neck Sweaters Broadcloth Shirts Golf Hose 35¢, 3 Pajamas Leather Coats $8.75 Leatherette Coats (Sheep Lined and Coll $3.15 Corduroy Longies (Slacks) $2.50 All-W ool Knickers $1.69 School Overcoats Prep Overcoats SON weaters, $1.69 * $2.45 75¢ Silk Neckties 29c Pairs, $1 $1 $12.50 $19.50 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 a tax on it when there-is no warm clothing to wear in order to get out of doors. The sum of $600 & year will take care of this family. Opportunity No. 9. Appealing Children. Here is a family consisting of a hus- | band. wife and eight children. The man is an unskilled laborer. He has gifficulty in keeping & regular job even in the best of times, but at present is Opportunity No. 12 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 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 sne has not the heart to [LJIBER 16, 1932. comfortable home and raised two healthy children. tar ago this man was making .and the family was planning to buy a small home. Then he fell il Physicians were called, but no diagnosis of the il could be made. [] During the past year he has remained ill.” The) family’s savings have long been exhausted. The woman has moved to smaller tiunrterl. pawned her little bits of jewelry and even sold some of the furniture in an attempt to care for her children without outside help. Now she must ask for aid. ‘The man is out of the hospital, but is unable to move. A nurse visits him daily to change his bandages, but his entirely out of work. It is always nec- | pogiroy their dreams of a better day | constant worry over family matters essery to supplement his earnings with | relief, which has been done. The children, who are unusually bright and appealirg, range in age from 8 months | that they moy end their days together, | for the children who A Word to the Wives THE BELL SUIT, OVERCOAT, TOPCOAT OR *TUXEDO YOU I FOR CHRISTMAS to 10 years. | The mother, who was married when she was 15, faces a tragic task in keep- ing the home togethier. A total of $720 | will take care of this family for a year. | Opportunity No. 10. | Two Children Are TII. | Mrs. E. is a sweet looking woman in spite of all the trouble thrust on her shoulders in the past 10 years. She is years old and has had seven chil- | dren. Her husband is suffering from a concition which prevents him from | Lolding a job very long. He is espe- | cially worried at this time because they | re without funds to care for two children who are ill. The litile boy, 6 ou that “the nice lady is sending us milk and coal and even oing 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 for one year. | ears old, will tell | (case worker) Opportunity No. 11, Life’s Sunset. (Half or Whele) Fresh Shoulders . TV5¢ Pork Loin Roast. .......m. 9¢ xx Chops.ib. 10c; 3 mws. 25¢ Sausage Meat 1. 10c; 3 1s. 25¢ (Best Grade) % Pure Hog Lard....... .1 Round Steak. .. b, 13¢ . 14¢ . 8¢ & 10c o5 s G€ .. 9¢; 3 s, 25¢ Plate Beef.. Spareribs. . . New Sauerkraut. ...3 ms. 10c New Onions. . ......4 ws 10c 10 ms. 12¢ Fancy Lemons. ... .. .doz 15¢ Irish Potatoes. . . Black Walnut Kernels. .. 29¢ (Very Faney) Fine Pecans........m. 12V5¢ (Medium Size) Kidwell’s Special Coffee m. 19¢ (23¢ Value) TWELVE MARKETS S . 2611 14th S 1129 Penn. 7th & C St 3232 M Street N.W. 3104 M Strect 2153 Pen! NORTH! Ave. N 3218 Pea Street N.W ST PUBLIC MARKET, to come and desperately hopes that in some way she can continue to care for the simple nceds of this old couple | A total of $10 a weck or $520 & year | is necessary to mainain them in the tiny furnished room they have called home for the last several years. Opportunity No. 13. Pension Is Insufficient. This family consists of a man, his wife and four children. The man suf- fers from a disability which prevents him from working. For this disability S |—Strictly Finest Grad Smoked Shoulders ., . .. 71/ Turkeys b, 19¢ (Fresh Killed—Finest Quality) Chickens. .. 17¢ Frying. Roasting and Stewing Sliced Bacon (Very Best G Strip Bacon. . . Fine Table Oleo (Butter Substitate Fancy Table Eggs. AVD"GReEs Sausage .. .. Fancy Standard Oysters qt. 35¢ Sweet Florida Oranges. doz. 12¢ Sweet Tangerines. . . . .doz. 10c Large Fancy Bananas..dox 14c Sweet Apple Cider.1-gat. jug 25¢ (Jug Free) Apple Cider.1ze. sars 10c (Jar Free) Sweet Sugar! Sugar! Sugar!.mw.4'5c TWELVE MARKETS 406 H Street N 509 Morse Street N.E. 8 Georgia Avenue, treet Ave. reets S 1 A Brand-New 1933 Model Electric ROYAL CLEANER And a New 1933 Model Electric FLOOR POLISHER ATTACHMENT Both for The ROYAL the Price of the Cleaner! il CLEANER is outstanding among the finest and most efficient of low priced cleaners on the market today! And now FOR A LIMITED TIME we offer this famous FLOOR POLISHER ATTACHMENT for $29.75...the COST OF THE CLEANER Here, indeed, is an unprece- ALONE! dented value really practical home gift...AND a value! 3rd Floor TOMORROW! cleaner, together with THE ...THE opportunity to get a hinders his recovery. He realizes that | there is food and medicine to buy, rent to be paid and clothes to be obtained of school age. GIVE garment that today for their clothes. they ask us. .. clothes and selling one reason. pay. high-rent districts. HIM ONLY BELL ; at or anywhere near will convince you of the superior- The modest sum of $1,020 would main-| tain them for a year. | Opportunity No. 15. Fruits of Unemployment. | Mr. Thomas is a skilled artisan (col- ored). He provided well for his wife ‘and six children.untfl the depression | came and he joined. the ‘army .of the | unemployed. He had excellent refer- ences from former patrons, but they no longer had work to offer him.- He trudged the streets day by day in va! search for employment. S | wife and children finally broke dow | his_health. A spirit of independence | stil kept him from asking help until he was faced with an eviction notice. ‘Then he asked for _help. damage, however, was alreacy done. A physical examinstion of the mother and children showed that Mrs. Thom: ALL ONE PRI Such pleasant satisfaction does a man get from wearing a Bell you see them worn by many men who could well afford to pay twice the price “How can you give Yo much for only $17.50?” Making our own them in our own stores at one small profit is Another—No one pays for the fellow who forgets to Third, we stay out of the One glance must go to the Tuberculosls Hospital and four of the six children were found | to have tuberculasis of the jgvenile type: now to restgre the courage jnd hope of the man and to assure Mrs that while she is in children Wwill be pro daughter, The tagk before the mcl}l worker 15 Thomas pospital the 6 ed 1. An older erself .now, duir of employ- math ng the the home her younge is needed noutishing care to isters. Money and other supplies in- carfare for five he Public Health A minimum to hope or at les's hs or until strength an_apply food, Wil still be appreciated one year from now . . . gives these three features ¥ est included with every tuxedo ity of a Bell garment at $17.50. BELL CLOTHES" 941 Pa. Ave. 916 F St 721 14th St. - 82,50 Balance arranged on Barber & Ross convenient Budget Plan, Bk Byt 2o New York Avenue at Fifteenth Complete * # % CHRISTMAS CHECKS CASHED i he draws & pension which partly takes care of his expenses. The children are | sickly and seem to need constant medi- cal care. Because of this illness, the mother’s entire time is taken up in car- ing for them. ‘The man has made every possible eft fort to overcome his difficulty, but is unable to do so. A comparatively smal! B amount, £240, will suppiement his in- Ccome sufficiently to permit him to carc | properly for his family. Opportunity No. 14, Father 1ll—Funds Exhausted. This carpenter is an immigrant. He came to America many ars ago, found Ia job almost immediatelv and worke |.s(eau‘u, Marrying a thrifty woman (This Case Closed by a Contributor) ' the two worked together, fixed up ] KIDWELL’S MARKETS, Inc.| Quality and price combined with service should have yourj | patronage. Compare with all competitors . . . may the best one win. Our hot Christmas turkey special will be a knockout—watch . . it means a dollar on a turkey. We sold thousands Thank: i customers satisfied; may you be one Christmas? . Center Large, Smoked, Skinned Hams. . .. ...... . 8¢ Siices m. 15¢ Fresh Hams..........m. 10c Smoked Hams: ..... ..m. 10c