Life, 1916-08-24 · page 24 of 42
Life — August 24, 1916 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page documents a charitable fundraising campaign by the American magazine *Life* to support French war orphans. The accompanying illustration depicts two children—likely representing French orphans—sharing a piece of fruit with what appears to be genuine affection. The campaign worked by allowing American donors to sponsor individual children through the Orphelinat des Armées, a French relief organization. Contributors paid seventy-three dollars to keep a destitute child with relatives rather than in a public institution for two years. The page lists numerous donors' names, locations, and the babies they sponsored (numbered up to at least 307). The satire is gentle: the campaign asks readers to prevent separation of war-orphaned children from their families. The illustration's caption—"Oh, Effie, I ate your orange by mistake, but never mind, I'll give you half of mine"—suggests American middle-class generosity solving French suffering through individual charity. This represents post-WWI relief efforts, when American publications mobilized readers to support European reconstruction through personal sponsorship programs.
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“LIFE: 307 Babies T would take a strong imagination to make a concrete until they amount to the larger sum. As fast as Lire receives a ‘sety ad from the Orphelinat the names and addresses of the children mental picture of the good done and the misery and and their mothers, with particulars of the father's death and i : a ibutions pels: geniee® other information, these are communicated directly to the con unhappiness averted by the contributions of Lirr’s ge tributors for the care of each child. The full amount of the ous readers to this fund for the relief of the destitute funds received by Lire is put into French exchange at the most French war orphans. The money sent to the Orphelinat favorable rate and remitted to the Orphelinat with no deduc- y 7 } tion whatever for expenses. des Armées up to the present writing means that in more than three hundred humble homes, scattered all over France, widowed mothers are spared the agony of having HD Eaters, Sumense: N, Ys. for Bebles: Now. their little children taken from them to be conimitted to drs Hs A. Stone, Rochester, N. Y., for Baby No. 291, 73 es Fnaittath ‘ Charles. Cary Rumsey, Jr.’ Mary” Averill Harriman the less tender care of public ins' titutions, Our readers Runsey, Olea Hell Lod: Gertrude Smiths Grace may be sure that they are sharing in the gratitude of the Rumsey Smith, ines Rese Smith, Carlton M. " ilie: a i Smith, Charles W. Goodyear, Jr., James Goodyear bereaved families that are kept together through their Sid Lawrence Rutscy, Balser MY for’ baby generosity. 8 Be 292 .. haa oe Reiss 2. $6ER . shi . D. Perrault, Peru, 8. A. for Baby No. 293.....- We have received $12,364.43, from which 116,612.14 Mrs. Henry D. Prescott, New Bedford, Mass... for francs have been remitted to the Orphelinat. Baby No. 294... ‘ i ‘ ‘ N. T. Guernsey, New York City, for Baby No. 205.. A contribution of seventy-three dollars provides that for two Thomas Archibald Miller, Princeton, N. J., for Baby years a destitute French child, orphaned by the war, will be No. 206 . és scaweuisad Kept with its mother or relatives instead of being sent to a Elizabeth Sargent Worthen, Hartford, ¢ for Baby public institution, where its chances of survival are less than in NO. 207 cseceeeeeesete senses sesuemuetee a family environment. During this critical period in the child's Emily F. Wheeler, Long Beach, Cal., for Baby No. 299. life its welfare is looked after and the funds disbursed by the Ellen Watson, Plymouth, Mass. for Baby No. yoo... Orphelinat des Armécs, an organizaticn officered by President Mrs. C. A. Barnard, Montreal, Canada, for Baby No. 301 Poincaré and other eminent French men and women. The Mildura, Red Cross Society, Mildura, Victoria, Aus- Orphelinat has committees in every part of France, who keep M fala: for, Baby No. Rint oe ‘ie in touch with the children and supervise details of management. 4 la a Sa Concert, Mildura, Australia, Contributions of less than seventy-three dollars are combined tre hy Bab Pe Baby No. $04 «sssssacvecterses In memory of David L. Farnsworth, Proceeds of a play written and produced’ by’ ‘childrer, at Hancock’ Point, Me, for Baby ‘No. 307-0. -+-++ We take pleasure in acknowledging from FOR BABY NUMBER 242 Already acknowledged ......+00ce eer eesee renee “In Memory of John Brockman Seifert, Alaska Louise G Johnson, Point Pleasant, N. R. E. K., Phoenix, Ariz, FOR BABY R. E. K., Phoenix, Ari : z A. R.G.! San. Mateo, Cal. : LLL] 10109 Mrs. W.'B. Choffey, Mildura, Victoria, Australia...: 29.85 Louise F. Wickham, New York. Cit) Florence E. Bellrose, Schenectady, 5 No Cause for Alarm OWING to the fact that the largest reflecting telescope in the world has just been installed at the Carnegie Observatory at Mount Wilson, we are now informed by astronomers that one hundred millions more of stars will be revealed. We have never exactly been short of stars, there being enough apparently to go around the heavens. At the same time, several of them have of recent years disappeared, and several others have been receding from us quite rapidly, so that the knowledge of one hundred millions 46 BPR A more now on hand, or in process of being seen, will be glad news for all. TARR, HOE To those who are anxious about the future this will come as a welcome relicf. “OH, EFFIE, 1 ATE YOUR ORANGE BY NEVER MIND, I'LL GIVE YOU HALF OF MINE,