Life, 1916-09-07 · page 26 of 40
Life — September 7, 1916 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's charitable fundraising campaign for French war orphans** following World War I. The photograph shows **Annette Labonde, Baby No. 64, and her mother**—one of hundreds of orphaned children supported through readers' donations. The campaign worked by matching American contributors with specific French orphans. For $73, donors would support a child for two years, allowing them to remain with family rather than enter institutions. The page lists baby names, birth dates, addresses, and their American sponsors' names. This reflects the **post-WWI humanitarian crisis** when France faced widespread poverty and orphaning. Life's role was brokering this transatlantic charity, combining small contributions and remitting funds to the *Orphelinat des Armées* (Army Orphanage), headed by President Poincaré. The repeated publication of names served dual purposes: **acknowledging donors and humanizing distant beneficiaries** through individual identification rather than abstract statistics.
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*LTFE* Another List of Babies Contributions of less than seventy-three dollars are combined until they amount to the larger sum. As fast as Lire receives from the Orphelinat the names and addresses of the children and their mothers, with particulars . ‘ a . of the father's death and other information, these are com have received from the Orphelinat an additional list municated directly to the contributors for the care of each child. The full amount of the funds received by Lire is put of one hundred and forty-three names of babies helped into French exchange at the most favorable rate and remitted by Lire’s readers, making a total of two hundred and forty- one whose names and addresses have been sent to the con- tributors to whom they were assigned. The pressure on our columns prevents our publishing this list all at once, but we hope eventually to print all the names in instal- 408 to the Orphelinat with no deduction whatever for expenses, In behalf of the orphaned children we acknowledge from $73 73 Elizabeth Carter, Honolulu, for Baby No. 3 Phoebe Carter, Honolulu, ‘for Baby No, 323... 0. Dorothy Saunders, Betty Inglis, Phoebe Mosman, Syn- thia Gates, Gordon Thomas, David Thomas.” Billy Miller, Jamie Inglis, Harbor Springs, Mich., for Baby No. 3 aieeevest ae B see The Cox Family," Terre Haute, ind. for Baby No. 3. ell Todd Baldwin, Chestnut Hill, Mass., for Baby No Ada. Huntzinger,’ Harbor Mich.,” for’ Baby Winiam F’Moses, Bronsvitie, NJ ¥ ments. The total of contributions so far received is $23,893.73, from which we have remitted to the Orphelinat 134,315.80 francs. prings, “for Baby A contribution of seventy-three dollars provides that for two years a destitute French child, orphaned by the war, will be ept_with its mother or relatives instead of being sent to a public institution, where its chances of survival are less than in a family environment. During this critical period in the child's life its welfare is looked after and the funds disbursed by the Orphelinat des Armées, an organization officered by President Poincaré and other eminent French men and women. The Orphelinat has committees in every part of France, who keep in touch with the children and supervise details of management. FOR BARY NUMBER 320 Already acknowledged ........022. 4+ 4X; Adame, Sault Ste.’ Maries Mich icnry F. Huse, Springvale, Me. Harry J. Baker, Terre Haute, Ind. de BR... fusic Room, WV liiamstown, Mass. _ 116, Robert Hoffmann, B., June 21, "13, 9. Fue Gutembert, Pantin, Seine, Lee and William, Boston, Mass. 117, Raymond B., Feb. z0 rue Michelet, eine. EO. Springfield, Mass. 118. Georges Dubau, B., Jan 27, tye Régnier, Bordeaux, Gironde. In’Me "13, 10 rue des Haies, Paris. Several con- tributors. 107. Roger Cazaneuve, B., June 2; rue des Hailes, Bois-Colombes, N. O. Nelson, New Orleans, La. 108. Anne’ Claude, G., Sept. tt, "14, 42 rue Armorique, Recouvrance, Brest, Finis- Judge J.C. McReynolds, Washington, In the following list the baby's number comes first, then ite name, B. or G. signify- tng boy or girl, the date of its birth, its¥ present address ‘and the name of the Lire contributor to whom the baby is assigned. acazzi i Pantin, Hy Ss. 16 ory 109. Yvonne Altes, G., May 3, "14, 32 tue de Me: . Paris. Mrs. John Little, Labaina, Hawaii. tos St Aignan, Hussey, Adonis Arduin, B. June 7. '15, Cité Bordeaux.’ Mrs’ John ‘Frederick avers, Mass. 119. Narcisse Banaudo, B., Sept. 74 Roulevard Ste. Agathe, Nice. A. Gordon, III, and Lewis Henderson don, Flushing, N.Y. . 163, Simone Barbier, G, May 2, "14, 54 rue des Pyrénées, Paris, E. M. Leonard, Washington, D.C. 146, Mathilde Rarelli, G., Jan. rue Fontaine-la-Ville, Nice.” “Alston Jr Memphis, Tenn, 99. Marthe Barret, G.. May 17, "ts, Im- passe Fontar, Bordeaux. Salt Lake ‘City. 106. Jean’ Pages, B., Feb. 6, ‘14, Chez son grand-pére, chemin des Sources a Avig non, Vaucluse. Mrs. Hernand Behn, San Juan, PLR. 100, Renée Paillat, G, Sept. 2 sireigne prés la Gare’ de ‘Chavagne: Vendee. A Friend, Wilmington, Del. 188, Eucher Paon, B. tg, Ouville tp Riviere, | Seine Inférieure,” Mrs. Me- Dougall Hawkes, Ridgefield, Conn. 216. Elie Parnois, Bay Oct 1) 't4, A la Ritarelle, commune "de 1, canton de Tulle, Corréze. Mrs Elizabeth’M. Leonard, Washingt D.C. ‘ 172. Fernande Paternotte, G, Feb. 12. 't5, Ferme Gruion, 4 Chantrainet ay Vosges. "In Memory of a Little Girl 173. Valentine Patry, G., Sept. 5, "15. A la Pentiére par Luau, Indre. “In” Memory of Marion." a 217, René Pauli Feb, 24. "14, Chez M. Vignolles a es, Albi, ‘fara, In Memory of a Son,” =. Boyd, Wheel- ing, W. Va. "15, A la Maine- Tot. Emile Pavé, B., May 11 Dionsiére, commune de Villevéqu et-Loire, "A Friend, Wilmington, Del. ts7. Albert Breton, By July to, ‘tg, St. Thégonnec, Finistére | Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Goodwin, Greensburg. Pa 186, Alexis Breton, B, Apr. 16, '16, St Thégonnee, Finistére.’ Mr. and Mrs. CL: Goodwin, Greensburg. P 154. Francois Breton, Thégonnec, Fini M Goodwin, Greensburg. Pa 200. Fernande Campredon, G., Dec, tis, ot Boyd, B., Apr. 16, "16, St. and “Mes. Cl Lt 29 tére. D.C 110, Henri Chocteau, By Feb. zt rue de Paris, Morlaix, Finistére. Henry E. Fish, Erie, Pa int, Henriette Costes, G., Oct, 11 13 rue des, Aubépines, Bois-Colombes, $ S. M. P.. Tuskaloosa, Ala. tr2. Aline Géréec, G., Oct. 17, "14, Ty Croas Poulfond, Plouncour Ménez, Finistére. Mrs. Hugo Richards, Prescott, Ar t13 Jeanne Guéguen, G., "May Crozon, Finistére. Mrs. Hugo Prescott, Ariz. ttg. Marie Guénard, G., June 15, "15, Minibie sur Rance, Te-et-Vilaine. Mrs. Hugo Richards, Prescott, Ariz. 115. Jean Hémon, B.. May 10, "1s, Ergué Gabérie. Dunbar and Priscilla Ross Holmes, Waban, Mass. 137. Paul Hervé, B. Nov. 10. 13, 3. rue des’ Panoramas, Paris. “Martha and her little sisters, New York City, “ts. *t 4. Richards, of M. A. S. 120, Madeleine Ducarme, G., Mar. 4, ‘14. Rue de la Mare, Drancy,’ Seine. Several contributors. 121, Madeleine Ducret, G., Sept. 28 "14, 25 rue Salat, Lyon, Rhone.’ Mrs. H. M. Barksdale, Wilmington, Del. 122, Blanche Gallo,’ G.. Mar. 25, "13. 42 Chemin des Roucas Blancs, Marseille, Rouches-du-Rhéne. Mrs. H. M. Barksdale, Wilmington, Del. 123. Armand Garrigue, B, May 23, ‘ta, Rue Dubernet, Tonneins.’ Mrs David’ Pro- vost, Great Neck, L. I. 124. Raymond Landragin, B, Mar. 26, f12. 46 rue de la Bréche-aux-Loups, Paris. The Women of Albuquerque, No NM 12s, Raymond Rousseau, B., Mar. 19, "12, 35 rue Montgallet, Paris. '“ in Memory of Ruth Evans Wilcox,” Washington, D. 126. Constance Anzeray, G., Mar. 30, "13. 6s rue d’Agusseau, Boulogne, Seine.” James Th, Ring, Wood Ridge, N. Je 127. Jeanne Auguste, G., Apr. ts. "1s. 2 rue de Fleury, Clamart, Seine. Victor R. King, Wood Ridge, N. J. 199. André Rarriére, B., Sept. 24. "13. to rue Pastourel, Paris. From the Girls of Kent Place School, Summit, N. J. 128. Pierre Bellet, B., May 6, ‘13. Fontenoy, Le Havre, Loire-Inférieure. Mrs.’ H. Lazare, ‘San Anselmo, Cal. Jean Bihan, B., Feb. 16, "rs, Sibiril. Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, Rome 19 rue Mr Colette Boé, G. June "t4, St. n pice d'Excideuil, Dordogne. J.'H., Wir netka, Ill. 130. Gilberte Boucher, G., Feb. 6, ‘15. Ak’ Taule, “Miss “Anne Kent Kilpatrick, Rochester, N. Y. 131. Simone Gagneraud, G., Nov 1, 78 Boulevard. Massena, Paris. Miss flowe Kent, Rochester, N.Y 132. Robert Galichet, B., Feb. rue da Marché Popincourt, Paris. “a. Ada 7th, 10 Mrs) H L. Platt, New Britain, Conn. TTE LABONDE, BABY NO 64, AND HER MOTHER 133. Paulette Gatien, G.. Dec. 7, "14, Route de Viroy 4 Montargis, Loiret,” New ton South Allies Relief Association, Worces: ter, Mass.