Life — September 14, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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GEESE More Babies HE generosity of Lirs’s readers is shown by the hand- some total of $24,972.25 that they have contributed for the support of destitute French babies orphaned by the war. From this has been remitted to the Orphelinat des Armées, which oversees the great work, the sum of 134,- 315.89 francs. This insures that for two years more than three hundred and forty babies will be kept in the care of their mothers or relatives, instead of being exposed to the hardships of public institutions. Lire is glad to acknowledge from N. 0. Nelson, New Orleans, La.. for Baby No, 330.. $73 S$. M. B. and ‘A. H. M., Ambler, Pa., for Baby No. 331. 73 Mrs. James C. Stodder, Bangor, Me., for Babies 332 and 333. . “ Russian Rak San Francisco, Call, for’ Babies ‘Nos. Mrs outs 1 tiger ‘snd Siies’ Amelia J. Bare, aod, N; J, for Baby No, 436, Mrs. H., Redbank, N. J., for Baby Madame Edouard Desnouee, Honolulu, No. 338 Mrs, Herbert! 1. Wailace, “Fitchburg, Mass. Guy Richards McLane, New’ York City; f Bo and 341... 2. mAusaass Mrs. Gordon Stratiey, Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y., for Baby No. 342... + 7 Conscience, Cleveland, ©., on account of Baby No. s0.. 46 FOR BABY NUMBER 320 Already acknowledged... Ssovgaesewnatis “Collected at Swan's Island, Maine ¥20202221 FOR BABY NUMBER 320 Collected at, Swan's Island, Maine “ Box 276, Toronto ” Louise Mathewson, Walthill, Net vices tosseeeses The Boy Scouts of America, Troop No. 1, Riverton, Ethel A. Eggert, Newport Lire is sure that every contributor to the fund will be interested in this letter from the widowed mother of one of the babies: Paris, August 11, 1916, Monsieur: I am in receipt of a letter announcing that there will be sent to me shortly for my little ones the sum of forty-five francs quarterly, thanks to the generosity of certain children in your great country. I lack words, sir, to express to you my gratitude. I am very, very much touched by it. What especially moved me is the single sentence, which contains, however, so much delicacy, “ Your comrade in America does not mean to give you charity, but to bring to you in this tragic hour the aid of his friendship.” These words, sir, go direct to the heart. Thanks for myself, thanks for my little ones, thanks from the depths of my soul. Let me ask you, sir, fo repeat this to the little ones who have interested themselves so kindly in mine. MARGUERITE MAKCQ, BABY NO. $8, AND HER MOTHER Tell them that this admirable deed is worthy of great and free America. I lost my husband in the battle of Vauquois a year ago the 7th of March. He was a serious man, honest, honor- able and courageous. In leaving me he said, “I do not know what will come to me from this contest, but I shall keep on to the end for their sakes,” pointing to our little ones. He died without being able to reap the reward of his courage, but as he said, this will be for his children, who will see France victorious and the Republic greater than ever, for he was a sincere Republican. My children are still small. The task that I have set for myself is a great one, but happiness also remains to me, and I shall not fail. One of them is seven years old; the other, two. I am twenty-six and a half years old, and am employed in a large English shop in Paris, where I gain a modest livelihood. I am a saleswoman of co-tumes for ladies. My little Robert is at nurse near me in the neighborhood. My oldest son is in school, also in the neighborhood. My Sunday happiness is to go to visit them. Working out to gain a livelihood for them, I am not able to keep them at home, and I insist on having my c dren well brought up. You are not able to understand, sir, what this separation has cost me and the sadness of my empty home, after having there had the joy and happi- ness of the fireside. Again, thanks, sir. Soon I am going to have my oldest son, André, write a little word, although he hardly knows how to write, but I will guide him and, like his maman, he will give you thanks from the bottom of his heart, for I talked to him of his little ieicne, unknown, but so good. Excuse my long letter, sir, but I was so touched that T have felt the need of telling you at once and of express- ing my deep gratitude to you for having understood our sorrow; above all how much it costs for a woman alone, with two small children, to carry on the struggle for existence and who, proud, does not wish to ask anything nor to accept the present ‘gift as a charity. You are not able to conceive all the sadness of such ‘a situation. With my deeply felt gratitude to you, sir, as well as to the unknown little ones, the assurance of my best senti- ments and my distinguished salutations. pUVE Lacomae. In the following list the baby's number rue Ste. Marthe, Paris. Mrs. W. D. Olmsted, 26 rue de la_ Paroisse, Versailles, Seine-et comes frst, then is name. B. or Gy signify. Buffalo, N.Y. ing boy or girl, the date of its birth, sts 136. Antoinette Perdu, present address ‘and the name of the Live Les Coccinelles aux Gravi Contributor to whom the baby is assigned. Scine-et Oise. RC. Hy Pa. 134. Simone Allanct, G., Jan. 4. ‘14, 10 138 Fernand Vincent, Auburndale, Mass. “Honolulu,” Hawai 16s. Jeanne Bultez, G., May 7, ‘13, 32 139. Madeleine Vedie, Oise. F. L.’S., Detroit. Mich G., May 3, "15, Lucie eclere, G., Apr. 6, ‘ts, Pont fi AthisMons; de la Cite, a” Perigueux, Dordogne.’ Chloe ie West’ Philadelphia, Louise Shear, New York’ City. 143. Roland Lefévre, B., Aug. 6, "1 B., Jan. 2t, "14, Monireuil-aux-Lions, Aisne. Several’ con! rue Pinel, St. Denis, Seine. H.W." S., 146 Grande Rue a Bourg-la-Reine, tributors. 144. Roger Heron. B.. July 6, ‘18, t4 rue du G. . Apr, Repos, Paris. A Group ooklyn Women. rue des“Bons Enfants, Paris. Several con- 46 Avenue Parmentier, Paris. 14s. Paul Ingrain, B., Apr. 1, "15, 163 rue Nationale, Paris.’ A Group of Brooklyn nitors, Pierce, Syracuse, N. 13s. René Charpantier, B., Jan. 31. "13, 140. Odette Coffre, G. 5 Boulevard de Belleville, Paris. Severalcon- 12 rue des Fortifications, a Auxerre, tributors. Simpson, Cincinnati, O. 168. Jeanne Corme, G., Aug. 20, '13, 14 141. Jacques Hebert, Nov. 11, at Women. FW! "147. Robert Lacombe, B., Apr. 4. ‘1 29 rue des Trois Hornes, Paris. J. B. Gatlo- B, May "13, way, Berkeley, Cal. comicbooks.com