Life, 1916-09-28 · page 28 of 41
Life — September 28, 1916 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page documents Life magazine's ongoing charitable effort to support French war orphans during World War I. The content lists newly enrolled babies in the sponsorship program, with donor names and addresses paired with specific children in France. The two photographs show children being supported by American donors—identified as "Roger Cazaneuve, Baby No. 107" and "Andre Menetre (Baby No. 152) and his Older Brother." The editorial text emphasizes Americans' moral obligation to aid France, noting the "cordial" French feeling toward American assistance. It references a recent visit by Paul Cravath to France and stresses that supporting French orphans strengthens Franco-American friendship—presenting the charity as both humanitarian and strategically important to maintaining wartime alliance. The page reports total contributions of $27,525.75, with funds remitted to the "Orphelinat" (orphanage). This represents Life's role as intermediary between American donors and vulnerable French children displaced by the war.
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LIFE Additional Babies 5 Cité Leclaire, Paris. Mrs. G. Y. Lansing, Atany, N.Y: 195. Jeanne Ergot, G.. Sept. 22, "14; rue die VAlouette 'St. Mande, ‘Seine, ‘Mes G. Y. Lansing, Albany, N.Y. 196. Jean Escoute, 'B..” Mar. 3, ‘14, 108 rue de Noisy, Bagnolet, Seine. 1. M., Cin cinnati, O. 107.’ Marie Etourneau, G., Aug. ©, "13, ute’ Nationale, Civray Ville, Vienne. Butler, Pa.’ 198. Marcel Faipeur, 17, 14. rue Hoyer, Paris. ‘Biints Ho Tieook Hy: annisport, Mass 201, Lucienne Fassot, G., Feb, 22, "14, 32, fie, Dauplune, Paris.” C’ W. Kent, Los Angeles, C: Lucienne Fauchére, G., Apr. 16, "14. Mme, Poos, 5 rue dela’ Gare, Auber: iers, Seine. A.M. M., Menlo Park, Cal. 203. Denise Flanet, G., Jan. 14, °r3, 1 rue Duronchoux, Paris. The Four Cousins "— Edward, Lance, Rowland and Newby—Grand Rapids, ‘Mich. 20g. Carmen Flour, G., Mar. 18, "15, $2 rue des Boulets, Paris. J. R. 1, Grand ROGER CAZANEUVE, BABY NO, 107 Rapids, Mich. 205." Roger Forest, B.. July, 4. "15, 6g ruc In the following list the baby'e sumber & arian Eee .ilas, Seine. “TP. de Y., of Se N ee Oe tke odsle eh tis blather go ode Eougerouts: Gs.) ane Present address ‘and. the néme of the Lure 8, tu¢.Anaétiaue Compoint, Paris, Contributor to whom the baby is assigned. Fo Ge reulnes Fovquet: G. Joly. 301 tii: 192. Noelle Haas, G 25,_'15, 36 $ tue de T’Arrivée, Enghien-les-Bains, Seine bis, Fue Amandiers, Paris... Gieving Edge, & Oise: pcan A. Stevenson, Sharon, Pa, Albert E., Jr. and Richard Ide Cluctt, Troy, 208° Kené Foury. Bu. July, 13. "14. Tor: N.Y. rac, Corréze. Edith ‘and Roger Blumer 193. Henriette Harrolt, G., May 7, ‘14, Thacker, Nordhoff, Cal. . . 9 tue des Couronnes, Paris. 1. R., New 209. Roger Francon, B., Nov. ANDRE MENETRE (MANY NO. 152) AND WIS York. Aveque des: Batignotes. ‘St H. d, Me. OLDER BROTHER 194. Charles Portier, B., Aug. 25. ‘ta, W. S., Springtield (Continued on page 553) EVERAL anonymous contributors have failed to give spired and so devotedly directed the great movements us their names and addresses. If they are interested for the relief of war sufferers, their greatest service in the babi vh ji they. hav ibuted is to their own country in keeping alive its friend- ¢ babies to whose maintenance they have contribute ship with France, which, without their work, would and will send the proper directions, Lire will be glad to certainly have been destroyed, a friendship which may forward to them any information that may reach this office. be our salvation when our time comes to need a friend If Lire was a larger paper and we could afford to devote among the great nations of the world. more space to this practical charity, we should be glad to The total of contributions to date is $27,525.75, from print more of the touching letters that come to us from which we have remitted to the Orphelinat 151,959.64 the widowed mothers whose orphaned children are helped franes. by the generosity of Lire’s readers, They make eloquent Lire gratefully acknowledges from testimony to the heroism of French womanhood. Wilson and Mary Wing, Bangor, Me. fon Baby No. 366. Phi: ‘tyhaya broade its workol ime In memory of A. G. Ht, for Baby No. This charity he a broader aspect than its work of im Henry He Houston, El Paso, Texas, fos ye % 7 mediate well-doing. It clearly expressed in a recent Mrs, halt liane H, Downey, Alexandria Bay, N. Y., for iain with Mr Paul Cravath, just returned from a 1 tensy Moyer: 8 ices Ca oe aby No: 370, visit to" Reance: gi Grace Church, Tirant ‘anada, for Baby No. 371. ° Re NERY Miss Gwendolyne W ‘kes, Brantford, Canada, for Baby In France the feeling is much more cordial than in via i ck, Long "Bese! . . a a ) izabeth Beck, “Long Beach, Cat. “for Baby England. That is doubtless chiefly due, I should say, to the appreciation of the French people for the un- Mary R aa He KAM Paicines, Cal. No. official assistance which the people of America have Beet der ty ae cambach it lolliare seein Ea lar been rendering to suffering France with such efficiency F: Brice, New York City, for Baby 376... and on such a magnificent scale that there is hardly a soldier in the field, or a wounded man in the hos- pitals, or needy family in any part of France that has FOR BABY NUMBER 365 not been reached by the helping hand of America. Already acknowledged .....cccccecsseesecsneseeee They cannot help. feeling that the people of America A French: Sympathizer...ccsscccesesgesssesees must sympathize with France and believe in her aims tear Sones Ek, Se Voie in this war, regardless of the official attitude of our jp Tergory, of Seplermber rath, New: York: City. President and our government, which the French P. BL.’ Moorestown, NOT : simply cannot understand. W. A. Davis, Norfolk, Va Great as is the service rendered to the French by the MucJi Bie Berkeley, Cal Americans in France and this country who have in- HM. He and A. M. Bartlett, Cambridge, “Mass... Baby ‘No. ics aawsaiene