Life, 1917-01-18 · page 26 of 40
Life — January 18, 1917 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a political cartoon but a **charity fundraising page** from Life magazine during World War I. The two photographs show war orphans—Madeleine Richoilly (Baby 404) and Georges Lamarque with his mother (Baby 317)—children whose fathers were killed in the war. The page documents Life magazine's fundraising campaign for French war orphans, listing donors and amounts contributed. Life had remitted over $310,000 francs to a Paris charity society supporting widows and fatherless children. The accompanying text appeals to American sympathy and generosity, emphasizing how war has left children "dependent on their widowed mothers" facing "destitution and separation." The final testimonial describes a donor's emotional correspondence with the family of one sponsored child (Baby 4), highlighting the personal connection such charitable work created between Americans and French families devastated by the war. This represents Life's use of its platform for progressive social causes during the 1910s.
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106 ‘aL IDESE Keeping Up the Good Work HE war goes on, and each day adds to the already overwhelming num- ber of little children robbed of their fathers and left de- pendent on their widowed mothers. Often this means destitution and separation for the bereaved ones. But American hearts are still sympathetic and American hands are still open in generosity to help these little ones who cannot help themselves, Lirr’s readers have con- tributed $53,683.41 to lighten this burden of unhappiness. Lire has remitted to the Society in Paris 310,511.99 francs, In behalf of the children and their mothers Lire gladly and gratefully ac- knowledges from ; ; Mrs, HL Le Wade, Waterbury, Conn for Baby No. 721. $73 Meand Hie “evan SP oates, Washington BSC, No. 4 Felix F, Rosen, New York City, for Baby , ; G.0., Toledo, ., on account 73 Vel for Baty ‘3 ee FOR BABY NUMBER 713 Hor Agnes ‘Sporborg, Syratusee N, Y. . Already acknowledged . 73 G. A. W., Buffalo, N. 73 MADELEINE RICHOILLY, BABY 404 CEORGES LAMARQUE, BABY 317, AND HIS MOTHER 73 FOR BABY NUMBER 736 Champaign, Ti; for Baby No. 7391. 73 GA. W., Buffalo, NY... A friend, Elm Grove, ¥ Sx, ter Baby No. 736. 73 Miss "A. Barthelemy, Red’ Tan |. Parmele, East Bloomfield, N. Y., for Baby No. Miss Hi Barthelemy, Red Ban! 5 73 A.B. San Francisco, C: Mrs. Jamies W. MeCrosky, New Vor “Ciiyy for” Baby Kone Wheeler, Dutato, 73 Frances Wheeler, Buffali ee 5 . Mr. and “fies! Ties FE Chaik, Los’ Antes, C Dr. Eben Clayton Hill, Poughkeepsie, No Yu aby jo, 7: oe + 73 H, P. Breitenbach, Grosse Pointe, ‘Mich, for’ Haby ‘No. 73 FOR BABY NUMBER 737 Duthie-Strachan, Chestnut Hill, Mass. for Baby Dr. Eben Clayton Hill, Poughkeepsie, N No. 735 73 W. M, Hall, Racine, Wis. Anonymous, Denver, Colo., for Baby’ No. 738. 73 Miss Currence Bostwick, Thaxton, Va In Memory’ of Constance de La Cour Irvin, Bal timore, Miss Jane E. Williams, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. : Md., for Baby No. 739- “ 73 Margaret, Douglas and Lawrence, Hartford, Conn.. Arthur C. Walworth, Hoston, Mass.. for, y No. - 73 Morningside, New York City: . Paul Wack, Newark, N. J., for Baby No. - 73 Miss Helen ‘Colville, Mt. Vernon, 0. Five Putnam Grandchildren, Henry, Philip, Ric ALL. G, Hanover, N. H.......:5 Theodora, Haven, New York City. for Baby No. 742 73 - In Memory of Edwin Hawkridge, Brookline, for $47.46 ory 8 S146 z Mes WR, Shackéliords Rid < This comes to us from one of the contributors to the Mrs. Fai . gor. None FB fun Caroline, Joba, Eleanor’ and Charles’ Wi As one of the shareholders in Lire’s French baby, arias Seino? aby No, 247 5 73 No. 4 (Reneé Helfer of Boussiéres), I sent the child Anonymous, Glen Cove, L.“I., for Baby No. . 73 a box of summer clothing in August and of winter Mrs. A. M. Andrews, New York City, for ‘pales ones in December. I have received long and intelli- bt Baty Now’ 333 2 Hg gent letters from the mother and from an older sister ap ‘ in Memory of Robert (of twelve years), who enclosed a lock of Reneé’s hair, ‘Chapon, Bangor, Me., for Babies Nos. v3 and 754. a pansy, a bit of mignonette and a photograph of the Mr. pee ty ae G."Gooch, Jr Roanoke, V a for Baby family. The work of this sort, started by Lire, ought to do much for the relations between France and 756 America in the future. From’ Christmas ‘party, given vy Daig and (Christine i comicbooks.com