Life, 1917-02-15 · page 26 of 42
Life — February 15, 1917 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's fundraising drive for French war orphans**, likely from World War I. The heading "More Help for the Babies" and references to sending funds to Paris indicate this is a charity campaign supporting children displaced by the war. The photograph shows **the Manach family**—including "the father, who died for France, and François, Baby 118"—presented as a human example of why donations matter. These real families embodied the campaign's emotional appeal. The bulk of the page lists contributors' names and amounts donated, organized by baby number (Baby 564, Baby 001, etc.). Each French child apparently had an assigned number and was "sponsored" by American donors who received updates on that specific child's welfare. This represents **Progressive Era American philanthropy**: Life leveraged its readership to systematize charitable giving during wartime, creating direct (if distant) donor-to-beneficiary connections. The $67,076.37 raised demonstrates the campaign's success in mobilizing middle-class Americans for foreign relief.
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270 More Help for the Babies S Lire goes to press there seems a likelihood that our mail communica- tion with Paris may become irregular, but contributors to the fund may be sure that there will be no more delay than necessary in for- warding funds and in transmitting the informa- tion we may receive con- cerning the children. We have received from Lire’s readers a total of $67,076.37, from which 351 400.74 francs have been re- CAMILLE RE E, BABY 564 mitted to Paris. Lire gratefully acknowledges from HF. P_ and JF. M.. Akron, O,, for Baby No, 872... $73 Mra, E. C; T. Muller, Cleveland, 0., for Babies Nos. 873, 874, 875, 876 and 87: Charles ‘Le flibbard, Jr, ard cies. Hibbard, field, Mass., for Baby No. ‘Gh ‘Tomay ted ‘and Moly ‘Allinson, Ne chester, hn a" 2 Dou, tas i No, 880 . . . Carol Whitney, ty, for Baby ork Cit . Eric Whitney,’ New. York City, for, Baby No. 88 Foot Gis y, for Baby Perle Ward » New York _ H. E. Hi for Bab; E., Hitchcock,’ West Hartford, ‘Con 4 In Memory of d and 886 , P. Cowing, C 3 farylee and Margaret Chahoon, Grand Mere, Quebec, Canada, for Babies Nos. 888 and 889. ictor Cotchett, Jr., San Francisco, Cai.,” for Baby No. 890. Mrs, Charlotte W. Eddy, for Baby . Bot ; Westbrook, Omaha, Neb., for Baby No. 892 “The Children,” Buffalo, N. ¥.. for Baby N 89). Augusta Buck Parry and W. W. Parry, Rome, ¥. for, Baby No. Bos G, A. Buckstaff, Oshkosh, Wis, for’ Bab; § Sirs eunene W, Lewis, Grosse Pointe: Mich for baby No. 896 Robert P. Gibb, Brooklyn, N. Y., for Baby No. 898. . Mra, Richard A. Parker, Denver, Colo., for Baby No. Mindrea agg” Baroy" Latider, “Concord, “N Baby No. ere In memory of A, O., Evanston, Hazel Montague, Theodore Je mery Montague and Katherine Wales Montague, Ehetchoors, Tenn, for Babies Nos. 903, 994, 995 in Francisco, Cai. «0 WC for Mr. and’ Mrs. Harry Lee Baby No. 908 Friends, Springfield, \ y No. Imbri ior Baby N MR. for Baby No. 91 The Clicquot for Babies and 913. a ‘ 18 St. Paul's Cathedral Baby No. 919. A. F. Daniels and J. A. ti w. Brig Baby, No. 8 Moore & Co., FOR BABY NUMBER 863 Already acknowledged “W." Worcester, Mass. New York ‘City,’ on’ account $53.20 2 LIEPE Anonymous, Fremont, 0. Marian Sherwood, Beatr West Elizabeth, B,. Los Angeles, Cal Mis Wine Hens Jewett, FOR BABY NUMBER QO! Mrs. Wm, Henry, Jewett, Seattle, Wash. Friends, Springheld, Mass... For La Fayette, Birmingha G. A. W., Buffalo, St. Paul's’ Cathedral Sunday School, Detroit,“ Mich.: In this list we print first the number and na lowed by the names of the contributors. Laura B. Penfield, New York City. of the baby, 425. Yvonne Lejeune, 418 Raymond Hardin. Several contributors, 439. Charlotte Lhuillier.“ Three Lovers of France. 452; Roger Pérard. Lockhart and Peggy Cortright, St. Martins, Philadelphia. 440. Jeanne Bonnisseau, 442. Yvonne Caijo. Esther B. Mass. 451. Paulette Cantin. George A. Crocker, Jr, 443. Georgette Ducasse. Britain, Conn, 396. Henri Guillois, “The Whitney Children,” Henry. 444. Léonide Matté. Pearson, Newton Lower Falls, New York City. Jeanne and Frances Stanley, New Carol, Eric and Mona and Barrie Bracken, Brighton, Mass. 445. Julia Morvan. E. G. P., Rochester, N. Y. 441. Raymond Collas. Several contributors 417. Henri Craff. “ H, H., Pennsylvani 446. Colette Carton. E. P., Rochester, N.Y. 436. Genevieve Giroux. Henry H. Derr, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 448. Francoise Lefort. Joshua M. Holmes, Oak Lane, Pa. 449. Madeleine Rovelle. Mrs. E. White, Milwaukee, Wi Aimée Rouot Mrs. Frederick F. Ducharme, Detroit, Mich. (Continued on page 282) THE MANACH FAMILY, INCLUDING THE FATHER, WHO DIED FoR FRANCE, AND FRANCOIS, BABY 118