Life, 1917-04-05 · page 44 of 70
Life — April 5, 1917 — page 44: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's fundraising campaign for French war orphans** following World War I. The article acknowledges donors who contributed to support orphaned children, noting that while readers have generously donated over $81,000, this represents "only a small part" of the hundreds of thousands of children made destitute by the war. The photographs show **representative orphans being aided**: Antoine and Henriette Regneault (ages 795-6, likely meaning their case numbers), Jean Rousseau, and Cecile and Henri Le Prince. The satirical point is implicit: **American charitable giving, however substantial, cannot solve a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude**. The magazine is both praising reader generosity and gently critiquing the inadequacy of private charity to address large-scale war devastation. The detailed accounting of contributions underscores Life's transparency while emphasizing the vastness of unmet need.
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588 “LIFE: Only Part of the Help Needed T would be interesting to know what proportion the eleven hundred French orphans helped by the generosity of Lire’s readers bear: to the total number made fatherless and destitute by the war. The total figure is unobtainable, but it has been estimated in. the hundreds of thousands, and the increase continues daily It will be seen, therefore, that the $81,286.92, from which we have remitted 469,123.70 francs to Paris, is, in spite of the largeness of the amount, only a small part of what can be applied to this work of intelligent and sadly needed relief. On page 610 of this issue of Lire will be found the last of the names of the children that we have received from Paris together with the names of those who have con- tributed to their support. We are glad to acknowledge from Giles Price Wetherill, Short Hills, N. J., for Baby No. 1098 ccseicsersssannses we “i Edgar W. Harris, Rockwood, Ontario, for Baby No. J. J. Round, Boston, Mass., for Baby No, 1080......++ Susan D. Griffith, New York City, for Baby No. 108% Henry M. Rathvon, Casper, Wyoming, for Baby No. In memory of Jessie, Syracuse, N. Y., for Baby No, In memory of Duke, Syracuse, N. Y., for Baby No. J. A. Mitchell, New York City, for Ba na Fine Arts Studio Club, Tacoma, Wasb., for Baby No. 1087...... Hays and Norman Holmes, Garden City, L. No, 1088 . A War R i burg, Pa., for Baby No. 1089. q Ernest C. Werner, New York Cit: 1090. Louise Paulsen, Rayocean, Ore. for Baby No. 1091. In memory of Isabel K. Hutchins, Wollaston, Mass., for Rabies Nos. 1092 and 109%... ..0.00ees0eeeeee M. NN. Cleveland, Ohio, for Baby No. 1064. Mrs. William P, Sche 1095 i Raymond : ie, Mrs. JR. Dore ran Sayre, Walter McLaren, Williamstown, |) No. 1097. ANTOINE AND HENRIETTE REGNEAULT, BABIES 795-6 for Baby yy Of Account ‘al, for Buby No Gustavu: FOR BABY NUMBER 1070 Already acknowledged . + $8.67 Mrs. FidgReures on, Mass. fardie Baugh, Ontario, Cal... nald A. Newman, Long Beach, nk Beckwith, Deita, For Barbara,” Birmingha: $34.67 A contribution of seventy-three dol- lars provides that for two years a destitute French child, orphaned by the war, will be kept with its mother or rela- tives 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 Fatherless Chil- dren of France,” an organization officered by en men and women, The Society has committees in every part of France, who keep in t dollars are combined until they GUY LUX, Bany 304 amount to the larger sum. As fast as Lire receives from the Society the names and ad dresses of the children and their mothers with particulars of the father’s death and other information, these are communicat directly to the contributors for the care of each child. amount of the funds received by Lire is put into F: change at the most favorable rate and remitted to the Society with no deduction whatever for expenses. Checks should be made payable to the order of Lire Publishi JEAN ROUSSEAU, BABY 437 CECILE AND HENRI LE PRINCE, BABIES 753 AND comichooks.com