Life, 1917-05-17 · page 28 of 35
Life — May 17, 1917 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's fundraising campaign for French orphans during World War I**. The context: France was America's ally, and the magazine appeals to readers' sympathy for war-displaced children. The two photographs show babies (Lucy Esparcel, Baby 806, and Lucien Bailles, Baby 1056) representing beneficiaries of the relief effort. The article explains that $73 supports a French orphan's two-year care with a foster mother, increasing survival chances. The bulk of the page lists **donors and their contributions**—individuals, church groups, and university faculty from across America sending money. This demonstrates widespread American support for France and French civilians suffering war's effects. The text references a French Commission visit "headed by Joffre and Viviani" (French military and political leaders), indicating this campaign capitalized on pro-French sentiment during WWI. The appeal emphasizes "old friendship" between nations and "our ally's little ones"—emotional language designed to motivate donations.
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LIPE The Testimonial of Life’s Readers to France 'HE wonderful exhibition of the feeling of affection that our coun- try has for France, as shown in the greeting to the French Commission headed by Joffre and Viviani, was necessarily confined to a few of the larger cities. The evidence of the same feeling shown in this fund for the re- lief of the destitute orphans of France comes not only from every part of the United States, but from wherever in the world Lire is read by Americans with hearts that respond to the old friendship of the two countries and to the bitter need of our ally’s little ones. The sum of seventy-three dollars provides for the two irs’ mainte- nance of a French orphan in its mother’s care, so increasing its chances of survival to become a future citizen of France. In answer to Lire’s appeal we have < received $95,964.36, from which we have LUCY ESPAKCEL, BABY 806 remitted to Paris 531,836.20 francs. LUCIEN BAILLES, BABY je ave te acknowlede srati in b 0, Toledo. Ba a0 We are happy to acknowledge, with gratitude in behalf The ‘kyon ae Ob By ha eae Bake Noe a598 toiraeree of the children, from Margaret and Robert Love, Roslyn, N. Y., for Babies Ni Levi L, Barbour, Detroit, Micbigan, for ‘Baby No. i300... Juan Paris, Mara cla, for Baby No. 7 FOR BABY NUMBER 1233 Mrs, Consianee Mack on, Englanc 9 nay mans, 2 ki England; Already acknowledged * y Sisehaeeccersien : Fred C. Leas, Merion Sti Jeli peel . » New: x Audley Hart Stow, Pocahontas, G_Norwoad’ Con ¥.. for Baby No : as ce hina eer eereh son, Wisconsin, for Baby FOR BABY NUMBER 1234 J. Manly, Ma P. I., for Baby No. 1357.5 wl ga Already acknowledged Frank R. Rhodes, itiactae Ohio, for B. Fred C. Leas, Merion Statio Samuel M. Jones, Toledo, Ohio, for Baby No. 1259 Mrs. R, C. Rider, Cambridge Springs, Pa., for Baby 7 Farle C. Anthony, Los Angeles, Cal., for Baby No. a 73 FOR BABY NUMBER 1264 From a collection taken up at a patriotic service held” M.M wind, W. V. St. Paul's Protestant Hpiscopat Church, Duluth, Mlinr NOR ren Liberty, NOV Tr for Baby No, 126, sete se Elizabeth D. Thacher, Pawtucket, RK. 1 he Misses M H We Kor M.B. E.; Birosingham, Ala. for Baby > 6 seeeeee . . . r, ew York dentist who would not take a fee fri The Misses Milligan, Cynwyd, Pa., for Baby No. — and an offi whe: ould not pt free treatinent from Eleanor, Beatrice and Rosamond, Boston, Mass., for aby Mil cotter ei ee No. 12 Ne ttene Maeegstne43 se z. s. Bethichem, Harriet Stevens Sackrider and Frank | Stevens Sackri¢ ertown, Conn... Jamestown, N. Y., for Baby No. iro, San’ Francisco, ea . taz0.. je ‘Maréchal Joffre.” by Miss \ et. Gare ‘OR BABY NUM 7. rard, Bellport, L. I, for Baby re Wonrtewa Got, J.D. R., Jr., Toledo, Ohio, for B: Mra, Jessie Patrick Davis, Roland Park, Md., for Baby fore Cooper, Watertown, Conn Wi illiam A. Purrington New York City.. Members of Univeraity’ of Towa Faculty Menibers_ of Universiiy of Towa Faculty, Towa City, Tow CEO love ce lee 0 for Babies Nos. 1275, 1276, 1277 and 1278... SNOT, Springheld, Mass Newburyporters, through Laurence P. Dodge, New Mass., for Baby No. 127 aut is be 5 Housekeepers" Clu aby Beach, Ol yoN 2 iguscgeever””¢ ai i FOR BARY NUMBER 1283 Miss Grace Mathewson, T Canada, for Baby 3 Mrs. Georgine Holmes ‘TI ‘on, Mass., for Baby le Doran, New York City. + Springfield, Mass. siein's comichooks.cem