Life, 1917-07-05 · page 26 of 40
Life — July 5, 1917 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's charitable fundraising campaign for French war orphans** following World War I. Rather than a political cartoon, it's a humanitarian appeal. The page features photographs of actual French children (Germaine Dehon, Madeleine Didat, Edmond and Suzanne Lévy, Raymond Martin) being supported through reader donations. The text explains Life's "Fatherless Children of France" fund, which had raised over $103,000. A notable anecdote describes Methodist Sunday School girls in Maplewood, New Jersey, who raised $30 by drawing soup bowls on cardboard pictures of babies, asking donors to "buy" bowls of soup for ten cents or cocoa for five cents—gamifying charitable giving. The page lists donor names and amounts (typically $73 per child), demonstrating broad American public support for French war relief during the post-WWI period. This reflects American philanthropic efforts to address European humanitarian crises following the war's devastation.
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26 ' Ld &* Saving the French Babies N spite of the many other exacting calls on the generosity of Lire’s readers, we are happy to say that their interest in the destitute and fatherless children of France does not flag, as will be seen from the list of contributions below. We have received a total of $103,690.03, from which we have remitted to Paris $89,123.70 francs. An interesting gift of thirty dollars for one of the babies has been sent in by the little girls of a class in the Method- ist Sunday School of Maplewood, N. J. Each child was given a piece of cardboard on which was pasted the picture of the baby cut from Lire, and below it were drawn a num- ber of soup-bowls and the legend, “ Please buy him a bowl of soup for ten cents or a cup of cocoa for five cents.” As the bowls were paid for they were marked off, with the resulting total of thirty dollars. We gratefully acknowledge from “In Stata Quo Club," through L. M. Atherton, Swampscott, Mass, for Baby’ No. 1408... . $73 The pupils of the Janes-Frankiia ‘School,’ Toledo, Ohio,” for eBay Ne, 1408 Alice Mary Sine, Brett F. Sine’ and Chas, Edwar Bary), Alberta, for Baby No. 1411 Mrs. T. H. Hoagland and Chester Bayli: for Baby No. 1 Grace M. Neill and N. J.’ Neill, Lynn, Mass., for’ Babies ‘Nos. ris and t4r4 Fred b, Hills, E, Cieveland, Oio, for Baby No. John and Robert Taylor, Yonkers, N. Y., for Baby N. Elizabeth Roome, New York City, for Baby No. tai7. The Juvenile Sewing Club, of Berkeley, Ethel Allen, Lucia ray, Louisa Justice, Jane Richardson, Elizabeth Rush Ann, Eleanor and Mary Wheeler, through M Wheeler, Berkeley, Cal., for Baby No. 1418. D,W. R,, Detroit for Babies Nos. 1420 “LR. New . for Babics Nos. t Miss Teabel’ Danforth, New_York City, for Bab Anonymous, Canon City, Colorado, for Baby Mrs. James. Edgar Morris, Pelham Manor, Baby No. 142 . : The Diversion Club ‘of Frances Shimer Schox roll, Ill, for Baby No. 1428, : The Forum of Schenectady High School, Schenectad 73 EDMOND AND SUZANNE LEVY, BABIES 334, 335 GERMAINE DEHON, BABY 1132 for Baby No. 152 wile 73 The pupils of the Jancs-Franklin’ School, “Toiedo,’ Obi account of Baby No, 1410. aot 36.50 FOR BABY NUMBER 1399 Already acknowledged .. see $45.09 Mrs, H. M. Sullman, Caldwe 3 B. 0. Thompson, Newport, 10 James Fritz, Chicago, Ml, throu 1 ‘Anonymous, Canon City, Colorado. nu FOR BABY NUMBER 1419 $73 The Juvenile Sewing Club of Berkeley (as above), through Mrs. F. R. Wheeler. sees $21.06 Anonymous, Canon City, Colorado. 15.09 Mrs. E T. Nichols, Jr., Wenatchee, Washin, 3 | The Diversion Club ‘of Frances | roll, Ill. . 63 Miss Paulette Wright, Washingtot 3 Peggy and Bob,” Rochester, N. 4 } MADELEINE DIDAT, BABY 639 $50.78 RAYMOND MAKTIN, BABY 279 THE PLAN OF THE BABIES’ FUND A contribution of seventy-three dollars provides that for two years funds received by Lire is put into French exchange at the most favorable rate and r ted to the Society with no deduction what. ever for expense: Checks should be made payable to the order of a destitute French child, orphaned by the war, will be kept with its mother or relatives instead of being sent to a public institution, where its chances of survival are less than in a family enviro During this critical period in the child's life its welfare is after and the funds disbursed by “The Fatherless Children of France.” an organization officered by eminent French men and women. The Society has committees in every part of France, who Keep in touch with the children and supervise details of management Contributions of less than seventy-three dollars are combined until y amount to the larger sum. s fast as Lire receives from the Society the names and addresses of the children and their mothers with particulars of the father's death and other information, these are communicated directly to the contributors for the care of each child. The full amount of the Lire Publishing Company To SEND GIFTS Make two lists of the contents of the package. One should be en- closed in the package, and the other mailed, at the time the package is sent, together with the name and address of the person for whom the package is intended, to the offices of “ The War Relief Clearing House,” go Wall Street, New York City. The’ package itself should bear the name and address of the child, marked care of "The Fatherless Children of France." The package should her be sent to the warcrooms of “The War Relief Clearing Mouse," 133 Charlton Street, New York City. They will forwar the package without charge, but te sure to pay all charges for de« livery to the Clearing House. comicbooksegiiy