Life — July 12, 1917 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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a © 48 Life’s Fresh Air Fund © of 1916, Fees Air Fuso 2 operation thirty years. In that ed $161,919.26 and has to 38,190 5 bee it has exp by bequests which ere ace Previously acknowledged vee+$4.395.80 D. H. Grandin Milling Co M. J. Monckton Helen and Mary S$. Pope. Mrs. J.P. Wile “In memory of E, Wm. 0, Mors: Mrs. J. T. ¢ fs Carrie A. Towle... Jessette Baylis Florence W. W._R. Mansel Ls. S. Helen ( suse sssueses Proceeds of a play given by the B. B. Club at F titled “A Precious Pi direction of Mrs. H. M. Beckwith. Those taking part included: Eliza beth Bridges. Betty Boldgett, E or Kerwin. Virginia Rice. Marj ter, Helen Beckwith, Grace Kay, Elizabeth Kingman, Marion Marie Matth derwrit Mre. J. R. Lovejoy Barcia Lucia Doris Evelyn, Slaght .. Mrs, E. T. Nichols. Jr. E. $."D. a George B. Clothier. Jeremiah, Milbank iend Mrs. James Edgar M : Margaret H. Wentworth. . Mrs. Chas. H. Randle $3,849.02 ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS A box of children’s clothing from Mrs. Huntzinger, 930 Park Avenue, > York City. Her View EAR,” he said, “Lift up that charming hes Look in my eyes and see The glow of constancy! “But,” she smiled, As candid as a child, “Each girl that looks, you know, Sees her face in the glow!" “IPE ° Fetching the Future E* since the war began we have been saying to ourselves, and hav- ing it said to us, that it was going to change the world and all its habits No doubt it will, a great deal, and what sort of details of change it will bring will depend upon who wins it. For the future is always the child of the past. We know the past of Prussia and what the future ‘s likely to be if Prussia shapes it. We also know our own past. Our own past has defects. We are aware of that. The Prussian past has merits. We know that, too. But what we Americans are in this war for is to bring it about that this new life that is coming to the world shall be the child of owr past, rather than of Prussia And why not? Can any people living look back on a century of endeavor and accomplishment, especially in self- government, which is fitter to be the parent of the century to come than Loose from Prussia that which in these States lies back of us? Not in all things but in many that are important, the United States offer @ pattern to mankind. They are now, by force of circumstances, committed to the effort to secure for men the right to adopt that pattern if they like it. That is why our sons have gone to training camps or face the dra daughters record their years ties at the summons of the Governor, and our dollars run to meet the Liberty Bonds, or fall for the Red Cross. It is all because’ we choose that our past and not Prussia’s shall be the parent of the future; all because we have buckled to a formida in the faith that once started, we are formidable people; all because we have chosen as we should, and intend to make good ble undertaking F economy is the soul of wealth, is it worth while saving? “THAT DOG'S A WONDERFUL ANIMAL, SIR. WHY! LAST SUMMER HE SAVED THREE CHILDREN FROM DROWNI MEDAL, THERE'S THE MEDAL!” AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY GAVE HIM A comicbook