Life, 1917-08-30 · page 26 of 40
Life — August 30, 1917 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not satire or political commentary, but rather a **charitable fundraising appeal** in Life magazine. The page documents the magazine's campaign to support French children orphaned by World War I. The photographs show actual orphans being aided—identified by name and "baby number"—kept with their mothers rather than sent to institutions. The text explains that Life readers have contributed over $117,000 to provide two years of care for 1,600 French orphans. The bulk of the page lists donor names and contributions (ranging from small to substantial amounts), crediting those who funded individual children's support through "The Fatherless Children of France," a French-run relief organization. This reflects early 20th-century philanthropic practice: using a magazine's platform to publicize both the humanitarian need and the donors' generosity. There is no joke or satirical intent—it's earnest advocacy for war relief.
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LILIANE LEPEBVRE, BABY 1263 HELENE TOLLET, BABY 1362 Our 1600 Babies RE this reaches the Lire's readers they will have pro- vided for the ‘two years’ care of six- teen hundred French babies orphaned hy the war. This does not mean that our readers have only supplied money to provide the creature wants, but they are making it possible for the children to remain with their mothers instead of heing sent to public insti- tutions, and they are giving the be- reaved mothers the comfort of hav- ing their little ones with them. There have been a few deaths among these children during the year and a third since the work started, but the percentage is very low indeed, even Lelow the normal of infant mortality. This is direct and gratifying evidence of the real good being done hy the generosity of Lirr’s r We have received for this cause $117,684.11 from which we have remitted to Paris, 646,686.20 francs. In behalf of the children and their mothers we grate- fully acknowledge from Dunn, Elwood ¢ Rocks Golf Club, Gi ODETTE MERCUR, BABY 1360 eaders, V. Jay Hass Rail 0 1877-0200 Babies “Nos. S78. 1579, 1580 and Mrs, fotin G. "Clemson, Portland, tshy and. 138s Dorothy ~ fi Mildred 3, Alired, Annie f : + Buck Hill Hodge, (Ruth, Robinson Is, Pa, Baby 1585, 73 Rosamund and erick Rice, Mass., for NOY for aby No “i382. 55 mtown, Va, for Baby GENEVIEVE TAVEAU, ELIE ROULET, BABY 383, HIS MOTHER AND SISTERS BABY 597 FLA. ¢ Marine Bar- ks, Navy rdener, U ‘ard, Mare Isla No. isot wo... weaess Captain Olver Floyd, UL 8. Marine Corps, Marine Navy Yard, Mare Island. Vallejo, Cal., for Baby in Bigelow, ewhere in France.” for Raby No. Higelow, “ Somewhere in Oyster “Bay,” for y L. Cowing, Wyoming, Ohio, for Raby No. 1s95...... 33. James HH. Aitkin, Schenectady, N. Y., for Raby N 73 COA. Cail, Jamestown, N.Y. on account of Baby No. wo FOR BARY NO. 1 Alread Gen. aly, wledged .. : Hughes, Ottawa, ins, Knoxy Francis FOR BABY $73 In memory of Rupert F. Clafi veeseeesa bs I. Cahot Lodge, at, 36 I... Greenwich, Cofino... scence BID alse Margaret M. Willis, Hollyhurst, Mt. Vernon, Washington.) 48s Mrs. Hlance Irhé Bremner and’ Miss Doris Middleton, Tel mont, Roston. Mass sienawereaavenisne 23 sear Gingras, Berlin, Nu 1 3 $19.86 A contribution of seventy-three dollars provides that for two years 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 environme: During this critical period in the chill’s life its welfare is looked after and the funds disbursed by ‘The Fatherless Chi France,’ an 1 officered by eminent French men and women, The committees in every part of Fr. who keep in touch with the children and supervise details of management Contributions of less than seventy-three dollars are combined until they amount to the larger sum. no! As fast as Live 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 funds received by Live is put into French exchange at the most favorable rate and remitted to the ty with no deduction wh: ever for expe Checks should be made payable tu the order of Lire Publish pany comicbooks