Life, 1917-11-08 · page 26 of 40
Life — November 8, 1917 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This Life magazine page documents a charitable fundraising campaign—not a cartoon or satire, but rather a social-welfare initiative. Life magazine was organizing donations from American readers to support French orphaned babies following World War I (the text references "wounded soldiers" and maintaining orphans for "two years," suggesting post-WWI reconstruction efforts). The page features photographs of specific French children being sponsored by American donors, with detailed lists of contributors and donation amounts. It explains that Life will compile contributions to instruct a Paris committee on gift purchases, requesting they buy from wounded soldiers' workshops to support disabled veterans. The "American Santa Claus" metaphor frames American charitable generosity as gift-giving. This reflects early 20th-century American philanthropic efforts toward European relief, particularly France as a war-affected ally.
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758 An American Santa Claus in France IFE had counted on about eighteen hun- dred babies to be taken care of by the American Santa Claus, but our good readers keep add- ing babies to the list. so that more than that num ber will have to be pro vided for We cannot foresee how generous our read ers are going to be in equipping the American Santa Claus in France but we will instruct the committee in Paris as contributions come in, and just before Christ- mas will cable what the total is, so that they may govern their expenditures fer gifts accordingly. We have already asked them to pur- chase, where possible, the work of wounded soldiers, so that the money contributed will do a double work in the way of Christmas cheer. For the Christmas Fund we have received: Already acknowledged |... Isabel Danforth, New York Cit Mra, J. G. Pontefract, Shields, P: A. Clark, Jr, Los Angeles, C Richard A. ‘Parker, Denver, ( Alice R. Radmore, New York City. D. J. Van Marle, Bufialo, N.Y. Anonymous, Belvidere, IL MARCEL GAILLARD, BABY 6 The Christmas Fund is in- tended especially for those who have already contributed the whole or part of the seventy- three dollars for the two years’ maintenance of a French orphaned baby, but anyone may contribute. For the main fund we have received $133,600.94, from which we have remitted to Paris 744,984.95 francs. We gratefully acknowledge from The boys of the Nic! hool, Buffalo, No. 1798. Mrs. Orme Wilson, New York C and 1793 Mrs. John Edwin Brown, Columbus, Obio, for Baby Mrs. F. P. Cutting, Oakiand, Cal., for Baby No. 179: Chas. Wier. Los Angeles, Cal, for Baby No, 1796. Mr. and Mrs. I Mocksville, No. 1797 « Mrs. Otto A. Bi Charles E. W. Grinnell, In memoriam Gabriel Brackenbu No. 1800 . Anonymous, Santo for Baby LIFE MARCELLE GUILLAUMIN, BABY 520, BROTHERS AND HER Mrs. John L. Howard, Berkeley, Cal., for Babies Nos. 180. and 1803 . tenes Miss Elsa A. Oleese, Merced, Cal, for Baby No. i804: H.W. S Gambridge, Mass, for Baby No. 1806... -.5- ++ Gretchen Clifford, Newton Center, Mass., for Baby No. 1807 Miss Helen Buchanan Holmes, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Baby No. 1808. Charles Albert Moreno, Stanford University, Cal., for Baby No. 1809 2 «Hill, “Nunn, Coi., on account’ of Bavy Santa’ Ana, “Cai.,’ on ‘account’ of Baby FOR BABY Already acknowledged “ The boys of the Nichols School, Buflaio, > To the memory of George A. Monroe, Jr., Attleboro, Charles E. W. Grinnell, Boston, Mas: A. P. Nazer, ‘Shanghai, Chi Mrs."R F. ‘Maddux, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Jessie F. Streeter, Chicago, I. Birthday party, Master Howe, Marshalitown, Towa... THE LARRONQUIN FAMILY, WITH JULIE, BABY 906, AND JEAN, BABY 905 comicbookSieom