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This is a **fundraising appeal page** from *Life* magazine documenting donations to the magazine's Christmas Fund for French babies and wounded soldiers after World War I. The two photographs show babies sponsored through the fund—Jeanne Oget (Baby 1741) and Robert Logan (Baby 1630)—representing the over 2,000 French infants receiving aid from American *Life* readers. **The content is not satirical.** Rather, it's a serious charitable accounting listing contributors' names, hometowns, and donation amounts (typically $10 or $73 per baby sponsored). The text reports that readers have collectively sent $148,334.20 to aid French orphans and wounded soldiers, with a total of 837,044.93 francs remitted to Paris. This reflects *Life*'s role during the interwar period as both a satirical publication and an active participant in American charitable causes supporting Allied nations' post-WWI recovery.

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1054 More Than 2000 Babies 'HE Christmas Fund will be closing just as this reaches the eyes of Lire’s readers. From the total be- low there seems no doubt that Lire’s readers will have sent to every French baby on our list a substantial bit of Christmas happiness. In addition they have helped some of France’s wounded soldiers through the dis- bursement of the moncy. Already acknowledged. .$1463-33 John A. Mitchell, York City 10 Mr. PJ. New 10 Mrs. Francis Garé iner, Allendale, N. . 2 H. K. Elston, JEANNE OGET, BABY 1741 bara, Cal... 10 Frances and Janet Fol som, San Francisco, Cal. : : 10. Mrs, Witham H. Downey, Ten: 3 10. C. TL, Swem, Washington, D.C ees + 780 Oskaloosa Kindergarten Children, “Oskaloosa, Towa. se... 4 Mrs. V. G. z 1 Barnett, Dermott, Ark.. Asheville, N.C. ceteeesse ees ee ee ILM. Rathvon, Tulsa, Okla < Mary ‘P.¥iloopes, Glens Falls, N.Y. L. K. Phreaner, Hanover, Ps. arles Hildebrand, Hartford, ( s,.W.H. Morgan, Alliance, Ohio. CW. Kent. Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and*Mrs, Lee Charles Miller, Salt Lake City b Mrs. W. C, McConaughey, Parkersburg. W. Va. : Rilly and Jean MacDougal, Chicago, Iil.. 23 H. G._D. New York Ci = Wn. Tafpin Wheat, Washington, Da Steubenville, Ohio. NN McGowan, Mary P. Morris, Olean. E, P_A., Washington, D. Mrs. Thoinas R. Hartley, Mrs. H. M., San Francisco Mrs J.B, Owens, Oshawa, » Employees of M Boyd Braxton, Staunton, "J, Sharwood, Lead, F Mes, E. M. J., Bolton, Mass.. thesia B. Emery, Chicago, Ill Miss ‘Ariadne Gilbert, Plainfield, Nv J.: Malcolm and Thalia, ‘Blairsville, Pa.. Mr. and Mrs. M, H.’ Sabin, Albuque Joseph P, Riggs, Oak Ridge, N. J..----+eeeeee eres se 10 Teatrice Sharp, Clinton, Ontario’... 10 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Church, Els 10 Mrs. Thomas Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa... % 1 Capt. and Mrs, Hobart H. Hawkins, Atlanta, Ga.co0200.. Mrs, William Young Westervelt, New York City * Malaeska-Jane “$1886.08, The Christmas spirit in the air has also helped the main fund. We have received for this purpose $148,334.20. In all, we have remitted to Paris 837,044.93 francs. Lire gratefully acknowledges from The French Orphans Society of Liberty, Nos. 1833, 1834 and 1835. Katherine and Alfred, Kinderhook, 3 Tom Scrutton, Hugh Scrutton and M. for Baby No. i836 E. Scruton, Petaluma, Cal., for Baby No. 1837 tdacriedennananie 73 Mrs. PJ, Mosenthal, New Vork City, for Baby No. tooall Fs Mrs. is Gardiner, Allendale, N. J.. for Raby No. 1964. “Tn memory of ry Louise Coe,” for Baby No. 1065. David R, Lyman, Paris, France, for Baby No, 1966. LIFE F. F, Bodler, San Francisco, Cal., for Raby No. 1968 73 Mr. ‘and Mrs. Dean C. Worcester, Cebu, P. Iy fi No. 1969 eceeceeeeeees sles . 73 Miss Dorothy “A.” Little, “i. Cleveland, Ohio, ‘and’ Mr. ‘and Mrs. E. C, Weiser, Holyoke, Mass., for Baby No. toz0.. 73 From Hunter MeClure for civil engincers of the Federal Railway Valuation, San Francisco, Cal., for 197t . : 73 Harry Addison “Kuhn, Garden’ City, LL. for abies “Nos. 1972 to 1991, inclusive . . : seseees 1460 Drayton Hryant, Washington, D. C., for Haby No. 1992001) 73 Te Edward 1. Lough, Paget Rectory, Bermuda, for labies Nos. 1993 and 1993.» siesasaé dan 146 Edwin S. Jarrett, Jr., William A, Jarrett and Olivia Jarrett, Shepherdstown W. Vay for Baby No. 1995..0.0c.0000¢ 73 D, Tod Bulkley, Concord, for Baby No. 1996-+.2s-5- 73 iia 1D Allens Chicago ike Yor Baby No. 1997...000.0. 73 and Virginia,” Washington, D. C., for Baby No 4999, 73 emory Qt Harriet Merritt Mogee,* Fas Hs Eas M. K., New York City, for Baby No. 2001.,..00.ecese5 73 Mrs XW Dantamy Morsemere S.J for: Baby No 73 Braxton, Staunton, Va., for Baby No. 2005 33 ladelphia, Pa. for Baby No, 2003......-s00000. 73 . Sharwood, Lead, S. Ds for Baby No. 2008.22... 73 Mrs UF Doader, Maman’ BD’ for Baty No: 2e88! 33 Welles V. Moot, Jr., Buffalo, for Baby No. 2007...... 73 Robert Bryant and Margafer’ Bryant, Detroit, Sick. for Babies Nos. 2008 and 2009. ..02..0.0- 146 Q. Bs Newsian, Washington, D. ¢ 33 and Mrs. Hobart H. Haw ig Westervelt, New York City, 8 Waldo. Mary Radolph’ and Fay Randoiph Wilsons Beaumont, 7° Texas, for Baby No, 2014 tpeece scene 73 The Employees of Newton Annis, Detroit, Mich., for Habies Nos. 2orgs and 2016 .. eereererrery 146 Winifred Morris, Swarthmore, Pa., on account of Haby ‘No. account of Baby No. 1770. . 1.50 s'and teachers’ of McK‘ nley School, Phoenix, Ariz., on account of Baby No. 1998.-+.- ++. hoses 15 Mr. and Mrs. A. Keeney Clarke, New York City, on account _ of Rabies Nos. 17§1 and 752.... 10 G. O., Toledo, Ohio, final payment on’ Baby 8 Herbert K. Salmon, Netcong, N- J on account of tiaiy No pversvil le, > s teeee 36.80 BABY NUMBER 1052 y acknowledged «6. .0cseseceee esses ee 4.81 hoys and girls in the sixth and seventh grad School, Austin, Texas v.ssees esses : 819 BABY NUMBER 1967 3 The boys and girls in the sixth and seventh grades‘of White's School, Austin, Texas . on Louise Jerome, Marshalltown, Towa’ 3.25 Charles’ Hildebrand, Hartford, Conn, s- Nelson P. Bonney, Norwich, N.Y. 6 D. D. D., Woodstock, Vt... 5 Mr, and Mrs, Frank Bickley, Mesico, Mu 2 G. . Reiter, Canton, Ohio. - 10 Jessie Charlton, Wheeling, Vi ‘a 10 ¥ s 4 50 Lillian Pearl Braton: Staunton, * Jack, Parker, Cambridge, Mass....... 4 A.J, C., Leadville, Cot.....e021! 1 “E jelphia eo 2 Mrs. J. F. Loader, Manila, P. T.: 2 ite McQuarrie, Bt. rary es Stewart, New Yor s KT LEGAY, BABY 1650 $73 BABY NUMBER 2013 Jeanette McQuarrie, Blair, Neb..... $2.86 In this list ore printed first the numbers and names of the babies, These arc followed by the names of the contributors to whom they are assigned. o. Roger Bonn fant. Hampton Lynch. 1697, Denise Roucault, Several contribu: tors. 1753. Lucien Rourgouin, $3. Stephen's Sunday School. 1754. Yvonne Rourgouin. St. Stephen's Sunday School, 1802, Anastasie Abgrall. Mrs. John L. Howard. (Continued on page 1064) comicbooks.