Life, 1918-01-10 · page 28 of 40
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This page documents Life magazine's charitable fundraising campaign for French orphaned children following World War I. The prominent photograph shows **Suzanne Bertrand**, a French orphan child who serves as the human face of the appeal. The article explains that Life readers have contributed over $157,000 to support 2,200 French orphan children through Christmas gifts and ongoing aid. The text asks readers to imagine the joy these "unexpected Christmas gifts" bring to impoverished children "in circumstances that make joy almost impossible." The bulk of the page lists donor names and baby numbers they've sponsored—a common practice in early 20th-century charitable campaigns where donors would "adopt" individual children by number. The satire is gentle: Life is appealing to American readers' sentimentality about children while documenting their generosity through these donor lists, essentially publicizing both the need and the response to encourage further contributions.
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68 “LIFE- Now for More Babies I" is too early for Live to receive any particulars of the distribution of the gen- erous Christmas fund con- tributed by its readers for the twenty-two hundred French orphaned children who are being aided hy their contributions. We have ne doubt that we shall soon have some particulars, but it will be impossible for any- one to deseribe what it all means, Let your imaginations run loose, good people, and try to picture to yourselves SUZANNE. BERTRAND, twenty-two hundred little mawyitass children, scattered all over France, each being made happy hy unexpected Christmas 1 you gifts. You know what it means on a small scale, 1 will find it hard to realize the vastness of this hapy almost: im- coming, too, in cireumstances that make joy possible. The closing of the Christmas Fund showed a subst Womore last- ial surplus, but this money will he made to do ev ing good by being added to the general fund for the sup- port of the babies. Contributions to the Christmas Fund are: wedged... $2612.88 Maynard, “Mass 3 arg. Ohio. and. Ohio: Mise Jessie Robbins Miss Ethel Roberts, Jefierson, Obi Ala. . Lewis. “Bir ham. tt, Billings, Mont goes marching on to the music of The main fund still generous heart-beats. With the limited sp devote to this work and the amount of it consumed in ce that Lire can recording the contributions, we have not of late been able to go much into detail concerning its working, but appar ently Live's readers are familiar with them, and have needed nothing more to enlist their help. We have received for the main fund and special gifts $157.463.00, from which we have remitted to Paris 6405 francs. Wi we acknowledge from 1Mrs J. 9. Babies rch. Hyde’ Park, Cin Watt Wiis. Cincins—* in, Ontario, for Baby Nol ‘> i] New Orleans, La. for Raby No. 31 33 RK. Campbell, Laurium, Mich. for x : 73 Irvine Blanton, Ironton, Ohio, fe and Countey Club, Raby Now ay ° mboy, N. J. for Hahy No Columbus, Ohio, Crown Chapter Sewing “Circle, O08 for Raby No, 2+ nssadens D.TL. Grandin Milling €o.. Tamestown, NU VU foe Hats Nu: Mrs EM. DeXter. Milwankee, WiLL far Thaby Oise ‘ the Rowen Reaneh Library, Detroit, Mick y Ne, Wittiara 10 Seats ikath) “Maine. for Way Nol A ; The Gos" Warsiw. N.Y. for Raby No. 204 ville, Ohio, for itaty "3 Mr. and Mrs. 7. €Tlarper, Va Jolla, Cat. for Taby No. 2144 Miss Reateice Stare. New Vork City, for Ray No AL Whiting. Haltimore, Mal. for Haby No HM. Thompson aml Miss Edith D. Thompson, Mil watikee, Wis. for Habies Nos. 2t38 and 210 Mary Neilson Diven, Philadelphia, Va. for Raby Ne. S140 “The Racon Chiklren,”” Philadelphia, Pa. for Raby Noo cry Mr and Mrs. J. 0." Stearns, Hoquiam, Wash. for Maly No. tas. ‘ 73 The Reyn Mawe School, Maitiniere, Mal On acconnt af Raby No. 2016... 23.85 Meo and Mes. ROED THI Nuns, Coto.. on account ef Tahy No, saos 3 On a City "an! account Of Raby’ No. ton : BARBY NUMBER 2102 . Mrealy acknowledged Mrs. William C. Hawkins. Hassil 1. Dierre Valligny. New York “Margery’s Christmas Dollar.” Claremton, Vt FE. DOES Seymone. Cor Vo 0. J Denver, Col ‘ a, Ontario, asuntville, NOY RARY Ntvaine Waltham, Mass ‘ x J. Svraense, NOV 4 “gr any NUMER 2116 Mr. and Mrs, GM. Wilson, Wellesley Hills, Mass. $10 Mice Dana Inrnet. Avondate, Cinemnati, Ohio 5 St. Thomas Episcopal Sunday School of Prov RI wo Mrs. Parker. Inlet, " W. RL Moody, East Northiieli,” Macs 3 A) 0, GC. Jee Je Me B.C. TLC. Pleasantville, NOY 2st WA. Whitney, Memphis, 10 ys WARY NUMBER W. A. Whitney. Memphis, Te S201 WL Pe and ¢. CoP. St. Lonis.. ‘Mo: L. Fo Searle, Grand Gorge y Sada tewart, Oxnard, Cai ‘ Mrs. MP. Rishopp, Waterville, So" 99 RABY NUMBER 2127 Mrs. M.D. Rishopp, Waterville, N.Y. : $i.0t Miss Rebecea Lover. Athens, Ohio . George Nesbit Urice, New York City : ue Anonymous, Waterloo, Tow . ' Mrs. HEL. Cannon, Hridgevilie, Det A Friend, Lawton, ‘Okla ° Florence M. Allen, Ogden, Utah 5 Suzanne Coutant, Haverst 1 The Fortnightly Club of Rrockt Mass. 1 Mrs, Ralph’ Tennal, Sabetha, Kansas 2.09 . $73 RARY NUMER Mrs. W. C, Moore, Lakewood. Oh $36.50 George A. Whiting. Baltimore, M 27 Mrs, Ralph Tennal, Sal Kansas. 2.08 Mrs. Helen VOW. Day Roxbury, N.Y . RARY NUMBER 2143 nightly Club of Trockton, Mass. The Fe Names of to contributors on page 78