Life, 1918-02-07 · page 27 of 40
Life — February 7, 1918 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page documents Life magazine's charitable Christmas Fund supporting war orphans in France following World War I. The main content is not a political cartoon but rather a fundraising appeal with photographs and donor acknowledgments. The page shows two images: "The Begue Children with Jean, Baby 99" and "The Dufournet Family with Germaine, Baby 1273"—French families receiving aid. The text explains that Life readers sponsor French orphans, with contributions funding their care with relatives rather than in institutions. The appeal emphasizes American generosity's impact: readers who donated should multiply their contribution by 2,200 to understand the Fund's total accomplishment. Life reports collecting $170,739.06 and remitting nearly 904,000 francs to Paris. The page lists donors—schools, clubs, and individuals—demonstrating broad American support for post-war French humanitarian relief. This reflects the significant charitable focus on European reconstruction in the 1920s following WWI's devastation.
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LIFE- 227 Let the Good Work Go On sucaty scinopigizes mY ON coe * Anonymous,” Portsmouth, Ohio . IFE’'S) mail W. Rand D. P. Dehon, Summerville, S. The Matteson Childret Brookline, Pa. continues to nes M. Motley, New ‘York City. be happily bur- we I BABY NUMBER 2275 dened with let- : James M. Motley; New York City... : ters from. its ¥ H. Francis, fenryetra, Okla. ‘I ; jeanette. ristmas, Mt. Airy, hiladeiphia, Pa.. twenty-two hun- aa te Nie ete Yori Cy. peeren or iss Mabel Reed, Chicago, Ill. red, sbabies UT. Yokey, Green River, Utah... their mothers, Charles H. Tufts. College, Mass.. telling of the sur- fs Hi Folger. Mount 4 prise and the happiness result- ing from the ry N.C. BABY NUMBER 2283 Ys E, P. B,, Armonk, N. i hased A contribution of seventy-three do'lars provides that for two years gifts purchased — . A sttine French child, exphaned. by the wars will be kept with: te and distributed mother, or relatives instead of being sent, to a public institution, “ : where its chances of survival are less than in a family environment, with the Christ- During this critical period in the child's life its welfare is looked mas Fund made 3fter and the funds disbursed by “The Fatherless Children of France,” an organization officered by eminent. French men and up by Lire’sread- won The Society has committees in every part of France, who keep in touch with the children and supervise deta.ls of management. ers. Contributions of less than seventy-three dollars are combined until These letters they amount to the larger sum. As fast as Lire receives fron the Society the name> and addresses. écu: ‘ " are being re-ad- — of the children and their mothers with particulars of the father's THE BEGUE CHILDREN WITH JEAN, dressed rd id death and other information, these are communicated rectly to the BABY 99 essed as rapid- contributors for the care of each child. The full ameunt of the i funds received by Lire is put into French exchange at the most . . ly as possible to fvtrable rate and remitted fo the Society with no deduction whats the American sponsors of the babies. Each of our readers ever for expenses. Checks should be made payable to the order of who receives one of these fetters should multiply it by '7* Publishing Company. twenty-two hundred to get anything like an idea of what the Fund accomplished. We in Lire office are the only ones who can appreciate the bigness of the result because through our hands go all the letters. So much for the immediate past. The future remains, It is not a happy one for the widowed mothers of France, striving to keep their families together. ~The number of these brave but bereaved women increases daily, and their help must come from outside. We know the many cai!s that are being made on Amer- ican generosity, but we also know that every dollar we send to France does real good. We have received, in all, $170,739.06, from which we have remitted to Paris 903,864.95 francs. We gratefully acknowledge from Pen and Brush Club, New York City, for Baby No. 2265.. $73 French Classes of Flint Central High School, throigh Bertha Alice Williams, Flint, Mich., for Baby No. 2.06.... 73 Miss Adelaid Orr, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Baby No, 4267 33 A. Beller, New York City, for Baby No. 73 Jane Catherine, Rockwell, Jack and Teddy Hereford, Tucson, “Ariz., for Baby No. 2269..cc-sseses seas : 93 Ruth and Allen Macomber, Rochester, N.Y. for Baby 2270 and 2. Peeeeeeee re erer eres eee + 146 “ Morristown.” for “Babies Nos ‘and "3 He Miss Gertrude Keck, Theodore C,H. Keck, Conway. Mrs. Charles ©, Watson, Mrs. ‘George Di} ich, rs, N.C. McCollough, Mrs. George N. Burckhalter_ and v an Butler, Va for Baby No. 2274 : : 73 lizabeth Heck, or 23 and Mrs. A. C. Koch, Evanston, IL 73 Spoffo: Bridge Club, for Baby No. eee eceees - 73 Auxiliary of the American Institute of” Mining ineers, New Xork City, for Baby No. 73 Mrs. F. H. Babcock, New York City, for Raby } 33 Miss Julia Stamn ‘Va risburg, Pa., for Baby No. 2: 73 Pupils and teachers of McKinley School, Phoenix, Ariz., on account of Raby No, 1998......000se0. easteon Fh R. A. Holmes, Brooklyn, N. ¥., on account of Haby 5 Mr. and Mrs. RoE. Hill, Nunn, Col, on account of Baby 1365. ia Mrs. HM. Barksdale, Wilmington, Del. for Rabies’ Nos." 421 and 123... : é itvioaserees 146 THE DUFOURNET FAMILY WITH GERMAINE, BABY 1773