Life — March 28, 1918 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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522 *LIFE* Better Weather for the Babies . PRING is coming, and with its advent will disappear one cause of suffering for the orphaned little ones of France. But the house- holds have to be kept together and the babies have to be clothed and fed in summer as well as in wi ter. To he sure, they may go harefoot, saving the heavy cost of shoes, but the inside of their little tum-tums can’t go barefoot at any time of the year. Even the sim- plest food is dear, and with all the splendid economy of the French housewife, ten cents a day doesn’t provide a very gorgeous diet even for a child. However, it helps, nd the main thing is that in many cases the allowance provided by Lire’s readers makes just the di jacovetine nevxeav, ference that permits the child to ad of being sent to a public institution Lire will shortly begin sending out to the earlier con- tributors to the Babies’ Fund notices giving them the privi- lege of assuming for two years more the maintenance they have provided for the first two years. As the children are still very young the aid is still needed. A contribution of seventy-three dollars provides th a destitute French child, orphaned by the war, will be kept with its mother or relatives instead of being sent toa public institution, where lances of survival are less than ina family environment. Dur itical period in the child's life its welfare is looked afte nd the funds disbursed by the Fraternité Franco-Am can ganization officered by nt French men and. w The raternité has committees in every part of France. who keep in toch with the children and supervise details of management, aaae 1804 remain with its mother inste: at for two years Contributions of less than seventy they amount to the ger som. To those w tribute the whole seventy-three dollars at one time a c¢ assigned under a pledge to complete this amount We have received, in all, $ remitted to Paris 1,031,680.93 franes. y acknowledge from Phitadel . for Raby No. fd Miss’ M. Win, 1S . f " for Baby No. 2442 Mitchell, E of Raby No. 244} D. Wheelwright, Portland. Ore,. for Maby No. 241 n Baruch. New York City, for Baby No. 2447 ger A. Houston, South Charleston, Obie, for aby No. 2438 Miss Bettina ‘and Henry W. Savage, New York ° 2430 and 24st... American Fire Fighters’ Fund, collected through the f Heraid, New York City, for Rahy No. nymous,” Washington, D, C., for Rabi 2454 i Priscilla M fase, for T 455. Annie jewal of sti for Raby effenba bridge. Mas Taty No. sy fe, Valley City, Ne D.. on account of Raby No “on account of Raby account of Rahy No. 1014 iss., on account of Raby Nu. Te Rusiness Men's Bil Baby No. 2445 C. Keir, Waterbury, Conn. on account of Ti nory of Hazel Jane Rupert, Pelham, > unt af Raby No. 2003.. A. F. Cayford, Pittsburgh, Pa Herhert K. west No, ‘ . et BABY NUMMER 2, knowledged outh Miss Mary R. Croshy. Waltham, "Macs Mary He Killuartrick, Lowell, Mass... peth HL. Brown, Boston, Mass. Rrixgs. Centre, Macs Gosh MICHEL MANDET, BALY 2. JOFFRETTE PEYNON, BABY 1991 ¢ dollars are combined until to con 1 will be 10.13, from which we have 6 a0 JEANNE RUELLE BABY 2299 MAKCE comicbooks. Lu ELOY, BABY 2208