Life, 1918-07-25 · page 25 of 36
Life — July 25, 1918 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page documents **Life magazine's ongoing fundraising campaign for French war orphans**, titled "Lire" (a French currency reference). The four photographs at top show individual French children being supported through reader donations. The accompanying article explains that Life has collected over $210,000 to aid French orphans and widowed mothers left destitute by World War I. The piece argues this fund serves dual purposes: immediate humanitarian relief and long-term strengthening of Franco-American bonds, as these children represent "the French men and women of the future." The bulk of the page lists **individual and organizational donors** with contribution amounts, ranging from music classes to church groups to named individuals. This public acknowledgment served both to thank donors and encourage additional contributions. The single larger photograph (Suzanne Sauvage, Baby 1567) personalizes the appeal—a common fundraising tactic showing the specific children American readers' money would help. For modern readers: this represents early 20th-century philanthropic journalism, using mass media and emotional appeals to mobilize charitable giving for international relief.
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RAYMONDE DI DENISE RROSSARD, BABY 243 Baby 2287 The French Babies IFE has so often told the story of the war orphans of France and the help given to them by the generous readers of Lire that it is difficult to put any new emphasis on the ever-grow- ing need and its alleviation. The help given has never equalled the necessity for it, and every day the number of needy children and their brave widowed mothers 4 is increasing. 4 There are few war funds that do such direct and immediate There is none that will i. good. = ? help more in the future rehabili- tation of France and do so much to strengthen the bond of affec- tion between the American peo- ple and the French people. The French babies of to-day are the French men and women of the future. We may be sure that those of them who have been helped through this fund will grow up with a lively appreciation of American good-heartedness. Lire has received, in all, $210,197.71, from which we remitted to Paris 1,214,560.95 franes, We gratefully acknowledge from Miss Ada Chapman's Music Class, Clarksale, Miss. SUZANNE SAUVAGE, Baby 1567 McReynolds sed Robert G. Meiteynotas, for Raby No, “Lyman, Penns Grove. No V.. for Raby No, Arthur I. Trotter, Caldera, Chile, far Raby Mrs. A. W. Clapp: St. Pani, Minn. for Baby N! Miss Carrie Schlichter, Philadelphia, Pay for D ra fi H. FE, Hol a oval Scotia,” for ‘Baby No. 28342011. St. Catherine's Guild, ‘Holy Trinity Church, Hertiord, ee, for Baby : RAYMOND FRANCOIS, ANDREE GUICHAl many 2 many A, G, H., Overbrook, Philadelphia, Ta... for Raby W. Il, radbury, Louisville, ky.. for Baby No: 1..K. ‘Phreaner, Hanover, Pa.. for Baby No. 284 David Cushman Twichell 2843 Lieut. and ‘Mr newal of subscription for Baby No. 177... Ada T. Huntzinger, New York City, renewal of 5 for Baby No. 327 : Mrs. No ROI 1 Provost, Seagate Baby No. “In memory of Mari tion for Baby No. “ACM. M." Menlo I pscription for Raby No. tit pee Jessie M. Stev Sharon, renewal of subscription for Mrs. John Shugert: Teilefonte, Ta, renewal ‘on account’ of subscription for Raby 88. Edith and Roger Blumer Thacher, Ojai Valicy, Ventura Co., Cal, renewal of subscription for Baby Ne 4 Matler, ‘cnewal of subscription . HL, Evanston, IIL, renewal of strbsc Vaystents ox Account: $3: In memory Valley City, N. D., Davenport, Towa, $33 Hodges’ D: ow, Chicago, I nm Lendahand Clu Yonkers, N, $33 3 f. Zn 2 hi enn., $3; Harry G. Bickley, Williamsburg, Pa, $3: The Culture School, y i Janne Aronsso! go, IIL, $9.50; The Good s of the Congregational Church of Valley Raldt Works, New Rertha_L. Walke durch, RT Clarksville, Tenn. $3 Chass "of First’ Presbyterian Sunday School, Napole $0.13; R. A. Holmes, Brookly Y.. $103 I a C Margaret C. Underwood, Haverstraw, N, Y., $9: Mary. Troman, Philadelphia, Pa., $6: “The Youngsters.” Charle C893 ‘The Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church of Winnipers Canada, $18. BARBY NUMBER 2816 Already acknowledged ‘ The girls of Gr School. ‘Centerville, Md WARY NUMBER 283 Proceeds of a play given hy the Recreation Center Club of the YW, CLA. New York $25 Nelson_P. Bonney, Norwich, ) ee ‘ 6 Mrs, Cecil A. Lyon. Color 10 M. McEntee, Bar Hart IDEs fs vaaieawseseteessest 8 $49