Life, 1918-07-25 · page 8 of 36
Life — July 25, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page documents Life magazine's charitable **Fresh Air Fund**, which provided two-week summer outings for poor urban children. The top illustration shows dogs greeting children at the farm—a hopeful image of rural escape from city slums. The photograph captioned "Woman's Work Is Never Done" depicts women doing laundry at Life's Fresh Air Farm, illustrating the labor required to support the program. The accompanying cartoon shows a mother dog with puppies, with the caption: "Oh, Mother, If This War Lasts Another Year We'll Put Four New Stars On That Flag!" This references **World War I**—the stars represent additional sons who would enlist or be drafted. It darkly jokes that prolonged war will eventually claim her puppies as soldiers. The page promotes endowments supporting the charity's mission.
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116 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1917, Lire’s Fes Aue Fuxo has been in operation thirty-one years. In that time it has expended $168,071.31 and has given @ fortnigh to 39,193 Poor city children, The Fund is supported entirely by bequests and voluntary contributions, kno d in this column Previously acknowledged Myrtle Revallion F. Ss. Ani rzberger. A C, M. Huckel. Margaret M. Met Algy ...-+ . “In memory of I. A. P.”. Mrs. Galbraith Miller, Jr. Dorothy and Margaret F se liarkness Tithe Account R. T. Gale + Anonymou: Mr. Janes M. Motley, New York one fifiy-dollar 4 Y%-pere Liberty . the income each year to be devoted to Lire’s Fresh Air Fund. ACKNOWLEDGED WITIE THANKS Package of clothing from M. C, Hertweg, Brookly Y. “of clothing. cays and sweaters @ ay M. Fines $ “OM, MOTHER, IF THIS WAR LASTS ANOTHER YEAR WE'LL PUT FOUR NEW STARS ON THAT FLAG!” The Fresh Air Endowments 'O those previously acknowledged Lire gratefully adds ‘clothing from Mr. FRESH AIK ENDOWMENT NUMBER FOUR In memory of Kent C. Rano, of Chi- cago, Illinois. To those unfamiliar with the idea we would say that the annual income from two hundred dollars of the Third Lib- erty Bonds about pays the cost, at pres- ent prices, of a two weeks’ outing at Lire’s Fresh Air Farm for a poor child from the city. The gift of bonds to that amount insures that in perpetuity, every summer, some little child will be taken from the slums of the city and given the opportunity for a fortnight to know the joys of the country and gain the benefit, physical and mental, that comes from such an experience. Bonds intended for this purpose should be sent by registered mail to Lirt’s Fresh Air Fund (Incorporated), 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York. The endowment may bear the name AT LIFE'S FRESH AIR FARM of the donor or such other designation “WOMAN'S WORK 1S NEVER DONE” as the donor desires. Ccomicbooks.com