Life, 1918-10-10 · page 24 of 33
Life — October 10, 1918 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This is a **fundraising article** for Life magazine's Christmas charity initiative supporting French war orphans during or after World War I. The page is not a political cartoon but rather a sincere appeal emphasizing urgent need. **The context:** France has 3,300+ orphaned children awaiting toys and clothing. To deliver gifts by Christmas, American readers must donate *now*—months in advance—because mails are uncertain and planning requires time. **The appeal's logic:** Donations fund toys made by wounded French soldiers and garments sewn by impoverished French women, creating "double duty" by helping multiple populations simultaneously. The page lists donors and donation amounts, along with photographs of children like Antoine Viallon and the Lavoipière family. The emphasis on these individual beneficiaries was designed to personalize the charity and inspire continued American generosity toward America's European allies.
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528 We Have to Be in Advance LTHOUGH it seems to be a bit early, we have to start now if we are going to be in time to French war orphans a organized give the merry Christmas, provided by an American Santa The children are three from us, the id there are Claus. thousand miles away mails are uncertaii many details to be arranged in ad- vance by the committee in Paris Last year, by using the cable, Lire was able to have the gencrosity of its readers extend to every child on the list, surprising every one of them with a toy and a useful gift, costing together one dollar in each ANTOINE VIALLON, pany 2830 case, delivered at the child’s home. The toys were made by wounded French soldiers, and the little garments by French women impoverished by the war. Thus the money was made to do a double duty of help to those in need. Last year there were 2,200 children ; this year we think the total will be more than 3,300, and we hope to he able to make the distribution on the same basis. *LIPE> We are happy to state that Live's readers still fee! the appeal of these little children and their brave mothers. The number of war orphans on Lire’s list grows steadily, and number needing the help will continually increase nti! we and our Allies can force the Huns to stop their hutehe We have received, in all, $254,833.01, from which ¢ have been remitted to Paris 1,365.147-45 francs, We g fully acknowledge from D. I. Grandin Milling Company, Jamestown, N. Y.. for Baby B17 eases is Class of . East Pro dence, R.'T., for Bab pe Mrs. FH. Helsell, Fort Dodge, Iowa, for Taby Hugh R. Tudhope, Vancouver, B. C., for Baby Owaissa Camp Fire Girls, Chester, W. Va., for Baby Miss Olive Tennyson Foster, Boston, Mass, for Baby No. French War Orphan Lire Fund Circle, Babies Nos, 3178 to 3185, Mattie Easton Weddrop, Arcol Miss Susan W. Arnold, Bra ifass.. for Raby No, 31 Stephen Fairbanks, Milton, Mass., for Baby N. “Tn mem f John L. By id Mrs, Mary Lowery Byr Scottdale, Pa., Babies Nos. 3190 and 3191... 1 G. W. Haslet, Hillsboro, No 11, Baby 3193... Mrs. B, Oleovich, San Francisco, Cal., for Baby No. 3103 Mr. and Mrs. Lew C. Krise, Chicago, I, for Baby No. 319 Renewars: Louise Harkness, Cleveland, Ohio, $146; Mr. and) Fred Ault, Washi D. C., $36.50; Elizabeth Carter Boga Honolulu, H. T.. $733 Phoebe Carter Dyer, Honolula, il $733 abeth Moragne Fl Augusta, Ga Hangor, Me., $73; Jeanne and. Fran Conn., $732 itarry, Edith and Sas Stratton Porter, Rome City, Ind. $0.13; "Three Lover France,” Washington, D. C., $73; Proceeds of a bazaar organ: EMELIEN NE BLANt RAYMOND MARRONE, BABY 540, AND HIS SISTER Many of Lirt’s readers received letters written by the children testifying to the unexpected happiness that came with Christmas and to their gratitude to the generous Americans who had made it possible. There was a surplus, so we have something with which to start THE CHRISTMAS FUND oF 1918 Balance of 1917 Fund. BABY 2602 THE LAVOIPIERE FAMILY WITH FLORENTINE, BABY 2864 bel Richards with the aid of their fries outhport, Conn., $292; Lockhart and Pe Meta K. Moore, Bers City, $735 Neni Imba: by Claire May and at Green Farms and Cortright, Philadelphia. Pa.. $7 Cal, $733 Ursula Ingalls, New Yor Portland,’ Ore., $72. Payserxts ox Account: 1 “The Youngsters." Charleston, ne Aronson, fio. Mrs, Edith Denver, Colo, $73; “The Children of * Rosscraggo: lzetta Shales and Florence $ The Girls in Room . Enlisted R: it General's Office, Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. RE. Hill, Nunn, Colo., $3; Jobe's Effcien-y Club, Xenia, Ohio. $16.80; R. A. Holmes, Brooklyn, N. Y., $95 Miriam Perdue, Helen Perduc, Elizabeth Jobnson and Lillia Taylor, Washington C. H., Obio, $12. N. € ; Ina Bi Ccomicbooks.com