Life, 1918-10-31 · page 24 of 34
Life — October 31, 1918 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's charitable campaign for French war orphans** during or just after World War I. The main text describes how Allied advances have allowed French refugees—including orphaned children—to return home after fleeing Hun (German) invasion. The article emphasizes urgent need: many French children lack mothers and require sustained aid "even with victory at hand." Life has fundraised $264,487.01, remitting over 1.4 million francs to Paris relief efforts. **The photographs** show: - Germaine Sully (Baby 3259), a French orphan - The Aguillo children with "Reine" (Baby 2818) **The cartoons** ("Watch Your Step," "Peace Trap") appear to warn against complacency—the figure stepping carefully suggests vigilance is still needed despite war's end. The bulk of the page lists **donors' names and amounts** ($73-$188 contributions), showing how American readers "adopted" French babies through financial sponsorship—a common WWI-era charitable mechanism.
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640 “LIFE: Doctor Jane Greeley . for Baby No. 3239... 73 ° 2 The Rotary Club o! Pi s Nos. 3240 to 3247, eturning to eir £10mes inclusive 8 Mr. and Mrs. ‘Andrew Kennedy, Seattle, Wash’, for Baby No. 335 ie * 73 HE rapid advance of the Mrs. George Stidger, Denver, Colo,, for Baby No. 3252.... 73 Harty Handler, Chicago, Ill, for Buby No. 32g3.e000-re012) 73 Allies has restored to Maniorig F. Wagner, Warsai, Ind for Baby No. 153 2, ‘ rs. laline L. Lincoln, Boston, Mass., for Baby 3255. 73 France many Alert noe ‘Tn memory ofa true friend, Margaret Esther Root vhi inhabitants fled oro, Vt., for Baby No. 3256. a . 73 pvhichg the sinha) W. N. Wise, "Penn Yan, New York, for Baby No. 3367211133 at the approach of the Hun. —_Licut.’ Wm. Strack, Avierican Engineers, Russian Railway , A Service Corps, Harbin, Manchuria, for Baby No. 3259.- 73 Some of Lire's babies were rye “Third Contlogent, American Engineers, Russian Railway among the refugees, and Service Corps, Harbin, Manchuria, for Baby No. 3260.. 73 American Engineers, Russian Railway Service Corps, Harbin, there are many other French i Manchuria, for Babies ‘Nox. 3261, 3262 and 3263, +219 “ Dudley, 3 "for Baby No. 3264.-... tee 73 orphans whose mothers are atys!"Henry C, Merwin, Weld, Maine, for Bab : 73 taking them back to what Mr. and Mes."C. H. Shoemaker, Asbestos, P. : y No. 3267. eeve, OS once were their homes. The M.S. Kelley, Harrisburg, Pa. for, Habies Nos 269. 146 . iss Barbara Blal oncord, N. H:, for Bab; a . oes | need of help in these cases emery, gt Ee De Cy tor Baye Ey ° 73 a 'y i iety in . John McHugh and Miss Dorothy Mcfly is urgent, and the Society city, for Babtes ‘Nos. 3273 and 3274. 146 Paris may be trusted to sec Be Hathaway, Cleveland, Ohio, rx No. 3275... 73 s R lajor C. M, Winter, American * Corps, Harbi to it that these little ones "Manchuria, through Mrs. L. B. Fisher, Bond’ du’ Lac shall be among the first to ; 146 be helped,.so far as the funds allow. We are filled with hopes of peace to come soon, but, no matter how soon it comes, for a long time there will be little French chil- dren who need help, and the need will be most pressing during the days of readjustment. So it will be seen that, even with victory at hand, it is yet too soon to relax our efforts. A Lire has received, in all, $264,487.01, from which there have been remitted to Paris 1,463,708.75 francs. We gratefully acknowledge from GERMAINE SULLY, BABY 3259 “ George Lathrop Pacl J., for Baby No. 3231. $73 Mrs. E. M. Benson 1.,"for Baby No. 3233-73 aie i mond, Va., for Baby No. 3233. 73 Arthur H. Morse, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Baby No. 3235-.--. 73 Lieut, and Mrs. Paul R, Seabury, Elizabeth, N. J., for ‘aby Ne 73 10. $236 acs 0es oe Mrs. R.A. Holden, Ci Ohio, for Baby No. 3237. -05° 73 Miss Margaret Bliss, Dob! » for Baby No. 238 - 73 THE AGUILLO CHILDREN WITH REINE, BABY 2818 Rexewats: “E. F, E.," Noroton, Conn., $73; Harold C. Keith, Campello, Mass., $74; Edith M. Chase, Waterbury, Conn., v jam Walter Wilcox, Middletown, Conn., $73; Stranahan, Brookline, Mass, $73; Mrs. Eliot Spalding, cott, N.Y. $146; Mrs. S. W. Patterson, Vivian, W.. Va., Cont, and Mrs, Beverly Fy Brown. Front Royal, Va., $73: bs By S., Waltham, $73; F. J., Cobbs, Portland, ‘Ore.. $73; The ladies of, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, through Mrs. W. B. Chaffey, $188; George F. Craig, Philadelphia, Pa., x Pitner, ‘Los Angeles, Cai., $0; Jean and Nancy Stirling, Me- chanicville, N. W, $73; Frank H. Moss, Philadelphia, Pas $733 Miss Kittie Porter, Lawrence, L. I., $73; Bessie Parker Dunn Houston, Texas, $73. . Pavaewrs on Account: The Presbyterian Junior Aid Society and The Upton Patriotic Workers of Centre Moriches, N. Y., $48: “Twelve Western Girls,” Portland, Ore. $14; Mis. C. G. Parlin, Mobile, Ala., $10; Louise Ruffin. Tarrytown, N. . 312i A. F.'C., Pittsburgh, Pal, $10; . Pierce, Joliet, Mont., $5; Marjory truble, Detr $3.25; Mrs. J. W. Moore. Ahoskie, N.C. English’ Class of Weatherwax High School, Aberdeen. Wash., through Miss Primrose. Rupp, $20: Ml. 1. Hugh, Clarksville, Tenn., $3; {Medard,” $24; The Misses Helen J. Barker ‘and Rachael S, Harker, Natick, Mass., $4; . B. Wallace, New. 185; Miss Mary S- Bullard, Bos: ton, Mass., $10; ter’ Dodge, Oakland, Cal., and’ Mrs. May Hartranft, San Francisco, 673 and Mrs. A. Keeney Clarke, New York City, $103’ Chaplain and Mrs. Clyde V. Sparling, Camp Hancock, Ga., $40; Clara Goodwin, Brookline. ss afte Lendanand Club, Yonkers, N. Y.. $3; Albert i ; % label Hill, Philadelphia, Pa., $10; “G, M. B.. ‘Buffalo, WATCH YOUR STEP N. Y., $6; "In memory of Dorothy Lord,” New York City, comicbooks.com