Life, 1918-12-12 · page 25 of 34
Life — December 12, 1918 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page documents **Life magazine's Christmas charity fund for French war orphans**—a fundraising campaign that exceeded its $3,400 goal. The bulk of the text lists donors and donation amounts, ranging from individuals to organizations like the "French Classes of the Sibley High School." The accompanying photographs show actual beneficiary children: the Nedelec family with Germaine (baby 2998) and Rolande Perrin (baby 2086) with her mother and sister. The editorial note celebrating the fund's closure explains the magazine's satisfaction: readers contributed generously to provide "a dollar's worth of Christmas joy" to French orphans. The tone is self-congratulatory about Life's readers' charity and suggests surplus funds will support the magazine's relief efforts into the following year. **Context:** This reflects post-WWI American philanthropic efforts toward war-devastated Europe, particularly France—a common charitable focus in the 1920s before American isolationism deepened.
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Wheat, Charlottesville, by No. 3393. Lee, Sao Paulo, B: “Robertson and “Mrs Smith, Staunton, Va, for 3396. Rrickell, Coit No. 3397 seen ed children,” Pi y No. 3399. nati, Ohio, ‘or Baty ‘No Tayi No. 3403. Mrs. Charles “Mich, for Baby No. 3403 ior Red Cross of the Pul Parochial Schools of Houghton, for Baby No. 3405. .... rles Bt. Hobbs, Great River. . for Baby No. 3406... . B. Garsden, Hartford, Conn, y No. 3307 « A.C. Campbell,” Weltevre java. for Baby No.’ 3408 ry of Marion, Rediands, Cal. 0. 3410. . mory of a jed in action in France, gant ce eeeee 33 sis: Ruth 1 Holyoke, $73; _T. A. uth Pasa Cal,’ $36.50; Berkeley, Cal alu, Te H., + Company,” Beliows Falls, Vt $146: Mary Chase Kimball, ' Waterbury, $73; Mrs. F.C. Lea, Brooklyn, * s741 Mr. and Mra: Welles Vo Moot, io, N.Y, $. nd.” Kohala, vii, $73; Mrs. John C. Kirby, Staten 1. NOW, ($36.50; David Gray, Jr., Point Farms, Mich., $23 and ier, Buffalo, $146 ct Folsom, San Francisec Mathilde amy Fran. Edward Winton McVitty, Richard Martin Compton, Woodrat cents and. Charles Ed ¢ Chicago, Ill, $73; The Buffalo. N. ¥., $73; The Ticconomica Classes ai Nae Forest Glen, Md., ichburg, Mass.. $73! Ve 'piieider, iloito, Ped, $733 Mrs W."Marland,’ Ponca City.” Okla, $73: 1. Frank_and Milton Nichols, Kansas Mon. $36.50; Mynderse Academy, cea, Fails, No V.. $73; Mr. and Mrs nh W. Stevens, Jamestown, N.Y., $146. rats Raby D tology and Park, Mrs. F »x Account: Marjory M. Struble, Mich., $3.25; Anonymous, Phila: » Pa., $6; Maud H, Steward, Brook Yuu" $36,507 LF w York ;Eltzabeth Goodrich, Towa City, LIFE a... $10; G. M. F., Buffalo, N. Y.. $4 E. Pierce, Joliet, Mont.. $5} Ruth Santley, Columbus, Ohio, $5; W. A. Y., Centre ley, Pa., $10; Mrs: Mary. Hartranft, Francisco. Cal., $6;_R. B. Wallace, Louise Henderson, WV ‘$s, Mrs. Lee Hynes, s; The Normal Departm Class of 1919. Luverne, Minn., $10 4" Mildred Mitchell San Antonio, Tex, $13: Mrs. C. E, Brooks, Marshall, Mich. 3 hi go, II, $10 Grade, Emerson Paul, Minn., $ ington, D.” School, Flagstaff, Ariz $93, Marjorie A. Dewey, Glovers ville” N. V., $36.50; Tuesday Bridge Club Johnson’ City, Tenn., $36.50; Madame 1a Esquerre Leeds’ French Class of the al Franchise Red Cross, of Pittsburgh, + $10; Lila C. Haverstraw, N. .’ $8.30; Miss’ Margaret C. Rountree, Kenilworth, ‘Ill, $36.90; Mrs. William J Sharwood, ‘Lead, S. D.. $73: The French Club, Washington C. 11, Ohio, $6; Child’s Welfare Committee of the Woman's Club of St. Johnsbury, Vt.. $3.50; Mr. and Mrs, R. E. fill, Nunn, Colo., $32 In memory of R. Nichols, Newark, IML, $305; The French Classes of the Sibley High School, Sibley, Ta, $36.50. BABY NUMMER 3364 Already acknowledged . W. A.’ Whitney. Memphis. Tenn H. J. Bingham Powell, New York City Meiyeeee through J. T. S., Sche- nectady, N an David and Davida, New ‘York City From one who thinks a heap of Lire, The children of’ ‘the Third’ “Grade, Room 5, of Grandview School, Ta rentum, Pa. Sugbeseneda igs Jolin Briggs,” Newton Ce ac “Mrs. Teackle, De. Land. In memory of Payne Moore, Shreve port, La seeeneea sna EID, Paosceae Mrs! Helen P, Jamopouto,” Webster Groves, Mo. *..vecccseeeees 15.90 e3 BABY N Mrs. Helen P. Groves, Mo. Mrs. COAL Java Anonymous, UMBER 340 Jamopoulo, Webster weues $4.10 Campbell, Weitevreden: $19.62 RABY NUMBER 4000 Private JH S., American EL Pl... $3.70 THE CHRISTMAS FUND IS CLOSED What a splendid lot of persons Lire’ readers ar Here we've been, in a way, mbling in our boots for fear they wouldn’t make up the $3,400 necessary to ve cach of the French orphans a dollar's worth of Christmas joy. As we go press, well in advance of Christmas, the whole amount is in hand, and with 1 very handsome surplus. er to next year’s Christmas fund, This surplus and tardy contributions we shall carry if there is one. If the need of help should ninish to the point where we discontinue to work, the surplus will be added to © main fund to renew the relief for some of the original children who really need the extension. Every dollar will go to help some French orphan actually want, and we have no doubt that this will’ meet the approval of the contribu- Mra. James N. Andrews, Bathesda, Md., D. Grant, Slidell, La., $1 Margaret od fissaberk Goodrich. ‘Berkeley, Cal., $20: s. A. P. Thompson, Evanston. Wyo., $151 irs. Willis B. Sterling, Erie. Pa. $10; In emory of Kent. Chicago. Ii., $10: J. M arke: Wheeling, W. Va $102 Laure BR. Ken: Pey, Brockton, Mass., $10; E. P. A., Washing- ts. The acknowledgments make such a strain on Lire’ vent and formal thanks are deferred to a later issue. space that a final state- We have received from ton, D.C.,$52, Mary J. Allen, Colorado Spri Colo., $5; Mrs. Georee M. Mackellar, New York City, $53 Ales. CM. Cone, Hartford, Ve, $ Mr, and Mrs. Oliver Jackson, York City, $3; E._ Shallenberger, Neb... $5; Catharine S. Reside, Pittsburgh, P Mrs. arles H. Shute, Boston, Mass., (Continued on page 913) THE NEDELLEC FAM BAnY ROLANDE PERRIN, AND SISTER BABY 2086, HER MOTHER comicbooks.com