Life, 1918-12-12 · page 6 of 34
Life — December 12, 1918 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page discusses Fresh Air Endowments—charitable funds providing poor urban children relief from summer heat and city pollution. The text lists recent donations (Liberty Bonds) to establish these programs. The main cartoon titled **"KAMERAD!"** depicts what appears to be soldiers or military figures in a satirical scene. Given the 1918 reference to Margaret Whitehouse's death and Liberty Loan context, this likely references WWI. The "Kamerad!" caption (German surrender cry) suggests ironic commentary on wartime conditions. The lower illustration labeled **"Morning Inspection"** shows a family group, possibly contrasting civilian life with the military theme above. The satire appears to connect wartime sacrifice with domestic charity needs—suggesting Americans should extend patriotic concern toward suffering children at home, not just war efforts abroad.
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886 For All the Hot Summers 'OLKS are not at this time of year thinking very much of mid-summer heat. In fact it is very difficult for them at this season to picture poor little children in the city slums suffering and even dying from heat and bad air. But just now very many persons are receiving their allotments of Liberty Bonds, and in some cases are embar- rassed as to their safe-keeping. On that account Lire makes bold to refer to so unseasonable a subject as its Fresh Air Endowments, Lire has received from Lieutenant John Philip Sousa, Great Lakes Train- ing Station, two hundred dollars in bonds to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT NO, 14 Joux Piitir Sovsa and Jaxe Vax Mivpreworti Sousa Lire has received from Mr. Fred- erick H. Morley, Lejano, Santa Bar- bara, California, two hundred dollars in bonds to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT NO. 15 Mr. d Mrs. Freoernick H. Morey Lire has received from Dr. Alfred A. Blackman, Colorado Springs, Colo- rado, two hundred dollars in bonds to establish FRESH AIK ENDOWMENT NO. 16 In memory of Russ ATWATER BuackMan, Lire has received from Mr. William E, Mott, Westernville, N. Y., two hun- dred dollars in bonds to establish FRESH. AIR ENDOWMENT NO. 17 The Evizasetin Parmeter Motr Fund From an anonymous donor Lire ha “icasterap!” received two hundred dollars to estalr- lish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT No, 18 In memory of Maxcaxer Watrteri Died at Cornwall-on-Hudson, July 1918. To establish a Fresh Air Endowment two hundred dollars in Liberty Loan 4 per-cent. bonds should be sent by resis tered mail to Lire’s Fresh Air Fund, Inc 17 West Thirty-1 rect, New York City The income from this nt provisle that every summer, in perpetuity, ap. child will be sent from the slums’ of N« York for a fortnight’s stay in the fre~ air of the country, This work has r been carried on for thirty-one years which time more than forty thousand ch: dren have gained health and happinc~ from it \ Fresh Air Endowment may bear MORNING INSPECTION designation its donor chooses.