Life, 1918-12-26 · page 24 of 35
Life — December 26, 1918 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page documents Life magazine's charitable campaign to support French war orphans following World War I's armistice. The five photographs at top show individual orphaned children sponsored through the program, each assigned a "baby number." The article "The Babies Still Need Us" argues that although the war has ended, France's orphans remain in desperate need. It appeals to readers' conscience: thousands of children have lost parents to "Hun cruelty" (German aggression), and their mothers struggle to raise them "in health and honestly." The bulk of the page lists donors and their contributions—individuals, organizations, and even fire departments collected funds. Specific donations appear itemized with recipient "baby numbers." This transparency demonstrates accountability to donors while celebrating their generosity. The implicit message: victory on the battlefield doesn't solve human suffering; wealthy Americans have a moral obligation to help rebuild Europe's future through charitable giving to innocent victims. The orphans represent both France's wounds and hope for peaceful reconstruction.
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MADELEINE ECHENOZ, CHARLOTTE BABY 1131 Bay HELLE SAHATEK, BABY 2783 The Babies Still Need Us RAISES be! the war is over, but the signing of an armis- tice and the making of a treaty of peace cannot in a day remove from France the wounds inflicted through four years of Hun | cruelty. | To be orphaned is a lasting bereavement. Lire’s readers have done, and are doing, much to alleviate the first needs of these little victims of the war and to preserve them for the future let us hope country. uses—peaceful ones, —of their splendid That they have helped to coun- teract the work of the Hun to the extent of saving for France more than thirty-five hundred future citizens must always be grateful remembrance to Lire’s readers. But the end is not yet There are still thousands of war orphans in France whose mothers are striving bravely to rear them, as one of them writes to us, “in health and honestly.” To help them and their little ones Lire’s work still goes on. Lire has received, in all, $202,644.78, from which there have been remitted to Paris 1,616,337.23 francs. We gratefully acknowledge from Me., for Raby No. 34. ‘San Diego, Cal, for Baby No, ua Van Vechten, Chicago, Ill, for Baby N Miss, Alma E, Jackson and Mrs. R. L. Chase, for Baby’ No. aioe Mrs. F.C, Cad a for Baby. Bernice Walkley. edna tar Deby American Fire Fighters’ collected through ot man’s Herald, New York City. for Baby No. 3458... Tn memory of Charles B, Lovatt, eynwyd, Pa. for Baby No. USSOLE, Baby 2629 ARREYRE, “ Virginia Friend, SIMONE WoRRE RENEE RENOUL BALY 2756 BABY 3061 © Raby 3361 Katherine, Elizabeth, Anne and -Jane N. J, for Baby, No. 3462... senses ae Me. and “Mrs. Ro W."Kinney and” Enid’ “Kinney. San Cal., for Babies Nos. 3463, 3464 and 3465 Ryvewats: M. Lauretta Newman, Washington, Virginia anson, Anne Allen Danson’ a: Rridge Danson, jale, Ohio, $73; Mr,.and Mrs Gooch, Jr, Ro 3; Ambrose and Gilla Aw way, Casper, Wyo.. ia’ “memory of Constanc Irvin, Baltimore, Md. tances R cu i $202; CLS. RB. Ne A Friend, Whi + $73; In memory of Willie F Glover, Los 4 + Mrs. Tames W. Washington, De Mra and "Mrs. W. Syracuse, N.Y. Holyoke, me Stickney . Vt. $73; Mr. and) Mrs ome $36.50: Myra “Montelair, No J., f ta RO Wi alcotm’ amd’ Katha fine Whitaker. Whe 9; George B. Hopkin New York City, $365. Payaexts ox Accoust: Harry Herbert D. Foster, Hanover, New York City, $36. * Thanksgiving, Columbia, $ "$36.50: Towa City, Ia, $10; Mrs. Paul Bloombardt and Miss Ruth Dea Withiamsbarg. 8; Ina Blue, Tzetta, Sh Sweetwood, Flint, Mich. A. S. Sigurdsa N. D.. $3: " Anonyme the Meniorial Presbyterian Church’ of Appleton, The John Childs School, Marshalltown, Low Joseph Scott, Spokane, Wash, $73: Herbert Salmon, cong, N. J... $ mory ‘ot. Hazel Jane N.Yie $103 D: Tan Philadelph Cnn . Colo, $10; Mrs. War React and. Fried ashington, “Mitcheli,” Parsippany Hedden, New York ¢ Heidecker, New York Cit BABY NUMBER 3424 Already acknowledged ....... Sunday School Class ‘of "the Congregational Church of Rerlin, Wis, through Mrs, Charles W."Hitehe : ©. J. McCoy, W Mrs! AL CL Go Texas. sheet Elizabeth Brace Morgan, Brook Hass Austin, BABY NUMRBEk 3435 Elizabeth Brace Morgan, Br lise, Mase rue Bro Collected fro: Joseph, Li » Curry . E. Chilver, San Dick: Bevinaite's WEN RIETTE GRIEL, BABY 3064 —