Life, 1919-02-13 · page 26 of 42
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This page documents Life magazine's charitable campaign supporting French war orphans following World War I. The article explains that American readers have donated over $313,000 to help French children, with funds remitted through the "Fraternité in Paris." The cartoon at top right shows a caricatured official figure ("Industries") refusing to release a baby from a cage, saying "the war is over"—satirizing bureaucratic obstruction of aid despite the war's conclusion. The bottom cartoon, titled "Small Wonder He Jumped," depicts someone jumping away from a committee meeting—the caption jokes that sitting on a committee "with Hearst" (William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate) would startle anyone. This is satirical commentary on Hearst's reputation or personality. The bulk of the page consists of donor acknowledgments—names and amounts contributed—reflecting the magazine's practice of publicizing charitable giving during this postwar relief effort.
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254 The Babies’ Fund = 7 baie hard to stop a Yank, either in war or well - doing. Lire’s readers are Yanks all the way through, if we can judge by the way they keep on giving money for the French war Sovennment orphans. This comes money we are glad to send across, as there is still need of it, even though the war is over. Many of those who have come to know the = babies through SARTO Soust an exchange of Industries Wey THERE, LET ME OUT! DON'T YoU KNOW THE WAR 15 OVER! BABY 2901 : wy 29 letters with the mothers scem to be enough interested to done. Sums of money we are glad to forward with our own remittances § | wish to keep up the acquaintance thus through the Fraternité in Paris. Other gifts may be sent by parcels post or begun. Some of these good American express direct from the donors to the persons for whom they are intended. { wish to send gifts to their French proté- The war embargoes have been lifted, and Lire’s readers who have these / gés, and write to ask us how it may be generous impulses can learn the particulars of shipment by inquiry at their local post and express offices. Lue has received, in all, $313,370.14, from which we have remitted to Paris 1,703,031.75 francs. We gratefully acknowledge from Gertrude M, Stanton, St. Petersburg, Florida, for Baby No. 3593 George A. Brown, Barre, Mass., for Baby No, 3504. Sa Red Cross Auxiliary No. >, Mount Carroll, IIL, for Babies Nos. 3595, 3396 and 3 French War Orphan Lure Fund Circle, Clinton, Iowa, for Babies Nos. 3598 to 360 inclusive R. RB. D., Boaver Falls, Pa., for Babies Nos. 3607 to. y611, inclusive Winifred Lois Border, West Bend, Iowa, for Baby No. 3614. - 73 Engineer Officers’ Club, Car a, for Babies Nos. 36 ‘and “3617/522 219 Lang, Galt, Ontario, Canada, T., Pawtucket, R. 1. Walter 1." Palmer, ‘Albany, "N.Y arotty 6 falls $735 Tp memory of S.A, 0.51 N Reed, Worcester, Mass, $3; A. HM. and SM. BL, Ambt Elizabeth Wayne Cooper, New Britain, Conn., $36.30; D. H. Grandin Milling Co Mary E Dodsworth, Englewood, N. $146; john and_$, Douglas Cornell, N.Y $36.50; Frances. M. Turner, Coronado. Beach, Cal., $737, J. P. Gowing, Chicago, Il. $73: H, Bates, Jr., ‘Indianapolis, Ind., $73; Rosamond Reed, Frances Preble Reed and Katharine Frazer, Pittsburgh, Pa., $219; X. Y, Z., Montreal, Canada, $36.50; Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence V w York City, $733 Mrs. Westbrook, Omaha, Neb., $7 Martha J. Elms, Newtor ‘Mrs. ‘George B. Witter, Worcester, Mass., $7 C. W., Los Angeles, Ca 2 Upson, Akron, $36.50; A Friend from Massachusetts, $73; Mrs. Peckham, St. Cloud, jazel Purcell, Allian Ohio, $73; Walter ett, Jr, Bay City, AM Paywents ox Account: Maud H. Steward, Brooklyn, N. Y¥., $36.50; A, P. C., Pace’s O., Va, $41; Miss A. F, Johnston, Washington, D. C.! $io; The Current Events ss 'of Concord, N. H., $36.60; “An American,” Cincinnati, Ohio, $33; D, M. L., delpbia, Pa. $6; and Mrs. R. E. Hill, Nunn, Colo., $3;'W. E. Sheeban, ich., $73; The Red Cross ; Ohio, $23; Ruth N, J, $3; CE: Pierce, h’ Johnson and Lilhan ipple Creek, Col i Austliary of ‘the First 3 Santley, Columbus, Ohio, oliet, Mont Taylor, Was Lewis, Detroit, M terian Church of East ‘Li », $15: Herbert K. Salm Miriam Perdue, Hel “. H., Ohio, $: Already acknowledged The Osteopathic Mag Libbie J. Sweetland, Margaret Hine Littlefield, Toledo, Officers of Gas School, Chaumo Anonymous, Rockford, IIL, SMALL WONDER HE JUMPED, THEY PUT MIM BABY NUMBER 3618 ON A COMMITTEE WITH HEARST Engineer Officers’ Club, Camp Forrest, Ga...... comicbooks.com