Life, 1919-07-24 · page 22 of 40
Life — July 24, 1919 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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**"The French Babies"** section documents Life magazine's fundraising campaign for French war orphans (likely WWI-related). It lists donor names and amounts contributed, showing how Americans supported European relief efforts. The total raised was substantial ($345,513.05), with funds remitted to Paris. This reflects early 20th-century philanthropic culture and American engagement with European humanitarian crises. **"The Surveyor"** illustration depicts a man in outdoor clothing surveying land near a river, while a woman approaches. The image's connection to the text below is unclear from the page. **"Masculine Tact"** is a brief humorous anecdote about a man (Sylvester) complimenting a woman (Miss Brown) by sending nineteen roses on her twenty-seventh birthday—a joke about flattery through romantic gestures. "Tact" here means strategic charm or manipulation. The page primarily documents charitable work rather than political satire.
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“LIFE: THE SURVEYOR The French Babies IFE has received for the relief of the French war orphans, in all, $345,513.05. from which we have remitted to Paris 1,969,955.50 francs. We gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following amounts : D. H, Grandin Milling Company, Jamestown, N. Y., for Baby No. 3730 .... ee: seeescoverere $73 Nammlesk Club, Morehead City, N.C., for Baby No, 3731 3 The students of the Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, Md., for Babies Nos, 3732 and 3733.... ee. + 146 Rexewats: In memory of Adele La Gros, New York City, $73; George T. Fulford, Brockville, Canada, $73; Mrs. N. C. Streit. Staten Island, Y., $73; “In memory of Jimmy, August 2, 1909,” Garden City, L. 1, A. F. Way, Hartford, Conn., $18.25; Major F. A. Gardener, Kalamazoo, Mich., $73; Cynthia Bigelow, Oyster Bay, N. Y., and Talman Bigelow, somewhere in Mexico, $146; D. and D., Cleveland, Ohio, $ Mrs. John G. Clemson, Portland, Ore.. $. Mrs. Walter P. borough, Mass.. $73; Mrs. E. K. Woodman and da cago, II, $36.50. Payments ox Account: Frank S. Johnston, Charleston, S. C., $105 Winifred Morris, Dover, Del., $3; Lendahand Club, Yonkers, N. Y., $3; “Sailor.” San Diego, Cal.. $5; Phyllis L. Charles Ellwood City, Pa., $5; In memory of Dorothy Lord, New York Mrs. R. J. McDonald, Valley City. N. D., $6; Guy . Vancouver, Wash., $3; Mr. and Mrs. A. Keeney . New York City, $10; R. B. Wallace, Saint Paul, Mich., Trenton Primary Association, Trenton, N. J., $36.50; The students of the Bryn Mawr School, Raltimore, Md., $20; Misses Eunice Strickland and Bessie Gillard, Rochester, N. 6.503 In memory of a little girl who was born July 2, 1908, San Fran- cisco, Cal. $36.50; De Bryan, Fort Worth, Texas, $15; Lucie Weilenman, ‘Shaw, Miss., $6. BER 3726 Already acknowledged ......... ee The students of the Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, Md BABY NUMBER 3720 Already acknowledged ....... The students of the Bryn Mawr Sch: Masculine Tact YLVESTER: How did you make Miss you were the finest fellow in the world? Cuottte: I sent her nineteen beautiful twenty-seventh birthday Brown think roses on her COMING ACROSS comicbooks.com