Life — August 21, 1919 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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310 LIFE’S Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1918, Lire’s Fars Aix Fux has been in operation thirty-two yea that time it has expended $174,443.17 has given a fortnight in the country to 40,097 foor city children, The Fund is supported entirely by bequests end voluntary contributions, which ere ac hnowledged in this column $9,358 sly acknowledged R. Wade... Gloughiey.ss-cscs0- E Du Bois. 10.00 C. Ha we i600 Ia memory of 3, tL. H. oo Mrs. John Sheafe Douglas... 2 Rose A. Palmer . . 10, Herma Biersking oe : 06 D, Grant . 78 Hill Girt Farm, Cossart, I . 25. J.C. Nickerson + rs 8. E. . seeseeeee 10. Mrs, W. Ms coves « * 10. Louise Hark * 00. Mrs, L. B. R. E, Riv . a H. H. Ad Jr. Result of raffle of sweater made by Jean Wolcott Griswold at “ The : Cotuit, Ma Ieott Griswold, * The Cape Cod, Cotuit, Mass. “From L, M. B. and F, A. R.” Lucy B. Cole c Henry MacV. ‘akim . W. BP. Sinclair Mr. and Mrs. Markley Stevenson Proceeds of lemonade sale con ducted by Billy F nklin and Kirtland Manley * orge A, Gareth I Smith, M,C Navy J. and N Roby i Mrs.” Morgan Ro ilowe Mrs Downing W. R. Castle K.P. B. D. Matec Mrs. Helen’ Hoot Mrs, CL. Charles E. Frank Smoyer Mrs, Thomas McConnell Frank Walker Mrs. Gordon RB. Anonymous ” Helen Beach M, H. Zacharias Campbell $10,108.78 The Power of Wealth GROUP of laborers were dili- gently employed in the arduous task of cleaning out a sewer. Two young men were standing near, the taller of whom remarked: “Oh, boy! Tf 1 only had a million dollars! There'd be no or yours truly,” “Yeh,” laborers, “Vd like to have a million, too. “What would do with it? ked the young man jocosely. I'd buy a new handle for this pick.” more worry said one of the you “LIFE: Still Summer LTHOUGH we are beginning to think of autumn, summer is still with us. The nights are still sultry and stifling in New York's sluris, and the children who have the good for- tune to be at Lire’s Farm are blessed indeed. More than one hundred of them are enjoying, or have enjoyed, that relief, as guests of the generous founders of the Endow- And the great thing about the endowments is, their work is not for this year or next year, but for all the years to come. Fresh Air ments, We are happy to acknowledge the establishment of the following endow- ments : By Mrs. William N. Ely Hill, Rhode Island, PRESH AIK ENDOWMENT NO, 106 of Watch mory of Maxyoxie Exy Sayiie . P. B. of Holyoke, Massa- chusetts, FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT NO. 107 In Memory of E. C. B. By an anonymous donor, together with & for the current season, FRESH AIK ENDOWMENT NO. 108 “Unless ye become as little children.” By Lewis Balch, Fsq., of Brookline, Massachusetts, PRESIE AIK ENDOWMENT NO. 109 In Memory of Lewis Bancu, Jr To establish a Fresh two hundred Air Endowment Hars in Victory notes or Liberty Loan be sent by Fresh Air first $14-per-cent. boils should registered Line's Fund, Ine. 17 West Thirty. ew York City mail treet, The income from this amount provides that every summer, in perpet 1 poor child will be sent from the f New York for a the fresh air of the country. This work has now been carried on for thirty-two years, which children have gained fortnight’s stay in . in forty thousand health time more than and. happi- ness from it A Fresh Air Endowment may bear any designation its donor chooses. A Literary Failure TT HE saitor sent for the new iterar critic. “T am'‘sorry, but I am afraid we must let you go. Your work is hi entertaining; your style indicates you have been admirably educated; you have a wider range than any re- viewer we have ever had, and your English has the desirable flavor. scholarly But in the time you have been with us you have failed in the essen- 1 detail of contemporary book re- ewing.” “And that is?” “You compared one-third of the works of Joseph Conrad. To have only new novels to the he a success nowadays a periodical must mention him in at least three-fourths of its reviews.” “CHEW BEEF!” comicbooks.co