Life — April 29, 1920 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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798 The French Babies’ Fund LTHOUGH France's need is still great, Lire its readers have done their share in the alleviation of the acute conditions existing during and immediately after the war. It has therefore brought to an end its work for the relief of the French war orphans, and makes the fol- lowing accounting of what it was able to accomplish through the generosity of its readers. The work began in April, 1916, and ends with April 1, 1920, covering a period of four years. As of April 1, it had received from its readers the sum of $364,276.45, and had remitted to Paris 2,173,808.29 francs. There remained in its hands for remittance $34.14. Under date of March 10, the society in Paris made a statement to Lire acknowledging receipt of Francs Remittances sisigaein eiaagerarepees 2:1 36,466,08 Small errors on their books in crediting amounts of drafts Draft in transit Draft in transit As of the same date they report Disbursed or set aside for the mainten- ance of 1,305 orphans for four years each at 730 francs...........6 . * 2,430 orphans for two years each at 365 francs .... ae sencieuais (886950 146 orphans for one year each at 18 francs . eases wets . . 645 For Christmas and other gifts for indi vidual children, forwarded through Lire and delivered by the society. Cash on hand not distributed and not set aside to complete unexpired main- tenance periods 73,898.29 It will be seen that there remains in the hands of the society a surplus of 222,400.71 franes arising from the dif- ference of the rate of exchange, which, during four years, has varied from 5.44'4 to 14.70 francs to the dollar. We do not) think our contributors will object if from this surplus we allot the equivalent of one thousand dollars to the administration funds of The Fraternité Franco-Améri- caine, which, through its committees of devoted men and women in all parts of France, has done the actual work of investigating and reporting the cases of need It would be practically impossible to secure from all the contributors to these funds an expression of their wishes as to the disposition of the remaining surplus. As being fair to every one concerned, Lire has directed the society to divide it equally among all the surviving children whose names have appeared upon Lire’s lists. In this way Lire has not only fulfilled the conditions originally laid down, but each child who has already benefited through the generosity of Lire’s readers will receive an additional gift of something in the neighborhood of fifty franes == Y {core “Bs Ua Hard-headed Business Man (to shade of departed wife): NOW, LOOK HERE, MARY ANN, REMEMBER THIS IS COSTING ME OVER FIVE DOLLARS, AND TRY TO SAY SOMETHING SENSI Contributors have already been notified of the disc tinuance of the work and that their future comm: tions to their beneficiaries must be made to them direct The same information has also been forwarded to the French children or their guardians. No further contrilu- tions will be acknowledged in the columns of Lire. In bringing this work to a close, Lire would be lacking in appreciation if it failed to record the splendid assistance given by the socicties in charge of the actual relief—The Orphelinat des Armées, The Comité pour la Repart des dons Ameéricains, The Fatherless Children of France and the Fraternité Franco-Américaine. Great individual assistance has been rendered through the untiring eff in Paris of MM. Alfred Crosiet, Pages, De ix, Jouan- neau and Deutsch de la Meurthe; Mmes. Marie Diemer. Morton Henry, Séligman-Lui and Cora Worms. To the readers of Lire who have been so generous can be said that they have not only done much to alleviat the suffering of widowed mothers and orphaned children, but have helped to hearten France in her darkest hours In all parts of that great country they have established lasting memory of American good-heartedness and Ameri- can sympathy with human suffering. To these contributors Lire expresses its thanks and its appreciation of what they have done. comicbooks.com oth res the col 3 <