Life, 1920-09-23 · page 8 of 40
Life — September 23, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **Life's Fresh Air Fund** — a charitable fundraising list documenting donations for sending poor children to the countryside for health and recreation. The left column lists numerous donors and contribution amounts (ranging from $1 to $100+), totaling $10,690.44. The cartoon below depicts two young girls playing a game at a fireplace, with one saying "Can you play?" The other responds: "Sure! It's easy. All you got to do is pretend those white things are snow!" **The satire**: The joke reflects urban poverty and pollution — city children are so unfamiliar with snow that they must imagine white objects as snow. It satirizes poor living conditions where children lack basic exposure to nature, justifying the Fresh Air Fund's mission to provide rural experiences for disadvantaged youth.
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528 LIFE’S Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1919, Live's Faesit Air Funxo has been im operation thirty-three years. In that time it has expended $183,025.49 and has given a fort night in the co to 40,802 poor city children, The Fund is supported e1 by bequests end lary contributions are acknowl- Balance Clifton B. Pierce M s W." Eugene °K! Hugh Hill, ross amauta 10.00 G.P. Co... : 10.00 Ralph A. Grifing : 9.00 Mrs. J. ROH : 9.00 Elizabeth Van Iderstine <<... 10.00 Katharine H. Birchall : 10.00 Mrs. Theo, : 9.00 Mrs. H.C. eis yeee 10.00 Grace Russell 1G. M.. Youn Moore : Proceeds of a play ce y thia Davis, 9 years; Mary Parkir © years; Helen Davis, 6 years, and Bobby Parkinson. s years, at Monu: ment Beach, M + 1hg0 Mrs. J. A 10.00 rand N Co Bros é 0.00 S. saben baebeg eur? 9.00 q Ai abeee 5.00 ‘Allen San) ‘ 3.0 Mrs W, Cord A Friend Mrs. E. S.C loving memory of E oddard, August 19, 192 Dorothy and Jack Derby.. B. W, ‘ Mrs. Milton Knapp Mrs. Nellie Freeman Sunday Collections at’ Camp Wyanoke, Aug. 7th and 15th Morris Drey ... Ba Mrs. Henry O. iiavemeyer Friend, Westiield, Mass. Mrs. FP. H. Swift F “In memory of Dr. CW IL, RL, BL. and E. i. In memory of a loved b W. S. Townsend... M. H. A. Grace Grover Florence R. Rhodes : 3.04 Herve C. Holly . 7 10.00 John H. Parrott soca tes 9.00 Cla ape ee 9.00 In memory of K.".. F. S$. R. and L. W.'M The officers and n of the L Breck, Newport, R. I Percival’ Thomas Anna E. Stootho William B, Kehew Willls ‘Tew. .2ocessacseetees Mrs. Carlton’ Lewis Nagely... 00.00. Proceeds of a fair arranged by Betty Shevlin, Audrey Davies and other children at Southampton, Long Island Miss H. F. Lovejoy. é man P. Osborn . M. Bloch a Wilson ....e0sss0 R. RB. Crawford -.. Florence C. Rell. D. L. Leffert . In Jesus’ Name Mabel D, Eldred... Mrs. John Sheafe Doug’ OWEN ses $. R. Spencer John A. Waterhouse © ROB... v. Dr. E.R, Lan Proceeds ‘of a play given ty Lafayette 1. R. Persons... Harry D. Breene Gekai see . RB. S. Carnegie .. Ino. C, Wooten R. F. Cordingley “LIFE. Roger Deering H. J. Osborne E. BG. * jeanor ( Allen 1 George J. Rt Mrs. W HG, Ha: Morris W May McPherso: of Kathleen” . Harvey Dr. Elmer H “Baby Jean™ Betty and et Stirling. .. . Tipton, Edwin, Stuart and Janet Gense “Brashear ..... Sophie L. Meserole * Christie” Abram_S. Post John D. William E. M. Witmo' Amy H. Marvin’ | Mrs, R. T. Sheldo GE W. innell . (This statement includes all contributions ceived before August 25, 1920.) ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS Underclothing, bloomers, girls’ dresses, boys’ pants, ten dolls, socks, ‘slippers, girls’ underskirts and one drawing book from CE. Cerfe, Beach Hill, Santa Cruz, Cal. Box of clothing from Mrs. Franklin Ed. son, Greenwich, Conn, Books and tennis balls from “ Box BY” Three pairs of underdrawers from Mrs , Lathbury, Cleveland, Ohio. One pair of slippers, nine girls’ dresses two blouses and one pair of bloomers from J. E. Powers, Bristol, Conn. Box of books, games ; x of shoes from Mrs, R. S. Root, Chicago, Ill Toys and book from E. Br Orange, N. J. Box of yarn from an unknown donor, From W. N. Roundy, Davenpor six “ Roundy” books. From M. Staut, Warwick Lodge, Camp Eustis, Va., package girls’ clothing and pi ture book, From Mr M. R. Lawrence, Murrays- ville, Pa., package of clothing. From “The Man in White,” Towa, box of Tootsie Rolls, for a and girls at Live's Farm. From Josephine and Emerson Harney, Franklin, Mass., bag of children’s clothin, Davenport, I the boys “Mae, all the marriages are not made in heaven, are they “Why not, dear?” “I thought most of them were made among the movie people in Los Angel ALL YOU COT TO DO 1S PRESS DOWN THOSE WHITE comicbooks: