Life, 1925-08-06 · page 14 of 36
Life — August 6, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **not a cartoon but rather fundraising content** for Life's Fresh Air Fund, which provided summer outings for poor children from New York City. The text describes the fund's charitable work: removing children from "hot slums of New York in midsummer" to provide healthy outdoor experiences. Various donors are listed with their contributions. The photograph shows children at Life's Camp in Branchville, Connecticut, enjoying recreational activities outdoors. The caption emphasizes the contrast between crowded city streets and this wholesome camp environment, positioning the Fresh Air Fund as a humanitarian service. **This is advocacy journalism disguised as news**, promoting philanthropy and Progressive-era social welfare reform through emotional appeal to readers' generosity.
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12 - LIFE: Dealing in Futures pended upon, three hundred poor little children are to be taken away from the hot slums of New York in midsummer and given the happiness of a fortnight’s outing in the fresh air of the country, Lire’s Fresh Air Fund, thanks to the generosity of our readers, has been able to put in perpetual trust the capi funds whose income will insure this boon each hot summer to three hundred children, In other words, there have been created, at a cost of two hundred dollars cach, three hundred Fresh Air dow- ments, many of them tender and touching memorials to other children and to those who loved children, Each Endowment bears a name linking its perpetual well-doing to a treasured memory. F OR all time, so far as things human are to be de- Lire’s Fresh Air Fund acknowledges the receipt from Mrs. J. R. Lovejoy, of Schenectady, N. Y., of funds to establish FRESIL AIR ENDOWMENT, NO, 292. To the memory of Cankiz Goutn Ronee. From Mrs. Maria F. Hunkins, of Westerly, Rhode Island, funds to establish FRESH AIR EXDOWMEXT, NO. 293, A memorial to her daughter, Virointa Hunxins Cortrei. From Orville S. Allen, Esq're, of New York City, funds to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT, NO. 294, No designation. From an anonymous contributor at the Yale Club, New York City, funds to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT, NO. 295. In honor of Asttav, From B. E. Smith, Esq're, of Tugalo, Georgia, funds to establish FRESH! AIR ENDOWMENT, NO. 296. In the name of Dick Sutton, From Chester Warner, Esq're, of Sunderland, Massa- chusetts, funds to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT, NO, 297, No designation. From an anonymous contributor, Oil City, Pennsylyar funds to establish FRESM AIR ENDOWMENT, NO. 298. In memory of Motner. From Mrs. Herbert S. Greims, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, funds to establish FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT, NO. 299. In memory of Mxs. Georce A. Hearn. From Mrs. Frank W. Thacher, of Jersey, funds to establish jgewater Park, New FRESH AIR ENDOWMENT, NO, 300. In memory of A. Rowtaxo Learx. Lire’s Fresh Air Fund Live's Fares Aix Foxp Las been in operation for the past thirt cight years. In that time it hos expended $294,468.13 and has given @ fortnight in the country to 47,647 poor city children, Kiftcen dollars, approximately, pays for such a holiday for s foor child from the led, lot city. Won't you help? Contributions, which o Jocd in Live about th after their receipt, she be made payable to Live's Fees Ain Fuso, and sent to $98 Madison ¢ Previously acknowledged Mr, and Mrs, George L. Stebbins, $ jeiphia.. Kingsland ‘Mood: George a Alexander Ew Mrs. B. P. 1, : HH. Prentiss, New York. Mrs. A. S. "Derby, Orlando, Fla. H. j. Heinz, 2d, Wallingford, Conn: (Continued on page 32) ‘Independence, Kan. 22: AT LIFE'S CAMP, BRANCHVILLE, CONNECTICUT. ISN’T THIS BETTER THAN TORRID DAYS IN THE CROWDED CITY STREETS THROUGH YOUR KINDNESS THESE HAPPY CHILDREN ARE ENJOYING THEIR FAVORITE SPOT IN THE BROOK, UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE CAMP COUNSELLORS. comicbooks.com