The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-12-24
MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR A CENT.

Washington. Dec. 21.-Christmas
good will and New Years good wish
es fairly radiate from the great bull
ding Of the War and Navy Depart
ments. No structure devoted to the
arts Of peace has ever" sent out as
much of the Christmas spirit as is
being scattered so la&ishly from this
grim headquarters, of war. 1t all
comes abodt> because this building is
the Distributing center, for O. pretty
red, white and green stamp bearing a
miniature crimson Geneva cross with
a glowing Merry Christmas IN the
midst of green holly. This little
stamp with 1thsa;spirR of David is
tain of DEATH ftlbe4culosis or Con-
sumption. Die little stamp is un-:
afraid and is raising more than $780,
10000 for the fight against the dread
destroyer. There is not merely one,
but many Of the stamps, for more
than ten million have been, asked for
and they cannot be supplied fast
enough to keep. up with the demands
Acoming from all parts of the country.
\:The stamps are not really stamps
they. ae holiday 'stickers' for holi-
day pleasure and holiday business.
"They don't carry nail, but any mail
will carry them" They are furnish
ed at the cost of production by the
American NatieeRal Red Cross, of
which President elect William II.
Taft is President. Phe stamps are
sold at one cent each b. various state
Christmas Stamp Committees, all Of
the profits to be expended in anti-tu
berculosis work. SO you see that eV-
cry one-cent stamp makes three
people glad. The one sending the
"sticker" on a. letter or package is
glad for he knows the receiver will
be glad, and he knows also that some
one sick with consumption will be
helped to get well OF that some well
person will be aided in keeping well.
The one getting it will Se doubly glad
for the JOY that the little stamp has
already given to the sender and for
what it will give to that unknown
one The unknown" will be three
times glad for the sake Of the send
er's joy, the receivers pleasure and
his own good. And all will rejoiee
with those happy ones, business men,
club women and other folks In most
OF the cities and many of the towns
and villages Of your state and the
rest of the states where they are
serving on the local Christmas stamp
Committees.
In Tennessee, The Red Cross
Christmas Stamp Committee should
be addressed at the Stahlman Build
ing, Nashville; in Florida at 5000
Hill Street, Jacksonville; in Georgia
at 800 Peters Building, Atlanta; III
Texas at the state Health once, Aus
tin; and in Alabama at TuskeSee'
The little stamp has special re-
sconsibilty In Alabama for there all
Of the profits will be invested In war
fare against Tuberculosis as the grea'
enemy Of the scolored race. Usually
where one white man dies from con-
sumption, in proportion to the popu-
lation, two or three colored Will de-
and whatever the race every one SICK
aud every one dying with the dis
easy is q source Of danger TO al
others Of both races. 80 IN Aiaobin"
they are going to spend the money
where it is needed the most and
where it promises to be OF the most
good to the peoples One half VIII
go to providing information and In
enc: dive --qoye $3.50 dthsf I'D |
SEPARATION for the colored teachers
and preachers who are in~the pest
possible position to fight the battles
against ignorance, neglect and MIR,
the out posts of the Great Captain
The other half will help TO spread
the messages of the Negro Congress
on tuberculosis at Tuskegee' the