Evening journal., 1908-01-08

SALE In PHILADA.
Checks for $I,OlS From One
Source Received by
Treasurer Candy
MAY GET $4,000 FROM IT

Philadelphia settled it's account for
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year" stamps with the Delaware Red
Cross yesterday and as result, the
fund for fighting the White Plauge in
the Diamond State is increased by al
most $25OO.
There are still one or two little mat
ters to be adjusted, so the exact sum
cannot be stated, but it will be within
a few dollars of that named. OF this
total The North American furnished
$1O1s.s7. A check for that amount
was sent last evening to Henry M.
Candy, treasurer Of the Delaware Red
Cross.
This one item means the sale Of
1O1.Ss7 stamps.
This includes stamps sent to stores
and individuals in many parts Of Penn
sylvania, but one-half Of the sum came
from sales in small quantities over the
counter in the publication Office of The
North American. The result shows
that people really wanted to support
this movement, for most of those who
bought in this way came specially for
the purpose, and many went out Of
their way to hel palong the work Of
overcoming humanity's worst enemy.
The Delaware Red Cross has not yet
settled with all the agencies that were
at work elsewhere, so it is not known
what the full proceeds of the campaign
a 1.rrF fr. -srf
total nearly $4,000.
When it is remembered that the
whole movement was planned and exc
cuted in a few days, and that the
stamps were not put on sale in time to
catch the first burst Of holiday feeling,
this record becomes remarkable, and
shows that the stamp fight against tu-
berculosis should be made permanent.
The all year round Red Cross stamps Of
the Delaware Branch of the National Red
Cross Society will be placed on sale this
afternoon at the opening Of the exhibit
OF the Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
vention sof tuberculosis in the dupont
Building. The stamps win be sold in the
dupont Building during the week of the
exhibit and the following week they will
be sold in the post ofhce corridor as
were the Christmas and New Year
stamps. This will serve TO advertise the
stamps and the sale win then be limited
to the department and rug stores and
other public places throughout the year.
To-day agents of the Red Cross were
authorized to collect the money accru-
ing from the sale Of the stamps in the
various public places in this city and It
viii probably be two or three days before
the total collections in Delaware viii be
completed. Besides the department and
drug stores of the city, the Christmas
and New Year stamps We're sold by %
schools and 13 women's clubs.
General Charles Bird. president Of the
Delaware Branch Of the Red cross Miss
Emily Bissell, secretary, and Henry NJ.
Candy treasurer. yesterday visited Of
ficers Of the Pennsylvania Red Cross In
the Independence Hall Building. Phiia-
delphia, and notified them Of the placing
of the stamps on sale here. steps win be
taken to have the stamps sold in Phila-
delphia also.
The new stamps are a pretty arrange
ment OF the national colors. A red cross
is imprinted on a white diamond reposing
on a background Of blue. On the stamp
in white is the inscription, War on the
White Plague. Delaware Red Cross q"
The stamps, like their predecessors. will
cost a penny each.