The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
RED CROSS STAMPS
FOR CHRISTMAS
Millions VIII Be Sent Out In
War On tuberculosis
PROCEEDS FOR STATE WOhK
Chicago School Authorities Plan to
Educate Children Systematically
Concerning Facts of Their
Natures.
PROCEEDS FOR STATE WOhK

Chicago, November 17.-(Special. Fifty
million Christmas stamps for the Ameri-
can Red Cross society's warfare on tu-
berculosis have been distributed for sale
at a cent each, several million being as
signed to Chicago, twice as many to
New York and a proportionate NUMBER
TO other cities from which state Red
Cross societies send them as ordered to
towns and villages every stamp q
bullet in the war on the white plague,
is the slogan used in the west and bull
let's of that kind are already adjoining
mail. packases on closet shelves for
Christmas giving and letter heads of some
corporations. In Illinois each year the
white plague claims some 5000 vlct'ms'
for which reason society business and
charity have made the use Of Red Cross
stamps quite 1.-THE thing Eacn gate
il assigned a proper distributing agent
the illinois branch of the Red Cross
having delegated the Chicago Tuoercu-
losis institute, 1853 Adams street, Chi
caeo. The proceeds from the sale of the
STAMPS outside of Chicago are to be
used In state anti-tuberculosis work as
distinct from from the local work OF the
institute 1t Is hoped that a sunicient
sum of money will be realized TO pre-
pare a travelling tuberculosis exhibit
which can be sent into every large town
IN thu state. Aside from this, the money
will he used for educational work III
the form of public lectures, free litera-
ture. helping organize anti-tuberculosis
committees securing tuberculosis legisia-
ton. Frank E. Wing, superintendent OF
the Chicago tuberculosis institute SAID:
I'VE will supply stamps and advertising
material free of cost, to those VINO WISH
to place them on sale; and Will NIL casn
orders for stamps promptly to those VINO
wish to buy them and do not find them
on sale in their locality"
The stork myth is in disgrace In chi
cago. along with the mysteries made of
babies which are explained as doorstep
finds and as benevolent gifts of DOCTORS
Both the Illinois Federation of Women's
clubs and the school authorities have at
last taken up in earnest the need of end
ing the deception of children along this
line by telling them Systematically the
facts about life. This was precipitated
by the Woman's World committee: zig
norance among young girls concerning
their own natures and of life is one OF
the most fruitful causes of the white
slave traffic's fourishing state" Mr..
Roe's recent experience in prosecuting
procurers of girls, both as assistant states
attorney and subsequently. gave weight
to the assertion, which among slum
workers has been realized for years.
Therefore, pleaded Mr.. Roe, do throw
aside the old-fashioned ideas that have
prevented you from telling your daugh-
tiers tho truth and let them know practi-
cal right from practical wrong" 1t looks
as though they might. Among the cases
he cited to emphasize his plea was that
of Il girls who were innocent of wrong
doing but who found that instead of jobs
In q theatrical chorus at Beaumont, Tex,
they had been brought to Chicago to be
innnured in a vicious dive. Superintend-
ent of Schools Mrs. Ella Flagg Young has
recommended that committee be ap-
pointed to investigate the proper method
of teaching social hygiene In the school.
The idea has strong advocates on the
board OF trustees.