Evening journal., 1909-08-18
RED CROSS
STAMP IS OUT
Society Expects to Sell SO,-
100000 For White Death
Fight

WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-Anticipat-
ing an increased demand for the Amer
lean Red Cross Christmas stamps next
winter. the American National Rcd
Cross. with headquarters In this city
is now well along IN rs plans for the
making Of these stamps their distri-
button and the handling Of the pro-
ceeds.
Last year. when the Red Cross
Christmas stamps were first introduced.
over 5O.o0OOOO Of them were sold, and
all had to be distributed from the
headquarters of the society In the
War Department building. During the
holiday season OF 1909 IL is now be-
lieved there will be something like 50,-
600 900 Of these Red Cross stamps dis
posed OF throughout the country, and
the society has well-laid plans for
meeting the demands.
The first order last year was for
million stamps. That looked big as a
starter. Within "A few weeks the Red
Cross centers were deluged with orders,
with the result that IL had a difficult
time keeping up with the demand. In
order TO do so II had to issue standing
orders 20 the photographers to keep
about million stamps ahead Of the
demand all the time. Only in this way
could the demand be nned. and from
the time that the printing OF th'
stamps began until the holidays were
lover the presses were CONSTANT.
lgoing
Stamp Order Placed.
The first order for the 1909 stamp
has just been let TO the strowbridg
; Lithographic Company. in Cincinnati
and is for 2O,0O0.0O0 Of them TO b
: delivered by November 1. other order
win follow. and II the society sells IN
50.000.O00 Il hopes TO dispose of, the
the presses Will be going continuousl
from now until Christmas. turnin
! them out in the quantities desired. Tn
= stamps are OF different design this yoar
The successful competitor for the de-
sign was Carl Wingate. Of New York
over 1900 designs we're received II
response 20 the circulars sent out an
nouncing competition. The genera
average Of these far exceeded the mosi
sanguine expectations. Many. while
commondable IN design. could not bS
considered because they were too full
Of detail TO stand reduction from thre,
inches TO seven-eights OF an incl
square This dimension required sim
pie masses and distinctness Of lettering
and especial prominence OF the Rec
Cross itself
At the request Of the Red Cross th'
Fine Arts Federation Of New Yorl
named the following jury TO pass upol
the drawings Frank ID. Millet. whi
was one OF the artists for the mura
decoration Of the Baltimore Custom
! House; C.. y. Turner and Paul Bartlett
, While Carl Wingate was awarded IN
FIRST prize for the design which wa
. accepted second prize went 10 Au
. gutso Bissiri. of South Framinghan
Mass. and third prize to Miss Grace l
Gerow. Of Jersey City. The design Sc
lected Is that OF a stamp with a larg
rcd cross I'm the center, above IL tn
legend American Red Cross, 1903,
with decoration Of holly leaves an
berries. and below the cross scroll
work containing the words "Merr
Christmas" and Happy New York.
The lettering will all be white. tn
cross In the center and the little re
crosses in the border. as well as tn
holly berries. red, and the other prom
inent features Of the design green.
The proceeds from the sale Of Re
Cross Christmas stamps In 1905 all 9
which were applied for local antituber
culosis work all over the countr
amounted to s13S.244.5f.
The largest amount raised was $2l,
174.67 by the New York Red Cros
branch, all being applied generally {
the maintenance OF day camps.
Two thirds Of the proceeds derive
from the sale OF these stamps go Z
the tuberculosis movement in tn
states and the other third comes I
the National Red Cross 10 pay for tn
actual cost only Of getting out tn
stamps and distributing them.