Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-03
RED GROSS STAMPS ARE NOW ON SALE. Can Be Secured at Seven stores and
 Later at Postoffice Lobby.


 The first supply of Red Cross Christ I mas stamps has been received and the. are now on sale at the Porteous { Eranston & Co.'S, Bliss jewelry store | Miss Gibsons store and Miss Tender sons grocery store on High street Later they will be placed on sale in tn lobby of the postof1ice.
 It is expected that the peo pie of Norwich will buy them liberall, | for use as Christmas greetings on let | ing November and December. An ef | fort will be made to have business houses, professional men, lodges. ant other organizations use the stamps or their outgoing mail not only because | the stamp is attractive and carries ( hearty greeting, but for the better req ,n that the. money from the sale! goes into the Red Cross fund for the suppression of tuberculosis in Nor wich. Every stamp sold is a bullet 1T the Red Cross warfare against tht white plague in this state.
 In all communities where they are known the Christmas stamp is very popular with men, women and children and millions of them will go through the mails during the next two months The stamps sell at one cent each WIllEu DldCcS Iutm WlLulll hlflt GdSl reach of every giver of a Christmas gift, and the use of the stamps will enrich the kindly sentiment which pre- vails everywhere at this season of the year.
 Encouraging sales have been made thus far and 1t is expected they will greatly increase as the month ad- vances.
 The Red Cross Christmas stamp for 4I.s .s< for use on letters and parcels that is very different in design from the one used last year. The new stamp was chosen out of 1900 designs submitted to the American Red Cross by as many different artists over the coun- try, the, award for the best design go- ing to Carl Wingate of New York. The stam pis one inch square, printed in bright Christmas colors, red and green, the inscription being in white letters. The most conspicuous thing on the stamp is a red cross, significant of the cause for which the stamp is sold. Above the cross on green holly leaves are clusters cd red holly ber- ries. The stam pis surrounded by a a border of small red crosses, and the whole design presents a cheerful Christmas appearance when pasted on a letter or package containing a CnrlSlnaS glIt-
 The Red Cross society is not at all dismayed by news that Great Britain and South African postoff1ce authori- ties have barred the society Christ mas stamps from going through the mails. Stamp orders received this year exceed those of any previous holiday It is impossible to fill them.
 Fifteen hundred of the stamps were disposed of at the Universalist church sale, making a welcome addition to the fund, and number of business houses have shown interest in the ef- fort by taking stamps to use. The Ponemah company will take several thousand. using them for two weeks. Firms which have already taken the stamps are Norwich Nickel & Brass Go. 500. McCrum- Howell Co. 800, A. c. Swan & Co. 800, Manhattan Clothing Co 200, Plaut- Gladden. Co. 200, The Bulletin Go 100, Edward Chappell Co. 100, Parker Preston Co. 100, Southern New England Telephone Co. 100.
 On Saturday an extension of the sale of the stamps will be made by having young women in Red Cross nurses uniforms in the postoffice, the Boston Store and Porteous & Mitchelps to sell the stamps
 Little banks are also to be placed around in public places to receive con- tributions for the tuberculosis fund. The money placed in the banks will not be for the purchase of stamps, but will be direct contribution to the fund, and it is hoped that a considerable amount will be gathered in this way.