Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
100000 RED
GROSS STAMPS
SOLD IN NEWARK
Report Tells of Work for Anti
tuberculosis Cause and
Plans for Future.

With the first year of the Anti
tuberculosis Associations work fin
ished, many new features, including an
anti-spitting crusade and agitation for
the hurried completion of the Soho
tuberculosis hospital, have been an
nounced by Ernest u. Easton, the
executive. secretary of the association,
W statement regarding the new years
Dams, made public today. An account
ing of the funds derived from the sale
of Red Cross stamps and of the general
effect of the sale is included in the an
liouncement, Following is the state
snent:
'At the Rec Cross booth $S55.39 was
taken in during the three weeks pre-
ceding Christmas. OF this $S35.41 was
from the sale of Red Cross stamps, 1886
for Red Cross postal cards, $3.50 from
Fresh Air League buttons and s3.43
were contributions for which no
stamps, buttons or postal cards were
given. In addition to the above
amount, nearly $1,000 has been re-
ceived from firms, individuals and
schools. 1t Is impossible to tell at this
time how much more may be expected
from the schools or the agents who
have the stamps to sell, but 1t is
reasonable to suppose that we have
sold approximately 100000 stamps.
The little Red Cross stamp has en-
listed the cooperation and sympathy not
only of a large percentage of the citi-
Gems of Newark, but all over this State
and all over the United States. Pre-
vention of tuberculosis is very much of
an educational problem and we believe
that if the masses of the people in this
community are educated in the proper
way that 1t is only a matter of a few
years when the death rate can be cut
in half.
I'm schools the teachers had excel
lent opportunities to impress upon the
children the value of fresh air, and
cleanliness. With the opening of the
new year the association is offering an
opportunity to teachers to further get
the cooperation of the pupils, and
through the pupils the parents, to live
cleaner and more wholesome lives and
to sleep in weIl-ventilated houses. The
Fresh Air League buttons which have
been SO popular with the children will
be offered as a medium to induce GER
tain pupils to come to school clean, or
TO ~promulgate the fresh-air doctrine.
Already some OF the teachers have been
and are willing to undertake this new
opportunity for lettering the conditions
Of their scholars.
"The immediate plans of activity Of
the association for the next few weeks
are as follows: To utilize this office as
q clearing house for all cases of tuber-
e%ulosis, giving advice. suggestions OF
help to the best of our ability, through
cur nurse, to visit patients in their
homes who have come to our office
and also to ollow up the cases dis
charged from Glen Gardner as well as
any cases referred to us by individuals
II. is also III plan to continue the work
OF the health survey of the homes in
which there have been two or more
deaths from tuberculosis during the
lest FIVE years. Already some startling
facts have been revealed by these
records, especially In the cheap lodging.
houses 1t is also our plan to get from
the City Hall the record OF deaths dur
ing 1909, and add them to our map
showing the mortality conditions. We
are also planning to construct a man
showing the location of all cases Of
tuberculosis as near as we can make
them out derived from every possible
source of information.
with DIR illusion boxes and small
exhibits, we hope to educate the COM
munity by getting permission to place
them in store windows or the public
schools. We would further enlighten
the community with talks or stereopti-
con lectures. on tuberculosis. in facto-
ries. churches, schools. settlements,
unions or other organizations. Many
doctors have Volunteered to assist In
giving lectures. We need to start a cru
sad against splitting upon the streets
and In our public conveyances. A few
arrests by the police would awaken the
community to its responsibility in this
matter. The Public Service Corporation
must be urged to provide cleaner and