Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-26

With the opening of many of Washing
tons business establishments this morn
ing customers and others found the tenn
porary addition OF a booth. counter. stand
or desk at which Red Cross Christmas
stamps were offered. The sale is to con-
tinue for one month and the proceeds are
to he devoted to furthering the society's
fight against the white plague. The
total number OF stamps Oh sale was stated
to be 19S,Uo
simultaneously with the beginning of
operations in this city sales were begun
i'll other cities in various parts of the
country under the general supervision of
the society's national officers
The demand for stamps, according to
the officers, has been SO great that they
have been compelled to largely increase
orders to the printer. The aggregate now
amounts to J0,C00,000 OF that number
IS, 100000 have already been distributed
War on Tuberculosis.
Eighty per cent of the proceeds of the
sales will be distributed among the sew
eral state and other agencies making a
fight against tuberculosis, and 20 per cent
will be paid into the Red Cross treasury
as a fund from which the expenses Incl
dent to special work may be met
The Washington sale is under the direc-
ton of Mrs. 7. n. Mclaughlin, assistant
secretary of the District chapter: Mrs.
Boardman and Mrs. Bayly, with d large
number of assistants. The District chap
ter agreed to conduct the sale of oOO,OOO
stamps, or $1,000 worth, and if this
amount is not sufficient it will be added
to from time to time. In addition to sup
plying the city with the stamps, the Dis
trict chapter has also undertaken to place
on sale stamps on different battleshipS
and armOred cruisers of the North At
lantic fleet. 1t is expected that not less
than 1900 stamps will be sold on these
naval vessels in the course of month.
Where Stamps May Be Bought.
The chief points of the sale in Wash
ington are in the House of Representa-
tives, the United States Senate, the post
office, the Library of Congress, the Y.
NJ. c. A. and the four newspaper Offices.
In addition, there are stands at Wood
ward e. LOthrop's store, the Kann stores
and the American Security and Trust
Company, each of which will be a large
purchasing point. The following mem
bers of the District chapter have charge
of the sales in the more prominent places:
Miss Sallie Schroeder and an assistant in
the Woodward & Lothrop store. Miss
of S. kann, Sons & Co.: Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins and Mrs. Frederick Keep at the
American Security and Trust Company
building, and Mrs. NJ. NJ North, Miss
Mclaughlin and Miss Mabel Church at
the post office. Sales are being made
also by employees in other business estab-
lishments and government buildings.
During the day several hundred large
posters advertising the stamps were
placed in different parts of the city, and
a number of cards describing the sale
and the purposes for which it is being
held We're also distributed about the pub
lie buildings and placed in store windows.
This morning arrangements were COM
pleted with managers of eight different
moving picture theaters along Pennsyl-
vania avenue to display at each perform
ance slide containing a photograph of
tn" stamp and telling the purpose of the
sale. From time to time until Christmas,
it is stated, other forms of advertising
will be reSOrted to.
The list of places not mentioned in the
foregoing where the stamps sale
III Washington follows: The Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, PalaiS Royal,
ID. J. kaufman's, Goldenberg's. Haines',
LanSburgh'S, Iiahns threc stores, Riggs
National Bank, New Willard Hotel, news
stand at the Union station, Riggs House,
Brentano's, McPhee'S, Cooper newsstand,
Magruder'S grocery store, Ballantyne's
stationery store, Lerch's and Bessen's
dyeing establishments, Copenhaver's, Tenn
pie drug store, Jennings drug store,
pharmacy, Sprucebanks drug store
Portmans pharmacy, Dupont pharmacy,
Bealrs drug store, Ridgeway's drug store.
the Albany drug store, Y. w. c. \. cafe
terra, O'Donnell's and the Cooke flower
store.