The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-19
Richmond Left in Rear by Other
Cities in Red Cross Stamp
Sale.
PINE CAMP WILL BEAR LOSS
for Care OF Consump-
tivcs Dependent OH Bounty
of Public.

With Richmond tagging behind in
race that is fast becoming spectac-
ular. and with unexpected sales in
number of cities the sale of Red Cross
Christmas seals enters on It's final
week this morning The 200 workers
in Virginia who are engaged in the
charity arc pushing their. work In a
rivalry that is as friendly as 1t is
the sale Saturday night In manner
that will reflect credit on the state.
According to the committee of the
Nurses Settlement, in charge of the
work here, the sale In Rlchmond mas
not been up to the expectations of the
trustees of Pine Camp in the interest
of which the sale was undertaken. a
number of local firms including sew
eral life insurance companies, have or
dered large consignment of the seals
and arc using them literally on their
mail; many private individuals arc
large purchasers, and many seals have
been sold In unexpected places. but. as
yet Richmond has not been fuzzy
to the need of literally supporting IT.
Camp Gets Iinlf.
BY special arrangement win INC
state Tuberculosis Association;
the present sale of seals In Richmond
should net the treasury OF Pine Camp
a very substantial sum, since the camp
receives so per cent. Of the gross pro-
ceeds of the sale, while the state AS
ISOLATION and the National ised cross
pointed out by those In charge OF Pine
Camp, that the city people will be
called upon to support the camp. ana
will not from civic pride, allow the
work there to suffer. It is urged that
the purchase OF Red Cross seals will
greatly aid in this work. while putting
Richmond in line with other cities.
AT the headquarters of the, state
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Association there Is
~,
the sale throughout tho State. Norfolk.
as heretofore is leading. but In Roam
oke, a splendid committee. headed by
AIRS S. W. Jamison. bids fair to be a
the last reports. stands third, while
Richmond is fourth in line From
smaller towns and cities. encouraging
reports are being received.
Beating Maryland.
! The state Association Is particular.
ly gratitied to learn from nationa,
| Headquarters that Virginia is ahead
| of Maryland in the sale OF Red cross
| seals. A committee OF society women
! in Baltimore is selling the seals In
| every hotel and in the large depart,
| ment stores. but even then the total
| sales in all the towns and cities OF
| Virginia will unquestionably exceed
| that in Maryland Much amusement
was caused in local health circles
| Yesterday by the startling announce
/ ment in Baltimore paper that one
| agency in that city has ordered 1ooeV
additional seals in single day In
| this state, it Is pointed out, scarceiy
| a day has passed since the opening
| Of the sale that 10000 seals have
not been sent out in reply to hurry or
| ders. -,
1t is expected that Richmond WI.
| take it's rightful place at the head OF
| the Virginia cities during the coming
Week WEI and viii rally to the support OF
] pine Camp during the next Few days
"Richmond cannot afford said an
officer of the tuberculosis camp so
ing in good works by Roanoke and Nor.
folk. To say nothing Of, the trouble
that would be caused to Pine Camp ny
/ the failure of the city to support the
sale, It would be a bad advertisement,
/ for Richmond to have 1t printed al
over the country that in this nationa
charity it was led by Norfolk Roam
| oke and Petersburg.