Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-11-25
RID CROSS CHRISTMAS STAMPS
Millions For Tuberculosis

"a Hundred Million for TUBERCULOSIS
il9n Red Cross Seals Is the aim OF
the National Association this year.
That IL hardly one seal for every
msn, woman and child 10 the United
States.
Last year IS 100000 were sold, this
yeareverythiug points 10 q sale Of io0.-
0oo0oo before New Years day of 1911.
West Virginia can have large shar e
| O. CHS sale for her Tuberculosis work,
| " we have the cooperation Of anti
/ tuberculosis societies and committees
lodges. labor unions, civic and chu rch
societies, womens clubs merchants,
| and individuals Banks, corporations,
business concerns aud individuals can
buy thousands to use on their letters
ard December bills, on Christm as
letters and packages. Newspapers can
gi1s liberal space for free ADVERTISE u 4
for ne campaign School boys aud
girlscan help by selling the seals.
Every man, woman and child can
hep by selling or buying the seal 8,
aoi help to stamp out tuberculosis in
onF State, which is XII Hing $500 year.
What is a million for the prevention
OF tuberculosis when you know that
hundreds Of little boys and girls are
homeless and friendIess tonight be
cause the white plague has carried Off
their fathers and mothe 8. 1t causes
mere poverty than any other known
ca Use.
| - attacks boys and girls, young men
and women In the prime OF life and
renders them helpless. Every con-
sulnptive uncared for Il public dam
1 gel One cut Of every ten dies Of the
dread disease. Tho money raised by
the sale OF the Red Cross Seal mea MS
acsrtain cure for many who would go
up :uted, and this money Will be speed
lily spent in milk and eggs and other
re essities which these people 10 sorely
lass%i IT 10 also educational aud will
| bel ITO give information 10 large
number Of people who Will save many
lives.
II is impossible to tell all the good
work that was accomplished last year
by the Red Cross Funds. tuberculosis
dispensaries were established, litera-
ture was distributed, lectures given,
exhibitions conducted, visiting nurse
provided, and large numbers Of Tube r
cu.osis patients helped on the way to
health.
The American Red Cross will fur
nlsh the advertising literature and the
stamps free of charge. Ysu get all you
think you can sell and return these
you cannot sell.
You keep all the money except 25
per cent for tuberculosis work in your
community ifyou are doing any or
or expect to do any. This money can
be used for no other purpose.
6The stamps you do not sell are sent
back to the agent and % per cent Of
your sales one-half of which will be
sent to the Red Cross Society and the
other half will be used for state work
by the antituberculosis league, of the
state.
If you are not doing any tuberculosis
work in your community and do not
expect to do any, you send all proceeds
Of your sales to the agent for state
work and help immensely in this way.
1t is desirable TO have the Tuberculo-
sis Exhibit at the Capital building
during the legislature, as there will
great effort made to get State Tuher-
culosis Sanitarium. You can help
raise money for this purpose, ifyou
have no work Of which to use The
money.
There is no time to be lost All who
are willing to assist in this campaig n
are urged to communicate with the
state agent DR.. Harriet b. Jones,
Wheeling, w. Va. If you do not know
how many stamps to send for, give
the population of your community
and the agent can tell by that how
many you may need.
All seals must be placed on the
backs of letters instead Of on the front.
The sale should begin not later than
the first of Deem Der and to business
men, sooner than that.
Every organization is urged to CO.
operate In this movement.