The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-24
Little Stickers to Be Used
During the Christmas Sea-
son Source of Revenue to-
a Worthy Cause.
WHITE PLAGUE WAR
ISON IN EARNEST
Women's Clubs in Indiana
Are Taking Active Interest
in the Sale Of the Seals Ov.
er This State.

The selling season for Red Cross
Christmas seals has opened through
out Indiana and several hundred
thousand of the little stickers have
been distributed to local agents from
the Red Cross Bureau. at 246 Federal
building. Indianapolis. The selling
campaign is being conducted by the
same committee which has had It In
charge In former seasons. 1t. being
made up by Noble G. Butler. chair
man; Rowland Evans. secretary. and
James w. Lilly. treasurer. the opera.
tions OF the bureau being directed BY
Lannes McPhetridge. This ID the
third year that the Red Cross Christ
mas greetings have been sold In In
diana. The proceeds 90 to the Red
Cross fund for combating tuberculo-
sis in this state. The sales the +1irst
year amounted to about $4,000, and
last year reached $500. The Indiana
committee has expended the funds by
erecting colonies OF frame cottages
for the fresh afr treatment Of tuber-
cular patients. the cottages being on
the city hospital grounds at Indjanap-
oils. South Bend, Frankfort, Vim
cennes and Evansville. The commit
tee hopes that as the sales increase
from year to year to establish the
colonies in all Of the larger cities Of
the state where local organisations
will be willing to look after the vel
fare OF the patients. The first con
signment Of stamps for Richmond ar-
rived today.
In addition to the colonies, many In.
dividual patients have been treated at
the expense Of the Red Cross commit
tee III sanitariums. ana sey4raI are
now receiving attention at these insti.
tutions. Since 1t was first organized
the committee has been able to help
many victims of the plague to a per.
manent cure. Members Of the commit
tee say that they are anxious to make
the Christmas seals money 60 az far
as possible toward wiping out the
plague. and they will help any desery-
ing patients that are brought to the
attention OF the Red Cross.
Change Name to Seal.
The Red Cross has changed the
name of the little sticker from
stamp to seal" the change being
regarded as necessary since 90
many people year after year use
them under the impression that they
take the place Of. postage stamps In
sending letters and parcels by mail
BY adopting the name Of seal" the
Red Cross hopes to get entirely out
of the public mind the idea that the
seals will pay postage. Another step
in this direction win, 1t is understood
be taken by the postal authorities in
requiring the seals to be placed on
the back of letters and parcels. in.
stead of on the address side.
The Christmas seal for this season
is brighter than those of other years
the Red Cross, the central figure .oi
the design, being especially conspicu,
ous in its setting Of green leaves The
inscription reads: American Red
Cross. Merry Christmas. Happy New
Year"
A much stronger selling force ii
being organized over the state In the
hope OF largely Increasing the sales
this Christmas season. Mrs Grace
Julian Clarke. president OF the Indi
ana Federation Of Clubs. has sent q
letter to about $40 presidents Of local
Organisations aslking that they form
Christmas seals committees to pro
mote the sales In their communities
The effort Of the Red Cross to com
bat tuberculosis In Indiana is q spIen
did philanthropic work" Mrs Clarke'a
letter says. which seriously needs the
active help Of our clubs. It can be
made broader and more effective BY
giving the Red Cross our cooperation
and the time II at hand to show our
willingness to do 50" The local pres
idents are now sending the namea
OF their seals committee chairmen to
the Red Cross Bureau. and through
them the seals win be on sale In q
number Of Indiana towns not reached
last year.
The Red Cross has asked over 1.O00
fourth class postmasters In Indiana Ia
take the seals on consignment, and
several hundred have agreed to do -
This will get the seals on sale In gen
eral stores In the small towns and
villages for the first time where they
will be brought within reach Of farm
~ well a. town people