Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-10-14
REo CROSS SEALS TO SOON
BE PLACED ON SALE HERE
Million Dollars Worth Of Seals 20 he
Sold This Season for Proven.
ton of Tubereuloels
ton Of tuberculosis.

II the expectations for the sale Of
Red Cross Christmas seals this YEAR
as announced by the National AssocSa.
ton FOR the Study and Prevention az
tuberculosis, are realized. one nm.
cred million OF the holiday stickers.
o. million dollars worth. viii he.
sold.
The National tuberculosis Associa-
ton Will this year for the Hrst time
be national agent for the Americas
Red Cross in handling the sale OF
seals. A new national Office has been
opened in Washington. and an Initial
order has been placed fer 50.00). Goa
seals, although Ii is expected thar
number will be sold The charge to
local agents for the seals will be II
IL per cent Of the gross proceeds.
the national agent furnishing the seals
and advertising material. aad taking
back all unsold seals at the end OF the
season
This will be the third year that thee
seals have been sold on a national
basis. In 1905 over $135,000 was re-
allied from the sale: in 1909. nearly
s225,00o: aad in 1910 nearly $4,000.
The slogan for this years sale Is "A
Million FIR tuberculosis from Red.
Cross Seals
New York State led the sale last
year with 5.a55.S72 seals. Ohio comiag
rext with a.74s427, and wisconsin,
third with 2.770i12 In addition to-
these Pennsylvania. New Jersey Mas
sachusetts Connecticut. California and
Rhode Island sold over million each
Nashville, Tenn. selling 100000. was
the only city receiving over 100 00os
seals which sold every one of them
A press report with regard TO the
exclusion OF Red Cross Seals from the
nails gained considerable circulation
during the latter part OF August. but
| tie truth Of this report he's been de@
RED by the national association.
No official order has been issue6
on this matter since July 1st. On that
date the postoffice department decided
that Il could no longer carry mail MAJ
ter which bore stamps or seals which
resemble portage stamps The design
OF the Red Cross Seal. however, has.
been approved definitely by the de-.
rartment and II does not come within
the prohibitions Of this order 81 July
LIST
The Red Cross Seal this year win
be from a new design drawn by an
artist In Washington d. G. Every ef-
Az. -. "a,
from the conventional design of
stamps and seals as possible. The
new seal will depict very pretty
winter scene. In the lower right-hands
corner will appear snpw-covered
house with pine tree, also snow-cov-
cred In the foreground. The scene Ia
CT night and the windows are lighted
In the background are trees aad s1ow-
capped hills. In the upper lefthand
corner will appear a small red cross.
The entire design is enclosed with .
heavy red circle. The year Is ex-
pressed in Roman numerals Tho
only other words on the seal are,
american Red Cross. Merry Christi
mas. Happy New Year" The corners
OF the seal. which will be square, ere
| in white. thus giving the effect df a
circular seal when II Is affixed TO let
tiers and packages.
| II il very important that every ora
| hear in mind that the postoffice de-
srtment will not carry letters bear
Ing these seals or any ether non-pos-
tage stamps upon the face of the let
ter. Red Cross Seals may and should
re placed on the back OF the letters
| and packages only.