Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

show on tuberculosis and the advantages
OF healthful living. Besides being en-
tertained, each one of them carried away
little knowledge on the subject of the
white plague. which will aid the cause
against it. The "show" was given twice
each evening.
In April, 1910, the first number of the
Associations monthly publication "The
Crusader" appeared, which to-day has
become mighty factor for them in
their fight versus this dreaded disease.
In passing let me call your attention
to the Crusader. 1t is a monthly
pamphlet we'll worth your keeping. The
subscription price is fifty cents year.
The association does not care for your
subscription of fifty cents as for the
wider circulation. Ii you are sub
scriber, subscribe for a friend who has
not been interested in the anti-tubercu-
losis cause. The Crusader is published
to interest people in the cause as we'll as
to keep those interested in touch with
the movement. You can't do anything
better than send The Crusader to a
friend who is not interested.
To obtain. address HOYT E. DEAR
HOLT, M. D., SECY., GOLDSMITH
BUILDING, MILWAUKEE.
Case Threshing Machine Company and
Mayer Boots and Shoe Company of Mil
waukee order 800 "Crusaders" each
month for distribution among their
employees. A dozen other manufacture
ing firms send in orders for 100 or more
copies each month.
Realizing that much can be done in
the White Plague Fight through organ
lied community effort that could not be
done by a state wide society and that
the local association is rapidly recog-
nized necessity, the state association or
ganizedilocal associations in 36 Wiscon-
sin cities which centralize the forces in
the warfare on the white plague. The
latest to come into the fold were the
citizens of Green Bay and those of Wa
tertown, who formed societies in October
with many willing members. Various
other towns are on the point of Organlz-
ing to take advantage of the 1911 seal
sale, SO per cent. of the proceeds of
which, in a city, is kept there, providing
such society exists.
AS to sanatoria opened, besides that
at Wales, Wisconsin, the River Pines
Sanatorinm for incipient cases was
started at Stevens Point, having capa-
city of AZ patients. Blue Mound
Sanatorium for incipient cases
opened with capacity for 80 patients
now AZ. This was primarily private
institution, but was lately given over
to the city of Milwaukee through the in
fiuences of the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu-
l0sis Association.
The association saw the first county.
Douglas, make an appropriation for the
erection of sanatorium. Fond du Lac
and Outagamie counties followed, Mil
wankee county also acted in accordance
with the law and rented for the purpose
the Greenfield hospital from the city of
Milwaukee. Other counties will un-
doubtedly act favorably later.
Z. Last but not least: the Christmas
Seal Movement. In 1908 the Association
obtained exclusive sale privilege of Red
Cross Christmas Seals, raising $4,000 in
December of that year. In 1909 the Wis
cOnsin antiTuberculosis Association
broke the national record in the per
capita sale Of Christmas Seals, selling
100000 seals and in 1910 the same sue.
cess crowned their efforts,-they selling
nearly 100000 seals the proceeds
amounting to $4,000.
"THE RED CROSS SEAL" this year
will be from new design drawn by an
artist in Washington, D. C. Every effort
has been made to get as far away from
the conventional design of stamps and
seals as possible. The new seal will de-
pict very pretty winter scene. In the
lower right hand corner will appear a
snoW-covered house with a pine tree, al.
so snow covered, in the foreground. The
scene is at night, and the windows are
lighted. In the background are trees
and snow-capped hills. In the upper
left hand corner will appear small red
cross. The entire design Is enclosed
with a heavy red circle. The year is e <
pressed in Roman numerals.
! The only other words on the seal are
American Red Cross, Merry Christmas