The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-14

of the Woman Auxiliary of the Anti Tuberculosis Associations:
 l "One thing concerning the Red Cross Seals that shows the worldwide aim of the work and the operation that is felt in the movement, is that the Postmaster General of the United States has rescinded the order concerning the Seals on Christi mas packages, which formerly said that the seals could only be used on the back of packages, but now that they can be used wherever desired. Of course, the potsal authorities urge that they be placed on the side not used for the address, as far as it is practicable, but in the event the request is not compiled with no pack ages will be held.
 Have you seen the new Seals?" Mrs. Johnston continued. "They never lack in variety. They might be compared to a fashionaoly dressed woman, who changes the style of her gown each season. There is no monotony about them to say the least of it. and to use one of last years Seals would be just as out of date as to wear a last years bonnet"
 "The sale of the Seals this Christmas, of course, means a great deal to the local eamp?" I observed interrogatively.
 'The receipts will enable us to do many things that we have in view" said Mrs. Johnston. Were often reminded of the donation from the county, which is s4oO per monlh for the Tuberculosis Camp. I really consider the camp small part of 1 the work being done in this town and county. The dispensary running at the I Chamber of Commerce, with a white rnatron ready at all times to go into homes and teach the people how to live after they contract Tuberculosis-or better still. to teach tha well and strong how to pre- vent the disease, is one of the important branches of our work We now have a colored woman, too, who is under the su- peryision Of Mrs. Sanford, who is doing the same kind of work for the coored peo- pie. Of course, we are simply an aux iliory to the Tuberculosis Association. which is composed of men well known for their philanthropy in the professional and business world. As is generally the case with Wonlan's Auxiliary, we are here to help taeni. So when they said we must take charge of the Seals, we proceeded to do it and we are going to make a strong effort to get enough money to equip the home more thoroughly. We are going to 1 use this money to put two recreation rooms at the camp. One for the men and | one for the women, and we want to have ! place where, when 1t rains and the weather is unfavorable, patients can sit out in the open air or lounge in a cheer ful, pretty room. We have a good square piano, the gift of the Cable Company, and a nice Victrola, the gift of Mrs. Henry E. Gray, that We will place in these rooms. Then we want to have flowers and hang ing baskets and everything attractive TOT the patients. We want to have another l Chicken Shower in the spring and we need good chicken yard close to the tents wher the patients can both care for and enjoy the chickens. We want d bathroom oh. how we do need a bath room. and water for the camp. All the
 water we have now has to be brought from some distance. Then we need more tents. You cannot imagine how hard it Is to turn away q curable case of tuberculosis; simply. because we haven't room"
 And I dcn't believe the good people of Birmingham will allow such a thing to happen, interrupted
 Nor do r." said Mrs. Johnston. q have ] never seen anything like the response l from our people in such matters. There | Is nobody Who likes to ask for help for | charitable organizations, and l least of | all, so when we need things at the camp l somehow | gust wait-and before I know it, something has happened and we get it. l it1ct a hp Hrct |, had this winter l was sitting comforta- bly, in my little den enjoying q nice booK 1 when the telephone rang. l knew at once when l took down the receiver that the call was form the camp, for I could hear
 not one, l'ut many coughing. Miss
 Cavers, the matron, said: We nee.l
 blankets over here. or something to keer
 the patients warm. l had to give mine
 up and sleep under my bath robe fast
 night and we haven't stove on the grounds
 T called the other officers of our Aux
 Hilary and found we had money enough to buy q new .woolen blanket for every bed, which we did before the day was over. But ihe stoves were another mat ter. I issued d call through the papers but before the story of the need of stoves went to press we had more heaters Io-
 mated than we needed. We now have enough of them on hand to heat our entire building when we get the money to build This has been tie case with every request we have made. Now, if we have the same success with our Red Cross Seals. we vii be an orsapization of the happiest womcr in Birmingham, and l want to tell 70, that there will be thousands of happy folk in Jefferson county, for believe everyone wiIfsbuy them We want pen