Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-11-30
VALUABLE PRIZES
OFFERED IN RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN
Business Firms Show Inter
est by Giving Prizes Val.
ued at About $1,000
for Schools.
(From Nashville Tennessean and

(From Nashville Tennessean and
American
Through the generosity of a num-
ber of leading business men, who have
recognized the Importance of the battle
against tuberculosis, and the necessity
of stimulating an interest in the sale
Of the Red Cross Christmas seals, those
at the head of the anti tuberculosis
movement in Tennessee are able to
repay in measure for their efforts
all citizens, teachers, and children who
enter the campaign with energy and
earnestness.
A number of valuable prizes have
been offered, and these prizes have
all been selected with view of inter
esting the schools over the state. This
has been done with a twofold purpose
first, to interest the young people of
Tennessee in the cause itself, which
means much more than the pecuniary
gain; second, to stimulate the sale of
the seals, in order thatia fund may be
secured which will be sufficient to
fight the disease in this state for the
next year,
Whenever the attention of individ-
uals or bodies of people is focused on
i the importance of the fight against tu-
I Aherculosis, their interest is at once
w. med. and their cooperation assured.
.ly few striking facts are neces-
&se rivet the attention of thinking
s to the vital Importance of the
kqe against tuberculosis especial
Eictennessee.
state furnishes more deaths
Shorcy1 than nnv etpfa n th a
W proper education of the masses
preventive measures, it will be
pie to stamp out the disease in
aessee in five years.
she only funds available for propa
knda work, the distribution of litera-
tfure, health exhibit, ETC., are those
raised through the sale of the Red
Gross Christmas seals at Christmas
time.
Last year there were 300, 900 seals
sold in Nashville alone. With the CO.
operation of the teachers and school
children it is possible to sell 1000, 900
seals in Tennessee, and this would
mean a fund Of 81, 500 with which to
fight tuberculosis in Tennessee.
Every seal costs penny, and means
a bullet in the fight
MISS MOORE'S ENDORSEMENT.
Miss Virginia Pearl Moore, state or
ganizer of the School Improvement As
sociation of Tennessee, has given her
unqualified Endorsement to the plan
pror Osed.
81 hone that every school improve
meut association in Tennessee will
take advantage OF these splendid Of
fers,' said Miss Moore this morning
"This should make broad appeal to
teachers and parents as it has two
fold object The children will be
working for their school as we'll as
helping in the state wide campaign
against tuberculosis Then, the char
acter of the prizes offered is enough to
stimulate an interest as they are all
such things as every school needs.
LIST OF PRIZES.
For convenience, the state has been
divided into ten districts, correspond
ing with the ten congressional dis
tricts
The first prize is stationary vacu-
nm cleaning plant, valued at between
$500 and $4,000. according to the equip
ment of the winning school, given by
McCrum Howell Co. of New York,
manufacturers of the Richmond vac
uum cleaning system. This prize will
be given to the district making the
largest sale of seals, per capita, based
on the last census.
The school in the winning district
making the largest sales will be enti-
tied to the prize.
Five individual vacuum cleaners,
for use in homes, will be given to five
individuals making the largest sales.
For this contest the congressional
,listricts will be combined into five
districts as follows: First and second.
third and fourth, fifth and sixth, sew
enth and eightn, ninth and tenth, one
nrize goirg to each individual selling !
the most seals in each of the five COM
bined districts.
One hundred Perry pictures, 512x8
inches. will be given to the school in
each comfy making the largest sales
in that county.
An individual drinking cup machine
will he given to the corporation or
arm nurcbasing the most seals.
One attractive enamel pin with a
fac simile Of the Red Cross Christmas
seal will be given TO each cnllu seiiihg
as many as one hundred seals
warren Paint g. Color Company,
Nashville. will furnish material to
naint the rural school making the
largest sale of seals for rural schools
THOSE wishing to compete in this
Gamma ion should write at once to j.
n Strain. Secretary State Campaign.
Tenn.