The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-05
DESCRIBE FIGHT
ON WHITE PLAGUE
HOW RED CROSS SEAL MONEY
MUST BE SPENT Is EXPLAINED
BY STATE ASSOCIATION.

Especial TO The Richmond virginiane
Richmond. Va, December 4.--The
State Anti Tuberculosis Association.
which is conducting he sale OF Red
Cross Christmas Seals in the State last
night gave out the following resume
of the work being done with the pro-
ceeds from the sale.
Throughout the State of Virginia,
for years past. at Christmas time
earnest bands Of men and women
have worked faithfully and hard for
the success OF the sale OF the Red
Cross Christmas Seals These little
seals are put on sale by the Virginia
ti-Tuberculosis Association as a
means OF raising funds for the con-
duct Of its war against consumption.
To any locality of the State in which
anti til berculosis work is done. the
State association offers so per cent OF
the sale OF the seals in that locality
in addition to the 50 per cent OF
the proceeds Of the sale, the state
association offers prizes to communi-
ties in order that more OF the money
may remain in the community for
local work. To the city or town sell
ing the largest number OF seals per
capita, is offered 10 per cent of the
associations so per cent To the
organization selling the largest num-
Der of seals, s25. To the boy or girl
under twenty-one selling the largest
number of seals s25; to the boy or
girl under twentv-one selling the sec
ond largest number of seals. $40. to
the boy or girl under twenty-one sell
ing the third and fourth largest num-
Der Ct seals. IS each.
Many Activities Aided.
Many activities are thus aided
ia. \. ! y ls.a1 Nr,1
Etess Seal. In Roanoke there Is a
thriving medical dispensary which re-
c"iTes the money Reports Nave been
received at the Office of the association
thai Roa noke this year paid the board
of three patients throughout the year
at Catawba. Richmond through the
receipts from the sale OF the seal sent
patients to Catawba. and gaveFa good.
" sum to Pine Camp. besides caring
for the sick in their homes. Danville
helped In support of visiting nurse,
as did Charlottesville. and Alexandria.
Albemarle County organizing for more
thorough public health service. is
calling for the Red Cross Christmas
Seals TO aid them to put another rural
visiting nurse into the field.
Definition Of Term.
"All Of these activities are covered
by the IDENTITIES of anti-tuberculos.s
work which was recently issued by the
National Association for the Study and
Prevention OF tuberculosis. This
definition reads as follows:
81. The construction Of hospitals or
sanatoria for the care OF the tubercu-
lous
"2. The maintenance of the tuber-
culous.
80. The provision Of day or night
camps for the Tuberculosis; the pro-
vision and maintenance OF dispen-
saries, visiting nurses. rpe,4air.
schools fresh air classes, or preven-
toria for the care or treatment of
tuberculous cases or for the preven-
ton of the spread of tuberculosis
"a. The maintenance of educational
or legislative activities which Nave
for their object the prevention of I'm
fiction with tuberculosis"
The sale OF the seal promises to he
the best in the history Of the State.
The number OF local associations
which will be assisted by it are more
in number, and the amount OF work
which will be continued throughout
the year Is greater in volume and In
area. 8