The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-31
SCHOOL CHILDREN RENDER AID
Merchants and Manufacturers and Fra.
ternal Societies Join to Swell the To-
tai of Seals Sold in Kenosha Above
0,000-hxpect City tc be First.

Notwithstanding the fact that there
was a pinch of hard times in Kenosha
this year and that there were an I'M
usually large number of demands for
relief right here in Kenosha, generous
kenosha gave more to the fund to
light the ''white plague" than it did
IN the preceding year and although
final figures in connection with the sale
OF the Red Cross seals are not vet avail
able and will not be until the report
IS made by the state committee, Keno
sha boys and girls, men and women
sold more Red Cross seals this year
than they did year ago and the total
sale in Kenosha is we'll above the
100000 mark.
A lot of people are entitled to credit
for the big sale of the seals in the city.
The Associated Charities directed the
campaign and the principal workers
were DIR. j. j. McShane, Mrs. Elizabeth
Stickel, DR.. g. Windesheim, George H.
Allen and William F. Fisher. It must
not be forgotten that one of the lare-
est agencies in Kenosha for the dis
posal of the seals were the school
children. Every school in the city
took part n the sale and it is not vet
possible to say just which school will
receive the largest amount for efforts
put forth. The total sale of stahps
among the school children will be above
the $4,000 mark. The manufacturers
OF the city came nobly to the rescue
this year and they are credited with
taking nearly 1000 seals and the final
report may show even larger number
used by the Offices of the big industrial
plants. William F. Fisher had charge
Of the sale among the merchants and
down town business men and his total
sales will reach 1000. In addition to
these sales there were many sales tax
en- care of directly by the committee.
These sales were to fraternal organiza-
tons in the city, many of the organi-
cations making the purchase of the
seals one Of the Christmas charities.
".We are well above the figures for
last year." said DR.. McShane in dis
cussing the matter. "Just how much
it is hard to say, but it. looks now as
if it would be two or three thousand
seals. Since the first Red Cross seal
was sold in Wisconsin Kenosha has
been among the leaders in the annual
crusade. Last year this city was first
in the race and it is expected that the
increased sales this year will give the
city larger lead. The position of the
cities will be made up in keepins. with
their population and it is certain that
Kenosha has sold many more of the
seals than any city in it's class in
the state.
Many institutions in Kenosha will
benefit as result of the sale of the
seals. Every school in the city will
win some prize and the proportion of
the money realized returned to the
school children will be used to add
some permanent picture to their school
building. The Associated Charities
will receive a gOodly sum from the
sale of the stickers and small amount
will be set aside to aid in keeping up
the work of the open air school.
There will also be some money to be
placed in the treasury of the Kenosha
committee and this will probably be
used later for educational purposes.
On the whole the sale in Kenosha is de-
cidedly satisfactory.