The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-19
FLOR|DA'S RED CROSS
SEAL COMMISSION
To Make Vigorous Fight
Against Consumption.

The Red Cross Seal Commission OF
Florida has organized to make Wig
orous fight against the spread of tn
berculosis in this State.
This commission met in the rooms
of the American Trust Company IN
Jacksonville last Friday, at which
time announcement was made OF the
campaign to be started at once.
For the benefit of the numerous or
CARNATIONS who helped to sell Red
Cross Seals in Florida last year and
for the general public, the American
Red Cross and The National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis have framed detin-
ition of anti Tuberculosis work show
ing how the proceeds from these holl-
day stickers to be used. The de-
fnition limits the expenditure OF mon
ey only for the year ending April 81,
1916.
The definition was framed at a re-
cent meeting of the National Associa-
ton for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis and states that the term
"anti-tuberculosis work. as it relates
to the expenditure of Red Cross Seal
money shall include the following ac-
tivities:
1. The construction of hospitals or
sanitoria for the care of the tuber-
culous.
?. The maintenance of the tubercu-
lous.
3. The provision of day or night
camps for the tuberculous, the pro-
vision and maintenance of dispensa-
ries, visiting nurses, open air schools,
fresh air classes, or preventorla Tor
the care or treatment of tuberculous
cases or for the prevention of the
spread of tuberculosis.
A. The maintenance of educational
or legislative activities which have
for their object the prevention of in
lection with tuberculosis.
Dr. Charles J. Hatfield, executive
secretary of the National Association
says in commenting on this definition,
eve hope by this means to prevent
the spending particularly of small!
sums of money, in useless activities.
and to direct the efforts of all anti
tuberculosis agencies along the lines
which will produce most results for
the money invested. We are IN
thorough sympathy and cooperation
with every movement for better COM
munity or individual health, but #
this Red Cross Seal money is to be
spent, as we advertise, only for tu-
berculosis work, we wish to see that
it is expended to the best advantage"
DR.. Carroll H. Frink, Chairman OF
tn! Red Cross Seal Commission of
Florida states that number of let
tiers have been received, the writer's
of which have been under the impress
sion that the proceeds of the Christ
mas sale are to be left with the clubs,
or organizations, distributing same, to
be expended by them individually. To
those interested he desired to call at
tention to the foregoing statement.
DR.. Frink says the commission will
gladly receive suggestions and recon-
mendations as to Florida's needs, but
desires to state no expenditures can
be made without the sanction and ap-
proval of the American Red Cross
The people who purchase the little
Christmas Seals are to be fully as.
sured of the proper use of the func
by the American Red Cross and the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis.
The American Trust Company is tt
be the custodian of the funds.