El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-05
STAMPS FOR THE
XMAS PACKAGES
tuberculosis Work in Ell
Paso To Be Aided By
Their Sale.

L lO4 A1ClAGs
At q meeting Of the tuberculosis
committee from the Associated Chart
ties at the First National bank Non
day evening. arrangements were com
pleted for disposing Of the Red Cross
Christmas stamps.
A 4. Kline. a member of the COM
nittee. offered to donate a watch TO
the Boy Scout selling the most stamps,
and Mrs T. W Lanier offered to give
s. TO the girl of the Camp Fire Circles
selling the most stamps
II permission is secured to nave the
school children sell the stamps. a SO
gold watch will be donated by the
First National bank to the child selling
the most stamps.
Two thousands letters, each contain
ing 81 worth Of these stamps, have
been mailed by the committee. Inc
REGIMENTS are expected to send IN
check for the money at once or return
The stamps will be placed on sale
downtown in the First National STATE
National and City National banks and
the Rio Grande Bank and Trust com
. pany and the Texas Bank and trust
company, also at the postottlce.
The stamps will also be placed on
sale in the Y NJ c. \. huts and IN the
Knights Of Columbus amusement mans
in the various national guard camps
Mayor Lea is TO be asked 10 oesle
nate next Sunday as IuDercuI9qslss
Dav." and all ministers viii be asked
TO saw word in favor or the Campaign
for the sale Of the stamps
FL Paso gets 20 per cent from the
sale of these stamps, 30 per cent sO1,I7
10 the national and the state tuoercu!,,
Iosis associations. FL Paso 5 snare VIII
be used in the tuberculosis work OF
the local Associated Charities
Those attending the committee meet
ing were:
Mrs T. W. I.anier, Mrs. r. c. Midgley.
Mrs. ". /. Foxworth, Mrs J. A Pot
ter. Mrs. G. A Martin. Mrs. L. A Hen
ming Nessrs. A. A Kline, A ". Nor
cop. J. z. Benton and secretary !. q
Civin, of the Associated Charities
, The Need Is Large.
With the approach of the Christmas
season and the opening Of the Dooths
for the sale of the red cross stamps
the suffering of the many tuberculosis
nafients is brought more wildly TO
mind and causes FL Pasoans to wonder
! what if anything, is specially TO De
done in this locality to alleviate that
suffering brought about by the raw
ages of the great white plague
OF course. in one respect, the sale OF
the Red Cross stamps is something spe-
ciaI which is being done, for although
the Red Cross society is deVotng mucn
of its time and many thousands OF dol
lars 20 its war against this oreao
disease. II is only at Christmas time
that il asks direct aid of the public
The sale of the stamps is practically
universal over the world. but with even
this great help. and over 100000 are
annually collected from the sale OF
these stamps, there is still great deal
OF suffering which the society does not
and cannot reach
Many Sufferers Here.
According TO reports which the city
| officials who are in touch with TINS
phase Of the public health make, FL
Paso IS and has been for some time get
ting more than its share OF Wnlte
plague sufferers. With its superb high
and dry atmosphere, so inimical TO the
disease. the number Of native suffer-
ers is almost nil, but this benign at
| mosphere is working in another way
and that is in bringing scores Of pa
tients within its boundaries from all
parts of the country
Arriving here with little or no funds.
/ these unfortunates are OF the opinion
| that they can Immediately find some
sort of light employment whereby they
can keep themselves, while the cure or
HELM is being effected; but there is lit
tie chance Of finding much light out
of door work here, with the result that
! before their stay here has been of any
! length. they become a care and ex-
pense TO the city and county
Care and Expense Great
Such care and expense is considera-
! bly, greater than the average person
I thinks, and 1t has long been in the
minds of the city and county health
! departments that something radical
must be done
Until now. the chief activity OF
! those handling the work has been that
/ of seeking transportation for the SUI
| ferers TO their own homes. for in many
cases IL has been found that better care
/ could be given them right in their own
states, and with greater chance for
] final recovery than could be given
here. The expenses entailed so FAR this
year have been in the neighborhood of
I $4,000. distributed through more than
| 125 cases
Rest Camp Suggested.
The big problem before the officials
| is the proper and most beneficial dis
| here. The manner OF their disposal so
1 far has caused FL Paso to become. more
| than anything else, q sort Of clearing
! house for white plague victims. The
! idea Of developing this phase of the
| fight, for the city does not want to
! build hospitals and sanatariums. has
! been proposed At compare lively
/ small outlay. a rest camp. or out of
J door hospital, of a size to handle COM
! fortably the average number Of pa
| tents who are handled now. could be
| built to look after them in the best
! possible way until they could be re-
/ turned to their native states or other
I hospitals better suited 70 care for
| them. With no idea of having this camp
! or convalescent hospital one where a
] patient could be cured. but merely a
/ temporary way station" this seems to
| be one way. at least which could be
! taken TO fight the disease the SOUTH