Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-12-04
THE XMAS SEAL
DRIVE IS THRIVING.
EVERYTHING GOING NICELY IN
AUDUBON COUNTY'S LAT
EST CHARITY

EST CHARITY
The reports from the Red Cross
Christmas Seal sale are most en-
couraging from the standpoint of
prospects for record breaking
campaign.
The department. of sales through
the women's clubs. managed by Mrs.
L. Dee Mallonee. has gotten into &C.
tion in fine shape this week. There
have been sent to the wopen's clubs
throughout the county stamps to-
falling $3.50 in value. These stamps
were sent of Mrs. ]. H. Murphy Of
Gray, who win supervise the sales at
that place by the Epworth League
Of the M. e. church to the extent
Of $50. Mrs. A. ]. Leake of Extra
received 800 worth of stamps for
the Thursday Club, which will sell
that number Mrs. C. s. McLeran
of Audubon has charge of the sale
of 500 worth Of stamps for the
Columbian Club of Audubon and
she has received her number. 1t
is expected that before the end of
the week there will be a woman's
club in every town in the county
oSAlh6 thO AAtSlC hOiath WaAIiOAos
Paul Wolf expects to complete his
work this week. He states that
petitions will go to every town in
the county not later than today and
that he will have agents in the vari-
GUS towns circulate the petitions and
secure pledges from all business
men who are particularly inclined
to use the Red Cross Seals. Signers
of this petition will be given an
opportunity to designate after their
names either of two pledges One
will be to use seal upon every let
ter leaving their place of business
during the last two weeks of the
year, they guaranteeing that they
will use the minimum for which the
number will be fixed by the sub
chairman In charge. Users Of this
pledge will be allowed to pledge the
use of this number or such other
larger number as they may see AT
to promise. The alternate pledges
are authorized for the reason that
there are many business men in the
county who will use such a vast
amount Of postage during the time
allotted by the pledge that the first
plan would be ruinous. The min
imum under the second pledge is
sufficiently large that those who
choose 1t will do handsome thing
for the cause.
Il is expected that this feature of
the work will be very generously
supported as the bushes men of
Audubon alone have. without soli-
citation being made of them, SUBJ
schibed for nearly 800 worth of the
stamps.
The central committee of the
county has authorized all persons
signing these papers to advertise the
fact in any way they see fit In their
business, and the committee itself
will publish the names of the sign
ers and urge that those persons be
preferred by Christmas shoppers. 1t
Ia nothing more than fair-that those
who attempt to keep the county
clean and to make Il healthy
place to live In, should have the
preference of that county by those
who live in 1t.
Miss Berthemia Mccarthy will
soon dispatch to every school in the
county number of stamps to be
sold in the community by the school
children. To the school attendant
who will sell fifty stamps, honorable
mention in the county papers will be
made and those selling 100 stamps
will receive a silk ribbon badge.
Those selling 200 will receive a GER
tificate Of honor suitable for franz
ing, printed in three colors and
signed by. the governor Of the state.
The child In the county outside Of
Sharon township. which b Alnsady
provided for by the separate organ
ization at that place. selling the
greatest number OF seals will re-
ceive gold ring as a prize after the
conclusion Of the drive and the re-
turns are all in.
Evans Marquesen of the depart
ment Of sales through town and
church activities states that his
work will be fully under way by the
latter part of next week.
The omens are propitious for a
very successful drive, and It is safe
to say that Audubon county will not
train In the rear when the final re-
turns come in and a. comparative re-
port is made,