New-York tribune., 1919-12-02
Mrs. Hartman and Charles
Schwab Send Generous
Gifts as Annual Christmas
Seal Campaign Opens
500, 753 From Manhattan
Need of Great Fund to Aid
Victims of tuberculosis
Emphasized at Dinner

A donation of s25 900 by Allan A.
Ryan. son Of Thomas F. Ryan 1000
from Mrs. +. II. Hartman and $500
from Charles NJ. Sehwab featured the
opening yesterday of the sale of Red
Cross Christmas seals, proceeds from
which viii be used to fight tubcrcu-
losis, it was announced at q dinner to
seal workers last nigh. at the Hotel
Astor. The gifts came in the form Of
"health bonds
A total Of $29 IS was reported from
Manhattan Borough alone Equally IA
vorable returns. as yet untabuleted,
were expected from the other borouchs.
The city's quota is $3.50 600 out of a
national total of Sc 500. 600 The cam
paign Will run ten days.
Women caNvas-ers encountered dif-
ficulty with the police yesterday Mrs
Albert Stearn and several society
ril.~ wore driven from Fifth Avenue
because they had left at home their
police permits to sell the seals The
women sold $lC0 worth Of sestls, how
ever. hefore they We're interfered with
Hes dGuar rters for the drive were
opened yesterday at 1A5 West Forty
seventh tr ct. Il n orders for S,
$40 and s25 "health coupons" were CON
tanned IN the iirst day mail.
Nurses in Need of Aid
The pressing need for funds was
illustrated a. last NIGHTS banquet by
the statement that thirty-two army
nurses who saw service n France are
now awaiting admission to sanat0riuns
because of tuberculosis contracted as
result of their work. DR.. Royal 5.
Coneland, Commissioner Of Heath.
declared that thousands Of children
IL the civ arc facing tho daneer Of
tuberculosis because of the high pric.
Of food particularly milk Oct 90
1e 600 examined 2 month aro. h. said.
1000 were uNdernourishei ana predis-
posed to tuberculosis. II vas TINE fO~
the Board OF Estimate ~ spend mere
money CT vital tea h ma++eYs and less
on statues and West Side improve
ments, he said.
Major Ar.hus B'es. of Tie Royal
Welsh Fusleers one time British com
mandant a. Ccblenz. urged tie seal
campaign as a mcmoriai 70 Americans
IA ,en in france He declared inc re
cent railroad strike in iceland tho
result Of German money, and said til,
same influence was back Of lab bcr
troubles in tho UniteA States.
sS.O0N.OOe Since 1910
According to PHI ire jacobs as
sistan. secretary Of the Nq-iorai Tuhor-
cuiosiS Association SHoff0qo las been
raj Ell sirco 1915 to teht tuhercu osis
by the sale Of Chris mas ssals win -,
ORIGINATED hf,y years a-o IN charity
STAMP used - ra So funds for wounded
Northern soldiers.
o. er srea&,rs ver, Or Hermann n.
Biggs. St@-e Health Comnia iasioner: DR..
Charlea J. Hata Il of the Henry
Phipps Institute who recently a.te0 ed
the international convention of tuber-
culos.s scientists IN London; Mrs.
James Edward Newccmb and James b
Ver dever. George Gordon Battle IRE
sided.
Government recruiting huts hay
been donated as booths for the sale OF
the seals
Booths VIII be established in the
principal hotels and terminals ia
charge Of society women AMI othel
volunteer workers Two large siyn
have been cted on the Kaigh. o
Columbus hut in Times Square Next
Fridi.y viii be Ged Gated to tho seat
campaign IN the schools Of the entire
country.