The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-15

J littlo bantllnF Rut the interests of
/ their Delaware cu.roners weighed
/ with them. ana although com, e'prc.
would NOT go into tho rllr. several
| OF tho large ones dd 50
In spite ot The opinion Of tho ad
Veriisiug experts. The Christmas seal
7 'nok hold IKE wllifrr. Befor" ihpy
were ready the rush for hrp n".
gan, but with Eclui three wr'ke
before Christmas. the prnirrs could
no k""p ur with tho demand IN
Wilmington. The Advertising man 81
tho DUPONT company designed en-.
/ vclopor to ho used lu tho rtlo. ana
/ man sales were added to those lu
] the stores.
General Bird. chairman ~ the
! Delaware Rcd GROSS and myHolt
went down to Washington In bo.
oeanber aud interviewed the then
postmaster. general, MIR Intchcook
lie told uH n Waa absolutely inn
I possible foro ho posiDfrco T." s'Il
tho seuls. as our laws ALTERED from
those IN Deumarh Thir Vab q
great bIoNV 20 oar hopcs liIt Ne
got his fnJl consent ~ tho use ufs
booths IN posiofnco corridors Thcgc
pOstoffiCe booths became 4 great
feature At once. The school heads
In Delaware tlrp allowed tho aIlc
OF seals 10y school children
our utmost hope hat been 70 sell
10000 tehlo. and this was an We
had ordered. but altogether No had
printed ana rnll uhou, io0. 900
with 81 o1u u the money raised
by thia flrst ICED cross seal sale the
Delaware l,cd Cross paid the first IN
'tAllment on tho Elto OF tho first
iuhcrculurlE SAuHtotium ~ delaware.
Hope Farm
by thls time the iutcrcst of the
whole state va aroused and iu the
next Legislature the Red CrnsB
backed "A bin fOron state tubcrculo-
RlH commission, with an approprii-
ton OF $4,000 year, and put II
through both houses unanimously.
this being the start Of the permanent
work In our state
In December 1907. in the middle
NJ the campaign, tho representatives
NJ tho Delaware chapter reported
Tho amazing success OF the Christ.
mas seal at tho annual meeting Of
the National Red Cross In Washing.
ton, and an indorSsm-nt was given
In 1908 succeeded IN In
tHf THllnflal INt1 ' TOhN III
\ Red Cross Christmas seal for the
nation. They were also under the
same difficulty OF not having any
'und. TO appropriate for tho purpose.
But ] had Witnessed the pulling
power OF the seal, and offered to
,lodgo enough collateral TO them to
'ocure them against loss, and also to
undertake the newspaper campaign
nyself. They finally decided 10
tart tho seal got the newspaper
,azctecr Of tho United states and
ent out 1000 letters 10 the leading
newspapers OF every ,tate In the
Inion. These letters explained the
Christmas seal idea. and asked for
,rdrrs TO he sont In TO the national
Ieadquarters In Washington.
second Sale Amased Promotcrp.a
Although I had warned them Of
he surprising capacities OF tho seal,
he national Red Cross was not pre-
'arod for tha rush OF orders that
Practically swamped their office
orce. However, they were able, 10
upply In the end tho national mar
.et.
l went on TO New York u meet
he Rcd Cross workers there Just be.
ore the campaign, and New York
nade a record OF tho seal. being
eally one Of the most enthusiasts
tiles In the world over any new
nd basic idea
The rest OF the story IL known to
how the educational
aluo OF tho little stickcr has kept
rings the thought OF fighting the
reat white plague home to the
chooi child and the newsboy. the
lion and the illi,erate. as well az tho
cadcrs OF health work In our com
lunities.