Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-27
RED CROSS SEAL
CAMP IS
NOW UNDER WAY
Governor Sproul Honorary
and E. ]. Stackpole Active
Head of Committee

Governor William C. Sproul has
I accepted the honorary chairman
ship of the State Committee spon-
soring the sale of the Red Cross
seals i'm Pennsylvania, and E. J.
Stackpole, of this city, has consent
ed to act as the active State chair
man, according to announcement by
DR.. Thomas McCrae, president of
the Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis. Mr..
Stackpole was the unanimous choice
! of the members of the State COM
mittee.
Red Cross Christmas seals finance
the work of the organized private
lagercies in the State that are fight
jing the white plague. Chairman e.
j. Stackpole was one of the first
newspaper men in the State to
recognize the worth of the mission
of the Red Cross Christmas seal.
'"The seal SALE" he says "is more
than a charity" It represents
work of prime importance. If we
are to conquer tuberculosis it is
necessary that private agencies
supplement the activities of the
State. The extent of the tubercu-
losis problem can be better under
stood when it is realized that there
are $4,000 cases in the State that
are not now receiving treatment.
That figure is based upon the in
Vestigations made by the State and
by the showing of the draft board
figures. More than 5000 men who
were victims of tuberculosis but did
not know they had the disease,
were rejected for army service. This
condition can only be corrected as
a result of an educational drive, as
a result of a general cooperation
upon the part of the public with
the State authorities.
1.-The Red Cross Seal has become
an institution. 1t represents a
cause to which people generally are
glad to contribute. The State out
side of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
is pledged to sell 30,000.0O0 seals.
That should be an easy task. 1t
only represents 5000 one hundred
dollar sales.
The letter of Governor Sproul to
DIR. Thomas McCrae, president of
the Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of tuberculosis, heartily
endorses this work and is as fol-
lows:
"I have your kind favor of sew
eral days ago, inviting me to act as
the honorary chairman OF the COM
m:ttee in charge of your coming
Red Cross Seal Drive, and assure
you that it will give me pleasure to
serve in that, or any other capacity
that will assist you in your relent-
ness campaign for the prevention
of tuberculosis"
The Committeeman
A number of prominent men and
women of the State have already
consented to serve on the State
Seal Campaign COMMITTEE. They
are:
DIR. Alexander Armstrong, White
Haven.
The Rev. Robert NJ. Blackburn,
Reading.
Mrs. Edward W. B.ddle, Carlisle;
Mrs. Cyrus e. Brown, Johnstown.
General c. M. Clement, Sunbury;
William T. Greasy, Catawissa; L.
M. K. Crumrine, Washington.
The Rt Rev. James H. Darlington,
Harrisburg, Bishop of the Harris
burg Diocese of the Episcopal
Church; J. Benjamin Dimmick,
Scranton; A. Nevin DIETRICH, Phila-
delphia.
A. B. Farquhar. York; DR.. Thom-
as E. F!negan, State Commissioner
of Education.
Ex-Judge Henry M. Hinckley.
Danville; The Rt. Rev. M. ]. Ho-
ban, Scranton, Bishop of the Scran-
ton. Diocese of Catholic Church;
Leigh Mitchell Hodges, Doylestown;
DR.. Emory w. Hunt, Lewisburg,
president of Bucknell University;
DR.. Elmer Hess. Erie.
Alba B. Johnson, Philadelphia;
Judge A. w. johnson. Lewisburg.
M. C. Kennedy, Cnambersburg, |
president Cumberland Valley Rail- 4,
road; Rollo r. Knapp, Easton.
w. G. Landes, Philadelphia, sec !
retary State Sabbath School Asso- f,
ciatior; Rev. James Lawson, Tunk-
hammock.
Donald Mccormick, Harrisburg;
John H. McSparren, Furniss, mas
ter of State Grange; Mrs. Alvan
Markle, Hazelton; Col. Edward
Martin, State Commissioner of
Health: Dwight L. .Meigs,P ottstown,
headmaster of Hill School; James
II. Maurer, president of State Fed
Grafton of Labor; Major w. G. Muir
dock, State Adjutant of American
Legion.
e. ]. Pearsall, Mauch Chunk,
chairman Carbon County Red
Cross; Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mil
ford.
Charles NJ. Schwab, Brthlehem;
John II. Scheide, TitusvNle; Mrs.
Walter K. Sharpe, Chamhersburg;
DR.. E. E. Sparks, president State
College; Mrs. William c. Sproul,
Chester.
General Harry G. Trexler, Allen
town.
Representative George w. Will