Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-18
BIC CHRISTMAS
SEAL CANT PA|GN
State to Carry on Intensive
Drive in War on White
PIaque-Events for City.

Designating November 22 as the
official date when the 100000
Christmas seal campaign will be
| launched in this state, the New Jer-
sey tuberculosis League is busy for
| mulating plans looking toward the
success of the seal sale. Many of the
thirty-five organizations located In
different parts of the state have al.
ready appointed committees and un-
| derwritten individuals who have
pledged themselves to buy seals or
health bonds.
The cooperation of women's or
ganizations, schools, social organiza-
tions, churches. mems clubs and in
dustrial groups is being sought. In
| Newark, the home-quarters of the
League, great deal has already
been accomplished along organiza i.
ton lines. Among those which have
promised their cooperation thus far
are: The Women's Contemporary
Club. Young Women's Christian AS
| sociation. Catholic Women's Service
Association. Newark League of Wo-
men Voters. Newark Red Cross
Chapter. Young Mems Christian As
sociation, Junior Order of Mechan-
les, Rotary Club. American Legion,
Knights of Columbus. State Chamber
|
ark Board of Trade and many other
prominent organizations.
| Boy Scout troops will Operate
by distributing literature and post
ers during the campaign. The Young
Mems Christian Association has con-
sented to man booth at the asso-
citation headquarters for the sale of
seals. All the high schools In the city
are engaged in making posters for
! the campaign and have given space
in their school publications to OUT
line the necessity for it and to urge
school children to buy seals. Tho
American Legion has adopted "a
means of urging post members to
support the seal sales by special ap-
peal appearing in their bulletin. The
N. ]. Urban League, organized for
social welfare work among negroes,
will man a booth in front of their
headquarters, and also spread the
news among their churches. In CO.
operation with a plan adopted by the
National Salvation Army, the New
ark branch will place their entire
force at the disposal of the League
on December eighth and ninth. for
two-day participation in seal sales.
The N. ]. Patriotic League in con-
nection with the N. J. four-minute
men, will cooperate in spreading
propaganda for the League. There
are at least several hundred four
minute speakers throughout the
state. Miss Jane ]. Packard, field
secretary of the League, who has
been busy during the past three
weeks forming organization plans.
has already secured the cooperation
of theatre managers. restaurant
managers and storekeepers. getting
their consent in having booths plac-
| ed in their premises for the sale Of
seals. Ernest d. Easton. executive
secretary of the League. in order to
lend impetus to the drive will ad-
dress organization members at their
various meetings, acquainting them
with the needs of the organization
and urging their hearty support in
the campaign.
A great deal of the money to be
| raised by the sale of seals this year
will be devoted to improve hospital
facilities, provide more health nurses.
secure more open-air schools for
anaemic children, maintain camps
and give summer outings to build up
the health of children. open indus
trial and consultation clinics
throughout the state, and introduce
the modern health crusade. a unique
system devised for teaching health
rules to children. into every public
school in the state. The league has a
comprehensive prevention" pro-
gram to carry out. 1t aims to look
aftss--the malnourished child who
l6Ving to a weakened condition OF
4 lungs. may be susceptible to tuber.
culosis. and at the same time, seeks
| to give relief to those already af-
flicted with the disease, planning for
isolation In order to protect others,
and providingrfor their cure wherev.
| er II is nosSih1e