Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-23
CHRISTMAS SEAL
CAMPAIGN OPENS
THANKSGV|NGDAY

With thousands of volunteer work
ers representing several hundred CAL
ifornia organizations enrolled under
the banner of the double-barred Red
Cross, which distinguishes the 1920
Christmas seal, the campaign to sell
these little seals, which provide the
sinews of the national and community
war on the great white plague - tu-
berculosis will be launched in the
state Thanksgiving day.
Local tuberculosis associations, hum
dreds of civic organizations, Boy
Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, American
Legion posts, Salvation Army posts
and thousands of public spirited men
and women have organized to make
the 1920 seal sale the most successful
in the history of the movement.
Approximately thirty million seals
have been distributed in California,
and the various county associations
are striving to attain per capita sale
this year Of ten seals. Last year two
states surpassed the 10 per capita
sale, New Hampshire leading with
11.09 and Delaware second with ,11.8.
Among states of 2,500,000 population
or over, California was second to New
York, while; the state finished fifth in
the amount of money raised.
With California facing the gravest
situation in years owing to the after
effects of the influenza epidemic, a
determined effort will be made by the
California tuberculosis association
and its locals to raise S250,000, al
though the quota of the state is
$225,0O0. Of this 95 per cent is spent
in the state, the other per cent being
California's contribution to admins
trative and other expenses to main
tain the National tuberculosis asso-
citation.
With the introduction of morgan
lied campaign to discover and cure
tuberculosis and the dissemination Of
preventative measures, the death
rate from tuberculosis has been rap
idly lowered in the past ten years,
The success of the movement is at
tributed to the interest in the anti
tuberculosis war created by a small
investment in seals and the accom-
panying spread of knowledge of the
causes and preventatives of the dis
ease.
For the convenience of large busi-
ness organizations which have bene-
fitted by the campaign against tuber-
culosis and the man of large means,
and attractive health bond in denomi-
nations of S., $40, $25, $50, $1OO and
$1,000 is being offered for sale this
year, the coupons being payable in
community health and happiness.
Two events of national import in
which California will play it's part
| are feature of the seal campaign,
The first will be tuberculosis Sunday,
| Dec. 5, when the clergy throughout
the United States will devote their
sermons to the battle against the
great white plague, and Dec. 8 and 9,
when the Salvation Army will devote
the meetings in 800 cities and towns
in the United States to tuberculosis
and the sale of seals.
In his appeal to the people of Cali
! fornia to support the sale and use of
Christmas seals during the holiday
season, DR.. Philip KingsBrown of San
francisco, president Of the California
tuberculosis association, says:
The purchase of Christmas seals
IS the Insurance of the people of Cali
fornla against the conditions which
obtain in less fortunate parts of the
world where tuberculosis spread by
leaps and bounds after the war. 1t is
the highest form of human kindness
for 1T brings health and happiness
during the year to many a suffering
human and sunlight to hundreds Of
homes darkened with the misery of
the great white plague"