The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-07
n, osN iATlVG CITIZENS ARE
LIQUID IN CHARGE OF SALE
Of CHRISTMAS SEALS
eoun'les OF the State Being Organized
oy Executive Secretary Of Public
Hea'th Association to Secure
Quota Expected Of Utah.

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and Of Mrs. A. ]. Gorhnm. as chat
man OF women's activities during the
sale.
Governor Wells and Mrs. Gorhsm.
In cooperation with James II. Wallis
executive secretary Of the Public
Health association, who is In charge
OF the state campaign and who hn,
been buslly working on plans for the
sale relative to providing a compre.
hensive health program for next year,
express gratifying satisfaction over en-.
thusiasm being shrown throughout the
state.
"Realixing that the funds raised in
me seal sale, with the exception of q
smeager 10 per cent. will all be used
ut home, q generous response IL being
met with In spite Of the fact that the
sale comes 10 the midst Of two national
drives" stated Mr.. Wallis. THE seals
90 to support the national and state
movement for the fight against tuber.
culosls, from which there are 1000
victims suffering In Utah at the pres
ent time, and two million throughout
the remainder Of the United States.
Ninety per cent Of the money raised
IN Utah will 90 to alleviate the suf-
fering of those 1000 victims, while
the other 40 per cent will be Utah's
share to the National tuberculosis as
ISOLATION"
The National tuberculosis assocla-
ton has been fighting the white
plague" for the last twelve years, and
although the death rate In the nation
Is still alarmlngly high, 1t has been
materially decreased In those com.
munities which have become awake to
che necessity for vlglant war
against 1t, according to Mr.. Wallis.
The health seals have been sold In
Utah since 1910, during which time
the Utah Public Health association
has been founded with representative
citizens from all parts Of the state on
Its board OF directors standing sponsor
for the expenditure of its funds aud
the manner of Its health campaign.
This association has installed the
modern health crusade In the public
schools Of the state, thereby providing
an attractive manner for the founda-
which will serve as lifelong safe
guard against disease. Twelve thou
sand children have already been en-
rolled In the crusade, with the pros
poets Of 10000 more before the school
year expires, according to Mr.. Wallis.
Public health nurses have been in
stalled In thirteen counties at the In
stigation and through the co-opera-
nf hn ugGnpi-
alton, with the school authorities and
state board of health. Counties which
cannot afford nurse nor even pay
part Of her expenses have been pre-
scented with this most valuable bit OF
community service through the asso-
citation, the association paying the en-
tire expenses In some cases.
Indicating the unprecedented inter
est being taken IN the health sale this
year are the contributions from lnsti.
buttons already received. Through
President Heber ]. Grant and men,
bers of the first presidency Of the L. d.
8. church, a check for $1,000 has been
received. "The association is indeed
grateful for such enthusiastic sup
port" said Mr.. Wallis, "the interest in
our work which prompted the giving Of
such a large sum Of money auguring
well for the public cooperation In our
plans for next year." The Metropolis.
tan Life Insurance company has
pledged the sale OF two thousand dol ,
lars worth OF seals through their
thirty-six selling agents during the |
drive. which opens Thanksgiving day |
and continues until Christmas eve.
Pledges of cooperation have also !
been received from the Service Star I
legion, the American legion, State |
Nurses association, Salt Lake Presi'
dents club, Ministerial association,
Utah Bankers association, Beehive
girls, Boy Scouts, State Board Of Edu-
cation, National Rotary clubs, Saliva
tion army, and from Livingston Far
rand, chairman of the American Red |
Cross. Back of the national move.
ment stand the prominent men and |
women Of the country, headed by |
President Woodrow Wilson.
Governor Wells, who has direct |
charge of the sale In Salt Lake and |
Ogden. Will raise $4,000 in those two
cities, the balance of the state quota, T,
$45,0 900, Will be raised throughout the |
state. This calls for 10 cents per
capita for every man, woman and child |
In Utah.
All other counties OF the state are
being organized under the personal
supervision of Mr.. Wallis. Rich was
the first county to complete Its Or
ganlzntion, which, In the unique man
ner of one-day health carnival, has
pledged itself to raise Sll25 on that
day. This will be accomplished |
through similar programs carried out
In the four towns, Garden City, Ran.
dolph, Woodruff and Laketown, De- (
ceiaber 10. Beginning with an auc-
tion sale In the forenoon OF donated |
goods, ranging from household bric-a-
brac to livestock, followed by cafe
terla luncheon ut noon, n parade In
the afternoon of all the school chill
dren, arrayed as modern health cru
snders, a health pageant, the playlet,
Good Health Wins" and grand ball
In the evening Rich county has
In In most enthusiastic man
ner to raise their quota. ...
Other counties have worked out at
tractive plans also for raising their
quotas.