The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-12-02
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS ARE
PLACED IN CHARGE OF SALE
or CHRISTMAS sEALe.
Counties Of the state Being Organized
by Executive Secretary Of Public
Health Association TO Secure
Quota Expected OF Utah.

NeetA GAResNee " S~"
A flying start toward whirlwind
finish has been made by the Utah PUB
lie Health association In its Christmas
seal sale In securing the services OF
former Governor Heber NJ. Wells, IN
charge OF Salt Lake City and Ogden,
ana OF Mrs. A. ]. GOrham. as chair
men Of women's activities during the
SALE.
Governor Wells and Mrs. 'Gorham,
In cooperation with James II. Wallis
executive secretary OF the Public
Health association, who ie IN charge
OF the state campaign and who has
been busily working on plans for the
sale relative 10 providing a Ocmpre-
henslve health program for next year,
express gratifying satisfaction over en-
thuslasm being shrown throughout the
state.
"RealIzing that the funds raised IN
the seal sole, With the exception OF
meager 10 per cent, will all be used
at home, a generous response is being
met with In spits Of the fact that tho
sale comes In tho midst Of two national
drives" stated Mr.. Wallis. "rhe seals
20 TO support the national and state
movement for the fight against tuber-
culosls, from which there ara 1000
victims suffering In Utah at the pres
emit time, and two million throughout
the remainder Of the United states.
Ninety per cent Of the money raised
In Utah will 60 10 alleviate the suf-
ferlnR Of those 10O0 Victims, while
the other 40 per cent will be Utah's
share TO tue National tuberculosis as
sociatioa."
The National Tuberculosis assocla-
tion has been fighting the white
plague" for the last twelve years, and
although tho death rate In the nation
Is still alarmingiy high, 1t has been
materially decreased In those com
munitdes which have become awake to
the necessity for q vigllant war
against II, according 30 Mr.. WELLS.
The hsalth seals have been sold In
Utah since 1910, duriag which nme
the Utah Public Health association
has been founded with representative
citizens from AZ parts Of the state on
Its board Of directors standing sponsor
foT the expenditure of its funds and
to manner u IL health campaign
Ms sssocAtina has Installed de
modern health erNsade 10 the public
SCHOOLS OF 6hs state. thereby providing
an attractive KiNnner for the founda'
don Of heqtth haDiiB By boys and girls
which via serVb 90 a lifelong safe
Euard against disease. Twelve thou
sand Children have akeady been en-
rolled In the crusade, with the pros.
poets Of $1,000 more before the school
year expires, according 10 Mr.. Wallis
PHbile health nurses have been In
stalled In thirteen counties at the In
stieation and through the e0-Opers-
tloA OF the Utah Public Health aSsoci'
Atlon, with the school authorities and
state board Of health. Counties whch
cannot afford q morse nor even pay
part Of her expenses have been pre-
ssnted with this most valuable bit OF
esmmHnity service through the asso-
aia tleR, tire association paying the en-
tire expresses N sotps cases.
Indicating the unprecedented Inter.
est being tkken IN the health sale this
year are the contributions from insti-
tutions already received. Through
President Heber !. Grant and mem.
beers OF bhs first presidency Of the L. d.
.. church. a check for 5000 has been
received. The association Ia indeed
grateful for such enthusiastic sup
port" said Mr.. Wallis, 1.-THE interest IN
our work which prompted the giving OF
such q large sam OF money AuguTing
e.
plans for neat year" The MetropOil-
tan Life Insurance compang has
pledged the sale Of two thousand dol
lars worth OF seals through their
thirty-slK selling agents during the
drive. whlch opens Thanksgiving day
and continues untn Christmas eve.
Pledges OF cooperation have also
been received from the Service Star
legion, the American legion. State
Nurses association, Sah Lake Priest
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 q the American REQ
Cross Back Of che national move
ment stand the prominent men and
Noalch o. the country, headed by
President Woodrow Wilson.
Governor VealA who has direct
charge OF the Gah In Sail Lake and
Ogden, win Felse $4,000 In those two
cities, the balance Of the state quota,
$4,000, win be Epised throughout the
state. This Gala for 10 cents per
capita for every man, woman and child
In Utah.
All ether countea OF the state are
being organized under the personal
supervision o. Mr.. Wallis. Rich was
the first county 10 complete its or.
gahEatlOn, which. 10 the UNIQUE man.
Her Of a One-day hoalth carnival. has
pledged Itself % raise Slips on that
day. THIS viii be Accomplished
Through slmilas programs carried cut
IN the f0ar toWoa, Garden City, Ran.
| dOlph WOOdltf4 and Iakato,sn NJ