Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-12-15

Among the residents OF the counties
who have already expressed their vii.
iingness TO help III making the sale 8
success, are: Mrs Michael E. Pue oi
Belair. who VIII have charge in Har,
ford county; Mrs r A NJ. Brooks, Of
Chestertown Mrs II. Wilson Brooks,
OF Salisbury Miss Mary Jenkins. who
will have charge Of the eastern dis.
triet OF Talbot county Mrs. Clara
Benson Boley, who Will have charge oi
the 81 Michaels District Of the same
county. Dr Z, A. Jones. OF Dorchester
county Thomas 81 Williamson, OF
Frederick county. and o. r. Sehindel
Of Hagerstown, for Washington coun
". In Worcester county the Wonan )
Club has formed committee to ~
sist. Of which Mrs + J. LLOYD II
chairman
News from other counties OF the
State shows that the work Of organ.
izing is in progress there also. ane
the names of those IN command will
be given out shortly.
II is the expectation OF the Mary.
land tuberculosis Association that the
funds secured by the sale OF the seals
VII be sufficient not only to permit
4 20 keep up all Of its present actiyi
ties the tuberculosis nurses. the
sanitoria for persons very i'll with
consumption, the Claiborne Pre-.
ventorium for delicate children who
have been exposed to this dread dis.
ease aim TO enlarge their scope.
The Preventorium, for instance.
could remain open for only four
months last summer, because funds
We're insufficient to permit it 10 carry
OH its invaluable work longer
though it could be filed to the brin,
as it were, with children all the year
round If there were money enough
children who come to the Prevention.
lum weak, pale and without vitality
and leave it a few months later in 50
rosy and plump condition that their
very parents do not recognize them
when they see them
The people of Maryland gave only
four cents apiece last year for Christ
mas tuberculosis seals They gave
thousands of dollars for furs, jewels
anf automobiles.
The Maryland tuberculosis Asso.
citation wants ten pennies anieco
from every man, woman and child
during the sale whieh IS nov Ii
progress.
Where other organizations demand
dollars and more dollars. this needy
and worthy one says. If each one Of
YOU will as you can give ! will be
satisfied. for then l can go on fight.
ing tuberculosis, can go on prevent.
ing tuberculosis for another long and
profitable year
over g00.000.0O0 Tub berculosf
Christmas seals Nill be offered fos
sale during December and will be
sold by 100000 workers scattered
throughout the United States Ma.
turaliy. there will be intense rivalry
among the various States as to which
will make the nighest average pr
capita. and Mar and will strain every
nerve not only 10 improve her preyi
Gus record but TO be among those
commemorative which stand highest
in this work.
She should raise a large fund. 8
very enlightened physician says, par.
ticularly because she has higl per.
centage of tuberculosis in proportion
to her population This s in part
due to the large number Of negro
inhabitants among whom the. disease
Is very prevalent. At any rate, 2,3C1
people died from tuberculosis within
her confines last year or these.
1925 died in the counties We are
accustomed to think OF the counties
Of our state as garden-spots Of the
world. We think Of their pure. tonic
air. of their oysters, crabs. and ter
rapins. Of their delicious strawber.
ries and peaches. Of their warm
springs and glorious autumns, and
wonder Why anyone should not be
able to live in such localities, and
vet in a single year 1886 of tl,sif
inhabitants died from a disease which
Is perfectly preventable, and the culy
for which is the very air ana food
which the counties Of MARYLAND
oosst in sdch abundance.
The Christmas Seal sale is one Of
the most important events in Mary
t2nG's calendar for he who buys seals
makes 4 very valuable Christmas gift
to his community
These are things TO remember:
That the seal sale viii continue dur
ing the entire month of December;
that the aim is to raise s15O.O0O OF
more: and the purpose to stamp out
tuberculosis.
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