American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-11-27
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS ARE
PLACED IN CHARGE OF SALE
OF CHRISTMAS SEALS.
Counties Of the state Being ORGANIZED
by Executive Secretary OF Public
Health Association to Secure
Quota Expected OF Utah.

seal sale In securing the services VI
former Governor Heber NJ. Wells. In
charge Of Salt Lake city and Ogden
and OF Mrs. A. J. Gorham. rs chair
man OF womeB's activities during the
sale.
Governor Wells and Mrs. Gorham,
IN cooperation with james II. Wallis
executive secretary OF the Pubic
Health association, who II In charge
of the state campaign and who has
been buslly working on plans for the
sale relative to providing n comprc.
ienslve health program for next year.
EXPRESS gratifying satisfaction over en-.
thusinsm being shrown throughout the
state.
"RealIzIng that the funds raised In
che seal sale. with the exception of
meagcr 10 per cent, Will all be used
nj Nome. u generous response IL being
met with In spite OF the fact that the
salc comes In the midst of two national
drives" stated MI, Wallis. "The seals
10 to support the national aud state
movement for the fight against tuber'
culosIs, from which there are 20OO
victims suffering In Utah Al the pres
eut time, and two million throughout
the remainder OF the United States.
Ninet, per cent OF the money raised
IN Utmh viii go to alleviate the sui
feriog Of those 1000 victims, while
the other 10 per cent viii he Utnh's
share TO the National tuberculosis as
ISOLATION
The National Tuberculosis associa-
ton has been fighting the white
plague for the last twelve years. and
although the death rate In the nation
IL still alarmlngly high, II has been
materially dccreas ed In those com
munitIes which haveUecome awake to
tho necessity for vigilnnt war
against II, according to Mr.. Wallis.
The health seals have been sold In
Utnh since 1910. during which time
The Utah Public Health association
has been founded with representative
citizens from all parts Of the state on
Il. beard Of directors standing sponsor
for the expenditure Of Its funds and
the snsnner III its health campaign.
This association has installed the
n,.sictn health crusade In the pubIir
schOois Of the state. thereby providing
40 attractive manner for the fOundu'
sion Of health habits by boys and girls.
which viii serve as u lifelong safe
guard against disease. Twelve thou
sand Children nave already been en-
rolled IN the crusade, with the pros
poets Of 10000 more before the school
year expires, according To Mr, Wallis
tubllc health nurses have been In
stalled In thirteen counties ~ the In
stigation and through the eo-opera'
ton of the Utah Public Health associ
alton, with the school authorities hnd
state board of health. Counties which
cannot afford nurse nor even pay
part of her expenses have been pre-,
scented with this most Nplnuhlr hii ~
community service through The asso'
-ciatlon, the association paying the en-
fire expenses In some cases.
Indicating the unprecedented inter
est being takcn IN The health sale this
year are the contributions from insii
tutions already received, Through
President Heller J. Gran, and mem
hers of Tho first presidency of The l.. ID
n church. q check for $1,000 has been
received. The association II Indeed
grateful fnt such enthusiastic sup
Cort." said MIR. Wallis. The interest IL
our work viii b prompted the giving al
ouch a larg, sum Of money augurin,
well for the public cooperation In on
p,nps for next year" The Metropoli
IAN Life Insurance company hn'
pledged the sale of two thousand dol
lars worth OF seals through thci
ihirty.sly selling agents during th,
drive, which opens Thanksgiving da!
and continues until Christmas eve.
Pledges of cooperation have als'
been received from the Service Sta
legion, the American legion, Stat
fSurses' association, Salt Lake Prcsi
dents club. Ministerial association
Utah Bankers association, Beehi,
klr,s, Boy Scouts, State Board OF Edu
rstiou, National Rotary clubs, Saliva
zion army. ALd from Livingston Far
raud, chairman Of the American lie,
Cross. Back OF the national move
mcnt stand the prominent men an
women Of the country, headed b
President Woodrow Wilson.
Governor Wells. who has dIrec
charge OF the sale In Salt Lake nm
Ogden, will raise S25OO In those ~
cities, the balance OF the state quoti
$4,000 viii be raised throughout III
Stnie This calls for 10 cents pa
capita for every man, woman aud chill
IN Utah
Az olhnr counties Of the state mr.
being organized under the persona
supervision of Mr., Wallis. Rich wa
the first county 10 complete Its ol
gsnizatlon, which, In the unique mar
nei OF onc.day health carnival, In
pledged Itself In raise SIPS on tina
tlay. THIS will he accompllshe
through similar programs carried on
IN the four towns Garden City, Rar
doiph. Woodruff and I.aketown. u,
cembcr 10. Beginning with nm au'
ton sale in the forenoon of donate
eoo,ls. ranging from household brlc.l
br,lc to lives eek, followed by caf,
term luncheon NJ noon. parade I
the afternoon OF all the school chi
6ren, nrraved ms modern health eli
sn,iefs u Health pageant, the playle
Good Health Wins" and n grand bn
In ni,c evening Rirh county IN
plunged IN IN n most enthusiastic maj
ner Ia raiSc Their quota.
Dihr, ,uubtlr> have worked ont nj
ma "a, uHns also FOR raising theI
qnotas.