The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-12
FIRST DAY ENDS
WITH MANY SEALS
SOLD At BOOTHS
Indications Point to Success.
full Christmas Campaign
For tuberculosis Work.
McLendon Statement

The first days drive for funds for
the jefferson County Anti Tubercu-
losis association, which WAS formally
started Monday morning by the Fed
Grated Womens clubs of the Third
district, proved most successful, ac-
cording to Mrs Peyton Eubank, gem
eral chairman of the campaign. The
club women of the third district were
in charge of booths played on the
downtown street corners, and a large
number of anti-tuberclosis Christmas
seals were sold.
Donations to this cause were made
not only at the booths but were
received at the Jefferson county
headquarters ON Twenty first street.
The first check received by the
treasurer of came from the Senate
chamber in Washington. d. c.. and
was signed by Senator Oscar w.
Underwood. One from Octavius Roy
Cohen, Birmingham author, was re-
ceived short time later.
This campaign for funds with
which to wipe out the great white
plague" from the state is expected
to be an intensive, one and the club
women OF the city have left their
homes and household duties and
volunteered a days service at the
booths.
Pictures of "Big six"
A feature of the campaign is the
motion picture of Christy Matthew
son, famous baseball pitcher, and one
OF the greatest athletes, the world
has ever known, now being shown
at the Lyric theatre. Matthewson.
known I'm the athletic world as big
Six" was at one time sufferer from
tuberculosis and since his recovery
has freely given Of his time, energy,
and money in aiding Anti-tubereu-
losis associations throughout the
United States.
The clubs In charge of the drive
will change their locations daily ana
on Tuesday the locations and clubs
will be follows: Woodland building,
Eclectic; American Arust building,
Cadmean; Blachs, Crencendo; Bur
gers. Progressive Study First Ma
tional Bank building, Veritos; Empire
building, Joycrofters; Postoffice
building, Ninteenth century; Steel
Smiths, Modern study; jefferson
County Bank building, 'CaNton;
Brown Marx building, Ensley Del
phian; Tutwiler Hotel Council OF
Jewish Women. CENTRE week) )
Caheen's, woodlawn Women's club.
CENTRE week.; Loveman, Joseph u
l4O6Dt VI liz ANo.S
CENTRE week.)
Mrs. Harry Hillhouse, and Mrs. c.
ID. Gaines, co-chairmen with Mrs.
Peyton Eubank, will be at headquar-
tiers, zoos First avenue. north, ana
request that all workers report at
this office for assignments each
morning.
McEendon's Statement
Urging the people of Birmingham
to stand behind the Christmas seal
sale. D. E. McLendon. president OF
the city commission, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
IT wish to take this opportunity
| to call the attention Of all the people
OF Birmingham to the great work
that is being done by the Alabama
| Anti-Tuberculosis association, an or
| ganization Statewide in its scope
land work, and which is cooperating
with the state board of health. our
| citizens have always generously
supported this movement dfrecteu
against the Great White plague =
disease which takes such heavy ana
costly toll of our people. certainly
lno movement could be more deseuV-
inp Of the full support of our peo-
| pie.
! "This is the season when Christmas
seals are sold to further this noble
/ work, and certainly nothing could be
more in harmony with the true
Christmas spirit than to stand pc
hind this movement. l hope and be-
lieye that our people win respond
even more generously to this cali
than they have in the past.
I'D. e. McLENDON,
"President City Commission.