The Brunswick news., 1922-11-30
CHRISTMAS SEALS
OF RED CROSS TO
GOOASALE TODAY
DR.. J. W. Simmons, Presi-
dent Glynn tuberculosis
Association, Talks.


Last night DR.. ]. w. Simmons.
president of the Glynn County Tuber-
culosis Associations issued the follow
ing statement:
Under the auspices of the Glynn
County tuberculosis Association, the
sale Of the usual Christmas Seals
'or the benefit of the fund used in The
fight against tuberculosis will begin
tomorrow December first. Mrs. C. IL.
Crawford has been selected by the
Association to have charge of the
campaign, and an intensive canvass
viii be made to provide funds for the
local fight against this plague.
Eighteen persons in the United
States die every hour from this NAL
ady, and careful survey Of CsaFnn
county reveals the fact that though
the percentage Of tubercular suffer-
srs may not be as great here as in
some other sections of the country,
stu the county has need of much
work 60 BIZ done in the suppression
f the disease. and, il possible. its
aradicntion This can be accomplish
I'll hy intelligent work IN the homes
Of the sufferers. and in provisling
places for the sick, @nerv ssss. Viii
not be a constant menace
families and neiQhbors.
Among the colored race, the ni5e
ady as playing havoc, and with our
servants, the cooks the washwomen,
nurses, etc, the danger is brought
right into the homes Of all of US. for
This reason, us well rs the reasou
that many cases exist in homes of on,
white citizens also where the houK u
IS filed with children who are NV
afforded practically no protecKon
from the disease during the period
when it is easiest contractad
1lA money gatheres Sfom the
stamps, or seals, and t&yarious de-
nominations of bonds I'm $500 up,
will to a great extent Memain right
here in Glynn County the fight
the local association, vie the coop
GRAFTON Of expert service from the
Georgia and National Tuberculosis
Associations, with which the local or
ranization is affiliated.
The visit here q few weeks ago of
J. r Faulkner, an officer of theBtate
tuberculosis Association, and Yield
Secretary Of National Association, re-
ulted in the undertaking by The local
people interested in this work Of a
well defined plan to survey the coun-
ty with a view to later holding a, tu-
berculosis clinic for the benefit II Aall
sufferers.
The public viii be advised reR Md-
ing the plans aud work of the AS be-
alton which hopes to accomplish
much m the work to which it will de-
vote all its energies. The fact is now
that the State Sanitorium at Alto is
much too small to take care Of even
a fraction Of the patients needing
such treatment, with no facilities Of
his kind in the state for negro pa
TENTS whatever. 1t will be the pur-
pose Of the Georgia Association to
remedy this condition, if possible, and
funds VIII have to be provided for this
work, aside from the small appropria-
ions made By the state for matnte-
nance
The local Woman's club, is assist
Ing again this year in disposing of
the Red Cross Christmas seals. The
club has been very active in this work
in the past, having sent two tuber-
cular patients to the Alto sanitari-
um for treatment last year, besides
selling hundreds Of the seals.
Mrs. c. P Dusenbury is general
chairman from the club, of this work
assisted by Mesdames T. w. Mallard
J. c. Stiles, c. II. Leavy, NJ. Walsh,
Max Lazarus, w. w. Travis, f. c.
Hyer. c. D. Mccall and r. L. Fox.
Anyone wanting these seals, may
communicate with any of these la
dies, who will be glad to deliver them.