The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
CHRISTMAS
SEAL FUND
Official Statement as to Di-
vision and Distribution of
Funds

Funds
The following letter to Mrs. Ed
ward McCallum, Director of Christ
mas Seal Sales for Sumter county
explains how the money derived
from the Christmas Seal sales is
distributed. The county organ
ization retains Is per cent OF the
gross sales, the state organization
receives 30 per cent and the nat
ional organization per cent. The
letter does not state, but it is
fact. that this division of funds
applies only to the first $500 rails
ed in the county. The local or
ganization retains for use in anti
tuberculosis work within the coun-
ty 100 per cent Of the proceeds Of
the seal sales exceeding $500.
The letter follows:
Mrs. Edward McCalluna, Sumter,
S. C.
Dear Mrs. Mccallum: Since
Sumter has tuberculosis Associa-
ton with duly elected officers and
a program for 1923. the State As
sociation turns back for use by the
local committee IS per cent of the
gross proceeds of the seal and
bond Gale. You understand that
5 per cent of the gross returns
goes to the National Association
which more than repays us in
field service. investigation, nation
al legislation and expert campaign
assistance The State Association
gets 20 per cent with which it
finances the campaign, runs an Of
fee as center of operations in
the state. helps standardize the
work. and develops programs in
the counties that have no organ
lied campaign. Last year our
work in these counties was through
general education by speakers. lit
erature. films. etc, and by hold
ing free clinics with a trained So
cial worker in territory hitherto
unworked. We hope to develop this
work further next year. Also we
work fer state legislation. the en-
larging Of facilities at the state
sanatorium. the stimulation of
counties to build their own camps,
and the raising of funds to support
INDECENT patients who need sana-
torium treatment.
Your county and some of the
others have this difficulty to face.
They have funds held from the
seals that are not sufficient TO car
ry out the plans that they have
made. We are Offering this year
to keep a state worker who can
serve in such counties for as long
time as the funds hold. We
transfer her from county to county
and are enabled by the combined
finances to keep trained worker
who would otherwise not be avail
able. We are delighted that Sum
ter county is going to use its mon
ley in promoting the free clinics.
This method of fighting the disease
! is considered the most satisfactory
by all the associations over the
country We must find the patients
in time to help them and this is
the only way that we have been
! successful in this purpose so far.
The ignorance Of II e disease is SO
widespread that people are not go
ing TO doctors as soon as they
should for examination. For that
reason we are rot getting incipient
cases under treatment. With the
clinic campaign goes much educa-
! ton through posters, literature
and talks that arouse the public
to realization Of the fact that
this really is a preventabIe. cur
able disease and that the way to
stamp it out is by finding it
through early diagnosis. We ehink
that the work of your lovely SAN
|atorium over there would be help
ed immensely by the plan that you
propose carrying out next year.
If you care to use any or all cf
this in your newspaper publicity.
we shall be glad to have you do
so.
With thanks for the splendid re-
ports that are coming in from your
work over there. l am;
Sincerely yours.
Chauncey B. Mcdonald.
Mrs. D. Mel. Mcdonald, Execu-
tive Secretary.