The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-04
DEFENDS ANTI. B.
SALE OF SEALS
EECUTIyE SECRETARY REPLIES
TO RECENT LETTER FROM SEN
AT0R PORTER OF LATAH co.
To The Editor of the Star-Mirror:


signed article by E. w. Porter rela-
tive to drives, in which he alluded to
the sale of the White Cross Stamps
for support of the Anti-TuberculoSis
Association" in a way that left very
wrong impression on reader of the
article.
Lack of information as to the work
of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association
and it's prerogatives is responsible,
am sure, for Mr.. Porter's attitude. |
shall hope to correct this in letter to
him for his information, and if you
will permit me to publish this article
in your paper, attempt to put the as
sociation right in the minds of those
who read Mr.. Porter's article.
The sale of the Red Cross Christ
mas Seal-now the tuberculosis
Christmas Seal--through which tuber-
culosis work has been financed the
past sixteen years, is a national cam
paign which has received the stamp
of approval these many years. The
National Board, appointed during the
war pass upon the qualifications Of
all organizations asking for money,
named the National tuberculosis As
sociation and it's affiliated state as
sociations as one of those most
worthy of support. Its record of six
teen years work which has resulted
in the reduction of the mortality from
tuberculosis 40 per cent and a saving
of $4,000 lives each year for the past
three years, is an indisputable guar
antee of its worthiness. 1t needs no
defense; it is only necessary that it's
record be given to the public.
To sell the Christmas Seal, we must
fulfill certain obligations as to finan-
cial reports, budgets. audit by certi-
fled accountants, and other business
like arrangements. We must have
directorate of responsible, represen-
tative citizens, and an executive COM
mittee which passes upon all policies.
AS their executive officer, carry
out these policies. Mrs. J. H. Forney
represents Latah county on the Board
OF Directors Each county which
sells a sufficient number of Christ
mas Seals, and which fulfills the
conditions imposed by the National
Association, receives one-third of the
proceeds of the Seal Sale for local
use. The counties which have made
a success of their Seal Sale are able
to help their tuberculosis cases. We
have fourteen such counties which
have spent $4,311.23 the past year
A complete report and budget were
sent to all the papers so that the
public might be informed, but it
seems most difficult to get them
printed. Thousands of copies of re-
ports have been sent over the state
so that the public might know how
the money is spent.
Our work is preventive and educa-
tional. We would not dare to come
before the people and ask for suffi-
cient money for the relief of tuber-
culosis, even if it were the best policy.
1t is our duty to see that the state
provides the facilities for the care of
these people and we have done that.
We secured authorization from the
1919 Legislature for the building of
Sanatorium. Mr.. Porter was one OF
the legislators who supported the bill
to revert the fund to build these hos
pitfalls to the general fund of the state
during the last legislature, and then
writes the tuberculosis Association
for aid for patient in his own town,
and for whom he states he received
from the association "only advice" l
am sending you copy of the letter
written Mr. Porter when he applied
for aid to the Governor and was told
the state had no facilities for such
people, and who referred him to us.
We offered to help pay for examina-
tion and treatment in Spokane at
Edgecliff Sanatorium if he would send
us the diagnosis by the patients
physician so that we might deter
mine the best plan for action
We have in our files forty eight
cases in Latah County We have been
able to get a number of Latah ex-
service men in hospitals outside the
state The tuberculosis Association
secured the Public Health Service
Hospital at Boise so that Idaho men
might be cared for at home
In passing l might mention that the
Association has paid for
the Health Crusade in all the schools
of your county &c per child, paid
the expenses and salary of Public
Health Nurses in Latah county this
past year, sent Chew-Chew the Health
Clown into several towns in Latah
This year one-third of the
proceeds of the Christmas Seal Sale
will remain in the county to be ex-
pended by the local Public Health AS
sociation, of which Mrs. O. p Cocker
i'll is president.
Sincerely yours.
CATHERINE r. ATHEY,
Executive Secretary.