The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-05-11
TO THE XMAS SEAL CHAIRMAN
Mrs. H. A. Jensen, Local Chairman:

| Upon thi occasion, expressing to
you the appreciation Of the Montana
tuberculosis Association for your SER
vices in the seal sale wish for more
words" than the English language
now contains so to adequately ex-
press thanks. We say ''Thank You
for any mere courtesy yet all We can
say for such service as you have CIV
en- in the tuberculosis work is the
same old-fashioned words, THANK
You"
When one plants a tree one never
lives to see all the good it does; so
it is with your acts in the seal sale
you will never live to see all the re-
suits of your work in preventing the
| spread of tubercul osis, but you have
| the sweet satisfaction that comes to
one who has plarlted in unseIfish de-
votion for those who come after.
Men who are occupied in the re-
storation of health to others are above
all the great o.. the earth. They even
partake of the Divinity, since to pre-
serve and rer. lew is almost as noble
as to create" Voltaire.
Whenever community under
stands what the tuberculosis Asso-
citation staD DIS for it responds freely
to the seal sale, but to secure the in
terest of the community is the prob
lem. This is solved by an enthusiastic
enterprising chairman. The success
of the seal sale depends upon the per-
sonality of the chairman. Wherever
there was a successful seal sale IN
1922 it was because the chairman IN
formed his community of the aims OF
the Association and secured its in
terest and cooperation.
The Association endeavors to i'm
prove the health of the community
so each individual will have greater
resistance to that insidious foe, Tu-
berculosis. 1t will spend, wherever
there is a fuIl-time health officer, 3-4
of all money raised in the seal sale
in that community in the employment
of public health nurse; it will spend
in other communities 2-3 in some de-
finite project, selected by the COM
munity. SOME communities are serv-
ing hot lunches; others milk; others
purchasing scales; others, services of
a nurse for a eek or longer as funds
permit; others for dental, tonsil or
adenoiA clinics; others for h ealth
What project has your COM
The Christmas Seal Campaign |
should not be considered as a money |
raising device merely; it is an educa-
tional movement for the Seal it self |
carries the message of health and
makes people think-and many Of
them act-to the betterment of t. heir
own and their children's hea 18th.
the success of the 922
Sale cannot be measured in dol lars
and cents. Financiers say it is remark
able, considering business condi tions
that you chairmen raised STATS &c.
Out of every dollar, cents go es to
he National tuberculosis Assoc iation
20 carry on the Nationwide fight
against tuberculosis, a fight which |
las reduced the death rate % per |
cent since the organization of he Ma |
ional tuberculosis ASSOCIATE ON in |
1894. and has added 21a years to the |
lverage human life, and has saved
$4,000 lives annually repre- enting
i704, 100000, economic value, s717.53.
Approximately ga cents is the
ost of Seals, Posters and Advel rtising
$463.40. ga cents repre-
ents of the general Educationa; Cam
'aign, Publicity, Organization an i'd 9TH
+ work from September 1st to ( Thirst
mas on the part of the State and local
organizations, s542.04.
S12,797.29 remains for prevt ,ntion
york in tuberculosis.
Montana's tuberculosis death rate
4 1915 (the year before the d rgani-
alton of the Association was. 1882
er 100000; in 1921 it was 59.2. Truly
ne investment of pennies paw 8 COM
ound interest, not only in tn bank
human welfare, but also in II 1e bank
community income and e Expense.
ruly the Christmas Seals al e Seals
Service.
"lnasmuch as We have don Q 1t unto
ne of these little ones, We b ave done
unto me-"
[ONTANA TUBERCULOS rs ASSN.
Helena, April 16. 1923. /;