Evening star., 1923-12-13

'N~~SN$N~~<>NSN~0S also, Is this gentle
reminder OF the great nation wild e
health crusade the last sound that the
departing throngs hear as they rush,
packaEe-laden, from the great stores
standing near to one of these
booths near the end of the day, yes
terday, and watching the hurrying
crowds. each intent on some purchase e
or project of his or her own. an OBJ
server might have wondered if the lit
tie seals thus offered for sale would
attract much business. But every
minute or two some one would pause.
on hearing the familiar call of the
Christmas season and buy a package
of the seals.
Mfddle-aEed Women Buy.
Not single man has bought seals
since we have been on duty this after
noon," remarked the young woman in
charge. And practically no young
women. Mostly women of middle
age" But at that very moment. as
the volunteer salcsl2dy sent out her
CHEEKY cry OF christmas seals two
young girls came up to the booth and
made small purchase, and then, a
why was hurryinG by, heard the cry.
paused, looked at the smiling face of
the booth worker, and, unable to re-
sist the lure, took his dollars worth
of the little stickerS.
At other times the sales went fast
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to blossom with the long green. until
by the days end that particular booth
had scored a total of. more than $500
for the cause of health. Other stores
were not quite SO high in their totals,
but all were doing a thriving, business
varying all the way from thirty or
forty up to the $500 point.
At another uptown booth in one OF
the larger banks, where the sale went
on with more calm and quiet dignity
i..y~, h.,
depositors. the lady III charge told of
one amusing incident of the day. when
a woman passing the booth remarked
with some asperity: 4 will not buy a
single Christmas seal, so long as the
treatment of the sick people is left in
the hands of the allopaths, or until you
can prove to me that your patients are
treated by the homeopathic"
Sales at Veterans Bureau.
over at the Veterans Bureau. where
Miss NJ z. Boyd has again undertaken
the sale Of 10000 seals. but without
the privilege of operating a booth in
the corridor or soliciting clerks per-
sonaliy, the sale is carried on through
the timekeeperS of the various di-
visions, who have the seals and the
Santa Claus posters on their desks.
Yesterday the sale had progressed to
about a third of the quota sold there
last year.
All over the city in drug stores,
cigar stores. hotel lobbies. etc, the
public is finding the seals on sale in
the little self-service boxes. in which
the seals are ready for purchase in
10, % and so cent lots, and for which
the customer is expected to deposit
the corresponding amount in coins in
the slot box attached. Store man
ayers give these boxes friendly su-
pervision, but do not have to bother
with making change or handing out
the seals.
With these and all the other chan
nels of sales. including various or
ganiZations, the total sales up to noon
today, as reported at the seal sale
headquarters, 1929 11th street north
west, is more than million and a
quarter Of seals, or nearly to the half
way mark for the city's quota.
President Buys SenIs.
Elsie Behrend, little girl of this
city, had the honor yesterday of sell
ing to the President quantity of
tuberculosis Christmas seals. The
President received the child. who was
accompanied by Miss Helen Burton
in the rear grounds OF the White
House. where they posed for a pic
ture. He received the seals from her
hands, and said that he was most
happy to participate in such worthy
cause.
Miss Burton, in introducing Elsie
said: Mr.. President, to have a strong,
virile race, we must begin with our
children