Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-23

a. AS" D1duN VI pep was injected
In the sale of Christmas Health Seals
in Augusta yesterday when several
/ hundred boys and girls enrolled in
the church schools of the city opened
/ the contest for the hand painted
State of Maine flag offered by Cover
nor Baxter to the winning school.
Governor Baxter personally delivered
| the flag yesterday to Colonel Lee
land stacy, general chairman of this
special campaign through the Angus
| ia churches. The church school
which makes the largest sale OF
Health seals in proportion to the
number of pupils enrolled, will be
| awarded the flag on Sunday, Jan. a.
| The selling campaign which opened
yesterday will be continued all this
week and reports will be brought to
the various church schools next Sun
day.
At st. Mary's school. where the
distribution Of seals is under the
general observation of Father Joseph
X. MCGOWAN, 5000 seals were distri-
buted quickly and another lot of 1000
was rushed by messenger from seal
sale headquarters.
At the Universalist church, Rev.
A. Francis Walch, who Is an officer
I'll IIl6 AuSuhid ublit iIthitiA <hcSoS'
alton, took personal charge OF the
sale.
Rev. Dan Huntington Fem, of the
Unitarian church, who is secretary of
the Augusta Public Health Associa-
ton. Is personally directing the cam
paign in his Sunday school.
The sale In the Episcopal Sunday
school is being derectly encouraged
by the Rev. Stuart Il. Purves.
William johnson is captain OF the
sale by the pupils at the South Par
ish Congregational church school. At
the Penney Memorial Sunday school.
Clearance o. Day, the superintendent
of the Sunday school, distributed the
seals to his pupils with an encourage
ing word for their success. Horace
Irgraham is the Captain" in charge
at the Methodist Sunday school and
he reported yesterday that his loyal
companv would do its share in the
raising of funds to fight sickness and
unhappiness through poor health IN
Augusta.
Tn all the church schools, the word
was issued yesterday that those pu-
nils who were kept at home Sunday
bv the cold wave and who desire 10
do their mart to help their school WIN
the Governors flag. may obtain seals
either from the Health Seal leader
In their own church or by calling 800.
Here Is our chance to do our bit IN
preventing suffering in our own home
town" said one Of the youthful sales
men Yesterday. A few weeks ago he
was lust as active in raising funds
with which to relieve suffering in
other lands. And then I'm business
: like manner ne began to hist MS
prospects" for ten or more Qealth
Seals.
"Sure, I know that It is only two
days until Christmas" he said. but IT
isn't going to take me long to sell
two dollars worth of seals. Even II
l don't finish up before Christmas ii
remind folks that they should use
these seals on their New Year CARDS.
Why. 1t seems to me that all or us
who are home on Christmas vacatt' II
should spend q little time in doing
someth,np for others. With just n
few hours selling these little health
seals can bring good cheer all
through 1925 to someone
Augusta health workers. in point
Ing ont the good use TO which funds
from the seal sale are put. issued the
reminder yesterday that hundreds or
calls have been made on the SICK IN
Augusta as the result of the seal
sale last year. In addition there has
been n tuberculosis clinic. a crippled
childrens clinic. a weekly clinic Tor
babies In North Augusta scores oi
conference with mothers and an IN
tensive tFsnpaign of education
AGAINST tht' causes OF preventab!e
"That's good enough for me- re-
marked a youthful Health Seal me-
chant when he received brief re-
mort of uses to which the Christmas
Seal money Is put. I'm glad to 40
INV nart-selling a few seals Is the
easiest part OF all. It's fun. and be-
sides l want my church school 10
win that state of Maine flag when
Governor Baxter is giving. III be
back after more seals tomorrow see
IL I'm not" ~ o
Those church school pupils who
are unable to get in touch with Mr..
stacy or with the captain in their
own church, are invited to call by
telephone eos and they Will De IN
formed how they may obtain seals %
sell.