Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-10
Urges Maine Women
Support Seal Sale

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Skowhegan, Dec: ALI Maine
women are urged to give their active
support to the annual sale of Christ
mas Seals and Health Bonds-both
through personal service as we'll as
by purchases of these little messen-
gers of health and happiness-in
communications which have been
sent by Mrs. Florence Waugh Dam
forth, president of the Maine Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs to local clubs
throughout the State.
AT the meeting Of the General
Federation in Los Angeles last
June" says Mrs. Danforth, I'VE were
urged by Mrs Walter McNabb Mil
section Of the General Federation.
and by other leaders in organized
club work. to give freely of our per-
sonal service as we'll as our moral
support to the annual sale of Christ
mas Seals in our home states and
local communities.
MAINE, of course. is well acquaint-
ed with Christmas Seals and with
their big Sister" the Health Bonds
| which come in denominations of IS
and on up to $1,000. Here in this
State we have seen the wonderful
results which have been accomplish
ed with funds raised through this an
| nual sale of seals and bonds for
health and happiness.
MAINE women have always had
and they continue to have. an active
part in this great work. We have
helped to raise the funds. we have
helped to prepare the program of
work for health which has been made
! possible through this annual sale
and we have had an active part i'm
putting that program through each
| year.
Money raised in Maine through
the sale of the Christmas Seals and
| Health Bonds is helping to train
more than 10000 Maine boys and
| girls in habits OF health. These boys
and girls are from every county in
the State. Through these funds
| fresh air schools have been estab-
lished, public health nurses have been
engaged for such calls to thousands
of Maine homes, clinics have been
held to discover cases of tuberculo-
sis and to help hundreds of our Grip
pied children. In addition to all This
. great Statewide campaign Of
uSdIlI SuuCdtlOH Is CdIIleu OU. SURE
ly this work deserves the very best
support Maine women can give.
1.-The Maine Federation of Clubs
Efor a number of years has been rep
resented on the executive committee
of the Maine Public Health Associa =
| ton In the person of the federation
president and our local clubs are ac-
tive in the work of the local branches
Of the Maine Public Health Associa-
ton.
Nothing Is so important as health.
The happiness and sthe' prosperity of
every family in our State depends up
on it. To advance this fight for more
health and happiness in Maine should
be the chief concern of every Maine
| woman. Let each of us buy literally
! of these seals and use them on our
December mail and upon gift pack
ages. Let each of us volunteer for
some personal service in our home
communities in the selling of these
| Health Christmas Seals to our neigh
bors and friends. And in addition 20
these very helpful things, many clubs
| will buy a Health Borfd-either out
| Of their club treasury or by giving an
| entertainment to raise money for this
purpose.
won't you please write the Maine
Public Health Association, 316 Water
street, Augusta. for information re-
garding the local seal sale chairman
IA FOUR community or in reference to
| the purchase OF bond by your
club r.