Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26

Health Association.
Reports received at the Maine
headquarters for the campaign, are
to the effect that throughout the
United States the total number of
volunteers who make up the local
selling committees throughout the
nation will approximate half a mil
lion workers. This great. army which
has volunteered for service in rails
ing money for health work through
the sale of the Christmas Seals in
cludes leaders in all walks of life.
I'm Maine the force of volunteer
Christmas Seal and Health Bond
statesmen includes club women, par
ent-teacher leaders, physicians,
members Of commercial organiza-
tons and service clubs, school SUI
perintendents, teachers, lawyers and
workers active in the oranges.
Among the county leaders active
in the campaign are the Cumberland
County Public Health Association,
headed by Frederick C. Dudley of
Portland: the York County Commit
tee Of the Maine Public Health AS
ISOLATION, headed by Mrs. Harvey
Granville of Cornish: Miss Helen
Hanson of Calais; Mrs. l.. L. Mason of
South Paris; DIR. James McFayden
of Milo, head of the Piscataquis
County Public Health Association;
Mrs. James Durham of Belfast: Mrs.
Alice McGouldrick of Bar Harbor;
DIR. B. L. Bryant of Bangor. head of
the Bangor Anti tuberculosis Asso-
citation; Mr.. l.. E. Williams of Rum
ford; Mr.. Henry Richards Of Gardi-
ner, head of the Gardiner Public
Health Association, and president of
the M. P. H. A.: Mrs. Fred Plum
mer of Camden; Miss Ellen Cochran
of Rockland; Miss Angela Fossett
of Thomaston; the Somerset County
Public Health Committee headed by
DR.. George E. Young and Carleton
Merrill Of Skowhegan; the Franklin
County Public Health Committee,
headed by DIR. Charles Bell of
Strong; Miss Margaret Adams and
Mr.. Carroll Watson of Bath. These
general chairmen have associated
with them hundreds of associate
chairmen and thousands of commit
tee members to assist in the sale.
The Christmas Seals this year
have brand new 1925 design Two
! lighted Christmas candles stand at
| each side of the double barred red
cross. which is the emblem of the
nationwide fight against tubercul-
osis At the bottom of the seal ap-
pears the inscription Merry Christ
mas and Good Health" The color
of the seals is a combination of red
| and green, the welcome holiday
colors.
The health seals have been sold in
Maine each year for fourteen years
and in certain parts Of the United
States for longer period. They are
always sold by agencies interested
in better health for Maine. AS u.s.
ual they are put on the market at
one cent each and are to be used or
the backs Of letters and on Christ.
mas packages. The committees lasc
! have for sale what is known as 1.-THE
| Big Brother" Of the Christmas Sea-
and designated as Health Bonds
! These bonds are payable in 'im.
proved community health" and are
designed for the convenience of the
| larger giver.
AS an indication Of what these lit
tie penny seals have helped to dc
for Maine 1t Is pointed out that the
Pine Tree State now has a lower
death rate from tuberculosis thar
any state east of the Mississippi
river and south of the Great Lakes
| With this disease now ION the run
Maine health workers have deter
mined to fight 1t even harder until
1t Is brought completely under con-
troll. The penny Christmas Health
! Seals will help win the fight.