The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-12-19

money Is lacking. The secretary tells me tha
II instead OF one there a dozen, two dozen
& sucn exhibitions, the country might be aroused
lrom one END to the other to action that woult
result IN the passing OF proper sanitary law,
and the building OF sanatoria and dIsnenaaria,
Tor the sufferers and so speed greatly dlmIn
1shed mortality from this cause. Last wear the
Iunds at the disposition OF the association agrre
ea1ed Sl20O0 no more. 1t might have sDent
sioV'ooo TO advantage, but no millionaire came
forth to endow It.
no millionaire is wanted to do It, 1t were
Tar peter done by the people themselves for
ohiy 10 DONG II Will they learn that which Is OF
noie saiue lhan preaching and doctorIng-name-
~ no" 10 hep themselves. Why not try the
Danish plan next Christmas? Or at any other
season, II It were thought best though / do not
mink tnat would be best. The season of good
VIII opens hearts and minds and pockefbooks %
nothing else can and takes the prowl ont -of II
II ihere Is any. Five years OF that sort OF cam
paishing ana we ought to be on the home
stretch.
noid no brief for the Tuberculosis Commit
Tee and am not pleading for it. But / am
pieadlng for the halfmillion poor souls all over
the ianu whose faces are set today toward an
inevitable grave because OF ignorance. Needless
ignorance, and for the friends who rreye with
them and for them.n
Among those who read Rils's story was Miss
Emily Bssell. secretary of the Delaware Red
cross, who was trying to raise money for t,l-
perculosls pavilion for children In her state and
VINO saw In the sale OF Christmas seals soln
ton to her problem Through the MD Of nuh
nclfy ~ the now-eytinct Philadelphia North
american the sale OF seals Mt Christmas time
that year was SO successful that $4,000 was
RIB E.1,
AS a result OF this success. Miss Bisse was
hDie 10 induce the authorities OF the American
iaea sfoss TO UNDERTAKE. a nationwide sale of
TUBERCULOSIS Christmas stamps In 1908 Iniu-
enced by her leadership women's clubs. religions
groups, various publications as well as local Red
cross chapters gave their support to the sale
By such united and enthusiastic effort more than
sl53,0OO was raised III the first national sale
From 1907 to 1910, the National Tubarcnloets
association had been organizing nafIonuida
warfare against tuberculosis These pioneers
han the support OF the foremost scientists but
very lew funds for their work To strengthen |
the organizations effort. the American Red cross |
and the National tuberculosis association Joined
forces 10 conduct the Christmas seal sale H. |
gether.
Ihe partnership between the American Red
Cross and the National Tuberculosis association
lasted 10 years. During that time the scarlet
emblem OF the American Red Cross appeared on
the annual issues OF Chr<tmas seals. In 1919
however, the double-barred cross, international
emblem OF the antI-tubercuoss campaign and
trade mark OF the National tuberculosis asso-
citation, was also embodied In the, design Of the
seal. Since 1920, the seals have been .Tnber-
culosis Christmas seals"
The use OF these seals has become an accented
part OF the holiday celebration In this country
veritable Chrlstmns tradition But more i'm
pQpeant IS the fact that the proceeds from the
safe OF these seals during the last q years have
noun'eu up INTO the millions and have become
luai iae'or 10 checking the onslaughts Of the
'nce-dreaded white plague And II al, hogan
n this country when a Danish newspaner man
wrote magazine story
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