Evening star., 1936-11-26
ROOSEVELT OPENS
YULE SEAL SALE
Presidents Mother Also
Takes Part in War on
tuberculosis.

President Roosevelt and his mother,
Mrs. James Roosevelt. joined today in
launching the thirtieth annual sale
Of tuberculosis Christmas seals
throughout the Nation.
The President, in a letter written
before his departure for South Amer
lea and made public today, called
upon all Americans "to do their part
In supporting the Nationwide cam
paign." He characterized as tire
mendously encouraging the statistics
showing that tuberculosis no longer
Is the leading cause of death in
America.
Mrs. Roosevelt, speaking from the
Roosevelt home at Hyde Park, N. Y,
over the Blue Network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., this morn
ing. formally opened the sale of seals
In the absence of the President.
Washington Leads.
The national goal toward which
the Christmas seal sale is aimed is
10 cents per capita. The District
VI hSSOtid.
ton, which last year made the high
est score of any city in the Nation of
comparable size in the sale Of seals,
Is seeking to maintain its leadership.
To reach its quota the local associa-
ton must raise $61 300.
Already more than $1,000 letters
have been placed in the mails ad-
dressed to residents of Washington,
with a number of the Santa Claus
seals inclosed on approval and with
a return envelope for the sending of
responses.
In his Christmas seal campaign
President Roosevelt said that the
opening today of the sale of seals
through 1000 affiliated State and To-
cal associations marks an important
milestone in our country's conquest
of an age-old enemy"
No Time to Lag.
ut is tremendously encouraging,
he said, ito know that tuberculosis is
no longer the leading cause of death
and that the fight against this
scourge is continuing without remiS-
sion. However, the fine progress that
has been made should not be per-
mitted to arouse a false sense of
security. Quite on the contrary there
Is need for continued and intensified
activity. Especially should these ef-
forts be directed to the elimination
Of the disease as it prevails among
children, as well as young men and
women, in which groups an unneces-
sarily high toll is exacted. There still
exists. too, the ne 'essity for the early
discovery of tuber ,ulosis patients and
their prompt hos pitalization. When
these obvious steps have been taken
the complete and final victory over
this disease will be brought nearer.
ION the eve Of the thirtieth Christ
mas seal sale I urge all to do their
part in supporting the Nationwide
campaign. 1t Is the duty of each
local community to raise funds for its
own protection against this enemy of
homes and health"
Letters Tell Of Progress.
The letter from the District as
sociation to local residents is signed
by DR.. William Charles White. presi-
dent of the association, and lists
briefly the progress made by the So
ciety during the year, including free
tuberculin and X-ray examinations
for many thousands of children and
adults, the financing of a free clinic
for children and Summer camp for
tuberculous children, home visiting
by nurses, training of recovered
hospital patients for work, training
Of two physician-nurse units for work
among the colored population, free
lectures and health information and
continued medical research.
"All these services, in addition to
providing numerous free health talks
by physicians and giving free health
literature and information, were made
possible last year by the sale of the
little penny tuberculosis Christmas
seals" DR.. White said.