Evening star., 1941-11-23
Christmas Seal Sale
Opens With Mailing Of
Thousands Tomorrow
Booths in Operation
Dec. /; Health Peril
In Defense Cited

The 35th annual sale of Christ
mas Seals TO carry on the fight
against tuberculosts opens tomorrow.
Thousands of Washington resi-
dents Will receive their supplies by
mail tomorrow and Tuesday. while
sale of the seals at booths will begin
December l.
The fatigue resulting from the
added effort being made by the peO-
! pie in the national defense program
was cited yesterday as a reason why
ample funds to fight tuberculosis are
: necessary.
The defense effort makes it more
important than ever that the seal
sale should be successful" said Paul
D Sleeper chairman of the Volun-
teer Committee for the District.
Since tuberculosis is a contagious
disease il tends to spread rapidly
when present in fatigued bodies.
and every precaution must be taken
More Letters to Go Out.
The 1941 penny stamp. designed
by Stevan Dohanos, murallst and
ILLUSTRATOR pictures a winter scene
with a beacon from lighthouse
spotlighting the red. double barred
cross. emblem of the National Tu-
berculOSiS Association. which SpOn-
sors the national sale Of theh seals.
/ Local sale OF the stamps Is under the
! auspices OF the District tuberculosis
Association. which works with other
health agencies to provide services
for the treatment and prevention of
/ the disease.
/ Randolph G. Bishop, chairman OF
! the Letter Committee. said more res
/ identS will receive their stamps by
mail this year than ever before but
pointed out that those who do not
can obtain them at the offices OF
the association. 1901 Eighteenth
street NV. or one of the many
booths in banks. stores and other
places on December l.
Working with Mr.. Bishops group
was a large number Of volunteers
who handled the mailing OF the
thousands Of stamp sheets. Mrs
DetloW Marthinson was in charge
OF this work and Mrs. Reginald
Mead Will direct the sale in the
booths.
More than 200 business organiza-
tons already have purchased their
supplies of seals or Christmas Seal
bonds Milton W. King and Walter
NJ. Bastian. members of the volun-
teer Christmas Seal Committee.
have been directing this phase Of
the campaign.
Kal Heads Publicity.
A Publicity Committee backed by
Norman c Kal has arranged 70
take the Christmas Seal message to
thousands by radio. posters. bill
boards. street car passes and ads.
and window displays Boy Scouts
under the direction of Linn c. Drake
are distributing the posters. Girl
Scouts helped in preparing the
seals for mailing.
!LS III 81 IdN4-O W OdNtNo'A NAA'
be a talk By Mr.. Sleeper over Sta
ton WWDC At 6.45 O'Clock tonight
/ Another seal program is scheduled
over Station WJSV at tbs o'clock.
Choirs that will sing in broadcasts
during the coming weeks are from
the New York Avenue Presbyterian,
the National City Christian. the
Plymouth Congregational and Shi-
loh Baptist Churches.
Paul V. McNutt. Federal security
administrator will speak in con-
nection with the sale over WMAL
and the National BrOadcasting Co.
blue network al 4:30 pm. November
g. Radio dramas will be presented
by the King Smith School Players.
directed by Thomas M. HopWood.
and the St Pauls Players under
the direction Of Arthur Harvey.