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Show CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE CAMPAIGN OPENS HERE ORGANIZATION FORMED. MRS. T. F. KIRKHAM CHOSEN CHAIRMAN. Tho salo ot Christmas Health Seals Is now underway horo as is nlso tbo enso In every city, town and hamlot In tho stnto ot Utah. An organization was offected In Lohl this wook to look after tho sale and already Is hard at work putting over tho campaign. Mrs. T. F. Klrkham was choson to net ns chairman of tho commlttoo and uinnago tho sale. Tho othor mombors aro as follows: Mrs. P. D. Worlton, Mrs. Alma Beck. Mrs. Abo Phillips, Mrs. D. R. Mltcholl, Mrs. Loo Hansen, A. P. Gnisford, Jr., publicity; J. F. Brad-shaw, Brad-shaw, Mrs. S. I. Goodwin, Mrs. Julia Brown, Mrs. Lucy Whitman, Mrs. Sidney Gilchrist nnd Mrs. J. F. Cutler. Cut-ler. A largo supply of seals woro ro-colved ro-colved this week and aro already being be-ing offered for salo at tho various placos of business about town. Volunteer high school girls wlllnldin tho salo at tho business housos. Flvo thousand stamps woro purchased hero last year. It Is hoped that this mark will bo beaten this yoar. WONDERFUL GROWTH OF THQ PENNY CHRIGTMA8 HEALTH SEAL Although tho Christmas Health Seal Idea originated In a very modest way, it hus spread ovor tho country until now Its story Is both comprohonslvo and romantic. Fifteen years ngo, Miss Emily P. BIssell, ot Wilmington, Deloware, stnrtod tho Christmas Seal idoa in on attempt to raise funds to holp In tho nntl-tuborculosls work of hor stnto. Sho hnd rend In tho Outlook magazine i an nrtlcJo by Jacob RIIs on tho Christmas Christ-mas stamp sold In Denmark for tho support ot n children's hospital. At tho tlmo Miss ,J3IbsqH wns secretary sec-retary or tho Dolewaro Bd Cross Chapter. With $40 securod from two friends, as hor capital, she obtained tho official consent of hor chapter nnd tho postofflee authorities to put a fow thousand seals Into circulation. Storos, newspapers nnd women's clubs all supported hor with great enthusiasm from tho first. Through such generous gener-ous nnd united effort, throo hundrod thousand, to hor a numbor boyond all her dreams, wero sold that first year and $1,000 was paid on tho slto of tho first tuborculosls Sanatorium In Dolewaro, known as nopo Farm. As n result ot Miss Blssoll's demonstration demon-stration and earnest pleading tho American Red Cross decided to tako up tho enterprise on a nation-wide scale tho next year, 1008. Tho parent organization was handlcappod by lack of funds and ngnln Miss BIssell found the necessary backers who shared her faith. She personally undertook the task of writing to 4000 newspaper editors throughout tho country, asking ask-ing thom to publish tho fact that orders or-ders for seals should bo sent to National Na-tional Headquarters. Tho result was a vorltable flood of orders. The seal design varies from year to yoar. This year's soal with tho mother and child, is symbolic of tho helpful guardianship of tills cross over ov-er the child ron ot onr country. Over ono billion Christmas Seals will bo in circulation this yoar in December, |