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Show History of Red Croia Seal. "Charity slumps," llrsl used In lloitiin lu IHD'J fur thn sulillers' relief funds during thu Civil war. were Hie original fuierunners of the Itetl Cross Christinas seal, which will be used this year to bring hnpplneHs mid cheer lo millions. The Delaware AnllTu bereiilosla society In t tm" for the llr.-t time In Atnerlcu tntide usn of n atamp for the purpose of golfing revenue to licit! consumption, lu n hastily organized or-ganized campaign of only three weeks they realized II, nun. The next year, I'.ios, the American lied Cross i nil-dueled nil-dueled thn llmt national luberciilosls atamp campaign. Prom this sale $i:i.".,-(luii $i:i.".,-(luii wua realized for the atitl tulien u losla ntovenieiit In I'.mii, under many adverse conditions. K'.'.o.ooil waa realized rea-lized from these tiiinit. Thla yenr tho alogun of tho tuberculosis fighters and I ho lleil Cross la "A Million for Tiirberculoala Prom lied Cross Seals In 1!IU." |