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Show FIGHT AcBLBSB People of Utah Called on by National Association to Buy j $50,000 Christmas Seals io Aid in The Fight Against the "White Plao-ue." On Thanksgiving Day, all over the United States the Seventeenth An-'nual An-'nual sale of the penny tuberculosis ----r Christmas Seal will S lS Sj1- I S commence, and will C Y Ghrtstmas S . . S tft -v" S contlrjue until S V S Chiristmas Eve, in 5 5 hiCh tjme Utah c 1 jfail 5 wi!1 'oe expected ? liVf.tfcj ? to raise the $50,-S $50,-S Jj P 0U0 allotted to her Lyvw--5 in the national drive. For several .months the work of organizing every county in the State for the sale has been in progress, until by the time set fc the opening of the campaign every place, no matter how small, will have its committee, under whose 'direction the sale will be conducted. - Dr. John A. Widtsoe is directing the state-wide campa'ijn, with James H. Wallis, secretary. An advisory Committee, of two hundred prominent promi-nent men and women in each county, has been selected by Dr. Widtsoe to help him in "putting the job over." An allotment of Christmas Seals has been made to each local committee, and it is expected that everyone will die sold and none returned. The schools, which have always been 'eady to help, are again called upon by Dr. C. N. Jensen, .State Superintendent, Superin-tendent, and every .boy and girl, teacher and principal, will willingly ,resj)on:l in the great cause. Every .prominent man and woman in ths United S'ate's, from President Calvin Coolidge down, every monthly magazine maga-zine and trade journal, every stato and church official, including Gov. Mabey, the First Presidency of the "L. D. S. Church, head of the Catholic and other churches, presidents of the State Farm Bureau, Federation of Women's Clubs.' General Relief So- citey. Senators and Congi es.;men have all endorsed th.' sa'e of Christmas Christ-mas Seals, because these penny stickers stick-ers frunish the only funds with which to light U'.'bo: culosis in both slate and nation. This year, espei ially. the people are asked to go the Hurt, because of the movement to build a State Tuberculosis .Sanatorium, at the head of vhi:'h movement is Hon. George Albert Smith, with a committee com-mittee of rrom'nen; men and women. Another mevcnien; to be. undertaken with the funis .raised this year is a sunvmer ou'djor ea.ip fur tubevcii-'.osis tubevcii-'.osis children, of wHich there are many in- the state. "Ttemenruei Christ said, "Inasmurjh as ye have done this unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto -me." Christmas seals protect our children fioni tuberculosis. The good they lo, depends on you. "A seal on each letter, helc-s -many get better." Seal your ChrbMmas mail with the stamp of health, and thus help in the fight ap,'ainst tuberculosis. Dr. John A. Wi.Usoe. in a stirring appeal to the people of Utah, closes with these words: "When your local committee calls on you. remember remem-ber that every seal you buy contributes con-tributes to the fight. And what a fight that means! And what a victory it mean;, for never forget that tuberculosis can be prevented and can be -curjd. You ar plan-! ninng your Christmas rifts now To all you Jove you will give annuo-1 thing. Don't let it end there. The greatest gift of all is life: Ih.i! you canno; r.ive. The greatest .gift is, health, and that you can give. Give it, and feel the joy that comes with giving. Every penny Christmas Christ-mas Seal has a b'", part to play j Give it its chance, by buying to the limit." |