Broadcast: 9th December 1936

Starring: Various

Added: Dec 09 2004

This is the story of a devoted Red Cross worker Miss Emily Bissell and her idea for Christmas seals (stamps) and the growth of a magnificent campaign for the better health of America. We take you back to the winter of 1907 in the city of Wilmington, Delaware. Miss Emily Bissell secretary of the local Red Cross calls on a young widow whose child is suffering from TB…

You will also hear Miss Bissell speak personally of the events that happened in 1907 at the end of the episode.