Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-25
FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
How Letters Should Be Addressed to
Reach Them Promptly.

Now that so many of our naval Of
flcers, marines and sailors are shifting their
stations and positions because of the Cuban
incident, word of suggestion to their
relatives and friends who may desire to
communicate with them by mail will be
apropos,'' said a postal official to Star
reporter
In order 10 secure as prompt a delivery
as is possible of all mail matter intended
for persons in the United States service,
the senders thereof should he particular
to include in the address complete desig-
nation of the organization, company and
regiment, vessel or other branch of the
service to which the addressee belongs.
The postage thereon should be fully pre-
paid. Correspondents in these instances
should make the superscription on the en-
yelope, or the package sent, very plain and
full Care as to the legibility of the ad-
dress should be exercised, and The writing
should be as clear and distinct as possible.
Remember, that all mail matter, what
ever it's class, addressed to persons in the
United States service, whether civil, mill
tary or naval, serving in this country or in
any of its possessions, or en- route to or
from this country or any of its posses
sions, whose change OF address is caused
by official orders will be transmitted
rapidly as possible until it reaches the per-
son or persons for whom it is intended.
The actual location of the addressee for
the time being will be considered the
original destination of the piece fmail
matter This transmission is not consid-
cred as forwarding in the sense in which
that word is usually used in the postal
service and no additional postage shall
be required therefor.
so much for mail matter from this
country intended for those in the service
who may be in transit. Now when those
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relatives and friends here they need not
bother with postage stamps-the affiXing of
which, however, should be surely done
when the mail starts from this end of the
! line. and the matter should be fully prepaid
and the boys in blue both on the and
the distant shore do the trick this way:
Letters sent by soldiers. sailors and
marines in the United States service located
| in this country in any of It's possessions,
| addressed to places in this country, or in
any of its possessions, when Endorsed sol
dier's letter sailors letter, or marine s
letter as the case may be. and signed
hereunder either by facsimile handstamp.
or in writing, with his official designation
by a field or staff officer, post or detach-
ment commander to whose command the
soldier belongs, or by a surgeon or chaplain
at a hospital where he may be- Will be dis
Matched to destination without the prepay
ment of postage thereon, and only the sim
gle rate of postage shall be collected on
delivery In the naval and the marine
service the same rules hoiu true as 10 sig
nature by any commissioned officer attach
ed to the vessel, officer commanding a
hospital or a detachment on shore.
When United States warships are sta
toned in foreign waters mail matter sent
| from this country to the officers and the
crews of the vessels stationed abroad are
| admitted to the sealed sacks forwarded to
! such vessels from post offices in this coun-
| try and when the mail comes from abroad
! from these officers and men it is forwarded
| here to such post Office in sealed sd ckS, and
| in either case it is subject to our own
postal classification, conditions and rates
| of postage.
| 80 you see Uncle Sam does all he can
| reasonably do for his men in all branches
| OF the government service at home and
| abroad, and those who are on shore who
| wish to communicate with or to hear from
| those who are thus In the government serv-
! i've might well bear these few notes in
| mind. If they do they may be saved
| much trouble and possible anxiety"