Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-08
INSTRUCTIONS HOW
TO SEND SOLDIERS
THEIR XMAS BOXES
OTTAWA BOYS AT FRONT WILL
WANT THEIR BOXES OF CHEER
CAREFULLY PACKED TO IN
SURE SAFE ARRIVAL.


So many Ottawans are planning to
send Christmas boxes to the men in
the trenches we are publishing COM
plete Instructions for the sending OF
such boxes 1t is the plan of the Red
Cross to send box to every man in
the war zone Members of the Red
Cross all over the country will be
asked to prepare Christmas packets
filed with good things and good will
for the millions of men that will be
in the trenches by then Ottawa wom-
en- and men will have chance to do
their part in the sending of such par
GELS. And many women have already
started work on their gift packets.
A prominent workers in relief work
has prepared the following article for
the Free Trader-Journal:
BY Christmas the United States
will have more than 1,000,000 men
under arms, and everyone will be
eager to help in giving them Christ
mas cheer, No matter how generous
supply of gifts some of the men
may receive from families and friends
1t is believed that all Red Cross mem
bers will want to unite in sending to
each man a Christmas packet filled
with good things and good will
In order that the men may be equal.
ly remembered and yet that there may
be pleasing variety in the contents,
the following suggestions are made
for preparing and assembling the
Christmas parcels;
General Suggestions.
Nothing should go in them
which will not keep fresh from the
time of packing until Christmas
Dried fruits and other food pro-
ducts should be packed in small tin
or wooden boxes One.quarter to
onehalf pound size. g. Hard candy,
including chocolate, would probably
be safe in tin.foil or heavy cardboard
but no soft chocolates nor anything
that could possibly be crushed should
be Used, as the other contents of the
package might be spoiled thereby. A
Several dainties packed in oblong tin
pound will provide better variety
fer a packet than quantity of Il sin
gle cOnfection. 5. No liquids nor. ar.
ticles packed in glass should be plac-
ed in the package g. For wrapping
the gifts use a khaki.colored handker-
chief. twenty-seven inches square, and
from the base of the packet by plac-
ing ON the center of the handkerchief
a pad of writing paper about seven by
ten inches. T. Select variety OF ar
ticles either from the suggested list
Tor according TO individual wishes)
to an amount not exceeding-%1 SO. and
arrange them on the pad OF paper so
that the entire package shall be the
width of the pad and approximately
five or six inches high, Wrap and tie
with One.inch red ribbon and place a
Christmas card under the bow of rib
bon. A card bearing the greetings of
the chapter would be desirable, g..
Wrap the parcel again in heavy, light
brown manila paper and tie securely
with red, green or gilt cord and use
Christmas labels or American flags
as desired.
List Of Articles Suggested for
Packets.
Khaki.colOred handkerchief, II
inches square, for container Writing
paper pad, about 7 by 10 inches. En-.
.velopes, pencil, postals, book Tin
paper covers). Scrapbook homemade,
containing a good short story, some
Jokes, etc. Knife, such as boy scouts
use. Mirror steel. Handkerchiefs,
khakicolored Neckties, mouth or