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Local Red Cross Prepared To
Send Packages To
Cantonments
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Full Directions AS To Pack
ing Are Issued From
Washington

The following appeal has been is.
sued by the Knox County chapter of
the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross Woman's
Bureau at Washington has made ar
rangements with the Knox County
chapter whereby any persons in Knox
county can send their Christmas pack
ages to the boys in the cantonments
through the Red Cross headquarters
on North Main street.
No matter how generous a supply of
gifts some of the men may receive
from families and friends, it is believ-
ed that all Red Cross members 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 packets,
the following suggestions are made
for preparing and assembling the
Christmas parcels:
l. Nothing should go in them
which will not keep fresh from the
time of packing until Christmas.
2. Dried fruits and other food pro-
ducts should be packed in small tin
or wooden boxes, one.quarter to one
half pound size.
3. Hardy candy, including choco-
late, would probably be safe in tin foil
or heavy cardboard. but no soft choco-
iates nor anything that could possi-
bly, be crushed should be used, as the
remaining contents of the package
might be spoiled thereby.
4. Several dainties packed in OBJ
long tin boxes holding each a quarter
of pound, will provide better varie-
ty for a packet than larger quanti-
ty of a single confection.
5. No liquids nor articles packed
in glass should be placed in the pack
age.
6. For wrapping the gifts use a
khaki-colored handkerchief, twenty
seven inches square, and form the
base of the packet by placing on the
center of the handkerchief pad of
writing-paper about seven by ten inch
eS.
7. Select variety of articles eth
er from the suggested list Tor accord
ing to individual wishes) to an amount
not exceeding $1,50, and arrange them
on the pad of paper so that the en-
tire package shall be the width of the
pad and approximately five or six
inches high.
s. Wrap and tie with one-inch red
ribbon and place a Christmas card
under the bow of ribbon.
Q. Wrap the parcel again in heavy,
light-brown Manila paper, tie secure
~ with red, green, or gilt cord, and
use Christmas labels or American
flags as desired
List of Articles Suggested For
Christmas Packets
Knaki-colored handkerchief, twen-
ty-seven inches square, for container,
Writing-paper pad about 7 by 10
inches.
Envelopes.
Pencil.
Postals.
Book lin paper cover.)
Scrapbook, homemade, containing
a good short story, some jokes, etc.
Knife, such as boy scouts use.
Mirror steel.
Handkerchiefs, khakicolored.
Neckties.
Mouth organ.
Electric torch.
Compass.
Playing cards.
Mechanical puzzle (an assorted lot
of twelve small mechanical puzzles
can be bought at the rate of twelve
for 50c)
Red Cross Checkerboard (this is a
combination set of checkerboard,
checkers, chessmen, and dominoes
made of heavy cardboard especially
for the Red Cross.
Other games.
Tobacco.
Pipe and pipe cleaners.
Cigarette papers.
Water-tight matchbox.
Chewing gum.
Fruited, Chocolate, and other sweet.
ened crackers in original packages.