The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-06
HASTEN YOUR BUYING
Only Twelve Days More Remain in
Which to Get OFF PackageS-IWo
WAYS to Send Them.

Have you begun your Christmas
shopping?
This sounds little previous, per-
haps, with almost six weeks remain
ing before Christmas, but in reality
it is not-there is not minute to
lose. Never before, in all the Christ
masses past. has there been a time
when the slogan do 1T EARLY"
means so much as it does this COM
ing Yuletide season.
Place the blame for the necessity
for very early shopping this year on
the war; if you will, place it on fre!-
ght embargoes, on express service tie
ups, on the possibility of bad wea-
Their if you can't find anything else,
but don't stop with fixing cause
begin now
Remember, it rests with you Whe-
Their the boys over there" wake up
Christmas morning to find their
stockings filled to overflowing with
gifts from the folks at home or
whether they are to be treated like
the proverbial bad boy" and awake
probably on Christmas morning. in
the trenches with nothing more
cheerful in their stockings than
ASHES duu d Uu1tuIC VI o"iIShSS-
Remember, they are the ones that are
fighting the battle for us at home.
And remember also that with the
shop shelves and stands groaning I'm
der the things that will make the boy
who belongs to you or to friend OF
YOURS happy; with Uncle Sam stand
ing ready with his mail and parcel
! post service to help, it narrows to
int
According to the recent instrue-
lions received at the local postoffice,
November 15-only 8 days away-Is
i the latest day that mail and parcei
post packages with a weight limit vi
seven pounds can be sent from Cam
bridge through the regular channels
with assurance that they will be de-
| livered ito the boys over there" by
| Christmas morning. Gifts sent in
| this way need not be packed in wood
en- boxes, but should be fixed up in
, substantial manner that will with
stand the ocean voyage. The pack
age should be plainly marked" Christ
mas Mail" and should bear the name
| of the soldier for whom it is inten-
| ded, the unit or organization with
which he is connected, and sent care
| of the American Expeditionary
| Forces"
Owing to the irregularities in ship
ping facilities and in view of the fact
that an unusually large amount of
mall and packages for f6feign lands
i is expected, the War Department has
| consented to receive and deliver
/ Christmas packa ges to the soldiers
.'over there" through its channels OF
| communication
These packages should not weigh
more than 20 pounds and should be
| inclosed in wooden boxes with a
hinge or screw top to facilitate open
| ing and inspecting. The box should
| be securely strapped and no perish
| able food products other than those
| inclosed in cans or glass jars should
be sent in them. The rate of post
! age on such matter is II cents =. a
| pound.
Boxes intended to be sent in this
way can be dispatched through the
local postoffice. and should bear the
| name of the person to whom sent,
| the unit with which he is connected,
| should be plainly marked christmas
Box" 1t should be forwarded Care
Of Commander General, Port of EN-
barkation, Pier l, Hoboken, N. j.,
and should be mailed not later than
| November 18th.