The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-11-22
STILL TINE TO
FORWARD GIFTS
War Department will Transport
Christmas Packages for
Boys in France.
LAST SAILING DATE DEC. 5
Official Statement Issued by Post
Office Department to Eliminate
Confusion Regarding Reg
ulations.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK

BY EDWARD q. CLARK,
Washington.-From all over the
United States queries come to Wash
ington concerning the exact rules gov
erning the sending of parcels to the
members of the expedltionary forces in
France. Confusion seems to prevail
everywhere. 1t Is due to number of
causes. the principal one of which
seems to be that the Instructions were
sent out plecemeal and that some of
the first rules were amended.
Here Is the official statement on
the subject which l have just secured
from the post office department:
Western Newspaper Union.
Gentlemen: u answer to your inquiry
with reference to parcel post packagea
for the American Expeditionary Forces
l beg to advise you as follows:
Parcel post for soldiers and civilians
connected with the American Epedition-
airy Forces In France. when carefully
packed and properly addressed. will be
accepted by all postmasters for direct
transmission through the mails Such
parcels may weigh up to seven pounds.
Parcels for the soldiers and civilians
connected with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces may contain anything
that is admissible to the domestic par
Gel post except perishables which may
spoil on the long journey to Europe.
Parcel post for the American Expe-
dictionary Forces need not be packed in
wooden boxes. but should be carefully
packed in the strongest kind of paste
board box to assure Its safe arrival at
the front.
In addition to this parcel post service
to the troops. the war department will
undertake to carry Christmas parcels
for the American Expeditionary Forces
provided such parcels are sent care
the Commanding General. Port Of En-
barkation. Pier l, Hoboken. New Jer-
sey," and are packed in wooden boxes
not more than two cubic feet in volume,
we'll strapped. and with a hinged OF
screw top. Such Christmas boxes may
be sent to the Commanding Officer. Port
Of Embarkation. either by express OF
through the malls. and must not exceed
90 pounds in weight. The army will in
spect the contents Of each box and I'M
dertake its delivery from Hoboken to
the addressee. The war department will
receive Christmas packages up to De-
cember 5th.
Yours verv truly
OTTO PRAEGER.
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Parcel Post Limit Seven Pounds.
1t will be noted that parcels weigh
Ing seven pounds hut no more can he
sent through the post office department
all the way to France.
The twenty-pound parcels which are
intended for Christmas gifts md which
are to be delivered on Christmas day
are sent by the war department from
Its port Of embarkatiOn ut HObOken.
N. ]. These parcels which must not
exceed twenty pounds In weight. can
be sent to the address given In Hobo
ken In any way that the sender
chooses.
OF course the post office department
has been handling the smaller Christ
mas packages all the way through to
France. but In order to insure their de-
livery on Christmas morning It was
necessary to mail them by November
ID. However. the fact that the mailing
was too late for delivery on Christ.
mas day does not mean that packages
cannot still be sent by parcel post.
They can be sent any day In the year
at the rate Of II cents for each pound
sent. and this rate holds from what
ever point In the United States the
package Is sent.
How Packages Must Be Addressed.
Packages for the soldiers must be
addressed to the individual. with his
company and his regiment and then
must he added the words american
ExpedltiOnnry Forces" II IL not nec-
essary to add the name Of the country.
II will be noted that In the instruc-
lions given above and prepared In the
second assistant postmaster generals
once nothing Is said specifically con.
corning the kind Of things which may
be sent to the soldiers and civilians
connected with the expeditionnry
forces. II Il perfectly proper to send
suKnr, provided II Is properly wrapped.
The reason sugar IL spoken OF here
Ia because there seems to have been
some misunderstanding about Il.
Matches must not be sent In any cir.
cumstances. Neither must anything
inhnmmnble. except. OF course. orhi.
nary packing material. he included,
nor must there he my chemical or
fresh fruit In the packages. Candy
can 20 II properly protected from
MASKING up and running other things
In the mail. Jnrs Of fruit properly
scaled and protected against break.
age can be sent Nothing OF nm OK.
plosive nature must be put into the
parcels.
II Is necessary TINT the pnrccl post
packages weighing mp to seven
pounds shall be wrapped 80 thnt the
post ONCE authorities mny examine
their contents. The rules for the
pnckngcs which the war department
sends are given explicitly In the nbove
ofsicinl communication. II Il desired
10 acccntuntc the fact TINT parcels M
to seven pounds In weight cnn be sent
BY ordinary parcel post at my time Of
the year. hut that Christmas boxes
which are to % by the way Of the war
departmsn At the address given Asove
viii not BE- forwarded II they are ~
celved at Hoboken la&es than Deceu.
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