Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-30
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CHRISTMAS

The United States has approximately a million men
and sailors under arms, at the front or in camp. There
will be no Christmas home coming for those men. Some
Of them may by that time be holding an allotted section
of trench in France or Flanders against the Germans, or
driving wedges into the German lines. Many of them will
be at sea. Hundreds Of thousands will be undergoing in
tensve training in our own training camps. Wherever
they are they will be needed there. and while their friends
at home are enjoying Christmas CHEEK they must keep on
with their work and be ready for the order to move for
ward whenever the order comes.
Vast nultttudes of these men will receive Christ
mas greetings and Christmas presents from friends 1T
home. Those win be highly priced. But what Of those
who. perhaps. have NO relatives and no close friends
back homer" They are "our boys" as well as the others.
They are wearing the same uniform, and serving under
the same flag. and representing, equally with all the 9TH
ers. the spirit and purpose Of America. When the Christ
mas bells ring out, and others receive tokens of affection
from loved ones. are there to be these in our armed forces
who will feel that Christmas means nothing to them
Such a thing is unthinkable.
In order that nobody may be overlooked, a million
or more Christmas packages-one for every man in the
army and navy-are to be made up and shipped so that
they may be delivered on Christmas day. Thousands of
willing hands are at work on these packages. and the frs,
shipments those to France must be made quickly In DC.
der that they may reach their destination in time. The
packages will be uniform in contents and packing. Each
Will contain a number of simple and inexpensive gifts
which will be useful to the recipient and will be appre-
clated by him. The carrying out Of this plan means that
there will be no disappointed ones in the American forces.
on Christmas day.
The committee in charge Of 'The Christina. Fund
for Our Soldiers and Sailors in Grand Forks invites each
resident OF Grand Forks city and county to buy one OF
more Of these packages at the uniform price OF $3.50
Sontr1ouuons may be left with w, W. Fegan at the Red
cross headquarters. The names of donors will be furnish.
60 L inc Herald and the 'Normanden for publication,
Il Is to be understood that this is not q Red Cross &C.
uVity except that the Red Cross Chapter has agreed tc
assist IN the preparation Of the packages, and to receive
such sums as may be contributed for this purpose. Aside
rom this the work is entirely separate. No Red eros,
iunos are to be used for 1t, and the purpose ts to max.
tns a personal and individual matter. One Of tina feature.
decided on by the local committee is to include IN eact
package a card bearing the name and address of a con.
t'outor' hence the persons who buys one of these Christ
~, pachases VIII Know that, somewhere in America OF
In Europe. or out on the blue ocean. some voun1 mo uh.
wears n colors and fights In the cause of the United
states will receive what will appeal to him a. a persona
greeuns from some good citizen who has had sufficien,
thoughtfulness to send a message Of pood CO.. - 80"
edge. - Lug Anowi