News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-10-24
CHRISTMAS FOR OUR SOL
DIERS

| By Christmas we shall have a large
number of men in France, and 6OO, 900 in
the cantonments at home, beside the
! thousands in our regular Army posts and
in our Navy, and everyone will be eager to
| help in giving them Christmas cheer
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 pack
| ing until Christmas.
| 2. Dried fruits and other food products
| should be packed in small tin or wooden
boxes, one-quarter to one half pound
| size.
8. 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 naming contents
| OF the package might be spoiled thereby.
4. Several dainties packed in oblong tin
boxes holding each quarter of a pound,
will provide better variety for packet
than larger quantity of single con-
lection.
5. No liquids nor articles packed in
glass should be placed in the package.
O' LOI Wrapping lhC SllIS USE u knHhl-
colored handkerchief, twenty seven inches
square, and form the base of the packet by
placing on the center tof the handkerchief
pad of writing paper about seven by ten
inches.
Boxes to be sent in by the Red Cross
must be in the hands of the local chapter
by Nov. l.
The following list of articles Is selected
by the Red Cross as appropriate gifts:
*Khaki-colored handkerchief, 81 inches
square for container, *Writing- pad, about
Z by 10 inches, Envelopes, Pencil, Postals,
Book Tin paper cover Scrapbook, home
made, containing good short story, some
jokes, ETC., Knife, such boy scouts use,
Mirror, steel, HandkerchIefs, khaki col
ored, Neckties, Mouth organ, Electric
torch, Compass, Playing cards, Mechanical
puzzles Ian assorted lot of II small mechan-
ical puzzles can be bought at the rate of u
for 50c) *Red Cross Checkerboard (this is
a combination set of checker board, check
ers, chessmen and dominoes, made Of
heavy cardboard especially for the Red
Cross and can be purchased after oct. Is
for DC. apiece, Other games, Tobacco, Pipe
and pipe cleaners, cigarette papers, Water
tight match box, Chewing gum, Fruited,
chocolate, and other sweetened crackers, in
original packages, Fruit cake, Preserved
ginger, Sailed nuts, Prunes, Figs, Dates,
RaislDs, Hard candy, Chocolate in tin foil,
Licorice.
The articles which are marked with
in the above list will be purchased by
the Red Cross Supply Bureau and can be
bought from Chapters by the time Chap
tiers are ready to pack the parcels. This is
published early that those interested may
be gathering funds for the packets and
assembling the small articles to go in
them.
Chapters will receive directions from
Division Managers as to dates when
packets should be shipped to France and
also as to dates when those intended for
the home environments should be ready for
distribution.
1t is expected that money for the Christ.
mas packages will be raised by Chapters,
through contributions by individuals for
this specific purpose.
z. Select variety of articles either from
the suggested list Cor according to indi-
vidual wishes) to an amount not exceed
ing $3.50, and arrange them on the pad
of paper so that the entire package shall
be the width of the pad and approxima-
tely five or six inches high. t4 ! ssa
s. Wrap and tie with one-inch red
ribbon and place a Christmas card under
the bow of ribbon. A card bearing the
greetings of the Chapter would be de-
sirable.
8. Wrap the parcel again in heavy,
light brown Manila paper, tie securely
with red, green or gilt cord, and use Xmas
labels or American flags as desired.