The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-26
CHRISTMAS PACKAGE FOR
EVERY SOLDIER IN FRANCE
lust to Let Him Know We Are Thinking
of Him-What to Send and
How to Wrap

All Red Cross members will want to
unite in sending to each man a
Christmas packet filed with good things
and will
In order that the men may be equally
remembered and yet that there may be
pleasing variety in the packets, the
following suggestions are made for pre-
pairing and assembling the Christmas
parcels:
/. Nothing should 60 in them which
will not keep fresh from the time OF
packing until Christmas.
Q. 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 re-
naming contents Of the package might
be spoiled thereby.
a. Several dainties packed in oblong
tin boxes holding each a quarter of a
pound, will provide better variety fol
a. packet than a larger quantity Of a
single CONNECTION.
S. No liquids nor articles packed in
glass should be placed in the package
s. For wrapping the gifts use 8
khaki-colored handkerchief, twenty.
seven inches square, and the base
Of the packet by placing on the
center OF the handkerchief pad O
writing paper about seven by ter
inches.
7. Select variety of articles eithel
from the suggested list Cor according
to Individual wishes) to an amount
not exceeding $3.50, and arrange
them on the pad Of paper so that the
entire package shall be the width Of the
pad and approximately five or siz
inches high.
s. Wrap and tie with one-inch RED
ribbon and place Christmat card
under the bow OF ribbon. A card
bearing the greetings Of the Chapter
would be desirable.
9. Wrap the parcel again in heavy,
light brown Manila paper, tie securely
with red, green, or gilt cord, and use
Christmas labels or American flags as
desired.
List OF articles suggested FOL
Christmas packets.
Khaki colored handkerchief, twenty
seven inches square, for container,
writing-paper pad, about 7 by 10
inches, envelopes, pencil. postals,
book Tin paper cover) scrap
book, homemade containing good
short story, some jokes, etc. Knife,
such as boy scouts use, steel mirror,
handkerchiefs khaki colored, neckties,
mouth organ, Electric torch. compass,
playing cards, mechanical puzzles Gan
assorted lot of twelve small mechanical
puzzles can be bought at the rate OF
twelve for 50c.)
Red Cross checkerboard tthis is a
combination set OF checkerboard,
checkers, chessmen, and dominoes
made OF heavy cardboard especially for
the Red Cross and can be purchased
after October 18th for Sc. apiece
other games. Tobacco. pipe and pipe
cleaners, cigarette papers, Water-tight
matchbox, chewing gum, fruited,
chocolate, and other sweetened
crackers, in original packages, fruit
cake, preserved ginger. sailed nuts,
Prunes, figs. dates, raisins, hard candy,
chocolate in tin foil, licorice
The Leavenworth Chapter Of the
Red Cross is expected to donate one
hundred Christmas packages. For
futher information go to the Red
Cross head quarters in the High School
building.