The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
Many Soldiers Will Spend
First Christmas Away From
Loved Ones.

Although Missoulans have said
who marched to the strains of mar
tial music and patriotic hcartbeats, on
their way to the drastic drills Of the
camp or the many menaces on the
front, it is already time to think of
sending them "a Christmas greeting and
| the gifts that will remind them that we
have been thinking of their pleasure
and comforts.
1t sounds fairly foolish to say. Send
him Christmas letter." if one is "a ter
ribly practical person taken up with
routine, but it will read good" to him
out there, it is safe to say. Pictures Of
any members of the family will be vel
coined, too, even the most amateurish
of snapshots Moreover. they won't
take up much room. That seems to be
one of the most important things to
/ remember
! All the steamships leaving American
ports are so terribly crowded with
food ammunition and other necessary
supplies for our men abroad and for
our allies that there isn't much space
left for the tokens of affection and
good win. although officials and or
| CARNATIONS realizing that they may
really he as important to the soldier
away from home as bread and bullets
are arranging ways and means of get
ting some of them to the other side.
Help them by being considerate.
Societies Prepare Bags.
| Some of the Missoula societies work
| ing for the soldiers and sailors have
made up boxes, bags, etc, with the
regulation articles that all soldiers can
use ana are glad to get. The army and
navy field comfort committee has a
compact box containing smoking to-
bacco, briar pipe, cigarette papers and
tobacco. a cake of sweet chocolate,
! chewing gum, lime tablets, toothbrush
and dental cream. There are also a
sheet of writing paper and an envelope
and return card upon which the sol,
der or sailor who receives the box
can send his acknowledgements TO the
donor, whose name is on the other
side.
| This committee has also thought OF
the Red Cross nurse serving her coun
try abroad, and for her there is n box
with toilet water, face powder, mirror
talum powder. cold cream and other
accessories.
This is an easy and sure way tG
| send Christmas gifts to the men
abroad, because the committee has re-
served space in IL vessel going abroad
in time to reach the men before Christ
, mas. dollar sends a box to soldier
or nurse.
Red Cross Busy.
The MissoUla Red Cross, too, is send
ing comfort and Christmas bags in
bulk. Perhaps there is no surer way
to get Christmas gift to an American
sabrOad than through this organization
which has control of such enlarged ia
cilities for shipping and distribution. A
woman who has a long list of persons
with whom she ordinarily exchanges
gifts is going to write to each one or
the list that her Christmas gift thi.
year will be a Christmas bag which she
is making and filling for soldier t.
he sent through the Red Cross
This organization is also trying Il
work out plans whereby individual
gifts may be sent to designated sol
diers where desired. All packages sen
Through the Red Cross should bea
or the outside, besides the names O
| sender and address, q list of the con
tents of the package.
For the many who wish to send thei