New Britain herald., 1918-10-24

paign.
 Tn order that the boys fighting in France may receive their Christmas packages on time and without any delay, certain rules which the Red Cross has laid down must be carried
 out by the people at home. The fol- lowing are the rules as received by the local chapter of the Red Cross; One-Only one package may go to
 each soldier The person selected by
 hirn to send this will receive a label from him by mail about November 1. This label will bear his address and l must be used to identify the person selected.
 Two-The person receiving this label should take 1t to the post office as soon as possible after November 1
 and there receive from the Red Cross committee the box in which the gifts are to be sent. This box will be 3x4x9 inches.
 Three-Pack your box subject to the rules as to the contents and take it to the post office before the 18th of November. No packages can be sent after this date.
 Four-The box must be presented at the post office open for inspection
  nish a khaki handkerchief to line the box, the paper and string.
 Tive-The sender must then have ready a seven cent stamp and the label from France. This must be put on the box by the Red Cross in spector.
 Rules-No matches, cigar lighters or anything inf1ammable allowed. No glass containers or fluids No written messages are permitted. Contents and box must not weigh over two pounds and 5 ounces.
 Despite the fact that the rules when first read seem rather strict, the only way in which the boxes will reach the boys is by strict conformance to these 1 rules. In connection with handling the boxes in this town it is almost certain that, as the bulletin says, the cartons may be obtained from the Red Cross committee at the post office, The cartons when ready for shipment however, will not be inspected at the local post office but instead the New Britain chapter has notified the Plain ville chapter that all the cartons will receive their final inspection at the l post office in the neighboring city. It | is very important that the label which will be received from the soldier over there, be attached to the package. Every citizen intending to send these ] packages should make himself con- 1 versant with the rules, thereby saving / the committee needless trouble and 1 assuring prompt delivery to the anx- l ious boy over there.
 Everybody's Out Huntin'. Although the exact number of I,1, 1 is not known, it is certain that tho number exceeds that of some former l years. There is an unprecedented 1 cali for rifles and shells, and the 1 stores already have nearly depleted 1 their stock. General interest is man. 1 ifest, and small youths and elderly I men are to be seen leaving for day
 of hunting in the woods. Although
 many of the men are reticent when 1 questioned as to the results of their ] days work, if they have had any luck
 at all, the majority are willing to
 admit 1t and tell of their trip
 War Work Committee Meets. The opening shot in the United ! War work campaign which starts on ] November II will be made in this l town tonight, when the general com
 mittee which has been appointed to serve during the campaign will meet at o'clock in the directors room 1 of the Plainville Trust Co. The pur- l pose of the meeting tonight is to
 ratify the committee already ap-
 pointed and to decide the most ef1i- cient method to raise Plainville's
 quota of s7,500.
 Influenza Situation Improves. The situation in town at the present , time as regards the epidemic Of i1- 1iuenza is decidedly favorable. The
 patients are now recovering rapidly,
 and there is no cause for further
 alarm. Despite the fact that many of
 the patients have been able to be
 around for several days the sickness
 had 9 weakening effect on them and
 they do not seem to regaln therr
 former strength as quickly as IS nat
 urally expected. The factorleS arc
 feeling the results of the epidemic
 also. Although the health officer has
 made no official statement regarding
 lifting the ban on schools, public
 meetings and the like, it Is expected that all meetings will be allowed as
 usual after Monday. Several or the ] doctors consider this town lucky
 compared with neighboring towns be- cause of the fact that there were but
 five deaths out of a total of almost
 300 cases.
 Schools May Reopen Monday.
 That the schools of the town will
 be allowed to resume, their sessions
 on Monday is the general opinion of the school board expressed through a . member this morning, although no l formal notice to that effect had been Z received from the health officer. It l was by order of the health officer l { that they were closed and an order } from him will be necessary to re- open them. It is generally thought