The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-11-01
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Regulations For Sending
Christmas Parcels,

The War and Post Once Depart
ments and the American Red Cross
have made an arrangement by which
every man in the army overseas may
receive Christmas Parcel from bis
family or friends. The amount OF
shipping space which can be set aside
for the transportation Of these parcels
will permit the sending OF but one
parcel TO each man.
Each soldier overseas will be pro-
vided with one Christmas Parcel
label This label will be forwarded
by him to the person In the United
States from whom he wishes TO
receive his Christmas package.
Packages that do not bear this label
will not be accepted by the Red Cross
for delivery to the Post Once author
tiles. Labels that are lost will not
be duplicated.
Christmas Parcels must be placed
10 standard cardboard boxes 3nx4"x9"
in size. These boxes will be provided
to holders of labels by the American
Red Cross. They may be obtained at
Red Cross Chapters or branches after
November lst.
No message or writing Of any kind
will be allowed to 70 in the boxes.
When the boxes are packed, hut un-
wrapped, they must not weigh more
than 2 lbs, l5 ozs. II the parce! Is
overweight, some article must be
removed.
Do not mail the box yourself.
When packed, the box unsealed and
unwrapped, ready for inspection,
should be taken to the nearest COL
lection station designated by the Red
Cross.
The following In a list OF The
principal classes of articles which are
unmailable:
/. All spirituous, vlnous, matted,
ferme0ted or other intoxicating
liquors.
2. All kinds Of poison and all
articles and compositions containing
poison.
3. Explosives OF all kinds.
4. iuaanmable materials, 'includ-
Ing friction matches.
8. Iufernal machines aud mechsnl-
cal, chemical or other devices of
compositions which may ignite or
explode.
Note-Uuder this classification
would come cigarette lighters, etc.
6. Liquids or liquefable articles.
fragile articles and other admissible
matter when not packed 10 accordanc
with the requirements OF the Postal
Laws aud Regulations.
Z. All other articles which may
kill, or in any wise hurt. harm. or
injure another, or damage or deface
or otherwise injure the mails or other
property
Nothing should go In Christmas
Parcel which Will not keep fresh from
the time OF packing until Christmas.
Dried fruits and other food products
should be packed In small tin or
wooden boxes, one.quarter TO onc-half
pound size.
! Hard candy, including chocolate,
! would probably be safe In tiH foil or
heavy cardboard, but no soft choco-
lates nor anything that could possibly
be crushed should be used, as the
remaining contents of the package
might be spoiled thereby.
Several dainties packed 10 obloug
tin boxes holding each quarter OF y
pound will provide a better variety
for packet than larger quantity OF
a single confection.
No liquids nor articles packed In
glass should be placed 10 the package.
For wrapping the gifts, use a
khaki colored handkerchief. twenty
seven inches square.
The person sending the package,
in the presence of the Red Cross
worker, is required to affix stamp.
sufficient to carry it TO Hoboken, N
j. The Postal charges are To be al
the rate OF fourth class or parcel pos
zone rate.