The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
HOW TO SEND THOSE
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
To Soldiers Of Expediti0nary Forces
and to Officers and Men in the
United States Naval Service.
Offiee b Third Aggt.-P. N. Cen.

|, The instructions which appeared I'm
der the above heading in the Bulle
tin of September 3; 1918, are modified
to read as follows:
Postmasters are notified that thu
instructions relative to money order!
for prisoners Of war which appear OF
page 81, paragraphs SO to SO, inclus
i've, of the Official Postal Guide fol
July, 1918, are hereby rescinded, anC
the following should be observed II
lieu thereof:
Postmasters will not hereafter is.
sue money orders payable to German
prisoners of war in allied countries OF
to enemies of the United States in
termed in neutral countries.
Money orders intended for Ameri-
cans or for subjects Of Great Britain
France, Italy or other countries en-
gagged against Germany in the pres
ent conflict. who are prisoners of war
| in Germany OF in the countries allied
with her should be isued on the do
nestle form and for the usual charge
for fee, payable to the American Red
Cross at Washington, which will I'M
dertake to forward the money to the
prisoner.
A strict compliance with these
Iamended instructions is expected.
The war department is DESTROYS
that each man serving in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in Europe
shall receive a remembrance from
home at Christmas time, and advises
that because of transportation and
distribution difficulties that one par
eel of standard size and weight can
be sent to each. To this end arrange
ments have been made with the war
department whereby Christmas par
GELS may be mailed to members of
the American Expeditionary Forces
in Europe under the following condi-
| tions:
l. Each soldier or other member of
the American Expeditionary Forces
in Europe will be allowed to receive
one Christmas parcel for which pur-
pose he will be furnished, through
army channels, christmas Parcel
Label", bearing the correct name and
address of the soldier or member and
also the name Of the person designat-
ed to mail the parcel. The labels will
be prepared ia serve as address labels
for the parcels. The label furnished
each soldier or other member of the
American Expeditionary Forces will
be sent to him by the person who is
to mail the Christmas parcel. No
Christmas parcels for members of the
Expeditionary Forces in Europe will
be accepted for transmission without
such label.
2. All Christmas parcels must be
of standard size. 3 inches by A inches
by 9 inches, and such shall not exceed
8 pounds in weight, for which purpose
cartons of the size prescribed vii be
distributed through the local Red
Cross chapters of the country. No
person will be furnished carton ex-
cept upon presentation Of Christ
mas Parcel Label" received from
abroad.
3. The parcels must contain no pro-
hibited or unavailable articles. Perish
able food products are not to be per-
mitted.
a. After the cartons have been filled
by the persons who receive them,
they shall be returned to Red Cross
receiving station where inspectors APP
pointed by the Red Cross will care
fully examine each parcel and super
wise it's wrapping and the affixing of
the christmas Parcel Label" and the
necessary postage stamps, the latter
to be furnished by the sender of the
parcel. When the parcels have been
packed and wrapped and otherwise
prepared for transmission the Red
Crss will affix to each parcel certi-
ficate in the form of a seal showing
that the parcel has been inspected |
and cntains no prohibited or unmail-
able matter. Such certificates will be
accepted by postal service and army
authorities as evidence that the par
cells conform to the conditions pre-
scribed and obviate the necessity Of |
subsequent examination. The parcels I
must be left at the Red Cross receiv- !
ing stations which will dposit them I
in the mails for dispatch.
5. Christmas parcels must bear the I
name and address Of the sender and
will be addressed substantially as fol-
lows:
christmas Box Department, Port I
of Embarkation, Hoboken, New
Jersey.
For l..............................
Organization ..,..,.......-........,...-..
American Expeditionary Forces"
Parcels so addressed will be charge