El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-16

sent Aabe4S are wondering what their
: boxes Will contain, as shown BY an
article in the last number of the
Stars and Stripes, which is published
IN Paris for the expeditionary forces
overseas. In one department OF the
paper suggestions by the soldiers are
being published of what they want
] most in the boxes sent from the home
For all the world the suggestions re-
! mind one OF the Santa Claus letters
/ sent when they were little fellows
and made one wish that every Christ
/ mas wish could be filled. The follow
ing list is taken from the Stars and
1 Stripes and may assist & mother or
I sister who is trying to cram so much
love and good wishes into such tiny
! space:
Writes Pvt first ciass) Charles N.
Powell. engineers. sappers;
Have that microscopic 9x4xS rec
tangular Christmas box filled with
something that a beaucoup petite
French child would enjoy. and your
both get a piano box fun Of happi-
ness out OF it"
There's no use IN stopping to com
ment on Pvt Powell's suggestion. It
speaks quite loudly and whole heart
edly for itself
Box in Two Parts.
Here's another suggestion from a
quartermaster private who has done
d lot OF deep thinking.
Box to be divided in two parts. the
TOP layer to consist OF some good
american chocolates-no other, as
stick candy is to be obtained at
reasonable prices at commissaries.
The bottom layer to consist OF J
razor blades to fit the army Issue 4
razor, pencil or two, a few cookies /
like maccaroon snaps-somethfng hard /
and unbreakable-and a couple of
.
they know his fancies.
Donate your summers knitting TO
the Red Cross" he advises the folks
BACK home, and they will see that
We are taken care of. No smokes Of
any kind, as they are much cheaper
for US here than for the people at
nome, and cigar and cigaret holders
are Of no use TO the boys over here"
If scientific packing were ever ap-
piled to any package anywhere, it
ought to be employed to make the
sx4x5 bundle as cram full OF thingsI
as pile driver can make It. Here is
4 man, a sergeant in the quartermas-
ter corps. who has got every one Of
the lVs cubic inches present and ac-
counted for:
In order to cover the most possible :
requirements Of the boys over here, I !
recommend that the folks back home
be asked TO send the following in the
lUS cubic inches at their disposal: c
Cubic Inches. '
% candies. silver wrapped 49,. 20 ,
= box sweet biscuits .... 12f
| small can Jam -......... %
DoA Lgs .---.......s..... y
quantity shelled nuts ...... Isl
supply cotton. needles. shirt, IN =
derWear and pants buttons. Al
dozs razor blades, popular brand lie
. 80 SlOtn ..-..-..--.--.
handkerchiefs. khaki ....... sic
spare space for sundries $500. 7lf
Total ...................... los c
Then, after this box is filled, there {
Ire the other boxes TO be sent across =
% the men who have no one near and :
lear to send good wish and God :
ipeed.
These boxes are not for friendless :
soldiers fighting across the sea, for
here are no friendless soldiers there. :
Every patriotic men. woman and
shild is their friend and to make them !
eel this, America will not let a single |
soldier or sailor come to the Christ :
mas season Of Peace on Earth, Good
VIII Toward Men" without a token Z
II love and appreciation OF the work. {
hey are doing in making this fact
reality.
Two OF the letters sent to the Red
Cross headquarters here from the
Washington, D. C.. Red Cross enclose
labels from boys '-Over there" and the
appeal was promptly responded TO byl ,
the motherly heart Of 4 woman who !
IS always ready to heed a call OF phi S
lanthropy or patriotism. The first. Z
comes from young officer in France.
It follows:
1 am sending you this label that
may have the childish joy Of opening (
a Christmas package as I emptied a
long years ago. 1 have a
mother and sister who are waiting :
Tor card to send me a box. but
would rather receive a private's box
and have a private's pleasure Of get
ing my own box, so I am sending to
hem the name Of q private OF my own J
troop who is now in base troop IS. !
iaying that he is my orderly. who will :
AXE care Of my package. He is not. ! :
though. so II you Will excuse my lie !
until New Years, will make a reso-
ution to tell a better one for a better {
sause the next time"
Another one is from a man in the
-anks. It says:
Having no relatives or friends in
he United States. request a box
from you. Anything will be well
coined. but prefer candy, especially 7
sweet eating chocolate"
Are not these letters conclusive I
proof that the brave fighting men
overseas are only overgrown children,
liter alp There are 1000 boxes in !
he Gift Shop packed, ready for ship !
nent More cannot be made ready {
Until these are sold. Z