Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-11-08
Xmas Boxes
for Soldiers
Local Red Cross Now Has Car.
tons for Free Distribution.


distributed through the Red Cross, can
now be obtained at Painters Jewelry
store which is the local Red Cross re-
ceiving and distributing station for this
section Of the county
No box will be given out except on
presentation of the label from the SOL
dier overseas. This label must be
carefully preserved as the package
cannot be mailed without this.
After package is filled, return to
Painters Jewelry store where the
Red Cross will inspect and seal same.
Sender must furnish postage for trans
portation of package to Hoboken, N. ].
Package must then be left at receiving
station for mailing.
Below rules governing the sending
of Christmas packages is taken from the
U. S. official postal guide for October.
All wishing to send presents should
read the instructions carefully and con-
suit Red Cross headquarters for addi-
| tlOnH iT-HrTittfin0.
The War Department is desirous that
each man serving in the American Ex-
pedi-ion' ry Forces in Europe shall re-
ceive a remembrance from home at
Christmas time, and advises that be-
cause of transportation and distribution
difficulties but one parcel of standard
size and weight can be sent to each.
To this end arrangements have been
made by the War Department whereby
Christmas parcels may be mailed to
members of the American Expeditions
ary Forces in Europe under the fol-
lowing conditions:
/. Each soldier or other member OF
the American Expeditionary Forces in
Europe will be allowed to receive one
Christmas parcel for which purpose he
will be furnished, through Army chan.
nels, christmas Parcel LABEL bear.
ing the correct name and address oi
the soldier or member and also the
name of the person designated to mai
the parcel. The labels will be prepared
to serve as address labels for the par.
cells. The label furnished each soldier
or other member of the American Ex
peditionary Forces will be sent by him
to the person who is to mail the Christ
mas parcel. No Christmas parcel fol
members OF the Expeditionary Forces
in Europe will be accepted for trans
mission without such label
2. All Christmas parcels must he Of
standard size, inches by inches by
9 inches and shall not exceed three
pounds in weight for which purpose
cartons of the size prescribed will be
distributed through the local Red Cros:
Chapters throughout the country. Nc
person will be furnished carton
except 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 permitted.
4. After the cartons have been filled
by the persons who receive them
they shall be returned to Red Gross
receiving station where inspectors ap
pointed by the Red Cross will carefully
examine each parcel and supervise it
wrapping and the affixing of th'
christmas Parcel Label and the
necessary postage stamps, the latter tc
be furnished by the sender of the
parcel. When the parcels have thus
been packed and wrapped and other
wise prepared for transmission, th'
Red Cross will affix to each parcel
certificate in the form of seal showing
that the parcel has been inspected ant
contains no prohibited or unmailabl'
matter. Such certificates will be &C
cepted by the Postal Service and Arm!
authorities as evidence that the parcels
conform to the conditions prescribed
and obviate the necessity of subsequen
examination. The parcels must b.
left at the Red Cross receiving stations
which will deposit them in the mail
for dispatch.
5. Christmas parcels must bear tn,
name and address of the sender ant
will be addressed substantially as fol
lows: - Christmas Box Department
Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, New
Jersey. For. Organization $4,000.
American Expeditionary Forces"
Parcels so addressed will be charge
able with postage at the fourth class o
parcel post zone rate applicable be
tween the office where mailed an,
Hoboken, New Jersey, to be prepait
by stamps affixed.
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