Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
PARCELS FOR MEN
ABROAD
General Information and Instructions.

General Information and Instructions.
Families OF men in service abroad are
eager to make Christmas overseas as
merry as conditions permit.
The war department, realizing this,
has decided that each man may receive
from his family Christmas package OF
standard size and approximately stand
ard contents.
The American Red Cross will prepare
these parcels for mailing, an arrangement
having been completed between the war
department and the post office depart
ment and the Red Cross.
Shipping space available will permit
the sending of but one parcel to each
man.
sure that each parcel is correctly adj
dressed Christmas Label is now being
issued to every man abroad.
Every man abroad will mail his
Christmas Parcel Label" from a man in
tive or friend who will be entitled to
send him parcel by complying with the
conditions herein set forth.
The relative or friend who receives 4
christmas Parcel Lbel'' from r'~n n
service overseas, will apply to 'he y n.y.
est chapter, branch or an ''r'' 20 t''e
Red Cross or to such OF - ~ T's' mas
Parcel Station as may be : .n'tel '.y
his Red Cross chapter, and 'o~ : o. ~
the "Christms Parcel Laber' ~ rr~eive
one carton, 3x4x9 inches in sire. y VII
be easy to ascertain from tl'- pewsn'pcrs
whether cartons have bee.s rn-'';'Hl 1T
the Christmas Parcel STATE" Nnpi'''-
ton should not be made until cartons al
on hand
Specially manufactured cartons for this
purpose will be sent to chapters from
Division Headquarters, and will be dis
tributed by chapters to branches and
community auxiliaries or such other
Christmas Parcel Stations as the chapter
NAV establish. together with RED Cross
Inspection Labels" also furnished from
Division office.
The carton may be filled with any
combination of articles that fit in 1t and
which are not barred from Christmas
parcels by the postoffice department. The
list of articles that may not be sent may
be procured from the same place as the
cartons.
The weight of the parcel must not ex-
coed two pounds fifteen ounces.
When carton is filled it should be
taken to the place where it was pro-
cured.
Red Cross representatives will inspect |
tbe marcel. and will (al exclude any ar
ticIe barred by postoffee department |
from Christmas parcels: tbl remove any
notes or messages: (c)wrap, tie and
weigh the parcel; Id place on the parcel
The christmas Parcel Label received
from abroad, bearing name and address
Of recipient. -
The person sending the parcel shall
hen in the presence of the Red Cross
affix stamps at the rate OF
p cents for each pound or fraction there
IT, Parcel post rate to Hoboken, \. -
The Red Cross representative who IN
nected the parcel will then affix to the
parcel the Red Cross inspection LABEL
signed.
Parcels ready for mailing shall remain
n the custody of the Red Cross until
delivered by its representatives, to the
authorities.
No Christmas parcels can be mailed
ater than November Is.
No Christmas parcel can be accepted by
he postoffice without the Christmas par
Ell label from overseas.
No duplicate can be issued if Christ
has parcel label is lost. This rule can
OF be altered by anybody.
These instructions have been issued
V National headquarters OF the Amer
an Red Cross, are based on the agree
rent with the war department and the
ostoffice department and must therefor
e strictly observed.