The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-29
SENDING CHRISTMAS
BOXES OVERSEAS
Only One Package For Every
Soldier

The War and Post Office Depart
ments and the American Red Cross
have made an arrangement by which
every man in the army overseas may
receive Christmas parcel from his
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 la
bel. This label will be forwarded by
him to the person in the United
States from whom he wishes to re-
ceive his Christmas package. Pack
ages that do not bear this label will
not be accepted by the Red Cross for
delivery to the Post Office authorities.
Labels that are lost will not be du-
plicated.
Christmas parcels must be placed
in standard cardboard boxes 3X4x9
inches in size. These boxes will be
provided to holders of labels by the
American Red Cross. They may be
obtained at Red Cross Chapters OF
branches after Nov. /.
No messages or writing of
any kind will be allowed
to go in the boxes. When the boxes
are packed, but unwrapped, they
must not weigh more than 2 pounds
IS ounces. If the parcel is over
weight, some articles must be remov-
ed.
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. Red Cross representatives
are authorized to remove objection
able articles from parcels. Shippers
will then affix sufficient postage on
their parcels to carry them to Hobo
ken, N. J. Parcel post zone rates will
be charged The parcels are to re-
main in custody of the Red Cross un-
til delivered to the postal authorities
No Christmas parcel will be ac-
cepted by the Red Cross for shipment
after November 20. Keep this fact
in mind when planning a Merry
Christmas for the boys cover There. ,
One Package for Every Soldier
The following is an outline of the
procedure to be followed by persons
planning to send one of these par
| cells abroad:
On receiving one of these Christ.
| mas parcel labels, it should be pre-
sented at the nearest chapter, branch
t or auxiliary headquarters of the Rec
| Cross, where the holder will receive
a carton. These labels are not ex
nected to reach this country before
November 1, by that time each Rec
Cross branch will have its allotmen
of boxes based on the number of sol
diers in service overseas from tina
community.
These boxes may be filled with an,
combination of articles, except those
on the list barred by the Postal off
| cials.
The following is a list of the prin
cipal classes of articles which are un
mailable.
1. All spirituous, vinous, matted
fermented or other Intoxicating liq
uorS.
2. All kinds of poison and all al
ticles and compositions containing
poison.
3. Explosives of all kinds.
4. Infammable materials, includ
ing friction matches.
S. Internal machines and mechani
cal, chemical OF other devices O
compositions which may ignite o
explode.
Note: Under this classifcatio
would come cigarette lighters, etc.
6. Liquids or liquefable article:
fragile articles and ,other adnissibl
matter when not packed in accord
ance with the requirements of tn
Postal Laws and Regulations.
7. All other articles which ma
kill, or in any wise hurt, harm, Q
iniure another, or damage or defac
or otherwise injure the mails OF otf
er property.