Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1918-10-24
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
FOR D. s. SOLDIERS
EVERY, SOLDIER SHOULD RE-
CEIVE XMAS ROX-RuLES AS
TO SIZE AND WEIGHT GIVEN

The War Department is desirous
that each man serving in the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces in Europe
shall receive remembrance from
home at Christmas time, and advises
that because of transportation and
distribution difficulties but 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
cells may be mailed to members OF the
American Expeditionary Forces in
Europe under the following condl-
tions:
/. 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 deslg-
mated to mail the parcel. The labels
will be prepared to serve as address
labels for the parcels. The label fur
nished each soldier or other member
of the American Expeditionary Forces
will be sen+ " him to the person who
is to mail .ne Christmas parcel. No
Christmas parcel for members OF the
Expeditionary Forces in Europe will
be accepted for transmission without
such label.
2. All Christmas pallels must :>e
of standard size, 3 inches by 4 inch
es by 9 inches, and shall not exceed
8 pounds in weight, for which pur-
pose cartons of the size prescribed
will be distributed through the local
Red Cross Chapters throug ghout the
country. No person will be furnished
a carton except upon presentation OF
a "Christmas Parcel Label" received
from abroad.
8. The parcels must contain no
prohibited or unmailable articles.
Perishable food products are not per-
mitted.
4. After the cartons have been
filled by the persons who receive
them, they shall be returned to Red
Cross receiving station where in
spectors appointed by the Red Cross
will carefully examine each parcel
and supervise its 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 thus been packed and
wrapped and otherwise prepared for
transmission, the Red Cross will attix
to each parcel a certificate in the
form of seal showing that the par
eel has been inspected and contains
no prohibited or unmailable matter.
Such certificates will be accepted by
the Postal Service and Army authori-
ties as evidence that the parcels
conform to the conditions prescribed
and obviate the necessity of subse-
quent examination. The parcels must
be left at the Red Cross receiving
stations which will deposit them in
the mails for dispatch.
S. Christmas parcels must bear
the name and address of the sender
and will be addressed substantially
as follows:
"Christmas Box Department, Port of
Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey,
f...
Organization:...-...
American Expeditionary Forces
Parcels so addressed will be charge
able with postage at the fourth class
or parcelpost zone rate applicable be-
tween the office where mailed and
Hoboken, New Jersey, to be prepaid
by stamps affixed.
6. Parcels may bear inscriptions
such as "Please do not open until
Chris tmas," merry Christmas"
"Happy New Year." with Best
Wishes" and the like.
Z. In order to assure the arrival
of Christmas parcels abroad and the
delivery to the addresses by Christ
mas all such parcels must be mailed
on or before November 20, 1918.
The foregoing does not in any way
change the instructions heretofore
issued regarding the acceptance Of
parcels up to7 pounds in weight for
members of the American Expeai-
tionary Forces in Europe which con-
tain articles sent in response to the
written request Of member approv-
ed by his regimental commander or
other officer authorized to approve
such requests.