The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-10-19
EACH MAN IN EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE ALLOWED ONE PRES
EMF FROM HOME
Red Cross to Assist in Mailing Par
cells to SOldiers-Must Go
Before November Goth

about sending Christmas packages to
soldiers and sailors if you are to be
sure that they will get their gifts.
The Colville post office has received
notice of the rules concerning Christ
mas parcels going overseas.
The war department is DESTROYS
that each man serving in the Amer
lean expeditionary forces in Europe
shall receive a remembrance from
home at Christmas time, and advises
that because of transportation and
distribution difficulties, but one par
Gel of standard size and weight can
be sent to each. Parcels are mailed
to the expeditionary forces under the
following 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
channels, christmas parcel label"
bearing the correct name and address
of the soldier and also the name of
the person designated to mail the par
eel The labels will be prepared to
serve as address labels for the par
cells. This label will be sent by the
soldier to the person who is to mail
the Christmas parcel. No Christmas
parcel for members of the expedition
airy forces in Europe will be accepted
for transmission without such label.
2. All Christmas parcels must be
of standard size-3 inches by inches
by 8 inches-and shall not exceed 3
pounds in weight, for which purpose
cartons of the size prescribed will be
distributed through the local Red
Cross chapter. No person will be
furnished carton except upon pre-
sentation of christmas parcel la
bel' received from abroad.
3. The parcel must contain no pro-
hibited or unavailable articles. Per-
ishable food products are not permit
ted.
4. After the cartons have been filled
by the persons who receive them,
they shall be returned to Red Cross
receiving station where the inspectors
will carefully examine each parcel
and supervise its wrapping and the
affixing of the christmas label" and
the necessary postage stamps, the lat
ter to be furnished by the sender of
the parcel. The Red Cross will then
affix a certificate showing that the
parcel has been inspected and con-
tains no unavailable matter. This
will obviate the necessity of suisse
quent examination.
5. Christmas parcels must bear the
name and address Of the sender.
Parcels may bear inscriptions such as
please do not open until Christmas"
or "Merry Christmas"
g. In order to insure the arrival of
Christmas parcels abroad and the de-
livery to the addresses by Christmas,
all parcels must be mailed on or be-
fore November 20, 1918.
The above does not change the in
structions before issued regarding the
acceptance of articles up to 7 pounds
in weight for members of the Ameri-
can expedtionary forces in Europe
which contain articles sent in
response to the written request of a
member approved by his regimental
commander or officer authorized to
approve such requests.
For Men in United States Navy
The navy department has advised
that parcels intended for officers and
men on United States naval vessels
in home waters and abroad or sta
toned at naval bases or stations in
foreign waters should conform to the
following conditions:
/. Parcels may not exceed 20
pounds and must be so prepared for
mailing tIdI Vic SOHlclIS Cdu NC Icau-
lily examined. Substantial boxes or
other suitable containers should be
used.
2. The parcels must bear the name
and address of the sender in the up
per left corner of the address side
and be addressed in the following
manner:
a. Name of addressee in full with
rank or rating.
b. The designation of vessel or sta
ton or naval base.
c. Care of supply officer, fleet, sup
ply base, 29th street and 3rd avenue,
Bush terminal station, Brooklyn, New
York.
d. The words christmas box" or
christmas present"
3. Parcels prepared and addressed
as above will be chargeable with
postage at the fourth class or parcel
post zone rate, applicable between
post office where mailed and Brook
Ign, New York.