The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12

comply to the letter with the rules
by the postoffice depart
ment
Boxes Of the standard size required
will be given those entitled to mail
a Christmas gift to soldier abroad.
by the Keokuk Red Cross chapter
home service section, as soon as they
are received and the receiving place
is established here.
The Official Regulations.
The war department is DESTROYS
that each man serving in the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in Europe
shall receive remembrance from
home at Christmas time, and advises
that because of transportation and
distribution difficulties but one parcel
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
GELS may be mailed to members CT
the American expeditionary forces IN
Europe under the following .condi-
tons:
al Each soldier or other member
of the American experitionary forces
in Europe will be allowed to receive
one Christmas parcel, for which 'pur
poses he will be furnished, through
army channels, Christmas parcel
label" bearing the correct name and
address of the soldier or member. ana
also the name of the person desis-
mated to mail the parcel. The labels
will be prepared to serve as address
labels for parcels. The label furnished
each soldier or other member OF the
American expeditionary forces will be
sent by him to the person who is TO
mail the Christmas parcel. NO Christ
mas parcel for members of the AIueri-
can expeditionary forces in Europe
will be accepted for transmission with
out such label.
(2) All Christmas parcels must be
of standard size, 3 inches by incaes,
by 9 inches, and shall not exceed three
pounds in weight, for which purpose
cartons of the size described will ne
distributed throughout the country.
No person will be furnished car
ton except upon presentation OF Il
christmas parcel label received
from abroad.
(3) The parcel must contain no
prohibited or unavailable articles. PoI'
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
INSPECTORS appointed by the Red
Cross will carefully examine each
parcel and supervise it's wrapping
and the affixing of the christmas
parcel label and the necessary post
age stamps, the latter to be furnished
by the sender of the parcel. When
the parcels have been thus packed
and wrapped and otherwise pre-
pared for transmission, the Red
Cross will affix to each parcel a GER
tificate in the form of a seal, show
ing that the parcel has been inspect
ed and contains no prohibited or I'M
mailable matter Such certificates
will be accepted by the postal serv-
ice and army authorities as evidence
that the parcels conform to the con-
ditions prescribed, and obviate the
necessity of subsequent examination.
The parcels must be left at the Red
Cross receiving stations, which Will
deposit them in the mails for dis
patch.
(5) Christmas parcels must bear
the name and address OF the sender
and will he addressed substantially
las follows: ),
Christmas Box Department, Port on
Ernbarkation, Hoboken, N. j.
Organization ........... .......
American Expeditionary Forces.
Parcels so addressed will be charge
able with postage at the fourth class
or parcel post zone rate applicable
between the office where mailed and
Hoboken, N J., to be prepaid by
stamps affixed.
(6) Parcels may bear inscriptions,
such as please do not open until
Christmas" Merry CHRISTMAS
Happy New Year" With Best
Wishes" and the like.
90 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 to seven pounds in weight
for members of the American expedi-
tionary forces in Europe, which con-
tain articles sent in response to the
written request of member, ap-
rroved by his regimental commander
or other officer authorized to approve
such request.