Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-24
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
FOR MEN ABROAD

CHRISTMAS PAHCEIS
FOR MEN ABROAD
Families OF men In service 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 a Christmas
package of standard size and APP
proximately standard contents.
The American Red Cross will pre-
pare these parcels for mailing. Ship
ping space available will permit ths
sending of but one parcel to each
man.
To avoid any duplication and to
make sure that each parcel is cor
rectly addressed, a christmas Parcel
Label" is now being issued to every
man abroad
Every man abroad will mail his
Christmas Parcel Label" to some
relative or friend who will be en-
titled to send him a parcel by CON-
plying with the conditions herein set
forth.
The relative OF friend who receives
Christmas Parcel Label" from a
man In service overseas, Will apply
to the nearest chapter. branch or
community auxiliary OF the Red
Cross, or to such other Christmas
Parcel station as may be designated
by his Red Cross chapter-and upon
showing the Christmas Parcel La
bel" will receive one carton. 3x4x9
inches In size. 1t will he easy to
ascertain from the newspapers whe-
Their cartons have been received from
the newspapers whether cartons have
been received at the Christmas Par
eel station. Application should not
be made until cartons are on hand.
Specially manufactured cartons for
this purpose will be sent to Chapters
from Division Headquarters. and will
be distributed by chapters to branch
es and community auxiliaries or such
other Christmas Parcel stations as
the chapter may establish, together
with Red Cross Inspection Labels"
also furnished from Division Office.
The carton may be filled with any
combinations OF articles that At In
II and which are not barred from
Christmas parcels by the post Office
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
exceed two pounds fifteen ounces I'M
wrapped.
When carton is filled 1t should be
taken to the place where It was pro-
cured.
Red Cross representatives will n
spect the parcel and will
a. exclude any article barred by
post Office department from Christ
mas parcels;
b. remove eny notes or messages:
C. Wrap. tie and weigh the par
eel;
d. place on the parcel the Christ
mas Parcel Label" received from
abroad, bearing name and address
OF recipient.
The person sending the parcel
shall then in the presenct Of the Red
Cross representative afix stamps at
the rate OF twcnve cents (12c) for
each pound or fraction thereof. (Par-
eel Post rate to Hoboken, N. il
The Red Cross representative who
inspected the parcel will then afflx
to the parcel the Red Cross Inspec-
ton Label. properly signed.
Parcels ready for mailing shall re-
main in the custody Of the Red Cross
until delivered by its representatives
to the post once authorities.
No Christmas parcels can be mall
ed later than November 10.
No Christmas parcel can be ac-
cepted by the post once without the
christmas Parcel Label" from ov-
erseas.
NO duplicate can be issued II a
christmas Parcel Label" is lost
This rule cannot be altered by any
body.
THESE instructions have been is
sued by National Headquarters OF
the American Red Cross, are based
on the agreement with the war de-
partment and the post ONCE depart
ment' and must therefore be strictly
observed.
For further information see item