The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-17
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
F0RTHE MEN ABROAD
Information and instructions From
Red Cross Headquarters.

Families of men in service abroad
are eager to make Christmas over
seas as merry as conditions permit.
The War Department, realizing this,
has decided that each man may re-
ceive from his family Christmas
package of standard size and ap-
proximately standard contents. The
American Red Cross will prepare
these parcels for mailing, an arrange
ment having been completed between
the War Department, the Post Office
Department and the Red Cross.
Shipping space available will permit
the sending of but One Parcel to each
man. To avoid any duplication and
to make sure that each parcel is
correctly 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 entitled to send
him a parcel by complying with the
conditions herein set forth.
The relative or friend who re-
ceiyes a Christmas Parcel Label"
from 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
Label will receive one carton 3x4x9
in size. 1t will be easy to ascertain
from the newspapers whether cartons
have been received at the Christmas
Parcel 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
combination of articles that fit in it
and which are not barred from Christ
mas Parcels by the Post Office De-
partment. 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 un-
wrapped.
When carton is filled it should be
\ taken to the place where it was pro-
cured.
Red Cross Representative will in
spect the parcel, and will
a. exclude any article barred by
Post Office Department from
Christmas Parcels;
b. remove any notes or messages.
c. wrap, tie and weigh the parcel;
d. place on the parcel the Christ.
! mas Parcel Label received
from abroad, bearing the name
and address of recipient.
The person sending the parcel shall
then in the presence of the Red Cross
Representative, affix stamps at the
rate of twelve cents (12c) for each
pound or fraction thereof. parcel
Post Rate to Hoboken, N. J.)
The Red Cross Representative who
inspected the parcel will then affix to
the parcel the RED Cross Inspection
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 Office authorities.
No Christmas parcels can be mail
ed later than November Is.
! No Christmas parcel can be accept
ed by the Post Office without the
Christmas Parcel Label" from over
seas.
No duplicate can be issued t d
christmas Parcel Label is lost.
This rule cannot be altered by any
body
These instructions have been issu-
ed by the National Headquarters Of
the American Red Cross, are based
on the agreement with the War De
partment and the Post Office Depart
ment, and must therefore be strictly
observed.
and hand towels sufficient to make
up the quota called for in the linen