The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Red Cross Issues Instruc-
tons Covering Sending
of Xmas Cartons to
Men Overseas
St. Mary Chapter Chairman
Names Committees to take
Care of Packages to be
Sent from this Parish

Sent from this Parish
Mr.. C. S. Williams, Chairman, A
R. c., Patterson, La:
NV Dear Mr.. Williams
Arrangements have finally been
completed between the War Depart
ment the Postoffice and the Ameri-
can Red Cross to provide overseas
men with Christmas parcels.
1t is the wish of the War Depart
ment that each man receive only one
parcel Of a standard size and weight.
The men overseas will forward to
their families or friends in this coun-
try coupon or label, which will be
furnished to them by the army au-
thorities, which coupon or label will
be the authorization for the ship
ment of the parcel.
A member of the family or a
friend that receives a label from a
man overseas should at once call on
the Home Service Section in their
American Red Cross branch or aux
iliary-present the label, and they
will receive standard carton.
The Red Cross is supplying. these
standard card board cartons at the
request Of the government, and each
division will receive their allotment
Of these cartons in few days.
When the cartons are received
here in division office, then an allot-
ment of these cartons will be made
and shipped at once to the chairman
of Home Service Sections in each
chapter.
J The chairman of Home Service
Sections in each chapter upon re-
ceipt Of these cartons will distribute
SO many to the person in charge of
Home Service Section in each
branch and auxiliary.
Wide publicity shuld be given as
to thhe place in each branch and aux
lliary in the chapter where these car
tons will be distributed from. !
These cartons are to be filled by |
The mems family or friends and
great care must be taken that the !
weight Of the carton when filled will
not exceed two pounds, fifteen /
ounces.
When carton is filled, it must be
'eturned to the place that the carton
vas received from, with money
enough to pay the parcel post
.harges to Hoboken, New Jersey.
Special attention should be called
o the fact that these cartons will
My be given out to the ones that
lave received labels from overseas,
nd great care should be taken that
hese labels received are in no way
misplaced or lost, as the Home Serv
&c Section will accept no parcel with
ut this label, and if label is lost, no
duplicate can be issued. This rule
annot be altered by anyone.
The entire plan for handling these
christmas packages in all chapters is
s follows:
In order to properly care for this
FORK within your chapter you should
Immediately appoint Christmas
'arcels Committee consisting of the
hartman Of the Home Service Sec
on, chairman of Women's Work, and
ne chairman of Publicity, the chair
ian of the Home Service Section to
e chairman of the COMMITTEE.
The chairman of the Home Service
ections in each chapter will receive
letter from Harry L. Hopkins, d. !
ector of Civilian Relief, explaining
/ detail about the distributing and :
lie receiving of these cartons. Upon
eceipt of the cartons the chairman
{ the Home Service Section will i'm
ediately see that each branch and
auxiliary Of the chapter is supplied