Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-10-16
HOW TO SEND XMAS Nh
PACKAGES TO SOLDIERS
.Ss AND SAILOR BOYS
Rules to Be Followed as Issued BY
The Army and Navy De "
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Washington. American soldiers in
France can receive but one Christmas
package each this year and each pack
age must weigh not more than three
pounds, according to regulations an
nounced by the war department.
Boxes for men in the navy, however,
may weigh 20 pounds. e@s5
The regulations governing Christmas
packages for soldiers have just been
completed after conferences between
the war and post Office departments
and the American Red Cross 81
Relatives and friends,'' says the
war departments announcement, 'who
are planning to make Christmas for
the soldiers in the war zones as merry
as conditions will permit, should bear
in mind that each soldier is entitled to
but one of these packages. The war
department will not accept more than
one parcel for each man. It is ex-
pected that approximately 100000 of
these packages will be sent abroad and
the amount Of shipping space provided
for their transportation will not permit
of any deviation from the 'one parcel
a man rule III "Er
Guard Against Duplicates.
:.'The men themselves will decide who
is to send these parcels. They are now
receiving Christmas parcel labels with
instructions to mail these labels to the
person in this country from whom they
wish to receive the holiday box. To
avoid any chance of duplication, each
soldier gets but one Of these labels.
Packages. that do not bear these labels
will not be accepted. In the event of
this label being lost it cannot be re-
placed. MI
mo Christmas parcels will be ac-
cepted for shipment after November
20. The cardboard boxes or cartons to-
be provided for these parcels are three
inches by four inches by nine inches
in size. When packed, wrapped, and
ready for mailing these boxes must not
weigh more than three pounds
How to Send Presents.
The American Red Cross has agreed
to provide these cardboard boxes and
to supervise their distribution to rela-
tives Of the soldiers who present the
proper Christmas parcel label creden-
tails. The following is an ountline Of
the procedure to be followed by per-
sons planning to send one of these par
cells abroad:
On receiving one Of the Christmas
parcel labels it should be presented at
the nearest chapter, branch or aux
iliary headquarters of the Red Cross,
where the holder will receive carton
These labels are not expected to reach
this country before November 1, but
by that time each Red Cross branch
will have it's allotment Of boxes, based
on the number of soldiers in service
overseas from that community.
Articles Prohibited.
These boxes may be filled with any
combination of prohibited articles, ex-
cept those on the list barred by the
lpostal officials. The articles prohib-
TIED are all intoxicating liquors, all in
fammable material, including friction
matches, and any composition likely to
ignite or explode Cigarette lighters
come under this classification liquids
and fragile articles improperly packed.
Under the regulations no note or mes
sage or written matter of any kind will
be permitted to remain in the boxes
In addition to the foregoing list of
prohibited articles, relatives and
friends are urged to bear these facts
in mind:
Do not put anything in the package
which will not keep fresh until Christ
mas. ~.
Pack dried fruits and other food pro-
ducts in small tin or wooden boxes, :
Give preference to hard candy over
chocolates, unless the latter are in
closed in heavy wrappers. -*r's
Do not put! in articles packed in
glass. > ,>. - -E..-..
Gifts should be wrapped in khaki
colored handkerchiefs, p inches
square. G.~51, :.
Take Package to Red Cross. &
| When the package has been packed
it should be taken, unwrapped and un-
isealed, together with the label and
sufficient stamps, to the nearest col
Election center designated by the Red
ECross. After the package has passed
the inspection Of the Red Cross repre-
sentatives the Christmas label bearing
the address of the man for whom it is
intended is placed on it.. The person
sending the package, in the presence
of the Red Cross worker is required to
afix stamps sufficient to carry it to
HobOken, N. j.
In the navy department instructions
for Christmas packages to sailors in
home waters and abroad, it is pro-.
lvided that all boxes are limited to 20