The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-17
TELLS HOW TO SEND
GIFTS TO BOYS ABROAD
Government Gives Advice On Sending
Christmas Presents To Troops In
France


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 Christmas
package of standard size and approx.
imately standard contents.
The American Red Cross will pre-
pare these parcels for mailing, an ar
Irangement having been completed be-
tween the War Department. the Post
Office department and the Red Cross.
Shipping space available will per-
nit the sending of but one parcel to
each man.
To avoid any duplication and to
make sure that each parcel is cor
rectly addressed, Christmas Par
eel 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 entit-
led to send him parcel by complying
with the conditions herein set forth.
The relative or friend who re-
ceives a 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 be easy to as
certain from the newspapers whether
cartons have been received at the
Christmas Parcel Station. Applica-
ton should not be made until car
tons 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
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 1t
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 at
the same time and place as the car
ton.
The weight of the parcel must not
exceed two pounds, fifteen ounces
unwrapped.
When the carton is filled it should
be taken to the place where it was
procured.
Red Cross representatives will in
spect the parcel and will exclude any
articles barred by the post Office de-
partment from Christmas parcels: re-
move any notes or messages; wrap,
tie and weigh the parcels and place
on the parcel the Christmas parcel
label received from abroad, bearing
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 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 Inspec-
tion 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 packages can be
mailed 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 IL a
Christmas Parcel Label" is lost. This
rule cannot be altered by anybody
These instructions have been is
sued by National Headquarters Of the
American Red Cross. are based on
the agreement with the War Depart
ment and Post Office Department and
must therefore be strictly observed