Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-25
XMAS BOX FOR ALL
SOL LD|ERS ABROAD
Red Cross to Forward Standard
Package Issues Detailed In
sttuction for Mailing.

The War and Post Office Departments
and the American Red Cross nave mhue
mn arrangement by which every man IN
The army overseas may receive Christ
mas Parcel frcm his family or friends
The amount Of shipping space when can
he set aside fer the transportation OF these
parcels will permit the sending oi nu' one
parcel to each man.
Each soldier overseas will e provided
with one Christmas Parccl label His
label will hc forwarded by him TO the
person in the United States from whom
lewishes 10 receive his Christmas package
Packages that do not bear thus label
will not he accepted NY the Red Cross tor
delivery to the Post Office authorities.
Labels that are lcsi will not be duplicated.
Christmas Parcels must be placed IN
standard cardboard boxes :;
inches in size These boxes will be provided
to holders OF labels ny The Amcrcan Red
Cross. They NAV he obtained nj Red ross
Charters or branches after November Isl
Following is = li>t.ot articles which are
barred hv the Postal authorities. Study
these instructions 10 aviod mistakes. NJ
message or writing ot any KIND Will be
allowed 10 90 in the boxes. When the
boxes are packed but unwrappcd, thry
must not weigh more than 2ib' l. ozS
1t the parcel is over weight some artlcie
must be removed
DO not mail the box Yourself When
packed. the boz unScalod and unwrapp2d
ready for Inspection should be taken Ia
TN nearest collection station designate d 1
~ the Red Cross Red Cross representa-
1ive> are authorized 70 remove objection
able Arti les from parcels slippers vii
then afix postage on their parcels 10 carry
them 10 Hoookcn y i Parcel post zone
rates will bc charged The parcels arc 10
remain in cu>tod1 of the Red Cross until |
delivered To the postal authorities
No Chri~tman Parcel will ne accepted |
by The Red Gross Tor shipment after |
November ~ Keep tins fact III mind when |
planning i Merry Christmas for he boys |
"Ovor There ono package tor every |
soldier
rRuGEnl ~ ~ FolLow.
tu receiving one rf these Christmas |
Pafccl Int Cls. Ii shW ld hc presented NJ !
tho rc: rest chapter ranch or AUXILIARY |
headquarters of the Red Cross, wherf the |
holder will receive j carton These Label |
arc not expected to reach this country |
before Novemi q | ~ that time each |
Rel Cross ranch viii hav" il allotment |
OF boxes based On the nun b "t soldier
In service overseas from that community |
Those t,rNt~ tnal IL filed win an, |
combination 81 ;,r,Iclc>. cxccp; t't'>c "n
th, II .lr,d .. =, stal authorities
tRrIctI~ BARRED BY q
The following IS list OF the nfiuc pal |
ca> scs II articles which are unrnaIlahle:
\li spurious. vinuus. mailed fer |
ncnted an other Intoxicating liquors
> All kinds u poison and All articles
and composition containing poison
4 Explosives 81 an kinds
4 lnfammablc materials including
friction matches.
) Internal machlne~ and mechanical
chemical Or other devices 81 compositions
which may gnlte oT explode
Note Il ndcr th~ classit cation would /
como cigarette lighter etc
s. Liquids on hdue able articles.
Fragile articles and other admissible
matter when mol packed IN accordance
win tho requirements Of the po>i Laws
and regula ions.
= III other ar,iclcs which may sill.
or in any wise hurt harm. OF inJurc
another Or damagr or dclacc or 8. hcrN Isc
iniure the mails or other property
Nothing should 20 IN Chrstma>
parcel which will not keep fresh from the
time Of packing until Christmas
Dried frult- and other food products
should he packed in small TN or wooden
boxes. one-quarter 10 one-hali pound
size
Hard candy including chocolate. would
probably be safe in tin foil or heavy card
board. but no soft chocolates nor any
thing that could possibly be crushed
should he used. aS the remaining contents
Of the package might be spoiled thereby
Several dalntie~ packed in oblong tin
boxes holding each quarter of a pound
will provide better variety for packet
than \ larger quantity OF single con-
fection.
No liquids nor articles packed in glass
should be placed in the package.
For wrapping the gifts. use q khaki
colored handkerchief twenty-seven inches
square,
v hen the package has been packed
il should be taken. unwrapped and lin-
sealed together with the label and Suffi-
rient stamps To the nearest collection
center designated by the Red Cross
After the package has passed the lnspec-
tion Of the Red Cross representatives a.
to contents and weight, and been wrapped
ia stout paper. the Christmas label bear
irg he addTc>> oi the man for whom il
j. intended j. iaced on it. The person
crflng the package III the presence
81 the Red Cross worker is required
~ attiA stamps sufficient 10 carry il TO
I otohcn \ The postal charges arc
10 be At tho rate Of fourth-clas> or parcel
poet zor.c rate \ label certifying that
tic Inspection has been completed By the
Red Cfos, i, placed on the package which
j. left IN the custody ot The Red Cross
until delivered 10 the postal authorities.
When the standard cartons arrive
Inc public may obtain them al any Red
ross AUXILIARY. Or hc main headquarters
This mott may not appear again
though pamphlets containing the same
matter may be issued later
Travels of Dead Recalled
London. Oct 10 \ new chapter ID
the travels Of the dead has been added