The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-26
REGULATIONS
SOLDIERS GIFTS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Government Lays Down Strict Rules
as 20 How Christmas Packages
May be Sent to Yanks.
RED CROSS IN CHARGE
Labels Now Being Distributed Among
the Men; Fighters to Forward
slips to Their Families.

Washington, Oct. 2j.--Regulation'
governing the shipment of Christmas
parcels to soldiers overseas by rela
tives in this country have just been
: completed, following a series Of con
ferences between officials of the Wal
Department, the Post Office Depart
ment and the American Red Cross
Every American soldier in a foreign
land will be permitted to receive one
package containing Christmas girts
from the United States
The Navy Department has a sep
arate arrangement to enable men in
that branch of the service on duty
abroad to obtain holiday boxes.
Relatives and friends who are plan
ming to make Christmas for the sol
diers in the war zones as merry as
conditions will permit should bear in
mind that each soldier is entitled TO
but cne Of these packages. The Wa
department will mt ccept more than
one parcel for each man. 1t is ey-
pected that approximately 100000
packages will be sent abroad and the
amount of shipping space provided
for their transportation will not per
nj of any deviation from the "one
parcel a man rule"
The men themselves will decide
who is to send these parcels. They
are now receiving Christmas parcel
labels, with instructions to mail those
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 ono
or these labels. Packages that do
net bear these labels will not be ac-
cepted. In the event Of this label
being lost, it cannot be replaced. No
Christmas parcels will be accepted
for shipment after Nov. 20. The card
board boxes, or cartons, to be provid-
cd for these parcels are by 4 by
inches in size. When packed,
wrapped and ready for mailing, the
box must not weigh more than three
pounds.
The Red Cross has agreed to pro.
vide the boxes and to supervise their
distribution to relatives of the sol
diers who present the proper Christ
mas parcel label credential. The dis.
tribution Of the cartons will be made
ty Red Cross branches throughout
the country II will be incumbent
upon the person receiving one Of
these boxes to return it when filled,
but unwrapped to the collection point
designated By the Red Cross. Here
it will be inspected by Red Cross in.
spectors authorized to exclude arti-
cles barred by the postal authorities,
after which the box will be shipped.
In short. the Red Cross is responsible
for the distribution, receipt at eesig-
mated points, the inspection, and mail
ing Of the boxes
The following is an outline of the
procedure to be followed by persons
planning to send one Of these parcels
abroad.
On receiving one of these Christ.
mas parcel labels, it should be pre-
sented at the nearest chapter, branch
or auxiliary headquarters Of the Red
Cross, where the holder will receive
carton. These labels are not eK-
pected to reach this country before
Nov. l, but by that time each Red
Cross branch will have its allotment
of boxes based on the number of
soldiers in service overseas from that
community.
Articles That are Barred.
These boxes may be filled with
any combination of articles except
those on the list barred by the pos
tai authorities. The articles prohib-
tied are intoxicating liquors, inflam-
mable material. including friction
matches and any composition likely
to ignite or explode. Cigarette
lighters come under this classified
tion.) liquids and fragile articles i'm
properly packed Under the postal
regulations no note or message 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 of the soldiers are urged to
bear these facts in mind when pre-
pairing Christmas parcels:
DO not put anything in the package
which viii not keep fresh until
Christmas
Pack dried fruits and other food