The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

ones at home.
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 che OF these packages. The War
Department will not accept more than
one parcel for each man. 1t Is ex-
nectel 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 O man rule"
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 ac
copied. In the event of this label be-
ing lost 1t cannot be replaced No
Christmas parcels will be accepted
for shipment after November Goth.
Tho cardboard boxes, or cartons, to be
provided for these parcels are 3xfx9 in
size. When packed, wrapped and
ready for mailing these boxes must
not weigh more than three pounds.
agreed to provide these cardboard
boxes and to supervise their distri-
button to relatives of the soldiers
who present the proper Christmas
parcel label credentials. The distri-
button of the cartons will be made
by Red Cross branches throughout the
country. 1t 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 the Red Cross
inspectors authorized to exclude any
articles barred by the postal authori-
ties, after which the box will be ship
ped In short, the Red Cross is re-
sponsiblc for the distribution, receipt
at designated points, the inspection,
and mailing Of the boxes.
The following is an outline of the
procedure to be followed by persons
planning to send one of the parcels
abroad
On receiving one of these Christ
mas parcel labels it should be pre-
scented at the nearest chapter, branch
or auxiliary headquarters of the Red
Cross, where the holder will receive
a carton. These labels are not ex-
pected to reach this country before
November /, but by that time each
Red Cross branch will have it allot
ment of boxes based on the number of
soldiers in service overseas from that
community.
These boxes may be filled with any
combination of articles, except those
on the list barred by the postal Off
Gals The articles prohibited are ali
intoxicating liquors, all inflammable
-
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 postal regulations no note
or message or written matter of any
kind will be permitted to remain in /
the boxes In addition to the fore +
going list of prohibited articles, rela-
tives and friends of the soldiers are
urged to bear these facts in mind
when preparing Christmas parcels:
Do not put anything in the package
which will not keep fresh until Christ
mas.
Pack dried fruits and other food I
products in small tin or wooden boxes.
Give preference to hard candy over
chocolates, unless the latter are en-
closed in heavy wrappers. Soft choco-
lates are easily crushed and may spoil /
the. other contents.
Do not put articles packed in glass
in the package.
Gifts should be wrapped in khaki
colorcd handkerchiefs, twenty-seven
inches square.
When the package has been packed |
it should be taken, unwrapped and 1
unsealed, together with the label and
sufficient stamps, to the nearest col
lection center designated by the Red
Cross. After the package has passed
the inspection of the Red Cross re-
personalities, as to contents and
weight, and been wrapped in stout
paper the Christmas label bearing the
address of the man for whom it is in-
tended, is placed on it. The person
sending the package, in the presence 4
of the Red Cross worker, Is required
to affix stamps sufficient to carry it to
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