Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-20
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
TO SOLDIERS TO Be
HANDLED BY RED CROSS

relatives and friends fthe boys in
the service in sending Christmas
packages. These boxes are expected
to arrive by November LIST, and will
be ready for delivery to all persons in
the counyt, who desire to send Christ
mas packages abroad, at the Red
Cross Headquarters. postoffice build
ing, by November list free of any
charge whatever. These packages can
only be sent according to the follow
ing regulations and after inspection
by Mrs. J. R. Crabb, at Red Cross
Headquarters, as follows:
The War Department has issued the
following explanation of the system
that has been worked out for the SOL
diers and Marines, the Navy Depart
ment having system of it's own:
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 one of these packages. The War
Department will not accept more than
one parcel for each man. 1t 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
-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 these
labels to the persons in this country
from whom they wish to receive the
holiday box. To avoid any chance of
duplication each soldier get but one
of these labels. Packages that do
not bear these labels will not be ac-
cepted. In the even of this label be-
ing lost it can not be replaced. No
Christmas parcel will be accepted for
shipment after November 20. The
cardboard boxes or cartons to be pro-
vided for these parcels are 3 by 4
bv inches in size. When packed,
wrapped, and ready for mailing these
boxes must not weigh more than three
pounds.
The American Red Cross has agreed
to provide these cardboard boxes and
to supervise their distribution to rel
atives of the soldiers who present the
proper Christmas parcel label creden-
tial The distribution of the cartons
will be made by Red Cross branches
throughout the country. It will be
incumbent upon the person receiving
one of these boxes to return it when
filed, but unwrapped, to the collec-
ton point designated by the Red
Cross. Here it will be inspected by
Red Cross inspectors authorized to
exclude any articles barred by the
postal authorities after which the box
will be shipped
The following is an outline of the
procedure to be followed by persons
planning to send one fthese par
cells abroad:
On receiving one of these Christ
mas parcels 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 1, but by that time each
Red Cross branch will have its 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 Of
ficials. The articles prohibited are all
intoxicating liquors. all infiammable