The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-26
SENDING CHRISTMAS PACKAGES.
Rules Laid Down for Shipment to Sol
diers and Sailors.

The following rules for sending Christ
mas packages to soldiers Of the Amer
lean expeditionary force have been pro-
mulgated after a series of conferences by
the adiutant general of the war depart
ment, the postoffice department and the
American Red Cross:
l. The war department authorizes rela
tives of officers and soldiers in France to
send Christmas packages, which will be
of standard size and weight, one TO each
individual in the American expeditionary
| force.
O. In order to insure the limitation of
one package per man, which itself will
consume a very large amount of tonnage,
plan has been worked out by which
General Pershing Is distributing TO men.
bers of his command, coupons on which
are inscribed the correct names and adj
dresses Of the members of the American
expeditionary force These labels viii
serve as address labels for the packages.
The coupons or labels will be mailed by
the members of the American expedition
airy force direct 70 the persons they wish
to designate "a senders of packages and
no package win be forwarded without
such q coupon 1t Is. expected that the
j labels will be received in this country by
Nov |.
3. On receiving a Christmas package
label the person TO whom 1t has been
sent should present it at the nearest
chapter, branch or auxiliary headquar-
ters of the Red Cross, where he viii re-
ceive pasteboard carton 3x4x9 inches in
size The Red Cross is to allot boxes to
its chapters, based on the number of men
in service from each community II is
expected that these viii be ready for dis
tribution by Nov. l.
4. Boxes may be filed with any com
bination Of articles except those on the
list barred by postal officials. Prohibited
articles are all intoxicating liquors, all
inhammable material, including friction
matches and any composition likely to
ignite or explode cigarette lighters come
under this Classification, liquids and
fragile articles improperly packed I'M
der postal regulations no note or mes
sage or written matter of any kind will
be permitted to remain in the boxes In
addition to the list Of prohibited articles,
relatives 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 prod.
ucts in small tin or wooden boxes Give
preference to hard candy over chocolates
unless the latter are enclosed in heavy
wrappers. Soft chocolates are easily
crushed and may spoil other contents.
Do not put articles packed in glass in
the package.
Gifts should be wrapped in khaki col.
oFed handkerchiefs n inches square.
g. The weight wrapped should not ex-
coed three pounds; unwrapped the weight
may be approximately two pounds Is
ounces. Parcels may bear inscriptions
such as please do not open until Christ.
mas" Merry Christmas" Happy New
Year. with best wishes" and the like.
O. When the box Is packed it should be
taken unwrapped and unsealed to the
nearest collection center indicated by the
Red Cross, together with the address la
bel and sufficient stamps to carry it by
parcel post to Hoboken, N. J. After the
package has passed the inspection of Red
Cross representatives as to the contents
and weight and has 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 send
ing the package in the presence Of the
Red Cross worker is required to .af1ix the
stamps which will carry it to Hoboken
A label certifying that inspection has
been completed by the Red Cross is