Newport daily independent., 1918-10-28

1 Cross branch will have it's allotment of boxes based on the number of sol- disrs in service overseas from that community. These boxes may be filled with any combination of arti- ! cles, except those on the list barred by the postal officials. The articles prohibited are all intoxicating liquors, all inflammable material, including friction matches and any compost sion likely to ignits or explode, (cigar- cite lighters come under this classi- fication), liquids and fragile articles improperly packed. Under the pos tai regulations no note or message or written matter Of any kind vii be permitted to remain in the boxes. In addition to the foregoing list of pro hibited articles, relatives and friends of the soldiers are urged to bear these 9acts in mind when preparing Christ mas parcels. Do not put anything in the package which will not keep fresh until Christmas. Pack dried fruits and other food products 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 ano may spoil the other contents. Do not put articles packed in glass in the the package. Gifts should be wrap red in khaki-colored handkerchiafs, twenty-seven inches square.
 When the package has been packed it should be taken, unwrapped ana unsealed, together with the label and sufficient stamps, to the nearest col .eo5ion center designated by the Red Cross. After the package has pas8ed the inspection of the Red Cross repre- sentatives, as to contents and Welght,
 nd been wrapped in stout paper, the Christmas label bearing the address of the man for whom it is intended, is placed upon it. The person sending the package, in the presence of the Red Cross worker, is required to at- fix stamps sufficient to carry It to Hoboken, N. J. The postal charges are to be at the rate of fourth-class ar rarcel-post zone rate. A label eer- tifvinc that the inspection has been completed by the Red Cross, is placed on the package, which is left in the custody of the Red Cross, until dellV- cred to the postal authorities.
 The Navy Department has issued he following instructions regarding the shipping of Christmas packages
 so o,s 1n nome waters and abroad; (al Packages forwarded by parcels .ost for men in the Navy mus5 com nlv with the postal regulations and sbould be enclosed in substantial boxes with hinged or screw top cover to facilitate opening and inspecting; (b) All boxes shipped by express are limited to twenty pounds Ill weight, should measure not more |fban two cubic feet in volume, be of wood. well strapped and have hing ed or screw top to facilitate openlng and inspecting; (c) All mail matter sIould be addressed as now prescrloao nv the postal regulations. All ex- nress packages should be forwarded n care of Supply Officer, Flaet Sup pIv Base, 29th Street and Third venue South Brooklyn, N. r.; (d) No perishable food product other than those enclosed in cans or glass jars should be packed in parcels post or express shipments; (e) All pack aces must be plainly marked wlth inc name and address of the sender soaether with q notation indicating
 he nature of the contents, such as "cbristmas box" or "Christmas pres entp; (f) The supply officer at New York will cause each express package to be opened and carefully examined !, see that nothing of an explosive or other dangerous character IS lol "F'1N
 The shipment of Christmas pack, s 8or U. 8. Navy vessels abroad .bonld be made so as to reach Ne" York as early as possible and not la- ter than November 15.
 e~.qu~e of a difference between the Christmas parcel regulations an
 -oo.s oy tie War Department and the Navy department, Marine Corps headouarters has received inquiries as to which regulations should be ob- served in sending Christmas pack aoas to Marines. The War Depart nant regulations for Christmas par cals for soldiers overseas VIII De oo- served in the case of every marine whose address is "Amsrican LApeu.-
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