The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-19
The keokuk Red Cross viii Furnish
Them Free to Relatives Of SOL
dlers Getting Permit
for Use.
CHRISTMAS FOR SOLDIER
Sample Carton on Exhibition, and
They Will be Distributed
Later from Red Cross
Rooms.

Cartons for Christmas Packages for
the soldiers abroad may be obtained
from the Keokuk Red Cross and they
Will be given out about November
first at the Masonic building. An
nouncement OF the exact date will be
made as soon as they arrive.
Boxes to be sent from outside Of
keokuk will be handed through the
out-of-town auxiliaries. All people liv-
ing In the county and wishing to send
boxes should communicate with the
nearest Red Cross auxiliary.
! No boxes can be sent without the
permit from France, which each SOL
der receives and sends to whomeyer
ne wishes to send him package. On
showing the permit each sender may
receive Red Cross carton, three by
four by nine inches inside measure.
ment.
This carton must be packed firmly
out not 30 full that it will bulge and
must be brought, unwrapped to the
Red Cross rooms at the Masonic build
ing. 1t must not weigh more than two
pounds, fifteen ounces and must
contain absolutely no note or mes
sages nor any Of the articles named
below. Prohibited from the mails are
the following:
All spi1ituous, vinous, matted, fer
mented or other intoxicating liquors.
All kinds of poison and all articles
and compositions containing poison.
Explosives Of all kinds.
Inflammable materials, including
friction matches.
Internal machines and mechanical.
chemical or other devices or compost
lions which may ignite or explode.
(Note. Under this classification
would come cigarette lighters, ctc)
Liquids or liquefiable articles, frag-
lie articles and other admissible mat.
ter. when not packed in ACCORDANCE
with the requirements Of the postal
laws and regulations.
All other articles which may kill,
or In any wise hurt, harm, or injure
another or damage or deface or other
wise injure the mails or other proper
ty.
When Packing Your Parcels.
Nothing should go into Christmas
parcel which will not keep fresh from
Dried fruits and other food prod
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wooden boxes, one. quarter to- one half
pound size.
Hard candy, including chocolates,
would probably be safe in tin foil or
heavy cardboard, but no soft choco-
lates nor anything that could possibly
be crushed should be used, as the re-
manning contents Of the package
might be spoiled thereby.
Cauara1 Jaiptioc noclad IN nh3oncs
tin boxes holding each a quarter Of
for a packet that a larger quantity
of single CONNECTION.
No liquids nor articles packed in
glass should be placed in the pack
age.
For wrapping the gifts use khaki
colored handkerchief, twenty seven
inches square.
See g Sample Package.
A Red Cross committee will in
spect. weigh wrap and stamp the pack
age A sample box is on exhibit in the
window of downtown store, where
it's size can be seen so that people
can be planning what they wish to
pack.
The work is in charge Of Mrs. Paul
Pechstein, with committee under
her of Edward McManus, acting post
master. Miss Cornelia Meigs. Mrs. C.
w. Durrett to be assisted later by
some OF the regular members of the
Red Cross inspection committees.
Out Of town auxiliaries have formed
similar committees consisting of
Red Cross executive. the local post
master or his representative, and
such assistants as are needed
Anyann wishing TO ask further nlleS-