Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-14
HOW TO SEND YULE
GIFTS TO BOYS
OVERSEAS
FULL INSTRUCTIONS ON MAILING
CHRISTMAS PARCELS TO
SOLDIERS.
EXTEND TINE TO NOV. 10th
Rules for Packing Presents to Be Sent
to Fighters in France Are
Given Out.

The time limit for mailing of Christ
mas parcels to American soldiers in
France has been extended from Novem
Der II to November 20. Cartons in which
to pack gifts may be procured from the
local Red Cross The following in
structions for mailing have been is
sued:
!. The war department authorizes re-
latives 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 expe-
dictionary force.
2. In order to insure the limitation
of one package man, which in itself
will consume very large amount of
tonnage, plan has been worked out by
which General Pershing is distributing
to members of his command coupons on
which are inscribed the correct names
and addresses of the members of the |
American evolutionary force. These
labels will serve as address labels for !
the packages. The coupons. or labels
will be mailed by the members of the
American expeditionary force direct to
the persons they wish to designate as
senders of packages, and no package |
will be forwarded without such cou-
pom.
Present Labels to Red Cross.
3. On receiving Christmas package |
label the person to whom it has been |
sent should present it at the nearest |
chapter, branch or auxil liary headquar-
ters of the Red Cross, where he will re-
ceive a pasteboard carton 3x4x9 inches
in size. The Red Cross is to allot boxes
to its chapters, based on the number of |
men in the service from each community. |
4. Boxes may be filled with any com
bination of articles except those on the
list barred by postal officials. Pro
hibited articles are all Intoxicating |
liquors, all inflammable materials, in
Guiding friction matches and any com
position likely to ignite or explode
Cigarette lighters come under this class
ification,) liquids and fragile articles
improperly packed Under postal regu-
lations, no note or message or written
matter of any kind win 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 Prepar-
ing Christmas parcels:
Do not put anything in the package
which will not keep fresh until Christ
mas.
Pack dried fruits and other food pro-
ducts in small tin or wooden boxes.
Give preference to hard candy over
chocolates, unless the latter are enclos-
ed 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
colored handkerchiefs twenty-seven in
ches square.
Three Pounds When Wrapped.
). The weight wrapped should not
exceed three pounds; unwrapped the
weight may be approximately two
pounds fifteen ounces. Parcels may
bear inscriptions such as "Please do not
open until Christmas, - q Merry Christ
man." Happy New Year "With
Best Wishes, " and the like.
6. 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
label and sufficient stamps to
carry it by parcel post to Hoboken, N.
J. After the package has passed the in
spection of Red Cross representatives
as to contents and weight and has been
wrapped in stout paper, the Christmas
label bearing the address of the man for
whom it is intended is placed on it.
The person sending the package in the
presence of the Red Cross worker is re-
quired to affix the stamps which viii
carry it to Hoboken. A label certify
ing that inspection has been completed
by the Red Cross is placed on the pack
age, which is left in the custody of the
Red Cross until delivery to the postal
z. No package win be accepted for
transmittal after November 90
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