Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
I1Jy TO SETD XMAS .pRESEN'
70 THE L0YS

The families CT 1Z.Gn. III. service
abroad hare been longing for some
means OF making Christmas overseas
as merry q one as the conditions per-
nit. Sensing this desire, the War
Department has decided that each
nsa may receive from his family a
Christmas package of standG;a SIC
:,n1 aErroximately standard con
tents.
An arrangement has been compict
cd between the War Dept, Post
Office Dept. and the American Red
| Cross, whereby the latter has under
taken to cooperate in the prepara-
ion for mailing of these Christmas
naru3;s. TO simplify the execution
Of this plan large number Of spec
tally manufactured cardboard car
tons have been purchased which viii
De attributed through the Chapters
to the relatives and friends Of men
| il service overseas.
The amount OF shipping space
which has been set aside for the
transportation Of Christmas Parcels
will permit the sending Of but enc
parcel to each man. To avoid any
cuplicatiop. and to make sure that
each parcel Will be correctly address
ed, Christmas Parcel label is now
being issued to the men abroad.
Men will be instructed to mail
this label home to some relative. or
friend who, upon receiving it, will
apply to the nearest Chapter, or
Auxiliary Headquarters where upon
presentation OF the Christmas Parcel
IaIol, they will receive one carton,
SIN K din K Gin in size.
The person receiving carton
nay fill it with any combination of
articles which Will fit III it and
which are not barred by the Post
Once Department. When complete
u packed and ready to be mailed
the weight of the carton must not
exceed pounds.
A parcel ready for shipment will
t!.2n be presented at places dasignat-
| "a, where Red Cross representatives
viii examine the contents in order
IT,: (a)E1xclude any articles barred
by the PostOfrice Department from
Christmas Parcels.
| To Remove any notes or messages
f3und among contents.
Cd Wrap, tie and we Ugh the parcel.
| (d) Place on the parcel the Christ
mas Parcel label received from a.
broad bearing the address Of the
r4anfor whom il is intended. The
person sending the parcel shall
hen, in the presence Of Red Cross
T. 1re3ent ative, afliX stamps sufficient
to carry the parcel to Hoboken, M.
TIE postage charges for Christmas
packages shall be at the rate OF
fourth class or parcel post zone rate.
81 The Red Cross Inspection Ia
bcl certifying as to the complete in
sp9otion Of the parcel by the Red
Cross shall then be placed on the
c;rcel.
~ Parcels ready for mailing
shall remain i'll the custody Of the
Red Cross until delivered by it's rep
r>sentatives tothe Post Office au-
taorities.
sThe chairman CT the Highland
Chapter Of the Red Cross has ap-
pointed Mesrs. H. B. Wood, A. P.
Gum, and 4. L. Jones to have. charge
@2 the distribution Of the cartons.
These cartons should reach the Chap
ter by the 25th of October and will
Immediately be sent OUT TO the Aux
iliaries and delivered to all persons
who present the label received from
overseas.
Each Auxiliary in the county
must appoint a committee on Christ
mas parcels and designate a place
for the collection of these cartons.
Persons having labels shall present
them to the nearest Auxiliary CT to
the Chapter for inspection and mail
ing.
The Committee on inspection will
be in the Red Cross work room in
Monterey on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, Nov. 18th, 18th, and
14th IRON 10 to u in the morning
and from 5 to in the afternoon to
receive the cartons for inspection
and mailing. The morning hours
are for the convenience Of those who
live in the country.
e No packages will be received
after the 18th In the event OF
Christmas parcel label being lost no
duplicate can be issued This rule
cannot be altered by anybody. Be
careful with your label after receiv-
ing it from your boy, so he will not
miss receiving his package.
Any ether information desired
will beagiaGiy given by Mrs. Geo. P.
Mccoy, WHO is Chairman Of the
Publicity Committee for Christmas
Parcels.
HIGHLAND E0Ys COMMISSIONED
Twenty eight Virginia men have
been given commissions inthe ar
my, among them being two High
landf boys, Russell L. Eagle, Of Doe
Hill, who was given a commission
asssecond lieutenant in the engineers
and Dr.. Charles B. Tox, Of Monterey
was commissioned a first lieutenant
in the medical corps.-Staunton
Leader,