Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-10-18
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
FOR MEN OVER THERE
Red Cross Will Furnish Cartons,
Supervise Packing, Weigh and
Mail All Christmas Packages
for Soldiers Overseas

Families of men in service abroad
are eager to make Christmas over
seas as merry as conditions permit
The War Department, realizing
this, has decided that each man may
receive from his family a Christmas
package of standard size and approx
mately standard contents.
The American Red Cross will pre-
pare these parcels FOR mailing, an ar
rangement having been completed
between the War Department the
Post Office Department and the Red
Cross.
Shipping space available will per-
NIT the sending of but one parcel to
each man.
To avoid duplication and to make
sure that each parcel is correctly adj
dressed. Christmas Parcel Label
is now being issued to every man
abroad.
Every man abroad will mail his
Christmas Parcel Label" to some
relative or friend who will be en-
titled to send him parcel by COM
plying with the conditions herein set
forth.
The relative or friend who receives
a christmas Parcel Label from a
man in service overseas, will apply
to the nearest chapter. Branch or
Community Auxiliary of the Red
Cross, or to such other Christmas
Parcel Station as may be designated
by this Red Cross Chapter-and up
on showing the Christmas Parcel
Label" will receive one carton. 3X4X9
inches in size. 1t will be easy to as
certain from the newspapers whether
cartons have been received at the
Christmas Parcel Station Applica-
ton should not be made until car
tons are on hand.
The carton may be filled with any
combination of articles that fit in ii
and which are not barred from
Christmas parcels by the Post Office
Department The list of articles that
may not be sent may be procured
from the same place as the cartons
The weight of the parcel must not
exceed two pounds Is ounces un-
wrapped,
When carton is filled it should be |
taken to the place where it was pro-
cured.
Red Cross representatives will in
spect the parcel and will
(a) Exclude any article barred by
the Post Office Department from
Christmas parcels;
(b) Remove any notes or mes
sages;
(c) Wrap. tie and weigh the par
eel;
I'D Place on the parcel the
Christmas Parcel Label received
from abroad, bearing name and adj
dress of recipient.
The person sending the parcel
shall then, in the presence of the Red
Cross representative, affix stamps at
. the rate of 10 cents for each pound
: or fraction thereof (parcel post rate
to Hoboken, N. j..
Parcels ready for mailing shall re-
; main in the custody of the Red Cross
1 until delivered by it's representatives
20 the post office authorities.
{ No Christmas Parcel Can BE Mailed
! Later Than November 15
No Christmas parcel can be accept
I'd by the post office without the
Christmas Parcel Label from over
ieas.
No duplicate can be issued if a
4 christmas Parcel Label is lost.
his rule can not be altered by any
cody.
These instructions have been is
ued by the National Headquarters of
he American Red Cross, are based
81 n the agreement with the War De-
artment and the Post Office Depart
lent. and must therefore be strictly
bserved
EARL FITZPATRICK,
Director, Dept. of Development
C. NJ. STIMSON.