The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-17
CHRISTMAS CHEER BEING
SENT TO EUROPE
Many Packages Going Through Port
of New York to Various Parts
of the Old World

New York, Dec. Christmas
cheer for the peoples of the war-torn
nations of Europe, refugees in the
Near East and American soldiers
abroad is going forward through this
port in greater volume than ever be-
fore. Postofice officials here estimate
that the volume of the 1920 Christmas
foreign mail will approach twice the
amount of previous years.
Thousands of packages have al
ready been received here from ali
parts of the country and postal offic-
ials prepared for an unprecedented
rush during the. first two weeks of
December. The bulk of the mail, Of
fcials state, is being sent to Ger
many and Poland and comprises prin-
Icipally foodstuffs and clothing. Italy
and the Balkan states will also receive
large shipments with smaller amounts
going to France, Britain, Norway,
Sweden. Belgium and the Latin-Amer-
lean countries.
ages going direct by parcel post and
by express, various American relief
organizations are planning to bring
something of the seasons spirit to
many thousands of destitute children.
The Near East Relief has made elab-
crate Christmas plans for the refugee
Youngsters in the Near. East and the
Red Cross has planned cheer for chill
dren in the various districts in which
It is operating.
The volume of soldier mail this year
has materially decreased over recent
years because of the withdrawal of
llnost of the American forces from Eu-
lrope. The several thousand dough
boys" still on the Rhine will be well
remembered as a large shipment OF
gifts has been accumulated at the
amy transport service in Hoboken
Soldiers serving in the Canal Zone
Hawaii, the Philippines and Alaska
vii lalso be remembered. Some OF
1.-THE vessels bearing gifts for these
linen sailed during November.
# Men of the navy, wherever station.
led, will also be the recipients OF
Christmas gifts from home and the
navy department has made special
! arrangements to give each man the
, maximum opportunity for MERRY
}, Christmas"
Z Cooperating with the Junior Rec
Cross, Secretary Daniels of the navy
department has ordered vessel tx
take Christmas gifts for thousands OF
! Dalmation children. This action wa:
? taken upon recommendation of Ad
: miral Andrews, in charge of Ameri
: can warships stationed in the Adriat
) ic. Two thousand pairs of shoes anS
? stockings, thousands of cans of con
: deEsed milk, hundreds of bars o.
/ chocolate and toys from Red Cros
warehouses will go to destitute chill
dren in northern Italy and in Jugo
/ Slavia
: The Near East Relief has made ar
s arrangements whereby United State
r sailors and marines stationed in Turk
: ism waters are to make Christina
merry for thousands of children. Fac
of Uncle Sans fighting men there ha
!, been asked to "adopt" child and pro
= vide some kind of a Christmas pres
t ent
A Christmas tree with elaborate ex
n ercises, viii be placed in the Nea
: East tubercular hospital in Constan
e tirople. In Harpoot, where there ar
It 5000 Armenian orphans, another tire
Twill be provided by the Near East Re-
lief organization. At Batum, on tn
S Black Sea, where conditions are &
their worst, the population is lookin
g forward to a shipment of one thor
m sand tons of flour from America
re add joy to the holiday. The flour le
" here November % and is expected