Evening star., 1920-12-12
mail GIFTS ON WAY
ITO OWARlTORNL LANDS
U. S. Amy and Navy Abroad
and Homeless Refugees
Get Christmas Cheer.

BY The Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 11-Christ-
mas cheer for the peoples of the war
torn nations of Europe, refugees in
the near east and Amesican soldiers
abroad is going forward through this
port in greater volume than ever be-
fore. oPst office officials here esti-
mate that the volume of the 1920
christmas foreign mail will APPROACH
twice the amount of previous years.
Thousands of packages have already
been received here from all parts of
the country and postal officials pre-
pared for an unprecedented rush dur
ing the first two weeks of December.
The bulk Of the mail. officials \: is.
tbeing sent to Germany and Poland
and comprises principally foodstuffs
and clothing. Italy and the Ba,'san
states will also receive large ship
ments. with smaller amounts going
to France Britain, Norway, Sweden,
Belgium and the Latin American
countries.
Work of Relief Agencies.
In addition to the Christmas pack
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
most of the American forces from
europe. The several thousand
| 'doughboys" still on the Rhine will
be well remembered, as large ship
/ the Ar,nv TRANSPORT service in Hobo
ken. Soldiers serving in the Canal
! Zone. Hawaii, the Philippines and
Alaska will also be remembered
Some of the vessels bearing gifts for
these men sailed during November.
Men Of Navy Remembered.
Men Off the Navy, wherever sta
toned. also will be the recipients of
Christmas gifts from home, and the
Navy Department has made special
arrangements to give each man the
christmas"
! Cooperating with the Junior Red
! Cross. Secretary Daniels of the Navy
Department has ordered vessel to
take Christmas gifts for thousands of
| Dalmatian children. This action was
1
mira! Andrews. in charge of American
warships stationed in the Adriatic.
| Two thousand pairs of shoes and
stockings. thousands of cans of con-
densed milk, hundreds of bars of choc-
olate and toys from Red Cross ware
| houses will go to destitute children
In northern Italy and in Jugoslayia.
| The. Near East Relief has made ar
! rangements whereby United States
sailors and marines stationed in Turk
1sh waters are to make Christmas
merry for thousands of children. Each
OF Uncle Sans fighting men there
! has been asked to adopt" a child and
| provide some kind of Christmas
present.
| Christmas Tree Provided.
| A Christmas tree. with elaborate ex
ercises: will be placed in the Near
| East Relief tubercular hospital in
Constantinople. In Harpoot, where
| there are 5000 Armenian orphans, an
other tree will be provided by the
Near Eas. Relief Organization. At
Fa-um, on the Black sea, where. CON
!ditions are at their worst the popula-
ton is looking forward to a shipment
1of one thousand tons of flour from
America to add joy to the holiday.
] The flour left here November 23 and
is expected to arrive before Christ
mas.