The Washington times., 1921-12-11
HAYS
SENDSLETTERS
TO PUPILS
Every Boy and Girl in Public
Glasses Receives an Appeal to
Aid the Government in Early
Distribution of Holiday Mail.
BY EDWARD J. DUFFY.
vyHEN Uncle Sam wants
w some real help in getting

w some real help in getting
a big job off his hands.
he invariably turns to his loyal
school children to aid him in the
work. The Washington High
School students have always
played their part helping him,
and this past week has proven
they are ready to do their "bit"
at short notice.
The strenuous shopping season of
Christmas has often thrown many
extra heavy burdens on the should
ers of Uncle Sans postoffic depart
ment. The Mail Early" campaigns
help relieve some of the congestion,
and in this way the children have
their opportunity to aid the Red.
White and Blue Carriers.
As a result of much campaigning
in the schools last week, thousands
of precious packages, labeled do
Not Open Until Christmas" have
reached the city postoffice. Every
boy and girl, and there are more
than sixty thousand of them, re-
ceived a personal letter from VIII
Hoys. Postmaster General, urging
them to help the department.
~CHRISTMAS MESSAGE"
The letter follows:
To the boys and girls of the United
States:
christmas Is almost here.
"Your great Postoffice Depart
ment has Job ahead and needs your
help.
Think what It means to be Santa
Claus to our 100000 people and
to deliver Christmas parcels to every
family in this great country within
the short space of a few days and
without disappointment.
1T can be done. and we're going
to do 1t II we may have your help.
want to enlist the active assistance
of every boy and girl in the schools
of our country in getting parcels
IudiCu ttiib "CCh " iCiicNo tilc IuSu
that comes directly before Christ
mas.
"Will you go homo today and take
this message to your parents and
friends:
"'Our Postmaster has asked us to
mail our Christmas parcels this
week, for. unless we do, Uncle ans
load may be so heavy the last few
days before Christmas that he won't
be able to deliver all the presents by
Christmas Eve"
LABEL PARCELS.
THE parcels must be well wrap
and tied and addressed plainly in
order that they may arrive in good
condition with their Christmasy ap-
pearance unspoiled. You can put
on your packages do not open until
Christmas"
You boys and girls can help tho
Postal Service and save your father
some money, because he has to help
pay the cost of searching addresses
on letters and parcels sent out by
this one careless and thoughtless
family in every ten.
Put tho proper amount Of post
age on your letters and wrap tho
parcels carefully. Avoid fancy writ
Ing. which causes post-office clerks
and letter carriers to stop and
~xr NJ th,,~ AFoIr
address plain and easily read. and
always use pen and ink or type
writer and light-colored envelopes.
% as to save tho eyes Of the post
office clerks Do not use enve-
lopes of unusual size. The little
ones that are so frequently used
for cards and notes at Christmas
and other holiday times cause an
untold amount of trouble and labor,
as they will not fit our canoeling
machines and must therefore be
Cancelled by hand. Because or Their
size and tendency to slip out of
= package. these small envelopes
are moro likely to be overlooked
or lost.
MAIL EARLY.
Mail your letters and packages
early in the day, because this
avoids overlooking and delaying
mail at the end of the day.
"Your local postmaster and your
teachers will tell you more about
the Postal Service.
''Do these things and you will
win tho grateful appreciation of the
people in your post office and es.
pecially Of
~Your Postmaster General,
WILL II. HAYS.
~P. S.-Don't forget to mail
Christmas packages this week"
Hundreds of high school boys
are going to aid their country in
another way, also, during. the holi-
days. It has lately been a mat
ter of intense jealousy for one