Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 9 | $25,000 in Presents for U. S. Soldiers

in Presents for forU US U.S. U S. S Soldiers Over Pa Packages to B Be e Distributed in in Pershing's s Punitive Expedition FIELD Fua D Mexico Mex Mex- ico Dec 23 Twenty five Twenty five thousand thousand thou thou- sand land dollars would not cover time the cost coat of or pres presents tho the people I ople of or the United States have havo sont soot to the tho soldiers sol aol diers of nr the tho punitive e exp expedition It wa waa estimated toda today b by the committee committee com corn In charco charge of oC the Christmas celebration Nothing of or niggard niggard- hose liness has been displayed b by tho the tender sender It was said sail that the value alua of oC more than 1 packages to lO be distributed lI averaged n about 3 each Although th time the tel greater p part of oC the gifts elf's h have havo coma from various Red Rell Cross chap chapters tors hundreds have como come from individuals Tho The character char char- actor acter of or tho the packages from single le H lied d Cross branches ore more or Je less similar but between those of or various br branches there thero Is wide wille va va- va rl Jt riet I Tho The six Ix large ar o tents where tho the packages are stored resemble de department do- do o- o stores Among tho large Jarge consignments are cigar cigars of or can Cal fly pounds of ot smoking tobt Comfort bl bays bags 8 2000 packages hat rols of or j anil aad two complete Sets of or baseball v eq equipment u I p en ant Backed Bach b by the lie generous folks folk nt at homo home General PershIng stat stated cd toa today to today to- to day a that It Is hoped to make maco tho the Christmas celebration the tho most enjoyable en- en en en- event In the ten months months' sojourn of ot tho the troops lu lit Mexico and one thc they wilt will never neer forget Boys Boj at Front to o J Jat t. t Columbia N M. M r. Dec Dee 23 etl turkeys filling sixty four barrels two thirty two packing cases casos of oC fixings pounds of oC can I candy and amid largo large boxes boxeR of ot were shipped I Into Mexico toda today by motor motor mo mo- motor mo- mo tor trucks for tho Christmas dinner of thu the American soldiers In Mex Iet- Iet ico leo The Time motor caravan was in charge of ot Lieutenant Dennis Mc- Mc fc- fc of the tho Sixth United States Infantry and a guard of or enlisted men