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Show (CHRISTMAS CARTONS : ARRIVE RED CROSS TBIIISPECT -rans- Headquarters to Handle -,-Gifta-for Soldiers to --Be --Be Opened Monday at 51 South State Street BEGINNING Monday morning t 10 o'clock, all Christmas ; packages for American soldiers in France will be inspected by the Red Oos Christmas pucka ir committee at tha Hharman Automobile company's premises at II South Btata street. Tha cartons In which tha ChrlBtmaa gifts for soldiers In Krance are ts be contained were recaived today at Red "ruea headquarters, and ara obtainable ob-tainable by all tltoae who have Chi-lstmaa coupons. . LIMITED WEIGHT. All parcels must be Inspected at the rooms at the 8harman company before they will be accepted for mailing. mail-ing. Tha Red Cross announces that tha carton and wrapping will weigh I ouncea, and therefore the con ten ta muat weigh not mora than S pounds II ounces. - All candies, fruit cake or any sort of food sent In the package must I p la red In a tin or wooden box, which in turn will be placed In the carton. Thla precaution la to prevent the rata on shipboard from destroying tha food. MUST HAVE COUPON. Christmas packages may be sent enly by Individuals holding a coupon from . ome soldier overaeaa. Kach sol dler In Krance haa been provided with a coupon, which ha will aend to the person he chooses to receive a present from. If these coupons ara lost after being placed In tha banda of the receivers re-ceivers over here they cannot' be duplies ted. No package a UL be ac- cepied by In Red Croea for delivery to tha p -at of flee without the coupon. Follow Ina; ara a few facta senders of soldiers' gifts should bear In mind: Include nothing which will not keep . fresh until Christmas. live preference to hard. candy over chocolates unless the latter are wrapped in heavy wrappers. lo not Include articles packed In glass. When possible wrap, packages In " khaki colored handkerchiefs. Remember to place fruit or candy or any food In tin or wooden boxea. |