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Show 91 PACKAGES TO SOLOIEB BOYS The following regulations have been , sent out by Assistant Postmaster Rufus A. Garner, concerning the send-' ing of Christmas packages to soldiers overseas. These orders have just arrived ar-rived from the war department and are I dated October 5, 1918. "Christmas Parcels for American Expeditionary Ex-peditionary Forces in Europe. . "The war department is desirous that each man serving in the American Ameri-can expeditionary forces in Europe shall receive a remembrance from home at Christinas time, and advises that because of transportation and distribution difficulties but one parcel of standard size and weight can be sent to each. To this end arrangements have been made with the war department depart-ment whereby Christmas parcels may be mailed to members of th expedi-Itonary expedi-Itonary forces in Europe under ire ol-lowlng ol-lowlng directions: One Parcel To Each Man. "1. Each soldier or other member of the American expeditionary force in Europe will be allowed to receive ono Christmas parcel for which purpose pur-pose he will be furnished, through army channels a 'Christmas parcel label' la-bel' bearing the correct name and address ad-dress of the soldier or member and also the name of the person designated designat-ed to mall the parcel. The label furnished fur-nished each soldier or other member of the American expeditionary force will be sent by him to the person who Is to mail the parcel. No Christmas parcel for members of the American expeditionary force in Europe will bo accepted for transmission without such label. Muct Be Standard Size. "2. All Christmas parcels must be of standard size, 3 inches by 4 inches by 9 inches, and shall not exceed 3 pounds in weight, for which' purpose cartons of the size prescribed will be distributed through, the local Red Cross chapters throughout the country. coun-try. No person will be furnished a carton except upon the presentation of a 'Christmas parcel label' received from abroad. "3. The parcels must contain no prohibited or unmallable articles. Perishable Per-ishable food products are not permitted. inspecica Dy r-sea uross. "I. After the cartons have been filled by tho persons who receive them, they shall bo returned to a Red Cross receiving station where inspectors inspec-tors appointed by the Red Cross will carefully examine each parcel and supervise su-pervise its wrapping and the affixing of the Christmas parcel label and the necessary postage stamps, the letter to be furnished by the sender of the parcel. When the parcels have thus been packed and wrapped and otherwise other-wise prepared for transmission, tho Red Cross wiH affix to each parcel a certificate In the form of a seal showing show-ing that the parcel has been Inspected and contains no prohibited or unmallable unmall-able matter. Such certificates wlll bo accepted by the postal service and army authorities as evidence that the parcels conform to tho conditions prescribed pre-scribed and obviate thcr necessity of subsequent examination. The parcels must be left at the Red Cross receiving re-ceiving stations which will deposit them in the mails for dispatch. Proper Address. "o. Christmas parcels must bear tho name and address of the sender and will be addressed substantially as follows: fol-lows: "Christmas Box Department, Port, of Embarkation, Hoboken, N. J. For Organization American Expeditionary Forces." "Parcels so addressed will be chargeable charge-able with postago at the fourth class or parcel post zone rate applicable between be-tween the office where mailed and Hoboken, Ho-boken, lsT. J., to be prepaid by stamps affixed. Inscriptions. "6. Parcels may bear inscriptions such as "Please do not open until Christmas," 'Merry Christmas,' 'Happy 'Hap-py New Year,' 'With Best Wishes,' and the like. 7. In order to assure the arrival of Christmas parcels abroad and the delivery de-livery to the addresses by Christmas all such parcels must be mailed on or before November 20. 1918. The foregoing does not in any way change instructions heretofore issued regarding the acceptance of parcels up to seven pounds in weight for members mem-bers of the American expeditionary forces In Europe which contain arti-clos arti-clos sent in response to tho written re-(raest re-(raest of a member approved "by bis regimental commander or other offi-; ccr authorized to approve such rc-j quests." |