OCR Text |
Show n til PjM i JO r American soldiers iu France can receive re-ceive but one Christmas package each this year nnd each package must weigh not more than three pounds, according ac-cording to regulations announced by the war department. Boxes for men in the navy, however, may weigh tweu-ty tweu-ty pounds. The regulations governing Christinas Christ-inas packages for soldiers have just been completed after conferences between be-tween the war and postofflce departments depart-ments and the American Red Gross. "The men themselves will decide who is to send these parcels. They are now receiving Christmas parcel labels with instructions to mail these labels to the person in this country from whom they wish to receive the holiday box. "No Christmas parcels will be accepted ac-cepted for shipment after Nov. 20. The cardboard boxes or cartons to be provided for these parcels are 3 inches by 4 inches by 9 inches in size. When packed, wrapped, and ready for mail-lug mail-lug these boxes must not weigh more than three pounds." The American Red Cross has agreed to provide these cardboard boxes anil to supervise their distribution to relatives rela-tives of the soldiers who present the proper Christmas parcel label credentials. creden-tials. The following is an outline of the procedure to be followed by persons per-sons planning to send one of these parcels par-cels abroad: On receiving one of these Christmas pnrcel labels it should be presented at the nearest chapter, branch, or auxiliary aux-iliary headquarters of the Red Cross, where the holder will receive a carton. I These labels are not expected to reach this countrv hefnvo Tnv h t, that time each Red Cross branch will have Its allotment of boxes, based on the number of soldiers in service overseas over-seas from that community. Mhese boxes may be filled with an J combination of prohibited articles, except ex-cept those ou the list barred by the postal officials. Tho articles prohibited are all intoxic&Hng liquors, nil Ijflam-mable Ijflam-mable 'Jatiterial, including friction matches, and eny composition likely to Ignite or explode (cigarette lighters come untler this classitieatlon). liquors and fragile articles Improperly packed. Under the regulations no note or message mes-sage or written matter of any kind will be permitted to remain ln rji boxes. When the package lias been packed pack-ed it should be taken, unwrapped and unsealed, together with the label and sufficient stamps, to the nearest collection col-lection center designated by the Red Cross. After the package has passed the Inspection of the Red Cross rep resentntives the Christmas label bear-Ins bear-Ins tJie address of the man for whom ft is Intended Is hlnro.l nn It Tho r,n,.- son sending the package, in the presence pres-ence of the Red Cross worker, is required re-quired to affix stamps, sufficient to car ry it to Hoboken, N. J. |