Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1900 — CHRISTMAS BOXES TO GO FREE [ARTICLE]

CHRISTMAS BOXES TO GO FREE

Gifts for Soldiers t-erving Abroad to He Carried Without lharjre. . Christmas packages for'American soldiers serving abroad will be transported by"' the government free of charge from either Ban Francisco or New York. This was done Inst year, and proved popular. Those in charge of the army transports, however, say that senders of boxes should understand that perishable articles, such as- fruit ami plum "puddings, and fragile packages, such as preserves, should not be inclosed. Boxes should not exceed twenty-five or thirty pounds in weight. They should be plainly marked with the name, company and regiment of the soldier, and be sent in care of the superintendent of the United States army transport service, either at Sail Francisco or New York. A transport leaves New York for the Philippines on Nov. o, and will take Christinas packages, but it will require fifty days to make the trip, whereas the voyage across the Pacific is shorter. • Express or freight: charges should be prepaid to Sail Francisco or New York. Packages for soldiers in Cuba and Porto Rico should be sent via New York.