The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
ENGLISH BOYS
and GIRLS
SEND
Two Motor Cars of Mail
Given to Mr.. Hoover
PROUD TO
DISTRIBUTE THEM
One Letter Will GO to Each
American School

New York, Sept. 13-"Jenny Jones
of st. Johnsbury, | want to make
you acquainted with Alice Brown Of
Sheffield, Eng; here is a letter from
her thanking you for saving food so
that she need not go hungry. l in
vite you to write to her,"
This, in effect, though perhaps not
by the use of those words, is the
plan adopted by United States Food
Administrator Herbert C. Hoover, to
convey the thanks of English school
children to the children of America
for helping him to conserve food for
the benefit of English girls and boys.
Mr. Hoover has brought back from
London many thousands of letters
from the British boys and girls and
his plan is to send at least one letter
to every public school in the United
States.
The letters were delivered to Mr..
Hoover during his recent visit to
London. Two motor cars were re-
quired to carry them. Some of them
were written by individuals while
others were signed by the children
of whole school; so that the total
represented the thanks of hundreds
of thousands of British children.
The Editor of the Teachers World
presented to MI. Hoover deputa-
ton of English school children and
told the American Food Administra-
tor that the letters were heartfelt
expressions of gratitude to the Am
erican nation which had denied it.
self to provide England with food.
81 will very proudly distribute these
letters among our American
schools" replied Mr.. Hoover. 81
am quite sure that they will form
one of the most effective links pos
sible between the people of the two
nations. Each one of them will be
priced, and will see to it that not
one of the thousands of schools scat
tered throughout our country rs left
without at least one of them. They
form a heap of real treasure, and
should have very far-reaching re-
suit
81 feel that too much is made of
my own part in the American en-
deavor by addressing all these let
ters to me personally, fo" really the
thanks should go to the American
people. There is, however, some
thing very beautiful and inspiring in
the thought underlying them and for
the American people l thank each
one of my correspondents heartily.
"For some time the school teachers
in our country have been organized
on thisl work of food saving and
excellently they have carried out their
important share of the task. They
have taught our children to leave
no effort unturned to save food with
the result that the whole nation
young and old alike, are
concentrating upon this endeavor
Specially have the children of people
of moderate means put forward every
exertion to this end and almost tc
a family each of these children is
practising the utmost self-denial. Ir
this great pile of letters | think we
have excellent material for SECOND
stimulation next year"
Though, of course, it will be i'm
possible for each of my correspond
ents to receive a letter direct from
me in reply, | will see to it that ht
or she will receive a letter O.
thanks from some little school-chilc
in America. | trust that out of thi!
correspondence many lifelong friend
ships will arise"