New Britain herald., 1922-11-13
DEPICTS SAD. PLIGHT
 OF FRENCH CHILDREN
Field Secretary of McAn Mission
 Speaks at South Church

General Field secreGry of the Ma, fional McAll association, George T. Berry. told an interested audience al the South Congregational church yes. terday afternoon. of thespitabe con, dition of some Soo,ooo poor children Of France today whom the McAlI Mission in France is trying to help relieve and educate. Before the ad- dress of MT. Berry selections of French music were played by Organ. ist Beebe and the children of the To. cal Children's McAll sang prettily un- der the direction Mrs w. C. Dalz- elle. accompanied by MT. Beebe at the organ.
 Compliments the Children.
 The speaker was introduced by Miss Frances Whittesey who referred 10 the keen interest Of the children of the youthful branch of the New Brit ain Auxiliary in their small brothers and sisters of France, and their ef- fective help. Mir. Berry, after com pimenting the small singers on their delightful performance. asked if 1t might be possible for them 10 learn and to sing for him. if he was again asked to come to this city, French song such as the children of France are taught, He spoke of the learning by the French of our songs and the earnest. thought sometimes amusing, efforts they made to master our lam guage and musical time.
 Praises Helpers Here.
 MT. Berry emphasized the fact that in teaching and helping the children of France, as the McAll Mission is doing, it is doing a great work 10 make strong the future citizenship of that devastated country. He drew a pathetic picture of the condition of innumerable children. stricken by ill., ness through suffering. and fighting bravely to overcome the anguishing handicaps war had placed upon their innocent shoulders. He spoke of the help America and such organizations as the McAll had been, wildly pictur- ing one instance where small lad, vhring one-half of an American b2nket in the daytime, and using the other half to keep off the cold at night, was in the habit of piloting a teacher through the low. dark streets of poor portion of Paris as she went about her charitable work.
 Tells of Work in France.
 MT. .Barry's intimate acquaintance with the suffering of the poorer classes to whom the McAll is bringing not only the gospel but also the prac- tical religion of cleanliness and truth, | made effective his appeal, especially l to the children, that they continue their work so we'll begun. He told of l the woman of Washington who had ''adopted" poor French boy and who had gone to the poor hovel which ! was his home and had lived with the boy and his mother for several weeks, the better to understand and to be { able to help. He told of the summer | camps for the children where they learned the first principles of the higher things, and whence they came with new light on life, refusing to allow to continue the dirty conditions | in which they had lived. and refusing l to partake of food until grace had been said at the poor table.
 The Heart of America.
 Mir. Barry emphasized the belief of leaders in France that 'The Heart of America, once won, is never lost" and he stressed this fact with the hope that America would, through its great heart which had once been given to France, continue to aid in the up-