New Britain herald., 1928-11-19
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 We who desire peace must write it into the hearts of children" is the mette Of the Committee on World FrtendsAip among Children. This
 motto translated into Spanish has been adopted also by the Mexican Committee on World Frisndship among Children" aaid Mrs. Jean nstts W. Enrich in her address to the Sunday Church School of the First Church of Christ on Sunday.
 Mrs. Enrich told of the misun- derstanding and suspicion toward the United States existing in the minds Of many people in Mexico which was dispelled by the ava lanche of 30.000 friendship school bags which were sent by the chill dren in the United States to the children of our southern neighbor. One scool teacher said to me, We have heard . great deal about our enemies in the United States but we have not heard about the friends we have there Another Mexican teacher told me that they are now studying about the United States, its history. tts accomplishments. its people and all In . friendly way. In fact 70 profound an impression has the frisdlineas and good will of peo. ple In America. expressed through frisadshtp school bags. made in Nexico that . course on lnternation- Neuee. This is due entirely said made : regular part of the curri. culm ef the primary schools ot Nextce. This il dons entirely said Ds. sasaA Msxico's minister of edu- cation, to this friendship project from tha United States.'
 "On September 18th. 75.oo0 peo- p1s vera sathsred in tho great sta- dtum in Medco City: 1000 Mexican boys and girls marched eight abreast down the center aisle of the stadium approaching the stand where President Gales presented . boys bag to . representative Mex tcan boy and . girls bag to ! repre- se1tative Mexican girl. During the presentation the crowds waved American flags and tho band played the Star SpanEled Banner.An Amer ican who had been 1s years resident in Mexico City. upon seeing this d6nenstration. said to me. 'Nrs- Enrich. you must not take this too much for granted. In all my ysara in Mexico I have never seen such . popular demonstration of good will aaA friendliness toward the United otatss.'
 "Each friendship school bag con- tains six or more gifts. selected by the American children who filled the bag-pencils. handkerchiefs, tpye, etc. But there were only enough baGs for one bag for every fifty primary school children in Mexico se no one person received . bag with ail its contents. The pupil in each school who had the highest raAk in both scholarship and de- pertinent was awarded the bag. The pupil with next highest rank waa permitted to reach in the bag and get one of the gifts. and 90 on until all were distributed. In one school even the wrapping paper and string. which had surrounded the bag for shipment to Mexico, were carefully saved and divided up among the rs. maining children of the school @ that each pupil migh have some- thing from the boy and girl friends in the United States.
 In addition to the children's gifts each bag had . picture of George Washington. and Abraham Lincoln sud also Mexico's great patriots. Hi- dalee and Juarez: . picture also Of the American Liberty Bell and of Msxico's Liberty Bell: . picture of Niagara and of the great Mexican falls- -Yuanactlan: ! picture of Lind bsrsh and of Carranza who was Nsxico's good will flyer and also loved by the boys and girls of Mex leo just as Andbergh ts loved hers.
 "Ths Msxicans have been 70 im- pressed by this manifestation of frisndliness that they have now or gaeized . Committee on World Frtsndship among Children, both for the whole of Mexico and separate Committees in most of the Mexican states. Mexico already has under consideration plans for the rsturn good will project to the children of Amsrica.'
 Mrs. Enrich is secretary of the Committes on World Friendship Among Children. with headquarters in New York, under whose auspices this Mexican project is being car. ried out. Mrs. Enrich spoke at . party for the beginners and primary departments of the First Consreea- tional church on Saturday after noon. and It the church school and the morning worship on Sunday morning. While in New Britain, Mrs. Enrich was the guest of Mrs. Samuel MsCutcheon Of 4s Vine street.
 SCHOONER IN TROUBLE
 New London. Nov. 19 R-Coast Guard destroyer force headquarters said that the Destroyer Wainwright
 was proceeding to the assistance of the schooner Alice NJ. Hawes sis
 miles off Highland Light, Cape Cod
 this morning. The schooner sent out
 a distress signal at nine o'clock.