New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-30
FRIENDSHIP GIFTS
sent TO mexico
Sunday School Children Send IS
Bags From First Cong. Church

During the present week there
have been forwarded by parcel post
for Is friendship school bags from
the Sunday church school Of the
First Church of Christ, to school
children In Mexico. These bags
have been purchased by the mem
bers of the Sunday church school
and have been filled with gifts Cor
school children in Mexico.
This is the second International
goodwill project which has been ar
ranged by the committee on world
friendship among children OF the
Federal Council OF Churches of
was the ending of nearly $4,000 doll
messengers OF friendship to Japan
during the winter of 1927. These
dolls we're distributed in the schools
Of Japan Doll Festival Day" and
produced profound impression on
the entire nation.
The friendship school bags are
made of special. durable artificial
leather. They measure 10 inch IA
inch and on one side bear a picture
Of school children with the words in
Spanish which may be translated
World Friendship Among Chill
dren," On the other side appear the
English words Goodwill Greet
ings" Inside the bags were packed
gifts treasured by boys and girls
everywhere. 4 sample bag packed
for boy contains a ball, balloons,
handkerchief, harmonica, marbles,
writing pad, pencil box. tooth brush,
top. 4 sample bag for a girl con-
tains mirror, crayons, picture scrap
book, soap models, washcloth, col
lapsible drinking cup, doll. In ad-
dition each bag contains pictures of
national heroes of the United States
and OF Mexico. and picture OF
Americas messenger of goodwill to
Mexico-Lindbergh and The Spirit
Of St. Louis" There Is also a let
ter OF friendly greetings printed in
English and In Spanish.
The bags have been filled by the
primary. junior and intermediate de-
IL
school. The senior Young Peoples
department. the P'eng-Yu club and
the Young Woman's Missionary So
eiety have also assisted in the pro-
lect by purchasing bags to be filled.
For several months study Of Mexi-
60 has been carried on in the church
school including historical and geo.
graphic material. the stories of noted
Nexicans and the racial and other
problems with which Mexico is now
trying to cope. Stereopticon slides
were used in making Mexico more
real.
The class Of nine boys taught by
Charles f. Neale provided gifts to
Gil eight friendship bags.
An exhibit OF the friendship bags
and gifts was arranged by Mrs.
Samuel McCutcheon for Children's
Sunday so that the parents and
friends could see these results OF the
work which the church school has
dors on this special project. Later
this exhibit was photographed with
representatives from various depart
ments and classes surrounding the
exhibit.
The bags have been forwarded by
parcel post to the vice minister of
education of the Mexican govern
ment The vice minister Of educa-
ton in Mexico has approved the
project and will assist in distributing
the bags. The official distribution
will be made in the schools on
Nexico's Independence Day, Septem-
Der 18th. a day which is universally
observed in all public schools in
Mexico.
Alread over $4,000 friendship bags
have been ordered from the COM
mittee on world friendship among
children. 1t Is expected that this
number will be considerably in
creased during the summer 50 that
there will be at least two bags for
each primary school in Mexico. This
will of course provide for only a
small fraction of the 1850 900 pri-
mary school children In Mexico.