New Britain herald., 1930-05-19
Formal Acceptance of Gifts to Children as Good Will Offering Made by T. A, Cabacungan, Filipino, at South Church Chapel Exercises.

Seating accommodations were in adequate for the large attendance [ the community farewell for the friendship treasure chests held in the chapel of the Sooth Congrega- tional church on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Representations from the 10 churches that participated in hllinc these friendship treasure chests and from many other churches of New Britain and nearby towns were present for the impress slye program which had been ar 1anged under the auspices of the Now Britain council of education as the send off Of these symbols Of good will 10 the children of the Philippine Islands.
 The farewell program was ar ranged for the Sunday which is coming 10 be known throughout the United States as good will Sunday "The meaning of good will Sunday" vas explained by Rev. Theodore $. Dunn, president of the New Brit- ain council of religious education. who read a brief greeting Of good will sent out by the children Of Wales to the children of all other lands.
 The sending Of Go0on friendship Of Mexico constituted the second world friendship proiest conducted by the committee on world friond- ship among children. Motion pie lures were shown Of the distribution at the large stadium in Mexico City C thes, school bag9 when they were formally received by the president cf Mexico on September 16, 1928. An old American resident Of Mexico who witnessed ther celebration at that time said "NeEer before have I seen such popular good will mani festcd toward the United States in all my years in Mexico" X teacher in one Of the Mexican schools, upon receiving these expressions of good will from tho children in the United States. said We have heard great deal about our enemies in the United States but we have not heard about our friends thcre.' At this great reception the Mexican bands played inc Star Spaneled Banner and 31.ho0 school children participated in the celebration. As he result of this friendship gesture on tho part Of the children Of the United States q committee on world friendship among children was or eanizcd in Mexico and course on international friendship was intro ducod into the curriculum Of the elementary schools Of the country. The friendship school bags and their contents were distributed to the remotest villages of the republic one school bag for each class of approximately 30 boys and girls.
 When it was decided by the MeN- can committee that reciprocal good will project would he carried on the response from the people of Mexico was immediate and en- thusiastic. All the children of the elementary schools of Mexico had 2 part in the sending of 4 exhibits,
 
 States and one for the District Of Columbia. These exhibits were made by the school children Of Mexico in their classes of drawing and painting and manual and ap- piled arts and were selected on the basis Of their being typical of the products or spirit of each com munity, These gifts Of good will ar rived in the United States this year and q portion Of the exhibit for the state Of Connecticut was on cNhibl- ton at tho meeting in the south church. It consisted Of drawings and paintings by tho first, second and third grade pupils, hand made toys, examples Of weaving, baskotry, pottery and glass ware. The exhibit arrived here from Canaan, Conn" in it's tour of the various towns and cities Of the state.
 A group of juniors from the Stan ley Memorial church presented a dramatlzation written by Mrs.