Official Visits Feves

Chas. L Todd, representing Operation Democracy, the agency in New York which brings American and European towns-together for affiliation, has spent a day in Feves, Lorraine, France.

A part of the letter which he wrote about it to his secretary has been forwarded here. He will return to the United States December 19, no doubt with all of the details which UNESCO committee will presents along with the pictures at the Noel party to be held at the school gymnasium on the evening of December 30.

I went to Feves. The school kids were lined up in the streets to greet me. The whole French press were there ... they made speeches. I made a speech in my awful French. When the kids sang "Sur le Pont," I wept like a baby. I toasted Morganville with the Maire, the padre, etc. I saw the cows, sat in the 16th century cathedral, had supper in a Lorraine kitchen, gave candy to every child in Feves, received dozens of signed photographs for the people of Morganville. There are no illiterate peasants there. They are good, intelligent farmers, thrilled about Morganville, deeply grateful, endlessly curious, kindly.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't sleep at all because of the deep responsibility we and Morganville had incurred. They, in Feves, understood Morganville and the "Message to Feves." But, like me, they couldn't quite say what they felt. It will take time and very great patience on the part of Morganville. For instance, there is only one person there who writes English and he is afraid it will be awkward, that he might say the wrong thing.