Scout Troop Celebrates First Birthday

Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1948, Page 4

Scout Troop Celebrates First Birthday

Pp g recpnt pypping the Foroutawhap Hdll "yrps P^clpSd tp 'capacity when the 'Bor qqta whao S.coqt Troop celebrpted 'its'frrst pirthday. Scoiits and "guicj.es from Leyin and Foxton arrived by tKe 'bus-lpad to apsist in makii)g thp^eyenFa m.emprable one. Ip adpitiqp therp was a 'large attendancp qf the general public, whP all enjpye.d * thfe excellent ana varied' prpgrgmme, Rev. A. Salmohd op.ene.d the prpgrammle with iahtern slides depictIng views of the lak.es and Milford Spunds, accompanied by an interpstihg. and informative commentary. Scouter Gudgeon then offir .cially . welcomed' -.Gommissloneps Hornblow and Martin and District Cubmaster Collins,1 who all replied briefly. " ■ - Items .were contributed by the follpwing : — Jim Jamieson, Jim Tait. Peter "Tennant, -Graeme Lingard, Br ian Sutcliff e, Jim Davidson, Earl Green, Stephpn Lewis, Keith Hannan and Cubrpaster Jamieson. The whole of tli'e 'Poroutawhao Troop also gave items," as did B. McAIistsr, A. Simpson, D. Spiers, M. Spiers and R. Scanlin, all Foxton scouts. The work of training the performers and aryanging the programme was in the capabie -hands of Mrs. Tait, Cubmaster Green and Scoutmaster Gu.dgeon. At the conclusion of the concert, the ceremo'iiy of cutting the eake was performed by Patrol Leader Tennant. After a substantial supper had been dispqsed of, the remainder of the evening was spent in .dancing to rqusic supplied by Mrs. Tait," Miss' Jamieson and Mr. Anderson. Mr. Jamieson was M.C.