GIRL PEACE SCOUTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1470, 19 June 1912, Page 6

GIRL PEACE SCOUTS.

LADY ISLINGTON^- ' A meeting of ladies;:-infert<U , .d;..in ■tlfS.' Girl J'eaee Scouts wa's'.''li9liV"in.;'tb.e llip- , neer Club looms when the election ot officers loi' tho com-. ing y;ar and the disc ; us'sioit. .of ijtajps *im ; . meuiis for revivifyin;;'-...the ...orgaiiisntioit. took place. Her Jixcellijjiey iLiiiji; ilsiinjjv ton, who is the patrpn'&s of . Hie Gftl Scouts in Xew Zcala'njly livfisidwlv . ami though there was. not ,a ■ yevy; jai-go :g'arh>\ criiijf, consideriiblo iiit;pre>t was -tiikeii iii , the matter of reorganising: affairs, ; lu opening the meeting; , tady'l'sjingt'p.n , called upon Dr. PlattsSjills is Ihose present the ideals'w,hich thL* organv isation was striving ' to, atlain, mncL. its methods. .•' ' :'■'.-. .. , ■■'■■

Dr. l'lntts-Mills spoke Lor tlie- misappre:. keii:'ioii wliich hud cxiyi?fl:'iivJ)ie : .)».iii(lS oT iiiotiiers the.: ivoi.'.i;. ainder-taken , by the Girl Scouts, -they cpitt'iised it with that pf tlie>]ipy r ;ticHuts;■ iho tiro things wore really. 'Wifi' Girl Scout movement ft girl kindness to those;'.Srpliiuf Jifft «-heV liicr they were her feilov-j'lieiiijjs;- or aiiv liiul;, obedience, seli'7 , i:<:!!.an.ce,.'"d.isci , i)line.,- , thriftiuess, and her .resjonsißijitits as: girl, woman, mother, aml.c'iitizeuy aisd'slie ,, hopejl that people woulftr. tonic; .foV>yai;.dloadily and help siicluaii'.'qjjjcict .-I'hys'ijcv , ally, mentally, and morally it hdlisd to. uraurL- girls. . -.. ■ Mrs. Lloyd Oarlick,.. wlip..was; ■apppin.te.d: president of tho Girl (|.iii ; .i,ife iColonel Cossgrovc's re.ceiit: visit fp lington, gave a brief ...i:csume;-<)£ the. wy.i-.k , done since the formatio.n.oj t.lie.^yi'lling l ton Council of the Gihl..,l?Diice .S.coiils. The organised work iiudei-..ti.i«: cpiincii fj&gatf'jii September, 1910, and; . se.pii.t's', : ' Stiiutiij'ft-iu'e-rsss, and the. council: jvere Jirst brought together Iff the, -the); president, Lady Ward, at iy jjai'doii. party r by her at her resttlenjfcj fi'r.st aid, cookery,' sigualliiig)' riisd..-t'lie. care, .of their own hciiHh anUr,pliy>ic.at ;, Improyei ment were given. w'biik. was. dpiie by iliss iikelley, girls id swim, superintended wiekJy;- : .in.eetiiVg.Sj ..aiiil has kept the girls' interest, jali.ye... jt.ii order tp avoid any possible Tri'ct'i'o'hj. .Mrs. Garlick sasgested that .sph.pols-, .private, or otherwise, shops and. ijefenes,.-aiid bffi'ges.. should form their o\v.ii..i)atrp!s.-ini;<l ji-pbp.s, elect their own loadcrs..a , ii(l*.coutni'i's.ire.s'j , e.', while girls not atteiuliiig. .t-chapis;. .not; , .eiigngrd in employment* iiiiglit fcv.iii'-Ji rt' rpis of their own, and bf.repr.e.s'ijnt.ed: tfv.'JriiS same way. Some people'oJi|e.etcU : {6. kiiaiti as a uniform, and she ■h^d/fp.ujvd.Puii.tlia.); , it was upi compulsory .to Ayi;'ar it< blue might perhaps ijeVi.riedL , : . .

In speaking tp the .elee.tipri of- Mrs, (Jarlick as president, I.aily . ..Isliijgfem.- said: that, iii Auckland, theiiG.irii.Sco.u'i riibve:ment had been takeninp/mucli. .inpi;e -Keenly than in "WellingtpnJ'.hotlv iri, t.lie :niiitter of numbers and of.'.'iiiter.eSfi.- .J!ognfiling the question of -kliski -Jfor jinifprnis, she* thought it nnbecomih/;.•'.'aiftl , . if : riiir change were made, d.ar.k %Vw>, iriiprht : bV suitable. It was possible.- /tKa.ty.Ke;. fiipt of khaki being worn ■.create'dia: slight fcplins of antagonism Scouts. Anpther ca'ii'ie; .p.'vdyp-. cative of a feeling of',anfagomsm .was/the fact that the girls shpuld.'w failed .peace scouts. Lady Islingtpii-...sii.jgt'sted tliat:i't might bo advisable to. ; ivi'ake gome .change , - in tho name, and, '■.G.ir.l , Guides," as it was in-.- .'Englanai ; and: .. irt; other countries. matter, if they approved. , shp. jy;ould.;vrrjte!. to Colonel Cossgrovei,'and ; ;pji'f; -t|ie.vsiipgestion before him. They■ wanted : ;,tp'--.kee,n.-the organisation entirely 'free.'/f.bA. tics, and everyone whp-wislietljfor tlie.lie'l;terment of the race /w.pjilU- : .sec,;, she., fcl'fc sure, spmetliinir tp suppprt :in- tlie mo.yc.ment. Lady Islington iven't: ;<in: (|p sa;r that it seemed such tin- pasy.matter i -to: Ret tilings done for meiv. when it came to woman nndi.pirlg;; j.t -was: rjiiitoanother matter—their .nffiiirs, .l.ari.eiiisJie.d'. When slie was in A-iiqlcland'.■Jthe .:f,a'iin<lalioii stone of a fine ■ .liui.UHnft;. for the Y.M.C.A. was laid.:wliile. opppsile, veas the YAV.C.A., in tiiiy niiu; WfiSt.hjiiiVlile (luavlers-. She really- Wipiigltf lhail lypiiieii ought to •support: their , own.Sß?.. AV-piTicn-did s'o much (o support meii iji. t'licir ljiii dcrtukiiist.*.

The election of officers-, wij.u. p.o.H-ev f.o add to Iheir ras'ii.l.fed,sin Hifr XiilIniviiii' bring appoip'.'ifv—iPti.tfdil.fsJ-, ]rf-p rvcellHiicv. r.ocly p}iii)i(nfc: itr--. (inrliclc fvif-e Uidv AVi(ii) : . >v.ii,i has rosiiriipd): genernl in=p>:cfor. T)i. Mills; vice-|ire=idi , ttk.'S]Ei'« l fi.oiifcy;: taiy. Mis? Amy ICans f:ih fjlife -/.f .fte leninorary iipuointnif-nt. of Ji-rs. fWriiiiK: in Hie past): tiea«m:i\i', < P.-.f1 , -.--yfn<!a--i"-iliv; onmmilVc. I.ni.ly-PiliVe*, MK % v , liiisr. Mr«. Dyer. Mr?: * I'. W'& V(W. Tin-la". ,Mr=. -M'nloAi Siaplelon-Ail-ipn, MixaKnur. Mi." Punlin?.. -.'

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