LIFE-SAVING SCOUTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2969, 5 January 1917, Page 8

LIFE-SAVING SCOUTS

Tho Life-Saving Scouts of tho Salva 1-ion Army iiavo just concluded thei iirst annual camp at Karaka 13ay whore thoy havo been iwder canvas fo eight days. Troops from Wellingtoi City, Jtailtling, 1/almerstoiL North Hastings, and patrols from Petono am South Wellington participated. Un al I2U scouts and loaders answered to tin •■ roll call. Staff-Captain Carter, th< Territorial organiser, was in command and a most successful camp was hold 0 A. competition for tho Less all-roun< J troop in camp was hold: for a specia j scout banner presented by Couimis j! sioner Hodder, tho Dominion Cony '• mauder-in-Chief. This was won t>y tlif J I'almerston North, troop. The cam; t was fortunate in possessing two bands, i' mado up by Life-Saving Sooute, viz.. Pal mors to a North Brass i Band aud D'eildiug Drum and I'ife. 'Apart from , ihc excellent training to which atten- ; tion was given, the scouts ontortained the residents t-o two special concerts, 1 and oh Sunday two services wera lield, coiiductcd by the General Superintendent, Krigadicr Hoare, which wore attended not only by tho'scouts, but by quite a considerable number of tho residents. Commissioner Hodder and staff visited tho camp on two occasions. t During their stay in camp permission 1 was kindly granted by the military au- :■ fchorities for the boys '• to bathe ill : Scorching Isav, and this was much apj predated. residents were also extremely kind to tho hoys. Tho Lifc- • Saving Scouts of tho Salvation Army ■ are affiliated with tho Dominion Scouts, ' but are controlled by their own organisation.