SCOUT NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1931, Page 15

SCOUT NOTES

(By "8.A.M.")

In connection with the rally for the Chief Scout and Chief Guide, the assembly point for all Scouts will bo at .Mount Couk ground in front, of the Technical College, Buckle struct; where space will be allotted to each district. Surplus gear may be left al' the Technical College basement under direction of officer in charge, und District Commissioners are absolutely responsible that their districts are on parade, formed up in troops in columns of fours and ready to move otf punctually lit 1.45 p.m. Districts will move off in the following order: —Cubs (all together, but in the same district order as Scouts), Wellington Central, Wainmipa, Hills, Wellington South, Sea Scouts, Nelson, Marlborough, and llutt Valley. Guides will move off simultaneously m their own order, but preceded by the Brownies. Guides and Scouts enter the ground together through the same gate; the Guides will wheel to the right and the Scouts to the left. On reaching their district ground, troops will wheel in tours to face the'stnd, each troop or group wheeling in to consist of not less than twenty-iours (eighty boys). .Small troops can be united for this purpose. Colours will be in front of each group, at tlie slope, flag gathered in (see diagrams and programme). All flags will be raised to the carry when flag is broken out at masthead: please watch for this. In the grand •ally troops will rush • forward calling out their patrol calls, etc., and form up on their colours quickly in no near as possible their original order and become X After the Chief's addresses the districts will turn about, retire to their s • c areas, and carry on with their district displays under their own ofl.cerb in their own areas. Amongst the various groups who ha\e been assisting in diverse ways during the week in the earthquake disaster rebel a,* the Ist Wellington .Rovers, Ist Lower Hutt Rovers, Roseneath, Ngaio, JvhandTllah Kclburn. St. Michael's, Kavori, and no doubt there are many other groups '•doing their bit" in a quiet way. , The following Scouts from Pretoria, South Africa, in-charge ot Scoutmaster Groom, arrived in Wellington on Sunday nisht from Picloi), alter making the tup ~p the East Coast of the South Island from Chtistehurch-.-Sconts D Ackerman, j. Henderson, J. Ballard, A. fcdwardj, V. Cooper, Colin Hope, and M. Smyth, from Mbabane, Swaziland, which is about a thousand miles north o£ Pretoria. On arrival they were met at the whan oy the Ist Lower Hutt Group, and conveyed to their headquarters at Lower Hutt. On Monday they went for a motor .drive around the bays, and in the evening a special function was held m the Lower Hutt Scout Hall, when there was a large attendance. Leaving Lower Hutton liiesday morning, the party will visit Masterton, and thence po on to National Park and Rotortm. They will take part in the-rally" to the Chief Scout at Auckland on the 21st o£ this month, leaving there for Sydney on the Niagara on 24tU February. It was the original intention of the party to journey to Rotorua via Napier and Taupo, but this part of the ■journey has been curtailed owing to the earthquake disaster. All the Scouts in the party arc High. School boys, and are duo back home about the middle ct 1 Ali Scouts, and Wolf Cubs in the Wellington area are urged to be in attendance at their weekly parades to learn of the detailed arrangements which have been circularised" to all Scouters m charge of groups in the area. . The civic reception to the duel bcout and Chief Guide will now take place in t.ho large Town Hall on Friday evening, 27th February, at 8 p.m., instead of 5 p.m., the New Zealand Bunds' Contest having been postponed. The Chief Commissioner for New Zealand, Dr. Fenwick, C.M.G., V.D., will be in Wellington on Sunday, and leave for Auckland the same night to meet the Chief Scout. During the holiday period Scout camps were held by the Creytown, Carterton,

Featherston, and Masterton Groups, and all proved to be a great success. Early in January the Martinborough, ieatlicrston, and Greytown Scouts held a combined flield day, and secured about ;>0 poles, which have been forwarded to Wellington for the official platform at the Chief Scout's rally at the Basin Reserve Several Masterton Scouts toured a part of the North Island, and had a rougli time camping out in the January winds. The Masterton Group is most lorluualo m obtaining a permanent camp site close to the town. .Although the lust phrase is true, when on the site everything ideal for camping- and. one can _casi:y imagine being miles away troin civilisation. This permanent site will be mo;.. useful for patrol leaders nnd fee-outers week-end training camps. A special combined parade of the Masterton Croup was held at the "Den" last Thursday, when the Rev. J. Rich, Scout Commissioner in Christchurch, gave a most interesting talk on the development ol the movement and the 21st Birthday Jamboree at Arrowe Park, England, in 1929. Commissioner Rich, who was a member of the New Zealand Jamboree party, illustrated his talk with a very clear set of lantern, slides. During the past few weeks a patrol of Papanui Scouts (Christchurch) have been touring the North Island, and on the way south rendered valuable service in the earthquake area. In addition to local offers of help towards the earthquake sufferers, a telegram was immediately dispatched to Commissioner Conksoy, Hawkes Bay, asking how Wairarapa Scouts could best render service. The Masterton Scouts and Cubs are looking forward to'the visit of the South African, party of Scouts, under Scoutmaster Groom, this week. The first annual report of the Waiwhetu Scout Group makes mention of the handicap under which the. group, has laboured during its first year of existence. Thanks are extended to the members of the Waiwhetu School Committee and thp headmaster for- various facilities provided. Thanks are also given to. Messrs. H. E. Leighton, Austin, Johnson, Odlm, Teagle, and Pye for donations, as well as to members of the committee. Jt is worthy of note that the leaders of the winning patrol, and sixer in the Cubs, have shown a consistently high standard ot conduct and endeavour. The great need of the group is the provision of a permanent hall in which to hold meetings and keep equipment, and which the Scouts and Cubs can call their own. The Lyall Bay ro"p are growing stead-. ily, and looking forward with great interest to the Chief Scout's visit. Last Thursday the Group .Committee met and di»--cußsed ways and means of helping in the Earthquake Fund, and it was decided to assist the Lyall Bay Progressive Association. The Cubs now meet on Monday nightß, under Cnbmaster Noel Ashenden, and. good iprogress is reported. The Rovers, under Rovermate Brice, also meet on Mondays, at the conclusion of the Cub parade. ' The members of the Ist Pctone Kovers (St. Augustine's Crew) desire to inform their' friends and supporters that the social which- was to have been held next Saturday night, 14th February, to commemorate the crew's second birthday, has been cancelled on account of the Hawkes Bay , disaster. The social fund has been donated to the earthquake relief, and the birthday cake, made by Mrs. Henry, of the Group Committtee, has also been sent in. The whole group has also been placed at tiio disposal of the Mayor of Petone. The second annual meeting of the crow took place on Saturday, 7th February, all members being present, as well as Mr. Ahcarn, of the "Big Brother" Patrol, and D.R.&L. Clark. The usual monthly church parade was held pn Sunday last, 51 of all sections attending. Seven of the crew in the afternoon visited the Karori Cemetery, and laid a wreath on the grave of the late Rover "Bill" Harris. The work on the platform for the rally is progressing well, all being keen on the job; when completed it will be a most imposing structure. Scout Eddie Robertson recently received the Pathfinder's badge. He did part of the work at. camp, and is the first in the history of the troop to gain this badge. A senior Scout troop has been started with Messrs. A: Milford and F. Fcgg, as Acting S.M. and Acting A.S.M. respectively. The membership is growing steadily.