SCOUT NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 74, 28 March 1934, Page 22

SCOUT NOTES

■ —♦ (By "The Scribe.'') Warrants have, been received for Assistant Scoutmaster C. Baddiley, St. Hilda's Anglican Group, and Assistant Cubmaster W. J. Baker, Brooklyn Group. ". ". , District Scoutmaster R. X. Carter, .Wai: rarapa district, lias resigned, on his return to England. ...... ... ;. ■ Wood badges have been awarded to: District -Cubmaster. Miss C. T. Fitzgibbon, Wellington South, and Cubmaster Miss B. Swabey, Otaki. '. . ■ . . . ' . .. A hearty invitation is extended to commissioners, committee members, and others interested to visit the Akela Camp at Wirihana. on Easter Sunday, between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., when they will be able to meet the Dominion Commissioner for Training, who will be present in camp with the candidates.- Afternoon tea-.will be served. ' ' ■. '. ■ '... The -2nd Kelburn Troop now meets oil Friday, and the Cub Pack on Tuesday. ; : The central district bazaar committee met on March 24 and reported good progress. The following stallholders have been appointed:—Produce, Port Nicholson Group, Mrs. Peterson; groceries, Catholic groups, iMr'i Lonergan: tearoom, Collingwopd Group, Mrs. Jacobs; games and bvan tub, St.' Peter's Rover crew; Scout stall, Institute Group, Mr. Lamb; cakes jvnd confectionery, Britannia Group, Mr. Edlin; flowers and plants, Roseneath Group, Mr. Cox; books, Britannia Group, Mr. Cooke. Mrs. Jacobs is organising a children's fancy dress ball to be held in May. The committee will meet again on April 21. The first annual report of the Wellington District Rover Council is to hand. The council, composed, as it is' of one delegate foi--every ten members of each Rover crew, is thoroughly representative of the Rover movement in the area, and has evidently justified its1 existence and consolidated the movement throughout the area. The Rover moot held at Butterfly Creek, attended by some seventy Rovers, is regarded as a most successful function, both from the social and the training point-of view. The Rover conference, -which followed, the moot, was also successful, the evidence displayed there of the serious thought devoted by those present to the Royer policy and problems being tnost gratifying. Publication of the "Wellington Rover" was undertaken during the year, and this is proving its value. Service work has received much attention, and assistance has been rendered by . the Rovers at several public functions, thus justifying their Rover motto. Social and sporting events Rave also been carried through, among these being the enjoyable combined Rover and RangeV social and the handball and swimming competitions, both of which were won by St. Thomas's crew. The "Coster" Cup was donated during the year in recognition of the assistance rendered by the Rovers at the Coster Ball. The council's statement of accounts is satisfactory, in that a small credit balance is shown. The- secretary of the Melbourne jamboree has sent to Dominion headquarters a number of letters from Australian Scouts who would like to get into touch with Scouts in New Zealand who contemplate attending the jamboree, with the idea that these pen friends can arrange to meet at the jamboree. Each New Zealand boy will thus have a chum to show him round on arrival. Any Scouts in the Wellington area who definitely intend being present at the. jamboree, and who would like to correspond with Australian Scouts, with this end in view should submit their names and ages to the metropolitan secretary, who will arrange with .^Dominion headquarters for th^em to be furnished with Australian letters. ' . The official programme of Prince George's visit, recently published by the Melbourne Centenary Council, makes it clear that his Royal Highness will not be present, at the jamboree. .This will undoubtedly be a great disappointment to the thousands of Scouts who will be present. On, the other hand, a cablegram has been received by the jamboree authorities from Lord Baden Powell to the effect that, notwithstanding his recent operation he feels sure of being present.