GIRL GUIDES

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 93, 16 October 1940, Page 4

GIRL GUIDES

ANNUAL MEETING

LADY GALWAY'S INTEREST

Her Excellency Lady Galway, Dominion president, attended the sixteenth annual general meeting of the Girl Guide Association of the Wellington Province, which was held yesterday afternoon at the English-speaking Union rooms. Mrs. T. C. A. Hislop, provincial president, presided, and those present included Mrs. Peter Fraser, Mrs. E. C. Holmes (provincial commissioner), also division and district commissioners, provincial secretary, executive members, and delegates from many centres in the province.

"The progress made by the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand has always been of great interest to me," said Lady 'Galway. "Unfortunately this will be the last occasion that I 1 will be present at the annual meeting of this association, but when I return to England I shall often think of you, and hope to hear of your progress in New Zealand." She stressed the importance of progress and enlargement of activities, and the need for more Guiders of the right type, which would enable many more Brownie Packs and Guide and Ranger companies to be formed. Camping, too, was an important part of Guide activities, and could be extended if those who were able would make an effort to obtain campers' licences.

When the war is over, said her Excellency, many people would want to continue their helpful activities in some form,, and one of the best ways would be to assist the Girl Guide movement. She expressed appreciation of the splendid work done by the Girl Guides for the Lady Galway Patriotic Guild,, and the wonderful response of the New Zealand Girl Guides to the Empire appeal for war ambulances, when they [ subscribed four times their quota. TRAINING INVALUABLE. | Mrs. Hislop said that she had noted with great interest the progress of the [movement, which she had joined at [ its inception in Wellington 15 years ago. At the present time, then, women and children realised that they must be prepared for emergencies, and for such occasions the all-round training of the Girl Guides was invaluable, developing initiative and good citizenship. Mrs. Holmes, who welcomed Lady; Galway, expressed appreciation of her! Excellency's support and interest in the movement. She also welcomed Mrs. Peter Fraser, and gave a good report of the past year's progress. The resignation of Mrs. W. H. Rose was received with regret, the meeting recording its sincere appreciation of her interest and assistance since the association was formed. Mrs. Rose had acted as executive member, then treasurer, and latterly as vice-presi-dent. She was elected an honorary vice-president. The following officers were elected:— President, Mrs.- T. C. A. Hislop; vicepresidents, Lady Shirtcliffe, Mesdames T. Young, W. E. Herbert, C. Birch, C. Todd, Duthie, C. E. Richardson, F. Herrick, J. A. Tweed, T. Young, H. D.-Crawford, S. Nathan, and L. O. H. Tripp (re-elected), and Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs. Morice; provincial executive, Mesdames Menzies, Wood, McLean, and Miss O. Walters; treasurer, Mrs. L. Levy; auditors, Messrs. McCulloch, Butler, and Spence.

■...■ Mr. L. H. Hearnshaw, M.A., London, lecturer in psychology at Victoria University College, gave an interesting address on youth movements, which, he said, filled a need of adolescent youth by developing a correct perspective of life. ; For thousands of years people had been in close contact with Nature, but life in cities, although in existence only about 2000 years, became divorced from Nature, and a proper and full development of the people was impossible without some contact with Nature. In this respect, the Scout and Guide movements, he considered, gave these desirable opportunities, and met the ideals and needs of the youth movement better than any others, for correct group direction inspired leadership and encouraged desirable self-expression. As a psychologist Mr. Hearnshaw said he admired the extraordinary intuition of Lord Baden-Powell, by his apt capture of the essentials of the youth movement in his foundation ideals of Scout and Guide organisations.