BOY SCOUTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1923, Page 4

BOY SCOUTS.

(Contributed). The entertainment given by the Ist. and 2nd. Hokitika lioy Scouts and Wolf Cubs last Friday evening at All Saints 'Schoolroom was in every respect an outstanding success. .Perhaps the most notable feature wars that the programme of over two hours’ duration was provided entirely hv the- boys of the Hoops and packs—no “grown-up” appearing in any of the six or eight items. An enthusiastic audience filled the hall and apparently the short period of 1 reparation (the event was only decided upon a month ago) produced no delects in performance. It is hoped to arrange a much more ambitious openair display towards the end of the autumn. On the conclusion of “clearing tip” idicr the entertainment, a party of live -•■I out about midnight for Kumara Reach where a week-end camp for Patrol Leaders and Seconds had been arranged. The journey out was made

something of tin adventure hy the attempt to accommodate live human bodies

with blankets and other kit as well as rations for forty-eight hours (no small item where scout appetites are concerned: upon three rather groggy hikes.

of the railway irnek all helped to provide variety in methods of dismounting, but the Scout Law held firm and the harder the full the more hearty ihe In lighter resulting. The camping, site was reached about sunrise and the Clerk of the Weather having been successfully "squared”, a most excellent weekend resulted.

i/a Saturday morning came lurtlier (■rivals from Greymouth and Hokitika SO that the party who actually spent Saturday night in camp totalled sixteen equally divided between the two towns.

while the two Greymouth Scoutmasters dime over for the day mi Sunday. The camp was intended to prepare patrol leaders for the Christinas camps and a certain amount of instruction —most of it unconscious as tar as the instructed were concerned ' -was sandwiched into two very happy (lavs. One very .successful and interesting experiment was the grouping into tem-

porary patrols (Tent parties) containing >oprc~entativos of all three troops. ’This emphasised once more that the Scout, Law declaration that “a scout is a brother to every other scout” is no empty written phrase. With the Imt

sunshine swimming, was nnitirnlly a popular item of the programme. A canto Pilo Sing-Song was hold on Saturday night and a “Scout's Own" service

on Sunday afternoon. Ihe reiurii journey to Hokitika occupied Sunday from about 4.0 to 0.0 p.m., white the Gieyi,milt it Scouts remained in camp until the Mondav morning train. One camper in his parting remark that “ihe o:i!\ fault about tie'* cam]) was that, it wa> much too short" voiced the sentiment of nil.

The 2nd. Hokitika Troon hope i" spend this week-end' in camp. near South Spit.

Two Scouts are to ho provided daily for duty at Ihe Exhibition, starting on Saturday at fire opening.

The 2nd. Troop and both l’ai ks will lie meeting a number of fresh recruits early in the. New Year. Names can be given in at once on Tucsdav nltoi neons and Thursday evenings.