BOY SCOUTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1924, Page 4

BOY SCOUTS.

(Contributed.) Willi the cnlitpiclion ol the long camps, both troops are now settling down to regular work olive ; .mo. As a number m r emits are n.;v. l.iv: ' copied it is well to in.i.'.e clear tile ge iiL-i'a.! (irgaitisatioii a ml times ut I nee Ling locally. The Ist. Hokitika Troop meets at 7 p.m. and the Ist. Pack mi Tuesdays at the same hour. (Scoutmaster, ii A. Burdins). The 2nd. Troop meets oil Thursday.' at 7 p.m. and tiie 2nd. Pink on luesdays at 1 p.m. (Scoutmaster. Air. U. Seward). When finally in order ca n troop e( scouts (buys over l Wei v- ) nd peek "I wolf culls (younger b.c.-i " Jl j»o----bably contain 21 member.-, n tint tin 1 movement shnlliil now b..' capable ei providing lor al-nut a hundred beys. Bill in • r< let ;u ms eite'-tivly . iainied'aie help is n o uiiv.i : n the I>■ >' 111 of act ire workers i> ie> mml be at least eighteen year' ot age. .dr Seward (South Spit), will be glad to bear ! rom anvone. and in' supply information as lie requires urgent!;, at 1.-n i me more Assistant Scout-i.m-ter and two Cubmasters. lie would aLu i.k" to bear from any former huv-senuts or others who would b ' interested in i he i e. motion of a patrol of Hover- <.c.e limit at least <.c\ ontecii). AH : <•' mom tugs mentioned above ere i.ehl in tie n'“ins adjoining the Swimming Bath-, and men who could -pare mm evening a week:, or even h-s-. of iheir -pare rime, would find in souring a '' ally worthwliile hubby and a host el eager friends. At the same time a backward glance In one's own boyhood, and the reali.-.itioo of the liilfei'enec which comradeship in a troop might have meant to I hem. .-tumid he enough to urge any lair-mimled mail to lend the movement whatever help is possible. It should be explained t lint the meetings given above do not i (institute the

whole weekly program—there are special meetings for patrols in outlying districts, Saturdays and week-ends in the open, courts of honour, and scouts’ owns, which mean that the present scouters are hopelessly short of time and in need of helpers. Almost anyone would find it possible to be of some use to the movement and the example of thousands of scoutmasters throughout the world has proved again and again that lack of spare time is no real obstacle to effective work.