BOY SCOUTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1924, Page 4

BOY SCOUTS.

(Coin I'fLuted). The 2nd. Troop are Lepiiminp to hope, that the Clerk ol the Weather has taken them once more under lii.s protection. as for two ecttsecutivo week-ends they have been favoured with ideal weather for tdio South Spit Camps. A party will leave on Sept. 3rd. fur a live days’ camp nt Lake Kanicri when it is hoped to inti oduce those aide to attend to a more advaiucd .stupe of the Scout system. - subjects commonly primped under tin- headinp of Woodcraft. t'oli Jack Huberts of the 2nd. Pack pained his Ist. Star last week, brinpinp tile Packs' total to eiplit of this rank. Alter two Ntti'i'issi ve beatiiips llie members of this jutek were voiv jiikilaiit last Sal unlay when they man'api’d to draw at football with the Ist. Pack. Dudley niedrich. Tom Guthherlct. Harry Thompson and Fred XipbtinLrale of the Ist. Troop have now all passed their tc-ts as Tenderfoot Scouts. The Hokitika S( outers Meetinps on Thursdays will lie held at the Seoul Rooms (next to the Swimminp Ball's) ai 7.0 p.m. in future. Anyone interested will be welcomed. For Chi istmas this ycai the 2nd. Troops are planninp a eyrie expedition to the Wailui. Many details remain to be airanped. but it is hoped te manape seme'.hilip even more notable in its way than the hike last Christmas to Lake 'Tin Tuchboni.ie etc., which niembers of this troop and the Hi., accomplished tnpetlier. Another I'ortlu ominp event of some importance to the 2nd. Hokitika will be the Tmop Birthday on Sort. 2oth next, which will coincide with the Ti'i op Committee Annual. Genera,l Aleetinp to which latter, all larents, friends and intei'i" ted fellow citizens are invited. The next tneetiup of the 2nd. Hokitika Troops Kxecut ive Committee will be at the Scout Boom on Sept. 9l!i. Owim; to the ahseiiee ol the Seoul -Cl- the S outs (lu ll's are cancelled for the next two Sundays.