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GIRL GUIDES.

VISIT OF ENGLISH GUIDER

Miss Dalton, English Guider, who is to spend a year in New Zealand in connection with the Girl Guide movement paid a visit to Foxton yesterday accompanied by Miss Kebbell, District Comlmissioner and was met by the local Guides committee and leaders. An invitation had been extended by the committee to sympathisers with the movement to meet the Guider and these assembled in All Saints’ schoolroom in the afternoon. Mrs. F. Robinson presided over the gathering and accorded a welcome to Miss Dalton who at a later stage met those present personally. Miss Dalton, who is a pleasing and eloquent speaker, dealt interestingly with the aims and objects of the Guide .movement and spoke of their rules and codes. It was purely a voluntary movement, and the girls were given plenty of time to consider whether they would join. Their badge, together with their three finger salute, was a reminder of the rules. When a girl became a guide, she had to live up to some fairly stiff promises. Not only did the guides aim for good citizenship, but they had to be good citizens in a practical way. The first aim was health; New Zealand was an amazingly healthy country so that that problem was more easily solved here than in England. Secondly, they were taught to take care of the inmates of their own homes as their brothers and sisters. 1 Thirdly they practised handicrafts for which they received a badge of proficiency. The thing was to teach the girls to ton lid up character. Leaders were supposed and expected to know how to take responsibility on their own shoulders. Service was the aim of the guides almost above everything else. I'h'ey were pleged to help others, and Hiked to be asked to do things. Camp life was loved by all guides as they got to know and see so much more of one. another and the proper spirit was shown in a practical way. Miss Dalton spoke interestingly of the recent Empire camp gathering of gmders in England, and related some interesting incidents in connection with the visit of Princess Mary, to the camp and the great interest she took in the movement. Next year, said the speaker, the guides were having a doming out party. They would be 18 years old. and the way they were going- to make their debut was that they were going to give themselves .a new home in London. They did not have a home big enough for their quarter of a million guides, and so were going to see what they could do as they had to find all the money themselves. Miss Dalton mentioned the movement in connection with crippled and blind girls who despite their disabilities took an enthusiastic interest in the work.

Miss Kelbbell also spoke interestingly ©lM'he movement in New Zealand and iinentioned that a large gathering of qualified guiders from all parts of New Zealand was to be held at Trentham at no distant date. A dainty tea was served by the members of the committee and the Rev. Walton, the Mayor (Mr. Perreau) and Mr. J. K. Hornblow complimented Miss Dalton on her interesting address and stated that her visit to New Zealand would give the movement a. long uplift. Later the Brownies and Guides made their appearance and spent a most profitable and interesting time with Miss Dalton. 'The eonitaittee responsible for the afternoon were: Mrs. F. Robinson .(president), Mrs. Moore (secretary), Miss J. Ross (treasurer), Mrs. S. Easton and Mrs. A. W. 0. Stevenson. 'The Brown Owls were in charge of MHss Robinson (Brown Owl) and Miss M. Poole (Tawny Owl) and the Guides, Captain M. Stevenson and Lieut. B. Crowe. During Miss Dalton’s visit to this district she is the guest of Miss Ivebhell, of Levin.

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3936, 30 April 1929, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
641

GIRL GUIDES. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3936, 30 April 1929, Page 2

GIRL GUIDES. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3936, 30 April 1929, Page 2

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