BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 55, 12 July 1915, Page 3

BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.

Waiuku Branch Formed.

The definite formation of a Waiuku branch of tie Boy Snouts took placi 01 Friday evening last, Mr S. T. Rossitsr presidi-ig over a meeting called ai a culmination of preliminaries recently put in hand. la an appropriate speech the chairman stated that it was a pleasure for him to preside over a

meeting called for such a worthy objact. He predicted that the *s branch would become one of the beat in New Zealand. In the Rev. J. C. Fussel they had the right man at the head of affairs, and Mr Farrelly was a capable assistant. After having presented the Scout Master and the Physical Culture Expert with their respective commissions, the chairman commented on the good fortune the Waiuku branch enjoyed in being able to secure Constable Fearnley as inutructor. The Scout Master, the Rev. J. C. Fussell, then invited volunteers lor the branch, explaining that before being qualified to act as "tenderloots'' they would have to pass an examination in three subjects, viz.: (1) Scout laws and signs; (2) the Union Jack and how to fly it, and (3) knots and how to use them, etc. He called on them to be loyal to their Uod and King. A ready response was forthcoming to the call for volunteers by the chairman, and the following names were handed in viz.:—Joseph Henry May, Raymond Fussel). Edward Fussell, Wilfred Claude Mellsop, Frank Harvey, George Alfred Farrelly, Hewson James Armitage, Eric Reignald Mellsop, Jack Ford, Harold Gladstone Allen, Alfred William James, Stanley Harvey, Roy McNaughton, Norman James Gribble, Reginald McNaugbten, Joseph Wilrfed Hawes, Lawrence Wilfred Dunn, Eric Russsll Allan, Wilfred Ernest Green, Allen Tong, Rainatord May. Cecil Wallis, Frederick Charles Davie, Allan Copeland, Eddie Mearns. Clifford Kidd, Harry Cecil Bent, Fred Kidd, oordon Mearnr, Oswald Mellsop. At the Scout Master's request the chairman read extracts of an interview with the Dominion Chief Scout, Colonel Cosgrovc, V.D., published in a Wellington paper, dealing with useful work that had been reformed by the Boy Scouts. Constable Fearnley then addressed the boys. He intimated that he waa going to try and make men of them. Kc would not be hard on them, but it waa moat important that he should have their attention. The ficout Master and bis assistant

would, instruct them in tracking men, and he would teach them bsxinp, swimimng. wrestling, the a:t of using single sticks, and bayonet exercise?, etc. Two medals, he said, had already beeii promised for the buys-who showed most progress at the end of three months.

On being Esked to gi*e an inventory for tee material necessary for the drilling of the boys, Constable Fcarnl'y . supplied particulars, and offers to present the various articles were forthcoming as follows, viz.: Mr S. T. Koasiter, boxing gloves; Mr W. L. Hen ton, Koman rings; Mr Drrmgool, sprirg board; Mr Tong parallel bars; Mr Gresn, bandages for single avick combatant".

Tha off rs were accepted iT.d the donors tiianked.

An offer from Mr W. L. Bent in to assist Constable sFearr.l.ey in instruct! g the buys was also accep'ed. A collection taken up umor.gst the audience to assist the funds of the briiich amounted ti £2.

The medinji concluded with the singing of God Save trie Kin.?.