ROTORUA GIRL GUIDES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 53, 24 October 1931, Page 4

ROTORUA GIRL GUIDES

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Dear Guides. — Weren't you very pleased to have as a visitor to your ' last meeting, Mrs. Anderson, who was the very first scoutmistress in Roto- ' rua?. And weren't you interested at [ what she had to- tell you of those ; early days of scouting? And thrilled to see the thanks badge given to her by the scouts? It was interesting, too, to hear of the new company recently enrolled at Tokomaru Bay. More new guides to incrbase the ever-growing eircle. •Captain was pleased with you at inspection time; but not so pleased with company drill and marching. You had marched so well on Church Parade that it was a disappointment to see your poor display on Thursday night. The attedanee of 46 was good; and corner time not wasted, several of you passing tests then. Mrs. Anderson said she liked the songs you sang for her, and she was pleased with your corners. The Tolco- ; maru company wili be hearing about them when she returns, she said. Guides, could you imagine anyone with a cook's badge forgetting to make a stew? I was astonished to hear of such a person the other day; ! and I am hoping that none of you have I such a thing said of you. ! If you find you are forgetting the ' knowledge gained while going for a ; badge, be honest and take the badge | off your sleeve. Wouldn't a guide with a first-aid badge look silly if she couldn't deal with a fainting fit or a broken collar-bone? Your first law says: "A Guide's j word of honour is to be trusted." Wearing .a badge on your sleeve is telling the world that you are fairly proficient in a certain branch of guiding. The wearer of a cook's badge then could reasonably be expected to feed a family satisfactorily should mother happen to fall.ill at any time. Her failure to do this would mean that she had broken her first and her third laws. Don't you think so? "What makes you ask for plum pudding first and turkey second?" "Well, you see, my stomach is out of order, so I am eating my meals the same." Remarkable Performance. Report from local paper: "Miss Daisy Gush gave a wonderful performance as an actress, being seen on the stage in no less than four parts." Teacher (after giving a lesson on hibernating animals) : "Now is there anything that goes to sleep'all through the summer?" Bright Scholar: "Yes, miss; Santa Claus !"