Opotiki News

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 530, 13 May 1933, Page 7

Opotiki News

(From Our Own Correspondent)

FINE DEMONSTRATION NOVEL AND ENTERTAINING DISPLAY GIVEN BY BROWNIES PLEASED AUDIENCE

The Brownie denionstration which was given in St% John's Hall on Thursday evening in two parts, entertainment and supper both were worth more than the price of admission, in , fact those who missed this little evening, missed something really worth while as it was novel and interesting. Perhaps it gained some of its charm ! from its very simplicity. The programme was as follows: (National Anthem, Brownie Opening Grand Howl, Enrolment, Presentation of Badges, Chorus "It's Best to be a Brownie," knot tying denionstration, Bandaging demonstration, Recitation by Natalie Dicker "Use You Eyes," Play "The Broken Cup," Solo "The Trip to Poppy Land," Cecila Murray, The Empires Flag, Recitation "John and Me" Rita Baird, closing Foxlease Vesper, Prayer, Brownie Taps. After the Grand Howl Audrey and Dorothy Hedley, and Lindsay Steele j with their second class badges and Natalie Dicker with her recuit's ! badge, and after the chorus "It's ! Best to be a Brownie," Dorothy and j Audrey Hedley, -Norma Ividd, and j Lucy Gough, gave a demonstration j of knot tying during which they show,ed the audience how to tie a "reef," | "clove hitch," "sheepshanlc" and then explained for what particular purpose i i these knots were useful. j This was followed by a bandaging demonstration which was particularly good, Cecilia Murray, Alice Rus- | sel, Jean Griffiths and Rita Baird, I ; . dressed in nurses costume showing j j how to bandage the following; Frac- J j.tured jaw, scalp wound, grazed knee, I I cut leg. While these injuries may | ] sound simple enough to bandage to i j the uninitiated they are by no means j j simple, but these Brownies made a ; thorough job of them, even to ex- i j plaining to their audience exactly ! j- how to go about it and why they did ' .each operation. | •. The recitation by Natalie Dicker j (was~ very clear and although she | seemed a little nervous she remembered her words very well. The little play "The Broken Cup" was excellent in every way. It show- j ed two children who broke a willow j pattern cup while their grandmother | slept in the chair and as a result of I their tears falling on the lovers in | .the willow pattern, Koong See and I Chang, the figures came to life and I told the children the story of the j Willow Pattern, the Princess Koong | See being assisted in this by her maidens. The whole play was charming j 'and the costumes were simple but j effective while all the players knew j their parts and acted them very well. \ Audrey Hedley and Linsay Steele j ( took the parts of Rose and Peter the ' ! modern boy and girl while the lovers ! were Alice Russel and Norma Kidd. Beryl Carruthers took the part of the grandmother and the four maidens were June Clark, Beth Semple, Alison Herring and Rita Dicker. Cecila Murray gave a pretty little j solo "A Trip to Poppy Land" and this j ? was followed by a tahleaux illustrat- j I ing the composition of the Union j | j Jack which was further explained by j I Tawny Owl, Miss I Wilson. Rita . Baird, recited "John and Me" with j clearness and expression and the de- | monstration was closed by the sing- i ing of the Foxlease Vesper and a J j great credit on the leaders who were i j prayer led by Brown Owl Miss E. ; j Murray and Brownie Taps. The whole performance reflects ; | E. Murray and Miss I Wilson and i j it was remarkably well carried out j considering that the Brownies are be- 1 tween the ages of seven and eleven. \ The supper arrangements were in the j : liands of Mrs. A. Martin and her i , Rangers which was quite sufficient to ' '■ ensure that they would be carried out ' : thoroughly and efiiciently. I Every seat in the St. John's Hall was filled and the- general opinion of the audience is that the demonstration should be given again. If it ' is, those who did not see it the first ! time should make a point of attendj ing the second one. It is a great | ! pity that Miss E. Murray who has j brought the Brownies to this state of | efficiency is leaving the aistrict but she leaves a very capable successor in Miss I. Wilson, who has been acting as Miss Murray's lieutenant.