GIRL GUIDES' CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 77, 22 June 1927, Page 14

GIRL GUIDES ' CORNER

The following striking figures go to l>rove that the Girl Guide movement is growing at a very rapid rate. Its members in the British Isles alone now number 400,000, an increase of more than 30,000 in the past year. Branches abroad bring the numbers up to over 670,000, an increase of 60J>00. Then there are 17,000 wearers of child nurse badges and domestic service badges have been won by nearly 20,000 Guides. Year by year the great movement spreads, with new branches constantly forming, and similar in grow T th to that of some gigantic tree. Silver Wing, of Christchurch, writes an interesting letter with news of the Guide farewell to Mrs. Tahu Rhodes, irt the Choral Hall: “We had such a happy time. The Guides turned out in full force and each company gave was presented with a beautiful beaten brass trinket box with the provincial badge engraved on the outside lid and inside, the Guide badge. Later we all joined in singing ‘For She’s a Jolly < iood Fellow’ in Maori, and the enthusiastic cheers given by the hundreds of.liappy-faced girls were almost deafening.” , „ The “Dominicn Girl Guide for June is an excellent number and contains a photograph of Mis# Mona Burgin, who is the first in New Zealand to win the Blue Cord Diploma. The Girl Guides l'eel very proud of this Auckland captain. In the same issue there is also a fine poem, “Promise.” by Bee Stening, whose work under the name of “Secundus” has been previously mentionel in this column. Red Star writes from Hamilton: ri read in THE SUN that you had lurtl two degrees of frost in Auckland, but we had seven degrees here and a heavy fog afterwards, so you can imagine how cold it was. “Eyes of the Morning and Red Leaf’s letters were very cheery and friendly. They told me about many things, including their visit to you. “The Guide company Jo which I belong is going to have a parents’ evening shortly, with a concert afterwards, giyen by the girls. Another entertainment they have in view is a Japanese evening, at which the Guides will all attend, dressed as Japanese. “In spite of the coolness of the day there is cheerful sunshine streaming in ’at the window as I write. I wonder if it is the messenger of more fine days to come.” On August 20, a field day will be held for all the district companies, when stalking and tracking will once more be the order of the day.