GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 101, 20 July 1927, Page 12

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

A charming plain and fancy dress ball, organised by the Takapuna Girl Guides for the relief of distress in the borough, was held in St. Peter’s Parish Hall last Friday evening. The hall was tastefully decorated with gay streamers and greenery, while bright flags lent a touch of colour to the walls. The costumes were many and varied, depicting witches, dominoes, naval petty officers, a captain of the Royal Artillery, and other clever impersonations. The evening passed merrily with organised games and dances for young and old, and several items by popular entertainers. The Tq Awamutu Girl Guides have been working busily to assist the poor, and have sent a large parcel of warm garments to the Rev. Jasper Calder for distribution. On Sunday, July 10, the Hamilotn Girl Guides held their church parade, when the girls mustered in great numbers Some of our keenest Guide Braves belong to St. Peter’s Company. Hamilton, while Lone Guide Brave, Red Star —perhaps the most frequent correspondent to the Wigwam—is also resident in this district. Silver Heel, of SP. Peter’s Company, has this week sounded her clarion and called a new member from the far trails. Girl Guides arc linked the whole world over in a spirit of a common impulse and united purpose. In far Newfoundland a Guide writes: “The first snow has come, and the ptarmigan and the hares are turning white.” Getting about is very difficult, as there art' few roads or railways, and only a limited steamer service. The northern harbours are often frozen, and the only means of communication then is by dog teams. But there are Guide Companies right up to Labiador doing really good work.” From Glistening Water, a keen Guide Brave, comes the following colourful description of an interesting ramble: “As we wandered through the bush it seemed as though we were walking in green mansions, with a leafy canopy , over our heads, sprinkled with lights of azure blue and gold. The ground beneath our feet was carpeted with soft mosses and ferns of gold and russet. Buttercups, clover, and daisies showed their pretty heads above the thickly-covered earth.

“Soon we found a stream leaping over rocks that were also overgrown with moss, while on its abrupt banks grew watercress, mosses, and ferns of all descriptions. Above these stood the supplejack, from which hung garlands of graceful climbers, twisting and turning, and seeking to overpower their supporters. “Further along were numbers of tree ferns, their feathery fronds outspread in umbrellas of a delicate green. “Close at hand we heard the sweet voice of a tui, and looked up, hoping to see the beautiful bird, but to our disappointment it flew away.” * * * Your Great Chief will be glad to have news of your doings, and anything of interest happening in Guiding circles at any time, for the number of Guide Braves is growing daily, and they are all keen readers of this corSo many happenings pass unnoticed, and your own particular corner is a useful medium for exchanging ideas and keeping in touch with each other. For instance, one company holds a social, and conceives some new idea in its method of organisatian, some novel means of entertainment, or something different in the way of fancy dress. This cannot fail to interest other Guides, who in turn cun