OF INTEREST TO SCOUTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 227, 14 December 1927, Page 6

OF INTEREST TO SCOUTS

The following troops are going into camp during the holiday season: ! Sea Scouts: Calliope, The Wade, I Hauraki Gulf, Christmas week; VinI dictive, on Barque Rewa, in stream, December £4 —January 9. ! Land Scouts: Avondale, Onetangi, Waiheke, December 26—January 9; St. Mary’s, Whangaparaoa, December 26—January 3; St. Aida.n’s, Kelsons Bay, Howick, December 31—January 3; St. Francis, Vasanta Farm, Henderson. January 7—January 17; St. Matthew’s, Oneroa., Surfdale, January 14—January 30; Onehunga Town. Waikowhai, Manukau. December 26—Jaunary D; Kohimarama, Whangateau, Hauraki Gulf. January 6 —January 20; Ellerslie, Shelly Park, Howick, December 27 January 5; Waterview, Oratia, Waitakere Range, December 24—January 5; St. James, Hunua Falls, December 24-; —Jaunary 3; St. Alban’s, Te Aroha, December 24—January 4; Kitchener, Henderson, January 9—January 22; Grey Lynn, Swanson, December 24 January 3; Leys Institute, Godley’s Bay, Manukau. December 24—January Silver King, of the Avondale troop, reports as follows: “Troop Leader Keith Taylor has been promoted to Acting Assistant-Scoutmaster and Patrol Leader E. Horan has been appointed ; Troop Leader. Second D. Blackman (Black Wolf) has been made Patrol Leader. Black Wolf writes that he has now 17 badges and requires only one more to win his Third All-Round Cords (gold). J The Kitchener Scouts and Cubs held

a wind-up evening- at their troop headquarters, Mount Eden, last Friday, when the new trek cart imported by the troop was on exhibition. At the conclusion of the meeting tho.se present were addressed by Scoutmaster A. S. Oxley, Mr. A. G. Brown, chairman of the troop committee, and the District Scoutmaster, Mr. E. B. B. Boswell. A new troop committee has been formed to assist the Tahutimai Scouts. The troop is at present in charge of Acting Scoutmaster K. Aburn. assisted ■%>y Troop Leader S. Barrett (Big Brown Bear).