GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 367, 30 May 1928, Page 6

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Silver Waterfall, of the First Otahuliu Company, states that line football and dodge ball are now included in the company games. Ninepins is also popular among the girls. For the month of April the Thistle patrol was announced Patrol of Honour, having won the first four butterflies for general neatness, average in attendance and conduct. She writes: “This month (May) we decided to live up to the 10 Guide laws. That does not mean that we do not generally do so, but this month we took two laws a week. Every day we tried to do our best to carry out the laws ourselves and to try and help others to do so. Butterflies were given every night. The successful patrols were Thistles, Sunflowers and Irises. “Miss Civil took the meeting one night and taught us a new folk dance. We decided to do this at our next evening. “Several girls were examined in Morse, health rules, and their skipping. These same girls were set to write their essays on six animals, birds or flowers for the first meeting in the next month. “We received an invitation to Papatoetoe’s camp fire. This we look forward to with a surety that we will enjoy ourselves immensely. “Those girls who have passed their second class and who are sitting for badge examinations at the end of the month are working hard after school hours and in the evenings. The younger ones hope to have their second-class badges at an early date. * * * Silver Spray, of the First Church Company, Hamilton, reports: “On the morning of May 12 we all went down to the Hamilton station to meet the visiting Guides who were to be billeted by our company. We then came back to the Gunde Hall where the committee had some hot cocoa ready for the visitors, following which we marched over to the High School grounds where the Rally was to be held. “After dinner we had a short rest then all the companies lined up ready for the march past which opened the afternoon’s programme. In the evening we entertained the visiting Guides in the Guide Hall. Supper was served by the committee. “On May 13, we held a big church parade and the Rev. Rogers delivered a very approprite address. At 3 p.m. there was a church service held in the Strand Theatre and a Guard of Honour was formed for Dr. BuckleyTurkington. The address was given by Dean Barnett. “On May 26. with almost a full attendance, we commenced our preparations for the concert which we propose giving on July 17. At the close of the meeting a Court of Honour was held. The Kakamai Company report for February, March and April is submitted by Little New Leaf: February: Our first meeting of the year, which was for Rangers and Guides combined, took place on the third Wednesday in February. We held a Ranger “going up” ceremony, when four leaders and two seconds went up to be Rangers, all of whom we were very sorry to lose. After having some games the meeting closed with a prayer and Taps. At our next meeting we were divided into new patrols, the Heather, Red Rose, Poppy, Holly and Robin, leaders I

and seconds being chosen in place of the ones who went to be Rangers. Our work then began in earnest. The last of the month was very enjoyable as we spent part of the time singing Guide songs around an imaginary campfire. March: Our first meeting of this, month proved to be a very exciting one. All the seconds were told to lay a trail down different streets for their patrols to follow'. The trackers found it very exciting hunting, as chalk marks on the trail and notes hidden in hedges, were found. For our next meeting we had an International evening, when each patrol was to appear as people from a certain country, the idea being that in almost all the countries in the world there are Guides. After inspection we all dressed up in our costumes and contributed our items. The different people represented were Indians, Japanese, Hindoos and Dutch. The Poppy Patrol, which won the vote, had the Patrol Leader dressed as Great Britain, and the rest of the patrol represented different countries. On tiie last Saturday of the month we held our fourth birthday party, which was a great success. The Brownies were entertained in the afternoon by the Rangers, and, at 5.30 p.m., a combined tea for Rangers. Guides, and Brownies was held. Several service stars were presented after tea. Games and competitions, prizes for which were given, were the order of the evening. Thanks were given to the committee for the splendid way in which they carried everything out. April: Several of us are working for badges, examinations for which are to be held soon. We played Morse games this month, having a certain part of the alphabet each night and so refreshing our memories. On April 22, we held our church parade at the Bdendale Presbyterian Church, the Edendale scouts also attending-. The last Wednesday in the month being Anzac Day, we decided not to have our usual meeting but to go to the Cenotaph at the Town Hall instead. Two Guides and a Ranger laid the wreaths on the Cenotaph.