GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 451, 5 September 1928, Page 6

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

“The Dominion Girl Guide” for August contains as a frontispiece an interesting painting competition in which the entrants will be required to paint in the badges worn in various ranks of Guiding. The prize offered is a year’s subscription to the magazine. Dancing Star, of the First Takapuna Company, forwards the following notes: “At our first meeting of the month, held on August 3, the cup was presented to the Cornflower patrol for gaining the highest patrol marks in July. We we.re unable to hold our meeting on August 17, as the hall was needed for another purpose. “On August 25 the basketball teams of the Devonport, North Shore and Takapuna Companies played each other, the girls of the North Shore Company proving the victors.” Crystal Lake, Captain of the First Cambridge Company, writes „ the following interesting letter: “The Braves of the Cambridge Company were delighted to see the name of Miss McCormack, our Commissioner, in the Wigwam circle. “On August 25, Sun Cloud and all our other Braves, together with the Guides of our Company and a Guide from Marton, spent a "wonderful afternoon out in the open. We went for a hike to a farm which is about two and a-half miles out of Cambridge. The day was beautiful, with the first touch of spring in the air, and evidence everywhere that buds would soon be opening, while the acacia and almond blossom that scented the breeze spoke to us of a world made new. In the distance, as we walked along, we could see the green, undulating hills, and further away the blue peak of Mount Pirongia, while close at hand were grassy paddocks with sheep and tiny lambs that frisked about and looked at us in startled fashion. “When we reached our destination our lady friend took us down to a paddock close to the bank of the Wai-

kato, and here we spent the afternoon lighting fires for the Second Class test, learning to find our position by the sun and our watches and the compass directions, and playing relay games. “When the sun showed that the day was dying we had afternoon tea and, with three cheers for our hosts, reluctantly turned our steps homeward. But we were very happy as we jogged along the highroad, singing our hiking songs. Ou.r hats were decorated with sprays of wild heather and I am sure we all felt that life was good and Guiding great.” Sun Cloud, scribe of this Company, forwards her August report: “On the first Saturday of August the Guides went for a long tracking expedition, up hills and down dales, arriving at length at the Guide Hall, where we had tea and held our usual meeting. “We held ceremonial on the second Saturday, when the Kingfishers took charge of the evening*s programme. The next day we he'd our usual combined parade at the Trinity Presbyterian Church. “On Saturday, August 18, our officers and leaders attended the Claudelands birthday party, and we all enjoyed it immensely. These representative company gatherings prove very successful in our district. On the last Saturday we had a splendid hike to a farm. “At present Evening Gold and Sun Cloud are busy organising a concert with their two patrols, the Robins and the Nightingales. It is to be held on September 5, and the proceeds will be devoted to camp funds.” * * * Sighing Foam, of the New Lynn Company, reports as follows: “We have been working very hard for Second Class and at last we are rewarded. On Friday, August 24, we invited our parents and friends to come and see our badges presented.

“We had the enrolment ceremony first. Six girls were enrolled, then the girls were presented with their Second Class badges. Mrs. Browne, one of the committee ladies, presented us with a silver cup, which waa received on

behalf of the company by the first Patrol Leader. We danced round Mrs. Browne and sang ‘Te Hoki Hoki Mai. . “We spent an enjoyable evening 1 playing games and ended with prayers j and ’Taps.’ ” Sun-flecked Shadow, of St. John’s j Company, Royal Oak, states: “On Daffodil Day T helped at the Royal Oak stall and think we did very well. “We are busy practising for a play. ‘This is the House that Jack Built,’ which our company is to act at our fancy dress ball in October.** Driven Snow, of the Morrinsville Company, writes: “The axrival of our Captain with a huge bundle of newspapers and several packets of pins caused much wonder in our Company at the only meeting held this month. “However, we soon discovered that with the paper and pins we were expected to dress ourselves in fancy costume. “At the end of 15 minutes a strange company paraded in front of the Captain and the Lieutenant. There were several nurses and waitresses, while one Guide represented a butterfly. The costume, which was unanimously voted best, was that of a cow- j boy, worn by Mabel Finn, Second of the Red Rose patrol, while the best dressed patrol was the Fuchsia.’*