GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 541, 19 December 1928, Page 8

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

The Te Awamutu Girl Guides celebruted their third birthday anniversary nn Saturday, December 8. In the afternoon the committee and Guides ntertained the Brownies. A presentation of a crystal vase was made by Lh-- Brownies to their leader. Brown owl K. Wallace. In the evening the r.. Awamutu and visiting Guides from i-ambridge and Hamilton, over 108 in til, sat down to tea. The birthday was the gift of Mesdames Armstrong and Bold, it being artistically if d by Mrs. R. Btiwrie. The president, Mrs. W. H. 'Wood, presided, and with her was Mrs. Toombs, District Commissioner. • * * Silver Ripple reports for St. Mary’s Company:— „ We had our iinal Guide evening last Wednesday. Parents and friends were invited and a large number came. We commenced the evening at 7.-13 with a team game. After this we had ceremonial, when eight first-class Brownies flew up and joined the Guides. The shield was presented to the patrol with the largest number of badges, the White Rose patrol being the winner, then the first Service Star was put on our standard. Another will be added in February. ■More games followed, and then supper was served by the girls, after which the Guides gave an exhibition of country dancing. Campfire and a aing-song concluded a very happy evening.'’ * * * Yellow Bird. of the St; Thomas Company, writes: -At last we have bur Captain back. She was at the Rally with us. •Recently we held a ‘Chinese night’ with Chinese games and competitions, it was great fur. • We are breaking up this week and are allowed to bring a girl friend. There will be prize-giving, games and competitions. “Six of our girls are going camping with the St. Matthew’s Company, and ire looking forward to a pleasant time under canvas.” * * * Gold-tipped Feather, of the Arahi Company, reports for October and November:— On October 4 Mr. Kelly gave the company a very interesting lecture on tho customs of the ancient Maoris and the life of the wahine. Church parade this month was on Sunday, October 28, at St. Stephen’s Church, this being the last parade held at this church this year. "One recruit was enrolled during November, the ceremony taking place on November 15. On November 22 we gave our committee a party, a war dance and a paper hat-making competition being r'a» main features of the evening. Nine Second Class Budges and a number of i r< diciency Badges were awarded. We hoard the result of our patrol 1 ornpetition. The cup was won by Wrens, a close sec■mi receiving the picture of our Dominion Commissioner. A dance in aid of company funds ■ field at .Mi Saints’ Hall on Nov mbf.r 17. our committee very kindly providing the supper. The List church parade of the year v ; 1 'I on Armistice Day at All > - hits Church, where a very impres>i\e service was conducted.”

WITH THE BOY SCOUTS A party of Indian Boy Scouts from Fiji will arrive in Auckland on or about Saturday, December 29. The Scouter in charge is Shanker Pratap. They are en route to the Stratford Jamboree, which will be held from the fourth to the 23rd of January. These Scouts belong to the First Samabula Arya Troop of Fiji, and are the first Indian Scouts to visit the Dominion from Fiji. Instructions have been issued by the railway stationmasters permitting Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, travelling to camps for instruction purposes, to obtain the benefit of the holiday excursion fare, this concession being available for the coming Christmas and New Year holidays. * * * Congratulations to First Papakura on their prize-winning Wigwam scribe for 1928. District Scoutmaster A. Tribble reports that St. David’s Troop held a pound night last week to bid farewell to Patrol Leader Denis Glover, who is leaving for Christchurch. The Troop and Pack, members of the committee and parents and friends of the boys were present. The Robinson Patrol cup for the year was won by the Hawk Patrol, which has been in charge of the departing member, the boys of the winning patrol also being presented by Mrs. Robinson with silver medals. Patrol Leader Glover, who is Beaver Hunter of the Wigwam, one of our most faithful members and also the troop scribe, has been associated with St. David’s Troop for the past two years, having come to this district from Taranaki. He has always been exceedingly popular among Iris brother scouts and is the first St. David’s boy to qualify for his Gold All Round Cords. A w r riter of no mean ability, Beaver Hunter has had many stories and articles published in the Wigwam page, and he also produced a troop magazine, editing and printing it himself. The good wishes of his troop and all the Wigwam members will go with him. Geoff. Calvert, Second of the Hawk Patrol, another popular St. David’s Scout, will take his leader’s place. The last meeting of the year took the form of a church parade at St. David’s Church last Sunday, and this troop will re-asgemble on the first riday in February. On the evening of Friday, December 14, the fourteenth prize-giving night of the Vindictive Sea Scouts took place, Mr. J. J. McKay occupying the chair. The evening opened with the National Anthem, following which Mr. O. Moller presented the prizes to the boys.

Lieutenant Haynes, ILK., presented a bosun’s call and chain (silver) to be "’on by the bosun of the Company and, on behalf of the Sea Scouts, asked the Assistant Sea Scout-Commissioner to accept a case of pipes and a tobacco pouch with an engraved inscription. Mr. Woods heartily thanked the Sea Scouts for their gift. Each Sea Scout received a new shoulder ribbon, these being presented to the company by Mrs. M. Clenaghan, of Campbell’s Bay. Supper concluded an enjoyable evening. Parents, friends and members of the committee were present.

The Assistant Cubmaster of the Punua Pack reports: “The Punua Wolf Cub Pack held its annual prize giving and breaking-up last Thursday evening. The evening took the form of games, the visitors joining in several of them. The Red Six won the inter-patrol competition, closely followed by the Gold Six! M. Sewell, S. Moore, R. Ebbitt and Second Moorehead won prizes for full attendance and specials were presented to R. Reid. R. Lakin. and A. u larke. Supper was served to a fine total of «5 by the ladies of the committee. We have had a fair number of recruits during the year and the general efficiency of the pack is very f r s^vs^^ e ’ The paclc is very much indebted to the committee members for their help and the interest shown in the boys. The Punua Pack wishes all tnends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.”

Over the door of a wayside house in a country town in the North of England is this motto: ’‘Accomplish or nevfr begin.”