Under the “Totem-Pole”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 771, 18 September 1929, Page 15

Under the “Totem-Pole ”

Little Circling Owl: Welcome back to the Wigwam circle, wandering one. Red Star lives at Victoria Street, Whitlora, Hamilton, and Silver Heel at 23 Somerset Street, Frankton Junction. Thank you for the photograph of the prizewinning Brownies. Unfortunately it would not reproduce. ... Flying Cloud: I could smell those blue lupins in your letter, F.ying Cloud. What a wonderful sight they must have been. Red Star and Little Swift Canoe will be glad to have your greetings. Yes. 4 * Whin and “Green Candles” made splendid reading. . . . Young April: Next time, I hope. Young April. . West Wind: Greetings, West Wind. I hope you will off - n pause under the Totem Pole. Many thanks for your story’. . Lone XNolf: \ good wish and many thanks, trusty one. . . Big Brown Bear: A long letter from “the old reliable.” Time is not counted by days and weeks. Big Bear. Yes, I shall be delighted if you appoint a scribe for Ta.hu ti mu i. - - Daughter of the Moon: I have reeorrtea that change of name In the < ,irl (.um.-s Corner. Please will you thank Captain for her note. lam sorry that she l..ia not been well. - - Dreaming Wind. So vou have been on holiday' it ■was good of the Primrose Patrol Leader to keep your reports up to date. • - • Little ’Thunder* pass, Papakura. There yalways a welcome for you at Redfeather s camp-fire. . . Little Twig: The Arahf scroll has er.me safely to haiul. My thanks and best wishes. Little Twig. - Mountain Snow: I am sorry to beat of vour sisters illness, and I hope she will 1 soon recover. * Red .star will be j>l.id to have your greeting?. That was a happv day at Takapuna. . . uKW Leaf: The Whangarei notes are interest in sr. and I am sure the other Guides enjov reading about those frequ* nt hikes. My best thanks. Green LeafStar: Your story is lull of charm, lied Star. I think you nyu-'t have made many dream journeys -with that happy wayfarer Yes I km>£tbat book by Farnol. How splendid b*AJosmother visit from Pandering IrtU*bo S 5Ed yotTnkJdi 1 their poem;. RUSSIAN WAIFS Among the most serious of Russia * problems—perhaps the most serious except-the universal loss of liberty-—:s the state of her homeless children. War and famine left Russia with millions of children who were orphans or were lost to their families. Five years ago seven millions were still registered as needing care, and much the larger ! part of them were unsettled wanderers. The dtffh ultv of doaling with hem’5 le-s children is felt everywhere, but Russia has an overwhelming number. I ?he has beo n hesit-iting between drafting them into ordinary households ©r dealing with them in special institutions. _ . I The State Homes have proved »n----i adequate, and they have failed in providing training. Though many of these j wandering Russian children —who lived by begging, slept out, and moved south i or north according to the season—have i oeen rounded up. and the national position has improved in that respect, the . state of the many children unattached i to family life remains grave.