WITH THE BOY SCOUTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 937, 2 April 1930, Page 14

WITH THE BOY SCOUTS

On Thursday, April 3, a meeting of troop committee representatives will be held at Dalgety’s Buildings, Albert Street, following a meeting of the Advisory Board which will take place at Headquarters at 7 p.m.

The competition for the Le Roy Camp'craft Cup will be held at Swanson next Saturday and Sunday. Nine troops have entered. The judges appointed by the Examination Board are Messrs. A. J. Veart, George Iverson and A. S. Oxley.

At the life-saving competitions for the Legion of Frontiersmen’s shield and trophies held last Saturday at Bayswater, with Leys Troop as the winners and the Ellerslie Troop as runners-up, the judge, Mr. A. B. Coleman, and Mr. Stewart, secretary of the Royal Life Saving Association, made special reference to Mr. Fraser’s capable instruction and the excellent work of the three competing teams (Leys, Ellerslie and Herne Bay). In spite of the short time in which the boys had to train a high standard of proficiency was reached, and the Boy Scouts’ Association is exceedingly grateful to the Legion of Frontiersmen and the Royal Life Saving Society for carrying out this first competition of its kind among the Scouts.

Life-saving is one of the most useful classes of training in which Scouts could interest themselves, and when next year the shield is again competed for it is hoped that a large number of thoroughly trained teams will be taking part in the contest.

The Rev. G. E. Moreton. who went to England in charge of the Jamboree contingent from Dunedin, has been appointed assistant-missioner and prison chaplain at the Auckland City Mission. Mr. Moreton is a very keen Scout, and he takes a particular interest in the Rover movement. Next Thursday evening (April 3) he will give over the wireless a talk on his experiences at the World Jamboree held at Arrowe Park last year.

Mr. George W. Hillyar, at one time Assistant-Cubrnaster of St. Alban’s Pack and Cubmaster at Devonport, is now Cubmaster of thp First Ashfieid Pack in Sydney.

The Scoutmaster of the First Cornwell Troop advises that the second birthday party of the troop in the form of a pound night, will be held at the Methodist Church Hall, Dominion Road, on Friday, April 4. Parents and friends are invited to at-

tend. There are several vacancies in the troop and this would be a good opportunity for intending members to become acquainted with the Scouts. The Pack will be represented at the function by the Sixers and Seconds. A St. John Ambulance instructor visits the Troop each week to coach the boys in Ambulance work for First Class badges. The Wolf Cubs, under Cubmaster Watts, are making good progress, several First Stars having been gained. * * * Great Lone Eagle reports for the Devonport Troop: “Our farewell to our former Scoutmaster, Mr. Jones, was very successful. The committee and the parents of the boys were present. “The evening began with the National Anthem, followed by the presentation of badges to the Cubs. Scout Bell passed his Tenderfoot, Scout Farrelly his Metalworker’s badge, Leader Matthews his First Class and Leader Bennett his First Class and King’s Scout badges. (Leader Bennett is the second King’s Scout in the troop.) “Next came the presentation of an Assistant-Scoutmaster’s warrant to Mr. Philip Gale, from Dunedin, after which Mr. Jones was asked to accept a handsome smoker’s stand, given by the Scouts in recognition of his long service in the troop, which he joined as a Cub. “Items were given by the Scouts and Cubs. “We held a camp last week-end, and the boys are now looking forward to their Easter camp at Rangitoto.”