GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1031, 23 July 1930, Page 16

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Bird Lover, of St. Francis Company, reports: “We have spent a very profitable and interesting month, the Nightingales gaining most points for June. To illustrate the fourth guide law this month, we had an open evening on the first Wednesday. Many mothers, Guides, Brownies, and Guides-to-be were present, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. “The first competition was finding out what some little bags and bottles, contained by smelling them. This caused the wrinkling of many brows and a good deal of laughter. The Bluetit Patrol won with an average of 9$ marks. “We spent our time In patrol comers arranging a charade, and ‘drawing sketches to illustrate the lives of the

saints, each patrol taking a saint. Meanwhile, the mothers and officers inspected the corners and shelves. The singing of ‘Taps’ brought a pleasant evening to a close. “Our committee v6ry kindly arranged a social afternoon in aid of our camp funds. A very happy time was spent, and the results were gratifying. “We have started badge work now, and girls have succeeded in passing the needlewoman and health badges. “We are going to enrol our Post Guide on Saturday afternoon, and are anticipating a good attendance.” m m m Gleaming Wing reports for the First Frankton Company; “On July 5 our captain and lieutenant went to the birthday party at Morrinsville, so one of the patrol leaders was in charge. We played ‘Dog and the Bone,’ then we did some country dancing. After a rest we played ‘Sticks ?i? d Thls is P la Y ed by lining the Guides up in two rows, each row toeing the same line. Someone stands a * the 4 end of the room and calls out either sticks’ or ’stones,’ and the row answering to that name runs to the side wall. After that we had a card f a ”? e ’. ,?°® t f ards are cut into halves, rfno nn lf , being P ut on separate piles One pile is put round the room on other 8 bl t s - A Guide holds the other pile in her hand, and gives to each Guide half a card, which she takes round the room, looking for its tht J Vh ® n ij\ he flnds > It. she goes to the guide holding the cards and reflni V h S d an ° ther ’ Untl ‘ the whole PUe Is

The next Saturday, captain took some recruits for tenderfoot work while we had corners. When this was over we went to the house of one of the committee ladies, where we learnt make USeful thlngs ‘o setl aj

ing°and Ul sori 9 We had count ry danc»f n _r some company drill Then aL fon d a b -? H same, which is played fifes w]?h = Tl ? e G V idea stand In patrol £*‘ th . a P°®t’ marked some distance in front of each. At the ton with Pa , trol , tbere i 3 a chalked line, tennis ball standing on it At na?roT h K iStIe ’ the flrst Guile of each feet tD S6t the ball between her un ihJ d jUmp wlth Uln that position “o the Une m av“V nd P ° 9t ’ a " d Kr.ii u , e a ®' a^n * If she drops the ball, she has to pick it up and carrv Thi! is °a na°, UC i hlnS U W,th her hands - This is a patrol race for speed which can be most exciting. This was followed by a story. We were also told that there is to be a combined church parade at the Methodist Church.”