GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1055, 20 August 1930, Page 14

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Gleaming Wing, of the First Frankton Company, writes:

“On August 2 we had our photographs taken. This was followed by corners and country dancing. Next came pow-wow, during which a story was read to us. We then had morse, after which came dismissal. “The next week we had pow-wow, when we learnt some new songs. Then we had a running game and ‘Sticks and Stones,’ which is also a game. After we had been dismissed we had a tea for our Guide Captain, who has left us. During the tea she was presented with a tortoise-shell tray by our Lieutenant.

“On August 16 we had some folkdancing, which was followed by a game. We then had some signalling, after which we had a pow-wow and a story. The Guides were then told that there was to be a parade next Saturday at the children’s park at Claudelands.”

A Hikurangi Guide forwards the following account of the company’s first birthday party: “We had our first Guide birthday on Tuesday, August 12, and it was lovely, There were over fifty present, including all the mothers and committee women. The tables looked beautiful, decorated with pansies and daffodils. When everyone arrived, we had tea. We had our party in the Parochial Hall. After tea, the visiting Guides and women were taken over to the Guide Hall, to see our various corners. They were delighted with them. “We played musical arms, French tig and many other games. Three tenderfoots were enrolled, and then Commissioner Wright, from Whangarei, presented the leaders and seconds with Second Class badges, and a number of the girls with Service Stars.”

Bird Lover reports for the St. Francis Company: “On the day of our Post Guides’ enrolment, 12 girls and two officers came. We met them at St. Stephen’s Avenue and walked down to the little girl’s place, calling in on the way to take another invalid Guide with us. When we arrived, our little friend was ready in her uniform to meet us. She was proud of it, too. After we had put our hats and coats down we had several items while we were waiting for some other Guides. Then came the enrolment. After the actual ceremony we sang a Guide hymn and the National Anthem. Then we sang camp songs, and much amusement was caused when we acted the legends. “After afternoon tea we played more games, and then it was time to go. We sang ‘Taps,’ and dismissed, leaving a very happy little girl who looks forward every week to some of us visiting her.

“We had a church parade last Sunday week, the colour party coming from the Blue-tit patrol, who won most marks last month.

“The leaders took the meeting on the first night this month; the Swallow leader took roll-call, the Nightingale leader, inspection, and the other leader took a game and prayers. While Nurse was taking us for first-aid, however, Lieutenant taught the other girls a dance.

“Practices for our concert are likely to take up our meetings for a while now.”

Matters in connection with the formation of a company of Girl Guides were advanced at a largely attended meeting of women at Ngatea on Tuesday, August 12. Mrs. J. Motion, who presided, and Miss Gray detailed the necessary steps and urged that some girls qualify sufficiently to be enrolled by the District Commissioner on her visit on August 16, so that they could attend an instruction camp at the en<3 of the month.

It is anticipated that over thirty girls are willing to join the proposed company. Mrs. W. McDuff offered a room for meetings. Executive officers appointed were as follow:—President, Mrs. Wilkins; vicepresidents, Mesdames R. H. Dudding, E. A. Mahoney, W. P. Wylde, F. D. Bird, and H. Hayward; committee, Mesdames W. Clark, H. B. Sparrow, T. Stitchbury, R. Burke, H. Waite, S. Birkenhead, J. Darlington, E. L. Walton and J. Motion; secretary, Mrs. C. Molloy.