INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1921, Page 6

INGLEWOOD.

SCOUTS’ EVENING.

(From Our Own Corresponden. Inglewood, May 10,

There was held in the Parish Hall on Friday night, the 6th instant, wfhat is known in Scout parlance as a “Twopound night”. To this re-union of the Inglewood Scouts Mr. Burnip was specially invited. Seven-fifteen was named as the time for starting the night’s entertainment—a bit early, maybe, for elder folk, but for the young people late enough.

As soon as the guest of the evening was present the Scouts, some 22 in number, began to show how they passed the evening whenever they foregathered. Contests at various games were engaged in by the boys, blindfold boxing evidently being the most popular, as it was the most amusing. When the boys showed that they had had enough of hard exercise, the Rev. Mr. Stanton, the local District Scout Commander, gave a reading from a selection of Dickens’ works, which was attentively listened to. Then came the event of the evening —the adjournment to supper. And who more willing than the Scouts? An ap petising repast had been laid in the supper room of the hall, whither the whole company repaired, and full justice was done to the viands in short order. Mr. Stanton called on the Scouts present to welcome Mr. Burnip, the guest of the evening, <*Co whose kindness they were indebted, in that by taking Scoutmaster McDermott’s duties at the Inglewood electric power house he had left that enthusiastic 'Scout time to “carry on”. He also referred to the help given to the Scout movement in Inglewood by Mr. R. Stevens, through the Press, and asked for a Scout welcome to him and Miss Stevens, who were present. It is not necessary to tell Scouts how these acknowledgments were replied to; they know. Mr. Burnip thanked the boys and their leaders for the welcome he had received, and assured them that all he could do to forward their cause was a pleasure to him; furthermore, that he would always do his best to forward the movement, one of the best for the rising generation, he believed, that had ever been made. Mr. Stevens also thanked those present for the welcome they had extended to him and his daughter. He said that he had always been a believer in . the good of the Scouts’ movement, and in his way had supported it. He reminded those present that at the time of the visit of the Prince of Wales the Inglewood Scouts had been the only ones in the Dominion to give an exhibition of Scout efficiency in technical work before His Royal Highness, and that they had a right to claim a premier position in New Zealand. Therefore he felt justified in calling on them to maintain that pride of place. Before dispersal the boys were reminded that at an early date another hospitable gathering would be held, when they would be called on to ask their parents to be their guests for the evening.

GENERAL.

Old Inglewood residents are always welcomed here when they pay a visit to their former haunts. Such, lately has been Mr. George Floyd, one of our real pioneers, now resident in Patea, which, he says, is all right but very windy. Besides 'Mr. Floyd another formerly well-known resident, Mr. M. Weeks, with Mrs. Weeks, has been visiting in Inglewood and New Plymouth. He or, more properly, they have seen many “old friends”, and. coining as they do from Palmerston North, have brought greetings from “old friends” there to their acquaintances of lang syne here. It is pleasing to state that these visitors from outside, who yet belong to the Inglewood of the past, are apparently enjoying good health and a sufficiency of the good things Providence provides. Also that they are congratulatory in their remarks as to the sound prosperity of the district, especially as a new county.

The promoters of the chrysanthemum show, which is to be held to-morrow (Thursday) at the Inglewood Parish Hall, are sanguine in their hope,s of an unqualified success. Their only dread is bad weather. As to quantity and quality of competing exhibits, nothing could promise better. The committee have worked hard, and the exhibition of blooms will be good.