GIRLS’ LIFE BRIGADE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 December 1939, Page 10

GIRLS’ LIFE BRIGADE

DEMONSTRATION IN MASTERTON. YOUTH WORK OF METHODIST CHURCH. The First Masterton Company of the Girls’ Life Brigade, which forms part of the youth work of the Methodist Church, held their closing demonstration and presentation of awards in the Methodist Sunday School Hall last evening. The girls made a fine showing in their new uniforms and the whole display was of a very high order, reflecting the greatest credit on the Company Officer in Charge, Captain P. V. Jansen. Recitations were given by Kathleen. Wiltshire and Edna Goudge, a solo byYvonne Foster, Scripture recitations, Eileen Wiltshire and Muriel McCormack, and an outstanding skipping exhibition by Kathleen Wiltshire. The whole Company was seen to advantage in their concerted items, skipping drill, wand drill, and Company drill, while the junior squad performed fancy exercises, and the Cadets did their drill. An interesting ceremony was witnessed when the cadet enrolment took place. After a short interval, a Brigade play, entitled “Accidents Will Happen’* was staged by the girls, bringing out. incidentally, their thorough training in first aid work.

The chaplain of the Company, the Rev Fred J .Parker, who occupied the chair, eulogised the work of the Company, paying a well-merited tribute to Captain P. V. Jansen. The latter received a beautiful bouquet from the girls of the Company. A shoulder spray was presented to Miss Valmai Davies who acted as accompanist. The chaplain presented the awards won during the year as follows: — Certificates—Needlecraft: Margaret Lyttle, Eileen Wiltshire, Margaret McPherson. Needlework: Murial McCormack. Art: Girlie Pike, Joyce Pike, Margaret McPherson. Local knowledge: Irene Shoosmith. Book lovers: Eileen Wiltshire. Physical training: Eileen Wiltshire. First Aid: Irene Shoosmith Yvonne Foster. Badges —Hobbies: Eileen Wiltshire. Local knowledge: Irene Shoosmith. Knitting: Margaret Lyttle, Joyce Cormack. Eileen Wiltshire. Physical training: Kathleen Wiltshire, Eileen Wiltshire. Art: Girlie Pike, Joyce Pike. Margaret McPherson. Book lovers: Eileen Wiltshire. Handimans: Eileen Wiltshire. First aid: Irene Shoosmith, Yvonne Foster. Cadet centre: Ngaire McCormack, Ivy Wellington, Edna Gouge. Cadet star points: Edna Gouge. Attendance stars: Nolcen Pike, Girlie Pike, Joyce Pike, Margaret Lyttle, Nola Saunders, Kathleen Knowles, Kathleen Wiltshire, Joyce McCormack, Betty McCormack, Muriel McCormack, Margaret McPherson, Yvonne Foster, Eileen Wiltshire, Irene Shoosmith. Good service medal: Eileen Wiltshire. Good service bar: Irene Shoosmith.; Scripture bar: Kathleen Wiltshire. Elementary and advanced proficiency: Irene Shoosihitli, Eileen Wiltshire.