BROWNIES THE GIRL GUIDES RANCERS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20284, 28 August 1937, Page 20 (Supplement)

BROWNIES THE GIRL GUIDES RANCERS

COMPANY NEWS. CLAUDELANDS: 3rd HAMILTON COY What a busy months we have had! Before starting to enumerate our events for the month we would like to Issue a welcome to our new Guide, Molly, who hails rrom Dunedin, and her tartan tie is the envy of her company. After much patching and darning and sewing this, that and the other thing, five or our Guides now possess their Needlewoman’s Badges and even better still we have to relate or 10 Guides who went for Child Nurse Badge and all got through with very high marks. We feel we are on the way to First Class, but realise we have a long way to go yet. Last Monday we were all at the Ranger Concert and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. One Guide was heard to remark that she had laughed so much she Just couldn’t help the tears coming. Since last appearing in print we have had an enrolment and flying-up ceremony when Jean and Gwen flew up to the company, and Mary and Lima were enrolled, while Freya was Invested Leader or the Red Kowhal. Owing to the school holidays we are not having meetings for a fortnight, but next Saturday we are going for a hike—so here’s hoping Tor a line week and success to those hoping to do their firelighting for Second Class. MAH.AROHA RANGERS, HAMILTON After five weeks or practices and Tun (it was indeed fun) our concert is now a page of past history and we only hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did. Our very grateful thanks go to Mrs Bonnar, who so kindly gave up so much oi her time and was responsible for the success of the concert. Now that the concert Is over we have to settle down to hard work again Tor it is our Intention to enter l'or the Rledisloe Cup and the entries close in March next. This year the competition lakes the form or light-weight camping and we have to make ail our own gear and give an account oT what and How we made it. together with a report of a week-end camp ut which we used the gear. So if you see the Rangers bargain-hunting you will know that we are only looking for “knick-knacks” to assist us. Ranger meeting as usual on Monday night at 7.30 p.m. JOBS Nearly every Ranger is either training for a Job. looking for a Job, or in a Job, so l thought the following verses would be appreciated: MY JOB Oh. listen: all you who have never known The joy or a job you can call your own, ! And 1 will endeavour to make you see just what those two words—“ My Job ” My Job Is the thing I have earned and Dreamed of. and worked at rrom sun to And, undaunted by Idlers’ sneer and Held by all who would rob me thereof. 'Tls I who have built it and watched it evolve. Wrestling its manlTold problems to solve. And I, of all others on earth, am the By whom my Job can be perfectly done.

' Shirk It? Betray It? Ah. never, I pray: Call it “ a grind ” anil “ monotonous Nay! My Job is “ for better ” and not “ for And work’ is my blessing and not my This, then, is the fashion in which I regard IMy Job, and thank God, be it easy or hard. For the Job He has given, and strength given too, To the best of my knowledge my Job to do. —K. M. Chaplin. CRUSADER* OF TO-DAY At various functions, shows, hockey matches, etc., one sees a band or men air. women in black and white, or grey uniforms. They are not very conspicuous but they are not there Tor show, but roi Service, but for all that, they are representatives or the very oldest Order o. Chivalry—the Knlguts of the order or Si John—which came Into existence at the time of the Crusades. When one of the noblest knights oi mediaeval chivalry, a certain Godfrey d« bouillon, rescued Jerusalem from the bauds or the infidel lie placed th Holy City under Christian rule. He found that a little hospital was already there, Toi Christian pilgrims under the charge of _ guod monk, brother Gerard, who took many of tne wounded Christian soldier.-, under his care. This hospital was dedi caicd to St. John the baptist, and when it grew famous and became the home of . new community, it was known as th. urder of st. John of Jerusalem. This became one of the greatest o. ; military orders, hut its kmgiits, togethe. | with their military career, still coiumuet. their mission of caring for the sick an suffering, and for this reason they were known as ” Knights’ Hospitallers.” lh. Older still has a hospital in Jerusalem which ministers to those suffenng will; eye trouble, a very necessary and usefu. b.t of work iu the sun-scorched and sandy The Knights settled down in the lslumi j fortress of Rhodes, where they remain*., one o, tho chief Cnristiau Uelences again.-, i the Turks, for upwards or 21m yea,a. u„ finally they seined down in .\,a,ia. |. belong to the order of at. John was con side red one Of the greuiesi of honours knights, but in sp.ic oi all the spleiidum they maintained, uioy never lorgei tna. the,r first duty was the relief oi huiua.. sUllermg. and this spirit of Chris.ia„ charity has been kept a,ice by the u,ue, lo the present day. And io-uay we see these inen atm nurses icuuy to help someone who i„u.. with U,ness in a crowd. l heir lain! motto is •• Pro I'tlillidie iiuininum i-u, acily explains than. help is are. Not unlike the Guide .Motto, is it/ T rallied, are they? Why, yes. ui course. They have all taken examinations iu llrst aid and home nursing. It would do well Tor more of our Rangers to join mis wonderful Order and so rulfll their own Promise or - service lo others,” and also become one oi the Crusaders of To-day!