MEETINGS.
Gt»L PEACB BCOI7TS. A pleasing little foaetion took place in tbe T.M.C.A. rooms yesterday afternoon, wh«ii Lady Islington presented the prize* to the successful competitors In tbe tests Inaugurated for tie Girl Peace Scouts. Mr. C .T. Parr, woo presided eologlsed the Peace Scout movement, which, he said, taught the girls to be good womw. good wives, and good mothers. Lady Islington. after presenttae the priaas, epoke oa the duties of women both la thae of war and of peace. Tbe Girl Scoot movement embodied all the necessary teaching for either requirement. A short address wag also glTen by Dr. Puxcnas. the Instigator of the movement in Aoekland. In eonetaaton, rotes of thanks were passed with acclamation to Lady lellnßton, Mrs. Bedford (preatdeat of the Girl Scouts' Association), and Dr. Porchas. EDEN TBRKACB BOAD BOARD. The Eden Terrace Bead Board held it* incr.il meeting last eventne. Three propent were Messrs G. A. Coles (in the - :. T. W. Mct,anghlan. L. Dodds. H. Good, and P. IfeElwara. The principal nnMness of the meeting whs to discuss the proposal to raise a lonn of C 17,000 for general street Improvement, sad also another acta of £3Mh far drainat* works, which, however, will he raised hy sasrtal arter wrlhent centa* oa the rateaapsaa. Boah loaaa were apn4 to. and hi the ease of the farmer it waa resoh-efl that tha neetasiry ttofa ba taken t» aotboriae the aaaae by taking a poll of tba lata-
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 57, 6 March 1912, Page 9
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