WITH THE SCOUTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 126, 28 May 1914, Page 9

WITH THE SCOUTS.

ißy WATCHFUL.) 'l*wo Scoutmasters will lie elected, by the City .Seoutnjusl.ers and AK-istan-r Seoulmasters vvuo are registered' and hold commissions at the annual nveecinc convened b.v | the Coiitmissioner ~n the lit h .lime proximo. I 'Pile-annual meeting of the Scout Commit I lee and officers will be held on Saturday. I June lllb. The district .-ommittee will 1.11.-ii •!«• eleeied. Several recommendations las :,, appointments have already been made ;by Colonel l'u* 8 r..v... ! Ci.lonol Cossjrrovc bus .traded twelve ! inollllls' leave of llhsem-e to laic Cliv.. I Hispeclor Campbell. I:, _eford.ll.-c will, bis application. "I'lie oilier Clla'.leii_e Shield is lo I !.,- awarded, wtbjeet :o verlflVn I ion from I Ileail<|miriers to The troop h_vin_ lhe hiph-le-t percentase "f boys who are aim- to -•win, . lea-: _-"• vcal'do l.y th- .lis: May I iii each v,.i- To ihis will be added the pereen.u..- ■■' S-onl swiniiii4n_ »n,l life j I'll-- ..it:, t.-il :"••.".: i.-tc "liotmiiion S.-om" 1.,-,,- V,.,.,•..• ~ l'.ll, u.us: he rtlled in ami forwaid,., :.■ the li..million Secretary. Rev. W, H. fl ■'..- IMpsnui. Christehnreh. on nr nefore .ir:- ;:.:!,. :,y the district secretary. 'J'he Chief Cotnnrissioner has asked ""Watchful" to uanvey i,> Scouts and their officers his l,l_h appreciation of the _ood work dnre er.'l the very valuanie sen-Ices rendered to'the orcantaflnn by the officers in tha City district. He rrnsts tbar the ne_-ly-ap_poinle<l, offleers will recetve Ihe hearties- sympathy and co-operation. i"he repnlari'vns ricardinß 'he Kltic's oanne- will nd >perate in New Zea.pn:! 'i>irin; lhe p-es»tlt ye_,r Al'honjrh 'he London hesdq'iartorf ha--" improved -he ■entlitioe- •-: '-ompetitien. the Dominion heaiiquflTiers hiive decided thar tho tions are still too las. In the meaatlme tie. o'A contUsosa jxe-JA-opczatiaa.

j Last Thursday evening lhe membr-rs of I tbe I'on.pnhy .Troop presented Mr. an I .Mrs, |(.. \. Thorpe with a bulldog pup as .-, wedding present. The scoutmaster, in making tne pr"*enunion, vv-lshrd Mr. and ilri Thorpe every good with i.-r i.heir future. This evening an Illustrated 1.-iur. -~v the -nellri imrhar" will he given l.y'air. •I. r. Ilocion. at ihc I'onsohh.v i.',op" Hall SIKT-cial Indian record- will '7. »:ven .mi a • grani.ml.one. and after lhe lerlurt supper ; will he dispensed |,y the hoys. The medal presented l,v l-'oreniaii liedlund. of tile C|tv l-'lre Brigade, was »-•>__'Vv I L'aLrol-teader-.'. Mid-Icy. who made a j splendid pcrfnrinuii. c. in tin- r,■■ ~,| time of 10 4-.",5. J he -.iicLai win 1... preeuri-d mis evening. The 1i,.„50i,.i,yl i ,.„soi,.i,y ',>„„,, , s i„,.v shaping well in lire brigade work, and i shortly ro pin in ■■«,•; practice and jtmr,.-iug-shcet drill. The following headquarters notice has been forwarded lij 1.ie,i1.-t olouel Cossgrovu. V.U., Chief Commissioner for the I>oui .lion: "Mr It. s. Abel has oecn appointed Coin missioner for Auckland i curat Suhlirovin.-... Mr Bud,:;,, .-.-.-rciarv .., iae Commissioner for.ihe same area. Mr Tboi'lie iMstriet Commander lor Auckland Ciiv Boy •coins IH.-iri.i. M,- 1.. s. Henry Disr-lct Secretary, and fir |i. r. r. vvslev Chief tnspecior .vice Mr .1. 1,. Campbell, res.jiu'.di.

Some HH> >St;onts intended ihe concert- -nl the Town Hall on Monday evening las', ,i.-..l eontritvilteil two items io lhe programme, line-was a haka. which they delivered >v'rtJi' all iheir customary vigour, and ihe otbw was an exhibit lon ~f lirst-ai.l work. Ur Tew. ley examined 'lie work which was done b.v a sq„a,l fr..»i i he Ponsonby Troop, and he expressed bin-self . ore p. _u__| with the officio,; manner in will,-,, ihe work vvas done. The executive wfsh'-t-. express ihelr Jhanks to the Overseas t'liil, lor their kindness ;., provldlu- refresh-mo-ins for the ln.ys.

There .-nn be no doiiln thai a big linp<'iils will be given l ho Seoul nioveuie.,l In Auckland by the able manner In which the t'hlef foroiiiissioiie." ha« settled „ur difficubies. First, he apiH.iuie.l Mr. It. S. Abel, of Abel. 'Dykes, as t'oniiuissiuner. ami pers-uadci Mr. Thorp... liistrb-l CiHiiuiander and Mr. K. S, ileiiiy. UNlrli-t Mwtrtary. to withdraw their" resignations. lie tlieii re,iuested the iNvuiuilssioiicr ;,, recoiunieud a inedicill man' as fbiof luspeelor. He did so. and Dr. 1). C. Ti-wsley was jippointed. I lie last 'Uiree form U.e nucleus or the ucw liisfrif. <\rarmrttee. Mr. Abel lias issued ii:srructhiu.s -tlisil two seontinaster- are to be olr. ted by ibe S.-outuiasiers' Association to represent them on tbe coinniitte. and has suggested that not more than live citizen members ~f -...d manding should he invited to seats as non-executive members-. Ihe.se will complete the comiuitlee 'Ph.. chief has dissolved the old committee ami instituted tbe new one In its place ' Mr Abel has appointed Mr. Huddle IY..vin._iui secretary, so thai the. Auckland <-ouiplein°'ni of ii_. nuiw- uiade up. and. as tbe appointments _h»_ popular und the workis to be carried ~, in accordance with the Dominion regulnlinns. there is every prospel that all differences will he ,buried and that Auckland t'itv- will again take (he lead iv scouting