"GREAT BROTHERHOOD"

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 182, 4 August 1930, Page 8

"GREAT BROTHERHOOD"

BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.

OFFICERS' ANNUAL DINNER.

PREPARATIONS FOR CHIEF SCOUT,

"In • my' opinion there is no greater .personality, no better known man in the world to-day than' Lord BadenPowell,, the founder, of the Boy Scout movement and the beloved chief of the .2,000,000 odd members of this- great brotherhood," said Mr. W. J. Holdsworth, Metropolitan Commissioned of ScbutSj when proposing the toast of the Chief Scout at the Scouters' dinner on Saturday last. The dinner, which is an annual function, at which all branches of, the movement—Cubs, Scouts, Rover Scouts' and Sea Scouts —are represented, was held to commemorate, the twenty-second 'birthday of the movement. There Avere nearly 60 officers present, and some had come from as far afield as Pukekohe, Glen Eden and Riverhead. Mr. Holdsworth said the next seven months of preparation for the visit of the Chief Scout would be trying ones for all and would call for the sacrifice of self in many instances, but from past experience he had no hesitation in forecasting that every officer and every troop would rise to the occasion. In order to assist in the administration and preparatory organisation extra executive appointments were to be made from the ranks of experienced officers. _In referring to the Chief Scout, Mr. HoldsAvorthsaid: "This man, who has had the unique experience of seeing in his own lifetime a world-wide and international acceptance of an idea of his own creation, is deserving of a reception euch as New Zealand reserves only for the most "honoured." Another toast honoured was "Past Scoutmasters," which was. proposed by Cub Commander A. J, Veart, who paid a tribute to the pioneers of the movement. The names of Commissioner J. D. Campbell and E. B. B. Boswell were mentioned in this connection. The gathering was entertained after dinner by a varied programme, not the least interesting item of which was the screening of the official film of the World Jamboree held at Aitowe Park, England,