TE KORERO

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1932, Page 20

TE KORERO

; (By MICHAEL.) "greetings all. "Michael" takes this opportunity of thanking all who have contributed to these columns during the past' twelve months, and wishing all brother scouts a Merry - ' Christmas and good hunting in the days to come. v v * * # V # ■-'.'.''- .■ H.Q> Holidays. ; Advice from the metropolitan secretary states that headquarters office will be closed over the holiday period. From December 24 there will be no one in attendance until January 4, when the uesual hours will be resumed. • .* •• •.* • * # All-Saints! Pack. Taking the foi'm of a parents' evening, the last" meeting for the year of the All Saints'' Pack, was held on Monday, December 19. A.good muster of parents and friends turned out to witness the jungle dan.ce; .playette, songs and. other items which the cubs rendered. Mr. .Norman Tate, the popular conjurer, gave ashort entertainment, which was much appreciated.' In the course of the evening, Mr. Otto, chairman of the group committee, spoke of ' the good work rendered by Miss Cockfield, the CM., and fier assistant, Miss Macguiness, and on. behalf, of the committee made> a sentation to each officer. During the year the cubs have been making handcraft presents,; and' towards „the ,elose of the evening each boy gave to his parents the-'-things he had made for them. A most delightful supper was served by the .committee ladies, arid the .entertainment concluded with "Tap*" an< i "The Kfcg.?.-.v; - /.r > ::'J.:. ,v , ' : ;: The Hospital Pack.

Under the able leadership of Cubmaster ;W.' Dean, the Hospita.l Pack, recently reorganised, is making steady progress. Because each boy must receive individual attention the pack ■ae a .whole may not go forward very rapidly, never the less, good work ie being done, and the cubs are making headway. Hobbles is a feature that has been claiming the attention of this pack, and. a number of the cubs are now busy making Christmaa presents for' ■ their parents and friende. During the holidays many of. the-cubs will return home, among these being. Cubs Morrie Turner, William Campbell, Jack Probert, 30, Abbotsford, Terrace, Devonport, and Bruce Cunningham, 2i», Truro Road, 'Saridriftgham. The cubmaster advises that the last two boys mentioned are still confined to their beds, and suggests that cubs from other packs could do a splendid good turn by dropping , along'and seeing them during the Coming holidays. To the Hospital Pack' good hunting, and smooth trails in 1933.

Devonport's Wind-up Night., ' .Last' Friday iiight the troop held its final parade of /the year in their den on Mount Victoria, writes the scribe., We had. present -rrltli us Commissioner E. T. Dbwnard, who'inspected the parade and later on presented the Pascoe Cup to the Curlew Patrol (P.L. Pope). The den,was decorated with streamers, and d royal eupper was laid down by the c6mmitWe. ; During the ev'ening S.M. H. W. Lee gave a brief summary of the progress of the- troop, after which all joined in the singing of "For. He's a Jolly Good Fellow." , Oil. Saturday afternoon ; the cricket team accepted, a challenge from- the Takapuna Troop. :The details of the game. are: Devonport, first i innings- 63 (Pope 32). Bowling for Takapuna, Joplintook, six for 25. Takapuna, first innings. 70' (Preston , '22.).' : Bowling for Devonport, Godley took fo.ur','for 16. Devonport, second innings 105 (Naughton 37). 'Takapuna, second innings 80. Devonport won,by 18 rune. ; . :

,On Sunday, 11th, the combined annual church parade was held in the Holy Trinity Church. A muster of ' 150 scouts,- guides, cubs and- brownies paraded at the Council Chambers, arid marched up, headed by the'Devonport Boys'- Band. ■ ''.. • . !j '■

■ The troop •is spending • their annual caitip sit Long Bay, from' January 10 to 20: .Scoutmaster 'Lee will -be in charge. . ~"£: .Christinas, and .good < camping to you all, brother .scouts."; • ■ ij ' ■ . ! ~ ■ ; • ;«■.■■.'.•■■."■. i'». i ! ■' j ! Takapuna Cubs Celebrate.' ''"'-. ■• The , Takapuna - Cubs." had arranged a canip fire,.for Thursday .week. last, but a downpour •of rain washed the'm into headquarters. We carried through our programme of games and stunts, and had what-one cub described as a "corker Slipper , ' , :of cakes and • things.'

;' itv'wae .decided to /havejour, camp fire la'st iThursday on kindly lent for.-the., purpose. We had team races arid games: untilr.dusk, when the fife- was lighted with due ceremony. In its cheerful. :glow_ we sang, riddled, joked and recited ? - and, witnessed a most thrilling drama; performed by the authors, illustrating "My Duty to the King." In this exciting play, a, bold, bad: burglar "laid out"'a.good citizen and bolted with his bag, of money. The prostrate citizen was discovered by two cubs, on their way to the pa(jfc meeting, who rendered first aid * and. : then, with'the help of a policeman; captured the bold bad burglar. More cocoa and cake, a powwow from Afcela, threfe . British cheers for .the parents' 'committee who had provided two • slippers; .prayers, and'then to 'bed.