"FOUNDER'S DAY."

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 47, 25 February 1935, Page 3

"FOUNDER'S DAY."

SCOUTS AND GUIDES.

GATHERING AT WELLINGTON. PRINCE OF "WALES' MESSAGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINTON, Sunday. To-day is the nearest Sunday to the birthdays of the Chief Scout and Chief Guide, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, both anniversaries occurring last Friday, and in their honour members of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements in many parts, of the world gathered for the annual Founder's Day services.

Wellington scouts, cubs and rovers in particular were encouraged to celebrate the day in large force, for at their gathering at the Basin Beserve Lord

Baden-Powell was present to move among them and join in the service. At 3 p.m. 1000 boys and young men, with their leaders, formed up before the Chief Scout, and about as many of the public crowded the pavilion and bank below to join in the celebration, which was carried DUt in characteristic scout fashion. It was Lord BadenPowell's only public appearance in Wellington on his present visit to New Zealand, and the Mayor, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, took advantage of it to welcome him.

Lord Baden-Powell read a message to the scouts received from the.Prince of Wales, who is himself a member of the movement. "1 am very pleased to hear of the good progress that you scouts have made in numbers, smartness and efficiency since I was last in your country," His Royal Highness said in his message. "I hope you will keep a strong sense of brotherhood with the scouts of other countries as well as of the British Dominions, and that you will do your best, each one of you, to be loyal and helpful citizens of our great Empire." Another message, Lord Baden-Powell announced, was from the scouts of Great Britain.

Expressions of gratification at the advance in New Zealand of the Girl Guide movement were made by Lord and Lady Baden-Powoll at a gathering of guides at Trcntham racecourse on Saturday afternoon, while in die even ing about 900 brownies, guides and rangers, from as far north as New Plymouth and Hawke's Bay gave the visitors a rousing welcome. Lady BadenPowell told the gathering that she had received a message from the Princess Boyal, who stated that she followed the news and progress of the New Zealand movement with the deepest interest and wished it nil success and prosperity.