GUIDE NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20612, 30 July 1932, Page 10

GUIDE NOTES.

[By The Provincial Secretary.] "For the benefit of guides and Ruiders an arrangement has been made by which notes concerning the girl guide movement will appear under this heading each Saturday morning. A special feature will be the dates of the various badge Examinations for the current month, as • reminder to intending competitors. The names of successful candidates will also be published."—Girl Guides' Association, 67 Worcester (treat -West, Christchurcb. The cooks' badge examination, which was set down for to-day, has been postponed until early in September. «■ • a Guiders are reminded that all garments for the Lady Alice Fergusson Cup competition must be at provincial headquarters by August 30th. In the Chief Commissioner's monthly news letter she states: "One wonders in this age of speed and machinery will tho art of hand needlework and beautiful embroidery dio out? Will our guide badges help to keop it alive? Perhaps this was in tho mind of tho Lady Alice Fergusson when slio gave us our beautiful Pergusson Cup, for she expressed the wish that it might encourage all guides to sew and knit. Tho work for this year's competition should be well in hand now, and I hope that there will not be a single patrol in the whole Dominion that will fail to send in the two necessary garments." ' • 1* * j Extracts from a letter received by a Christchurch guider from Miss Burgin. who is in England with the party of guiders from New Zealand:— "We are having the most marvellous time, and I'm sure I shall never want to settle down again. I can't imagine anything lovelier than an English spring. I'm quite sure that I shall never foi'get Kew in bluebell time. The guide people are most kind, and we havo received numerous invitations to functions, etc. Last week we went to an overseas cauip which was held in Albury Park, near Guildford, Surrey. There were about 120 of us there, and we had the greatest of fun. Tho Chief Guide was in camp most of the time, and Princess Alice, Princess Mary, the Chief Scout, and Dame Catherine Furse all paid us visits At the beginning of July wo are setting off on our grand tour. Wo are getting two second-hand cars and a couple of tents, and intend touring the British Isles for two months. In September we are going on the Continent, and if our cars are still alivo will probably take them. I expect we shall have all sorts of adventures, and wo ought to see much more doing it this way, besides it being much cheaper."

The following is a report from the newly-formed East Belt Methodist Company:—Although the weather was dull we spent an enjoyable afternoon at "Aumoe" last Saturday. Tho event of the afternoon was lighting fires for practice in our 2nd class badge. Unfortunately the kindling wood was damn thus making the task harder than usual. Considering this was our lirst attempt to light ires in the open we succeeded vcrv well. While waiting for the billy to bcil tyo went tracking, and afterwards practised some signalling. Afternoon lea was a welcome break, after which wo sang camp songs around a big fi-c in the cottage. About 5 o'clock we reluctantly left, and we look forward to lurtner afternoons at "Aumoe.*'