GUIDE NOTES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21424, 16 March 1935, Page 18

GUIDE NOTES

[By THE PROVINCIAL SECRETARY.] A cook's badge has been gained by B. Cooper, St. Philip's Company, Beckenham. The rally given by the Rangers, Guides, and Brownies at the Show Grounds in honour of the Chief Scout and Guide was a great success. There was a good attendance of visitors. Rangers, Guides and Brownies numbered about 2000. The chiefs were very pleased with the appearance and keenness (which was apparent by the numerous badges worn) of the girls. On the previous evening the Guiders, Rangers, and Patrol Leaders entertained the Chief Guide and Commissioners at the home of Miss Anderson (the Divisional Commissioner), and a very enjoyable evening was spent with games, singing, and a shadow play by the Rangers. The annual Founders' Day service was held last Sunday at the Christchurch Cathedral, when there was a very large attendance of Rangers, Guides, and Brownies. This year there was a | colour ceremony. The service was taken by the Rev. J. F. Feron, who gave a splendid address. Miss Black officiated at the organ. (Miss G. Marsden took charge of the parade.) Gladys Clcverley, a post-Guide, who won the love and admiration of all by her courage during many years of suffering, died on March 11. Guiding brought joy into her life, and the Certificate for Fortitude was presented to her by the Chief Guide at the rally. Miss Maxwell (rally organiser) would like to express her thanks to those who rendered her great help and assistance. It was largely due to this help that everything ran so smoothly. Companies and packs Are reminded that headquarters levy of Is a head is now due, and are asked to pay it in to Provincial Headquarters as soon as possible, so that it may be forwarded. With careful planning all the tests of the recruit, Golden Bar and Golden Hand may be taught through games and play. Turn your pack into pirates one afternoon, and see how they answer—but don't forget a most important part—to magic them back again into Brownies before you go heme . . . Brown Owl could become Captain Kidd; Tawny or patrol leader the first Mate, and one part of the room can be a ship. Give the Brownies some coloured paper (if yoy haven't any, brown paper and crajons will

do) and they must make themselves pirate clothes before they can join the crew. Once this is done there are all sorts of jobs to be tackled, and if you divide up your crew they can do the following—lay the table for captain's dinner, decorate his cabin, send a secret message (semaphore) to some of the party on the desert island to carry the treasure from the shore to the ship (pack money balanced on a book on the head), sew buttons on the first mate's coat, Brown Owl can use "Yo-ho" instead of "Tu-whit-to-whoo," and the crew can answer "Ya-Ya" instead of "Pack." With a little thought most of the tests can be made use of in this way, and the pack will thoroughly enjoy themselves learning something new.