SCOUT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21436, 30 March 1935, Page 8

SCOUT NOTES

fISSCJKD I'ROM JIETKOi'OLITAK HEAD QUARTERS.] Cub Gihvell Camp j To-day is the last day on which ap- j plications will be received from intend- j ing entrants to the Cub Gilwell Camp. j Late applications, however, will D.: 1 considered providing they are posted not later than to-day. Appointment of Commissioner Captain G. F. Myers has been ap- j pointed district commissioner in charge ot the No. 2 Christehurch district. Captain Mvers has been a scoutmaster in , charge "of the Cashmere troop for some ■ years, and -he has the best wishes of all brother seouters on his well-do-served promotion. Formation of Highland Troop , Good progress is being made in the ■ formation of one or more kilted troops in the Christehurch Metropolitan district, and already young men of Scottish descent, have approached the Metropolitan Commissioner with a view to receiving an appointment as scout- j master or assistant scoutmaster in oik 1 t of the troops. Many boys, too. have j expressed their willingness to join, these new troops, which, by the way. ; will be the lirsl to be formed in New Zealand District Notes The No. 4 District held its first comrnillce meeting on Monday evening, at 74 Smith street. Woolston, this: being tile residence of the district commis- , sioner. Mr F. Fever. The following ' members were present: Miss Rich . (Phiflipstown Group). Mr A. A. Berry ; tLinwood Group), Mr A. Maxwell (Woolston Group/, Mr C. M. Lagan! iMarist Group). Mr E. D. Haugiiey (St. Peter's Group'. Mr J. P. Millar. (Trinity Group). District Scoutmaster j E. Culverhou.se and District Cubmas- i ter J. Carter. The only group not re- j presented was Tennyson street, but it ; is hoped that a representative from '; that group will be present at the next ! meeting, which it was arranged should ; be held on April 15. Commissioner Fever, who was in the chair, gave a warm welcome to all members present, j after which he briefly outlined the j .new system of organisation. Arrange- j 'mollis wen..' made for a "working bee" j at the new scout hall in Walt ham on j Saturday afternoon. .\pri! (i. The work j [will be commenced at -.30 p.m.. and ' will be directed towards making the I hall ready for use as a meeting place 'for scouts. At the conclusion of the S day's work it was decided to hold an | evening "Camp Fire." to which the 1 boys will he asked to bring; their own: : food. District badges and annual levies ' j were also discussed, and it was do-1 cided that the commissioner .-hotildl ; bring the.-e matters up for considcrai lion at tile next metropolitan execu- ! ; five meeting. i j The commissioner in No. 3 district. [ ! Captain !•'. Mclvor. has been moving j : nvtr his district during the last week. ; One of the groups visited was Adding- ! j ton, where he war given a hearly ; 'welcome in the rove/.-' "den." Com - > j missiener Me Ivor is 'uonl.v intores'cd 1 ;in cubbing and expressed his inti uItion til' spending the full term in the' ! lortlicemm: Cub (Si I we! I ('amp. Slntiiage *>t Cub-masters That there is a ecriou-- shortage of' ■ suitable cub-ma. brs was tile epin- i ! ion expres. cd at !;>-( Monday even-' ! ■•;?{'.- meeting of the No. -I district 'Committee. ;\|eim IT. Vi •' wed the pes!-! ■'lion with much concern as it meant; that the district, at, present, had four ! • j:r%nips without cub pack.-.. It was later ; decided thai wavs and means must be ■: Iwiind lo induce suitable young men ! ■ and young women to take up this most j ! important branch of : routing. for itj ! was m tile cub par!.; _a' the scout ; > to be reeciveo Ins early moulding and j '• a most valuable trannn". i | ! I'ersonal | ,Mr A. N. Holme.- 'Duuedin.) w,\. a. I recent visitor to the North Leach ■ I group. This gentleman has been in- ■ tcrested in the scout movement tor a, ..great many years, and on the occas- I : ion of his visit he was greatly mi- j pressed with the high state of efii- j i ciency exhibited by the rover crew J I during a demonstration of radio oner- i i at ing. I