CZECH GUIDES

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 2

CZECH GUIDES

“WILL BE UNDERGROUND AGAIN ” LADY BADEN-POWELL AT GISBORNE (P.A.) GISBORNE, March 20. “I cannot get the Czech guides out of my mind,” said Lady Baden-Powell, World Chief Guide in an interview, recalling her last glimpse in .1945 of 5000 waving and cheering outside Parliament as she left after touring the country. Benes was so .thrilled when 1 last spoke' to him about "his nation being the biilwark of western democracy in Europe. The Czechs, do everything with vigour, and guiding is no exception. It was one of the first countries overseas to take it up, and the movement was encouraged as - something to strengthen the national spirit. “They went underground after but after the liberation came out of hiding as strong as ever. Now they will be going underground again, and some, I suppose,-have fled across Germany.” There has never been a time when the principles of guiding and scouting were more needed than now, Lady Baden-Powell said. Parade at Gisborne

Guides and Scouts from throughout the Gisborne district saluted Lady Baden-Powell, in a march past to-day. The parade, with colours and standards flying, made a colourful spectacle as it passed the saluting base to the Army hall, where the troops entertained with songs and hakas. Lady Baden-Powell gave an address on the guide movement at a civic reception at Gisborne.