Boys’ Brigade Battalion Increases Members

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31615, 28 February 1968, Page 16

Boys’ Brigade Battalion Increases Members

The Canterbury battalion of the Boys’ Brigade increased its membership by 38 to 1647 and its officers by 26 in 1967, the battalion president (Mr J. L. Bush) said when presenting his report to the annua) ! meeting. The battalion area includes i Christchurch, Kaiapoi and SRangiora. “Although we have seen a good increase in the number of officers, new companies have not been formed at the speed we would like,” Ml Bush said. “We should see that suitable men are brought in to extend the movement. This does not mean just bringing in men to strengthen the present companies but also bringing them in for training in the established companies After a suitable time they are ready to begin companies with the churches in the new suburbs,” he said. Although the movement had had a number of community efforts at local level, there ■was still much that could be 'done at a company level. I Mr Bush urged every com

pany to look for projects they could do. Officers elected were.—Patron, the Mayor of Christchurch (Sir George Manning), president, Mr J. L. Bush; deputy president, Mr W. T. Garlick: honorary vice-presidents, Messrs P. Velvin, J. Provan, L. Teague: treasurer, Mr M E. Lloyd; secretary, Mr D. L. Wilkinson; administration committee, Messrs Bush, Wilkinson, Lloyd, W. R. Johns; training committee, Messrs W. S. Collins (convenor), D G. Giblin, S. Dunn, B. Weston, A. Sidford. Johns, P. Seymour, W. F. Bishop, L. Boutery, D. L. Aitken, K. Brownlee: competitions committee, Messrs G. K. Frew (convener), J. Dawson, B. Ward, F. Hilton, L. Garlick, J. Freeman, R. Lambert, K. Coieen; public relations committee, Mr Bishon; property committee, Mr S. Hav (convener); Duke of Edinburgh Awards officer, Mr Frew; battalion bandmaster, Mr H. R. Garlick: battalion adjutant. Mi Aitken: representative on the New Zealand executive, Mr Wilkinson: team section committee, Mr Johns (convener).