SCOUT NOTES

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 62, 6 December 1930, Page 22

SCOUT NOTES

Troop Activities RALLY AT NGAIO The “hill” district is to be congratulated on being the first town district to hold a rally on its own since the metropolitan organisation has been in operation. Those who witnessed the display given at the new school grounds at Ngalo on Saturday afternoon last—and there was a large attendance of the public present—were rewarded with a splendid afternoon’s instructive entertainment. Proceedings opened with a march past, headed by the Boys’ Institute Band, followed by six representatives of each section ’of the movement, the Otaki Maori Brownies, Ngaio Brownies, Otaki Maori Guides, Kalwarra Gui'des, Ngaio Guides, Otaki Maori Wolf Cub Pack, Otaki Pakeha Wolf Cub Pack, Paekakarikl, Khandallah, Kalwarra, and Ngaio Wolf Cub Packs, Otaki Scout Troop, Paraparaumu, Paekakarikl, Khandallah, and Ngaio Scout Troops, and then the Wellington Rovers. On entering the ground the salute was taken by the Metropolitan Commissioner, Sir Alfred Kobin. Among those present were Commissioner H. V. Foster and family, Commissioner R. Nelson, D.C.C. Middleton, D.S.M.’s F. L. McKenzie,- H. Donkin, D.R.S.L. Meachen, Scouters Mrs. Hoggard, L. Moss, Leggott, Whitely, W. Phillips. Rover Group’s Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Ist Wellington City Rover Group took place at the “Den" on Saturday evening last, when the following officers were elected:—Patron, Metropolitan Commissioner, Sir Alfred Robin, K.C.M.G., C. 8.; medical officer, Dr. Walter Richards, L.D.; blood transfusion branch, Mr. R. Campbell Begg; padre, Rev. H. Johnson; hon. first aid instructor, Rovermate L. Morris; hon. pioneer instructor, Mr. H. E. Browne; secretary and purse-holder, Rover G. Parkhouse; hon. auditor, Rover K. Pictpn; Rover uncles, Messrs. F. W. Vosseleri Arthur Jantke, W. Jones, H. Amos, W. Dutton, R. Nelson, H. V. Foster, Eric Lawson, Harold Blick, H. H. Miller; captains, G. Hooper and V. Johansen; and Commander Young (ret.); chief rover questor, Mr. H. Donkin. General Items.

The Lyall Bay Group has taken advantage of the daylight saving to do outdoor W’ork on the sandhills. The cubs under Scouters Ashenden and Carr are now meeting on the Monday night, and already an improvement is noted in this section of the group. Badges gained recently in the Scout Troop have been:.Swimmers, Scout Brittain; musicians, P/L. D. Haswell and Second H. Kelly. At the last parade five new boys joined the group.. . . The district scoutmaster of Wellington South reports that in the handball competition played last Tuesday the finals were won by: >Senior competition, St. Thomas beat St. 'James; junior competition, St. James beat Boys’ Institute. Steady work has been accomplished by the Kelburn Group. The Nature Study Patrol, under P/L. D. Mackenzie, meets during the week at the clubroom, and on Saturday afternoons is laying out a garden in front of the clubroom near the observatory with flowers and shrubs. The weekly lectures are taken by’the scouts themselves and are proving most instructive. It is hoped that all scouts in the troop, will be through their second class by Christmas. There will be no camp this year at Christmas—the first occasion for many years—but one will be held at Easter time instead. The first meeting of the Old Boys’ Association was held last Wednesday week, when there was a good attendance, in spite of the weather. Officers and committee for .the ensuing year were elected, and all present were very keen about the old troop, which has been in existence for the past twenty-one years. Kent Terrace Group is busy preparing for the Chief Scout’s rally, one of the items being the taking part jih the natural camp. On Monday, December, 15, the group will entertain the Kllbifhie Scout Troop, win-, ners of the first aid ’competition at the annual competitions, and; .this-, will also be made the occasion for. the break-up night for the year—a special cake being provided by the committee with four large scouts' thereon, later to be presented to the Kent Terrace first aid team, runners-up in the competition to Kilbirnie.