FAREWELL TO SCOUTS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 68, 13 December 1938, Page 16

FAREWELL TO SCOUTS

There was a gathering of 400 at the Horticultural Hall, Lower Hutt, on Saturday night to farewell the contingent of 40 Hutt Valiev and Bav Scouts, Countrv district, who will leave hv the Awatea on December 27 for tile international scout jamboree in Sydney. Four cub-masters, .Mesdames S. Hoggard. W. fart-y A. Buck ami Miss Agnes Carcv will aeeoinpanv them. There was an excellent display of scout ban.lieraft, ranging from a model village, mi aeroplane, n wireless , HII | transmitliiig sei. Io artislica 11 v-desigued hook covers, trinket boxes, brass work, and papier mnelie articles Mr. D. A. Kwen on behalf of the seout movemenl of Hi,, district, larewelled the eoniingonl. and Mr. I'. Halford, win, neeompanies them. Among ihose presenl wore Miss Douglas, district commissioner lor airl guides for th,. Hut- Valiev, .an.l miiders and guides from Hi- Hutt Valiev and Wellington districts: Mr. ,1. I-',. I-' Vo’zel. eouulry commissioner, .and Mrs. Vogel; Sir Alexander Roberts; Mr. W. R. Robson, disiriet commissioner: Assist•■mi District <'..ininissioner Downev and Mrs. Downev, Mrs. Halford. Dr. and Mrs. Harding. Air. J. Daniel.