SCOUT NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 90, 13 October 1937, Page 22

SCOUT NOTES

(By "Chlngachgook.") Thought for the week.—"Wind inflates empty bladders and false opinions puff up stupid men. Metropolitan Headquarters Notices. We wish to thank all those members of the association who have helped so far with the organisation of the special effort arranged lor Wednesday of next week. -We are, however, badly m need of'-lady-helpers to assist on the day itself, and we ask Commissioners, ■ District and Group Officers, and Group Secretaries to use ther best endeavours to secure as many ladies as- possible, and also urge lady Cubmasters working in town to give us half an hour at lunch .time to cope with the anticipated lunch-hour rusty. Good Tom Appreciated. ,-Metropolitan- Headquarters wish to thafc the two members of St. Mary of the Angels' Troop who gave up last Saturday morning to cleaning the windows , at Metropolitan Headquarters and tidying up" generally, which was a greatly, appreciated good turn. North District Dance. A dance has been arranged for Saturday. October 30, in Kelburn at the St., Michael's Church Hall. The proceeds are in aid of the North District funds. Scouters are asked to keep fhisl night free. Bright music, novelty dances, and' supper promise to make - the- evening a thoroughly enjoyable one.. St. Hilda's Group. The'annual meeting of the St. Hildas Group, held .on September 20, was well attended. Plays were presented, by the St.'Hilda's and St. Cuthbert's groups, and Miss May Goodman was presentS? 1 1 . h^r warrant as Cubmaster of St. Hilda's by the-District Commissioner, -Mr. M. G. C. McCaul. A presentation to the, retiring Scoutmaster, Mr. D. Markin, a dressing-case, given' by parents and members of the committee, was made by the Rev. J.. R.' Neild, who-on behalf of all present; wished .Mr.' Markin the best of sue- ' cess in the new work he is taking up I m Auckland. Mr. Markin suitably replied. The grpup celebrated Us fourth I birthday on September 30. Cubs and I Scouts of the Sf Cuthbert's and Island Bay* Baptist groups were present. The I birthday cake was donated by Mrs. F. I Markin, and the supper by members ' of the committee. A feature of the evening was the manner in which the boys, themselves eulogisd the many services of Mr. Markin for St. Hilda's, and references in a similar vein were made .by the Rev. F. A. Tooley, chairman* of the St. Cuthbert's Group, and the-Rev. ,J. R. NeiJd, vicar of St. Hildas,, who also intimated that the group committee recommended the appointment of Mr. H. Stretton as successor, to Mr. Markin and Mr. F. Markin'as Group Scoutmaster, a position he previously held with success. The St. Cutbert's Scouts presented Mr. i Markin with a clock in appreciation > of his work for them. In reply, Mr. Markin thanked ' them all and regretted leaying, but hoped that under his successor they' would flourish. He urged them to give him the best of their loyalty and-support. Rover-Ranger Social. A pleasant- evening was spent by all who "were present at the Rc-Ra on Saturday, October 2. Messrs. Colin Campbell and Ray Foster were M.C.s .for the- dances and games respectively. Supper was served. .The prizes for the Monte Carlo were won by Mt. Winstanley and partner. The one thing that somewhat marred an otherwise perfect evening was the very disappointing support of the Scouters of the area. Ist Rocemeatii Camp. October 1 and 2 saw eight members of the 1st 1 Roserteath Troop in camp at the Mahina Bay hut. As usual, "a happy time was enjoyed by all." The fun Commenced when Mohua, late as usual, missed the Cob'ar, but it was his turn to laugh when, by taking the bus, he arrived at "Taj Mahal" first. Of the meals, the tea cooked by Rakau and his satellites was an exemplary specimen of the culinary art, and was most praiseworthy, but those present, with the usual remarkable display of Scout spirit, belittled their' untiring efforts. However, they are probably prepared to admit that the breakfast, with.Tara reigning, and the dinner, with ,Mohu« presiding, over the cooking 'operations, were both in the "passable" class. A memorable tea over, avery successful wide game, "Prospectors," was played, after which the campflrewas lit. The singing, even if slightly interrupted by sparks blown about by ah inconsiderate northerly, was hearty, and the numerous laughprovoking "stunts" performed were, a pleasant change from the common singsong. Two incidents at the campfire are perhaps worthy of mention, the first, the strange antics of Mohua and his performing pet Oscar; the second, the fact that a very industrious Scout went to the pains of taking his accordion with him only to find that Mohua was a real expert,, and entirely outclassed him. Sunday brought with "It, like two sunbeams, Dave and Willy, from Featherston,(the place where* we are led to ,believe Mohua and Tara hang out). During the- morning a Court of Honour'was held, and the chapel Was the, scene of the Scouts* Own in,the afternoon. By about 3.30 fearful.©flea were wanting to-start on the twenty minutes' walk to Day's Bay to catch.' the 5 o'clock ferry boat; strange though.it may seem, their desires were not fulfilled, for over'an hour, by/which time the "charwoman" had finished his job and allowed en-, trance, into .the'hut once The campersiwere.privileged to 1 have with them on Saturday afternoon the chairman of tiie Mahina Bay hut executive, Dr. C. .Gordon-Kemp, who,',w*th Mrs. Kemp and party, were shown round the hut and .camp site by Koala (camp warden for scouting)., It was heartening; to hear that they were very pleased with-the progress made in the last three months, especially the development, of the- bush chapel. , ( „ Raukawa Sea Rovers. Last Thursday the' HaukawaSea Rovers had the pleasure of a visit from' their 'new district commissioner, District Commissioner H. Donkin, and also Group 'Scoutmaster H. E. .Wire, S.C. Both spoke to the-crew about the early days and the growth of Scouting. Mr. Donkin related the ups and downs of early Scouting in' New Zealand, and in Wellington in particular. The history'of. the movement m England, from its inception in 1908, was told by Mr. Ware. Both gave many interesting and some very humorousfi personal reminiscences. The talks were instructive and interesting, and ■were appreciated by the crew, as could be Judged from the acclamation and cheering at the conclusion of the evening, St.; Mary's Paek. On Saturday, October 2, the St. Mary's Pack met the Ngajo Pack at the,Ngaio Town Hall and went for a tramp over the hills. They practised flrfrllghtlng and 1 cooking, and various Cup games were played. The officers wefe Miss Birch and Miss White-Hille. Nffitfo Cub Pack. - This is the last weelc of the -'drive," so you have only until Saturday to collect on behalf of the Cub funds. Make this a record week for collecting, and call on all those people who have prdmised to give you articles, and for which you have not yet called. The grand total is now 2002; and this is the result of a very fine effort on ■ the part of the Ngaio Cubs. We now require a great number of sacks, so please try and collect some for us. It is possible that' we may be able to' return these to the owners. The individual scores are now as follows:—Commissioner: Bobbie 418, Peter 259, Paul 889, Don 126, John 77, Bob 74, Bobbie Keith 39 (don't be too.shy to collect this week), Clyde 18; total, 1238. Baloo: Lawrence 145, Jim 115, George SO, Trevor 75, Raymond 75, Morton 74 1 ** Bryan *- A£hl cy 10; total 764. Grand total, 2002.