BOYS' BRIGADE NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 16

BOYS' BRIGADE NOTES

Amidst scenes of great excitement and enthusiasm the annual handball tournament of the Wellington Battalion was held recently at Kilbirnie. Seven companies took part, and an innovation was the division of the competition into two grades, A and B, the latter being confined to boys of 12 and 13.

Handball is played by teams of five, the ball being pushed or thrown along the floor by the hand only. The holders of the trophy were the First Wellington (Miramar) Company.

With each company putting in two teams and bringing their supporters, over 100 boys assembled for the event. The finalists in each grade were the First Petone and the 6th Wellington (Kilbirnie) Companies, the winners after extra time in each case being the First Petone. It was announced at the meeting of the officers held last month that the Hon. P. Fraser had accepted the office of hon. vice-president of the battalion. The Battalion Council expressed gratification at the Minister's acceptance of the position and of his interest in the movement.

At this meeting Captain Brend gave the first of his series of lectures for officers.

At the invitation of the Brooklyn branch of the R.S.A. detachments from the 2nd (Mornington) and 3rd (Brooklyn) Companies, under the command of Lieutenant E. Grylls, paraded at the Brooklyn Citizens War Memorial Service on Anzac Day. The "Last Post" and "Reveille" at the service were sounded by two buglers of the 2nd Wellington Company and a wreath was laid on the Cenotaph on behalf of the companies. . . At a recent social gathering after a parade night of the 3rd Wellington Company, the opportunity was taken to farewell Mr. N. Grylls, who has been signalling instructor to the company for the last few years. In the name of the company, Captain Beavis presented him with a fountain pen, and expressed the regret of all present at losing his services. A welcome was extended to Mr. D. Niven, an old boy of the company, who has taken over the position of gymnastic instructor.