GIRL GUIDE NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21129, 15 June 1932, Page 12

GIRL GUIDE NOTES

[By Gcidek.] All contributions for this column should reach the Provincial Commissioner, 705 Castle street, by Friday of the week preceding publication. BIRTHDAY HONOURS TO THE CHIEF GUIDE. Among the recipients of the King’s Birthday honours was our Chief Guide, who is now a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. Coming so near to our birthday week this award was peculiarly well-timed. Guides all over the world will rejoice in tin's honour to their chief. REPORTS OF GUIDE WEEK. There are forty Guide companies in Otago. Of these fifteen have responded to tho request for reports of Guide Week activities. Further comment is unnecessary. FIRST KOSLYN. First Roslyn Company during the Birthday Week gave a donation to the Kaikorai kindergarten to supply hot drinks to the children. Also, each Guide was asked to perform some special service at home to earn a pound of foodstuffs for the pound-a-week collection. FIRST DUNEDIN RANGERS. This company recently visited the Anglican Memorial Home and took twenty pounds of sugar. During Guide Week the girls also knitted twenty pairs of bed socks, which are to be given to Mrs Stevenson for the unemployed. The company also is adopting a family, which it will take an interest in during the winter. On Tuesday they sent (by the radio postio) a small parcel of sweets to the twenty-five boys in the Anglican Memorial Home for their birthday treat. This was a groat surprise to them. A GISBORNE GUIDE’S LETTER. The following letter was recently received from a Gisborne Guide:—“l have just switched the wireless oft after listening to the ripping programme the Dunedin Guides gave us through tho children's hour. It was short and snappy, just enough to make us long tor more. 1 am Swallow Patrol leader of the First Gisborne Company, and my two Guide sisters and one Brownie besides myself were very much entertained during that precious hour. To switch the wireless on and to be greeted by the dear old Guide songs, sung by sister Guides, was a ripping surprise. Aly word, we did have to think hard about our special good turn for this week. At the very last minute of our last meeting Thrush P.L. suggested making cushions, curtains, etc., for the unemployed men's rest. Therefore we are very busily engaged changing pieces of sacking, etc., into good, serviceable cushions that can stand the treatment that men usually give them. First Gisborne will be eight years old in October. We are about as old as the Dunedin companies, aren’t wo? We are all longing for our really own church service on Sunday. This is the first one to bo held in Gisborne specially for Guides. 1 really intended writing about half a page thanking your Guides for the- entertainment, but. I've wandered a bit, I’m afraid. However. I’ll waste no more of your time, so will conclude this epistle wishing tho Dunedin Guides many happy returns of our twontyyfirst birthday.” NORTH OTAGO DIVISION. Last week the Provincial Commissioner visited Oamaru to inspect companies there. Tho North Otago Division has six companies, four in Oamaru (Tt Puke, Ist Kaitaki. Ist Hill, and Meadowbank), one at Kurow, and - one at Mahcno. There is, unfortunately, only one Brownie pack and no Rangers, but it is hoped soon to remedy this state of affairs. Owing to various circumstances it was not possible to visit Kurow and Alahono, but there was full opportunity for seeing the other companies, both at their meetings and a rally held on Saturday afternoon. All the companies are in splendid working order, smart in appearance, right on the mark for drill and signalling, with well-arranged patrol corners, and a fine working spirit. Apart from their normal Guide activities, all companies are busy .sowing for relief work, and camp-fire circle sees no idle hands. it i.s a real camp-fire, ior Oamaru Guides are fortunate in having a very fine headquarters room in the old Middle School, whore all the companies meet, and where a fire always glows at winter meetings in a big open fireplace. It is a real Guide room, with good posters round the wall and t lie Guide equipment safely stored. In the grounds of this building on Saturday, a rally was held. After the breaking of colours and the march past, the commissioner was given a signalling we'eome. Then followed inspection, and after that games and a I display of ambulance work before a final sing-song. During the afternoon Miss Barron and Airs Loo (president of North Otago Executive') planted a tree of remembrance. a graceful little kowliai. arrangements for which bad been made by Miss Wilson (Divisional Commissioner for North Otago). Both she ami Miss Temper© (district captain) are to bo congratulated on the smooth running of all the arrangements. A meeting with the executive and a morning tea given by Mrs Lee for executive members and Gnidors. to meet the .Provincial Commissioner, completed an enjoyable visit. BROWN OWLS’ AI FETING. The Dunedin Brown Owls held their monthly meeting in the club rooms. A pack meeting was arranged and carried through by Miss Taylor. Game.—Each six is given a sheet of paper divided into .squares, some coloured, some plain. They examine it for a few minutes, then put it away and draw it from memory, taking care to colour the right squares. Country dance. Crested hen. Draw two large circles, one within the other, not more than Ift apart. In the pond is inside the inner circle, on the bank i.s on the inner circle. Brownies kneel on outer circle. Brown Owl gives the orders: “In the pond, on the bank, out of the pond.'' in any order and in quick succession. On making a mistake Brownie “ out.” The one to stay in longest wins. Handwork. Brownies in sixes. Broun Owl gives each six a match-box and tell- then) to make something Brownie-ish out of it. ISong (Tune. ‘John Brown'- Body '). A little bunny rabbit had a fly upon Ids ear (three times). So he flicked it till it ilew away.

BADGE RESULTS. Writer’s.—R. Neuman (South Dunedin), B. Begg. N. Elder (Ist Bishopscoiyt). Laundress’s Badge.—J. Wilson, M. Whittington. N. Pritchard (Ist St. Andrews), Al. hosier (Ist Roslyn), Wallace, N. M’Lellan (Ist Anderson’s Bav). E. Cumberbeach, G. Wyatt, G. Marriage, E. Whiteside (Ist Alornington), •). M’Kcllar, N. Rout, M Center (Ist Musselburgh). C. Matson (4 th Dunedin). Al. Barron. F. Graveson, V. Varnev, D. Cameron (3rd Dunedin. •2nd Knox). S. Croy, (South Dunedin). N. Richmond (Ist Dunedin), M. Jopp. J. Ewing (Ist Bishopseonrt), M. Dobbin O. Clark. A. Donaldson, E. Currie. .1. Ewart. R. Kennedy, D. George. D, Pritchard (Ist Caversham). Cook's Badge.—P. Joseph, D. Stewart. N. Stevenson (Ist Roslyn), E. Whiteside G. Williamson (Ist Mornington) Sportswoman s Badge. \\ . Biansarove (Ist North-east Valley), E. Elder. N. Wilson (Ist St, Andrews), A. Schofield. T. Reay (Ist Roslyn). badge fixtures. Needlewoman’s Badge.—All articles are to be left at tho club rooms on or before Saturday, June 18, with a certificate from her parent or guardian, stating that the work is all her own. Book-lover work is to be left at dub rooms on or before Saturday, June 18, with a certificate from parent or guardian stating that it is her-own work. Music-lover. —Saturday. June 20, at 'Miss Allan's house, 5 Fairfax street, at .Signaller,—Wednesday. Juno 15, at the club rooms. „ Artists.— Thursday, June 10, at i p.m.. at the club rooms Handi woman's. —Saturday. 18th. at 2 p.m.. at Air G. W. Davies's. 1 to Renin are road. Morn ington. No domestic service badge examinations will bo bold til! further notice. July Badges.—Cook, ambulance, enihroideross. gymnast, knitter's, poultry farmer's, international knowledge.