GIRL GUIDES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 10 September 1927, Page 18

GIRL GUIDES

NOTES BY “GUIDER.” Miss J. D. Hill, Captain of the j Manani Guides, lias passed t-iio necessary examinations -tor tier Captain s \\ arrant. . . ’j.'lie Acting Provincial Commissioner Mrs F. S. Hodson, was in Hawera bust Sunday. . On Wednesday evening last, the Ist and ‘2nd Hawera Companies unuer their Captains, Airs F. C. King and Miss A JJaiiuntine, entertained visiting Guides and ouiders from Manani, Pate a tUoiioia at tea in the Scout nail. Tea was lollowecl by games ana items contributed by the Guides, campfire songs were sung with gieat spirit. The Guides also turned tliemselves into Brownies, and by the mao-ic or the Chief Brown Owl, Miss n. ° a. Corrigan carried out various Brownie stunts. Aliss Corrigan also told a wonderful New Zealand fairy tale During the e.ening Cubs arrived from MoK-oui, Normandy and Huiveca with their cUcmasters, and gu; e demonstrations ot their games. Die pines -or ti.e Assay on tlie uetence ol i uru-turu Mo sat Redoubt was piesented bv the District Commissioner to ratrcH Leader Peggy Morris Oirstq i atrol r.eader Phoebe Aden (Second) ancl Patrol Leader Gladys Lenclrum ;Special). Great interest is . being evinced by the Companies in their x'atiol v corners, good taste and originality being shown. \ further enrolment of recruits was held at Mokoia last Saturday in the presence of members of Lhe Local Association and interested friends, lhe Guides enioiled by the District Commissioner were Una Smeeton, Coiyll Phillips, Peggy Barkla, Jean Alain, Naomi Montague and Minnie Smith. 4he following Brownies were also enrolled:—Mary Lee, Joyce Lee Joan Holden, Not a. Neithe, Allison Phillips, C ranges Nicholl and Inly Quin, Alternoon tea was served . later by the Guides under their Captain, Miss R. tiawken. Last week tiie Patea Guides had a successful hike to Whitikau Beach near Kakaramea They had instruction in signalling, both Morse and semaphore, the signals being inteipieted with accuracy and speed. f ire lighting competitions . were held and various games were played. Altogether a most successiul and enjoyable day was spent oil tiie seashore. As usual in Guide outings, every precaution was taken to avoid even the slightest mishaps. In order to quality for the Domestic Service Badge, which has been won bv several of the Ist Hawera Company a Guide is iequired to demonstrate sweeping, dusting and scrubbing; torn out a room properly, clean and polish tiie floor, brasses copper, knives, silver. windows and furniture; dean the boots, and blacklead and clean the .sto-ve. remove stains from a carpet, and grease from the upholstery, arrange I lowers; laV a table correctly tor'll meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner; know how to call up and answer a telephone correctly, or look out a train ancl connections in a railway time table.

BA DG K KX AMIN MRS. Tiie following list of Hawera Proficiency Badge Examiners has been supplied bv the secretary, Mrs A. E. Morris :—Nature Lover, Embroiderer, Gardener and Thrift, Airs R. R-. Henderson; Basketworker, Miss E. Burgess; Swimming (Guides), Mrs Jiiggs; Swimming (Brownies). Airs P. <L Yeale; Needlewoman, Milliner and Knitter Mrs Foden; Dairymaid, Miss Death; Musician and Entertainer, Airs M J. Goodson; Domestic, Alls J. J. Goodwlin; took, Airs Rail ken [ V>ick Nurse and Ambulance, Aliss Young; Guild Nurse, Airs Dix; Toy-maker, Mrs \Y. T. Good; Laundress and Alotorist, All’s J.»\Y. Harding; Writer and Booklover, Airs J. Houston; Horsewoman and handworker, Air J. R- Corrigan; Astronomer, Air P. O’Dea; and Poultry Farmer, Air A. G. Barley.

GUIDE SONGS. How many Companies keep a record of the words and tunes of the Guide songs which come to t-heilr notice ? Each patrol should have the word.® pasted in the scrap book so that they are available for reference by recruits or when comparing songs with Guides from other Companies. There is always a chance of securing new songsfrom visiting Guides. There are plently of really good Guide songs, some serious and some comic No one wants to be highbrow, hut there is no use in wasting time with oversentimental rubbish. Ylie proper Guide songs are well worthy or attention. Some Companies are always on the look out for new songs, and so make a fine collection of them. You should write your songs in a book kept for that- purpose and the handwriting should be distinct so that it can be read when sitting round a real lire when you go to camp. The following girls in the 2nd Hawera Company have gained the Proficiency Radges named: —Gladys Lenclrum and Betty Pinson, Laundress, Domestic Service and Thrift; G.adjs Lentlruin and Mary Gulliver, Cook; Man- Gulliver and Margaret Lamb, Child Nurse; Eileen McKenzie Second Class.