SCOUT NOTES

Hutt News, Volume 15, Issue 36, 25 February 1942, Page 5

SCOUT NOTES

'• .National Seout Week Our District activities took the > form of Scout Group Parents' and 1 Friends' Nights, a Community Good Turn Rally, and Sports Afternoon. • and a Scouts' On Service. i Last Saturday morning our Scouts were out for two hours collecting fins suitable for packing foodstuffs. The tins were urgently required by . the committees engaged in making up soldiers' parcels for overseas, and " a very considerable quantity is now ; stored away. The Scouts' Own Service at Pe- - lone last Sunday afternoon was not only part of Scout Week but a rer membrance of Founder's Day. A " very good crowd of Cubs and Scouts 1 took part. and. the I'etone Salvation " Army Band played. Adjutant. Hay • and Rev. Simpson led the prayers 1 and Rev. H. S. I. Kenny gave a most 1 inspiring address. The Rally and Sports at Strand ; Park last Saturday afternoon was genera 11y a very satistaetoiy alfaii. c Owing to the short, time given to : prepare for the- Gpvernor Genera:) s reception it ■ was• fViund* necessary, to 1 curtail the sports programme. Tliere 1 will be a sports afternoon -on_ March 3 4th, to make up for this, time and place to he announced later. A report on Parents,' and Friends XiglHs will be published next week. District Notes. A general meeting of all: Scouters. ? Rovers and Cubmasters, is called for 1 Wednesday, 4th March fit. 8 p.in in First Lower Hutt. Seout Mall. Our 1 Commissioners. Mrs. Vogel and Mr • Bach, wish to meet as many as pos- " sible, and husbands, wives and lady friends are all included in this invi- " tat ion. Scouts and Cubs are asked to con- " tin lie the collection of suitable tins 3 in their areas next Saturday morning r Scouters are asked to ascertain how much ground of their area has been 1 canvassed and to try to complete the job.