SCOUT NOTES

Hutt News, Volume 16, Issue 5, 1 July 1942, Page 4

SCOUT NOTES

.District Campthe. Our little ' 'do" last Saturday was weii up to standard, St. James's iiuti being well liiled, and a hearty welcome was giveu to our ActingCommissioner, Air. G. ti. Alaekley. We will be "At Home" in St. Augustine's Scout Hall, Petone, on Salurday, the 11th Juiy. Chai t( i house Troop. Our first meeting last Sunday, was well attended and the Patrols spent a very interesting afternoon finding out tilings about our city. Estimation, First Aid, Pathtinding, Mapping and other subjects were worked into the programme. Next meeting will be at Jubilee Park at 2 o'clock on Sunday. 2(iih Juiy. News from the .Jungle Waterloo and Epuni Cubs played a lively soccer match the other Saturday, which resulted in a win for Epuni by 2-U. The Epuni committee provided a grand afternoon Lea for the boys. The war has taken a great many of our Seo titers and Cubmasters to serve our country. Ken Biyth (Koromiko) of Te Puni Troop and "Bunny" Hunn. Cubmaster of 2nd. Lower Hutt Croup are two more to whom we must say farewell for a while. Cubs of 2nd Lower Hutt bade fare •veil to Bunny last week and Sixer Aiauriee Heyes presented him with a line copy of the "Jungle Books" from the Cubs and Assistant Cubmasters. The Croup Chairman, Mr iieyes, spoke for the Parents' Committee, most of whom were present, and expressed their gratitude for the ten years of untiring and excellent work that Air Hunn lias done for the Pack. The lion. Commissioner, Airs*. J. E. Yogel, presented Bunny with a handsome writing-case 011 bell all' of the Parents' Committee.

Troop Activities. Tlic I'etone Sou Scouts visited Ist Lower Hutt Troop lust Friday and a series ol' li\ oly handball matches ended definitely in favour of the home teams who are anxious to challenge other Troops. Scouts from St. Joseph's and Ist. T'pper llutt were present at our Campfire and ''llewi" marched them from the Railway Station to the tune of his. pipes in line Caledonian style. Some <«eneriilitie.s Every movement or organisation develops in time a jargon of its own and no doubt our Scouting terms are somewhat mystifying to the outsider. There is method in our madness, and we use all manner of means to bind our Troops and Pacits closely together in one great brotherhood. In our own District f there are about 900 Scouts and Cub* and their leaders and we all 1 eel we belong to one large family. Our Campiires and inter-Troop visits all help in keeping us together. The ? root of our strength is that we can trust one another and the Lone 'Scouts who visit us occasionally, coming in from our backbloclcs, are as welcome and feel as much at .home as the fellows from the Troop next door. TUAKANA.