Girl Guide Notes

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 171, 22 July 1939, Page 13

Girl Guide Notes

July is a busy month for those who work at the Girl Guide headquarters shops because all the annual report forms have to go out to every Guide: in the province, be she Brown Owl of captain. On those' forms have to be tilled in the number of Guides or Brownies in the pack, those who are enrolled, those who have second clas3 and those who have fir. t class, together with all the badges won during the year which ends on July 31. \ou cau see what a job our Bown Owls have to till in all those details. Then when the forms are completed, they have to be sent away to the Girl Guide headquarters in Wellington (for Palmerston North) where they arc checked and then forwarded to Dominion headquarters who also check them and enter their details in their record books, then they in their turn send them on to imperial headquarters in London, where they arcput on the record files with all those of every Guide company and Brownie pack in the big association. Did you know that your company name was entered on the file of that great headquarters if you are au enrolled Guide or Brownie? Just imagine how many other names must be there to keep it company. With these report forms go too, the only levy made by the Girl Guide’s Association —such a very small one—fancy only Is 3d for every Guide or Brownie for a whole year’s fun and comradeship. It is not much to ask, 39 itl Be sure that you bring along your part of that amount which is 3d., so that captain or Brown Owl can send it all in when she is asked. Nature Logs Tor those of you wno aro doing nature work for your second class or for nature lover’s badge, this month, when everything is awaking to the call of spring and the end of winter, even if the ground is covered with frost and snow, will give you plenty of scope for observing things in their first stages. The buds are forming on the kowhai trees and soon there will be flowers there. They always come as the herald of spring, and they come, too, before the leaves. Kowhai is one of the few native New Zealand trees which loses its leaves in the winter. Most of our trees are evergreens. The animals are leaving delightful tracks in the soft earth after the frost so that any seekers would be able to have great fun •with plaster casts of the tracks. The birds are beginning to build, too—at least they are now singing their merry Iqvs songs to the mate they hope will help them to build a nest neat month. Ha\ e you been watching the blackbirds lately, how they perfectly happy they are to sit on a low twig and whistle as if their lives depend on it, and they will almost come at a call for crumbs, especially if some aro left out for them for a day or two until they get used to the idea? Try it out and see. Just at this time fhere is very little food about for the birds and a Guide is always u friend to animals and birds. Save your crumbs and feed these useful friends of All Saints’ Bangers Last week we had a change in the form of a game of in our basketball with the girls’ club. We lost but wc are to win next time, so are not the least bit downhearted. We were too busy enjoying the game. Our meeting followed this and we made preparations for our enrolment next week when there are also levies to be collected. We hope that you are all sending in teams for our tournament, because we can assure you that it is great fun. We do not mind if you bring all your barrackers, too, because the more the merrier at this game only we will have to know the approximate numbers so that we can have enough supper—it is to be a special treat, not an ordinary one. and needs careful consideration of numbers. Takaro 6th Palmerston North Last week we were sorry to find that Lieutenant was unable to be present but Captain had arranged a very interesting discussion as to our company library and our patrol time went all too quickly. Gaines kept us warm and wc alao are preparing for our hostess badges entertainment next Friday week. We arc having a ceremonial next week when three new Guides will be added to our company roll, and many service stars will be presented. St. Paul’s Last meeting Lieutenant had arranged for us an interesting tenderfoot evening. After roll-call and inspection we each wrote our name on a slip of paper aud pinned our badges to it. We were told, seeing a lot of us were enrolled, that at the end of the evening we should have no difficulty in getting our badges back. Our tenderfoot test was taken in playing interesting games,

| A TBIP TO MOUNT ABTHUB PART I. I Sometimes in 193 Gmy father and grandfather decided, to go up Mount • Arthur prospecting as there were n 'good many likely places for gold. Mount Arthur is a tTampers pleasure resort. There were three trampers huts, each with men’s and women’s departments with a fire in each department and n wood shed in between them. The first hut which lias been named Flora Hut. is seven miles from the foot of the hill. The next one which is named Salsbury Hunt, is 14 miles up and the last hut which is named Balloon Hut, is 17 miles up-hill. There is only a pack-horse track about two foot wido with a drop of about 300 feet to a creek and big jagged rocks sticking out everywhere. One day my father was supposed to come down to the foot of tlio hill to meet mother and my big brother with a week’s stores, but he did not turn up, so mother started to get anxious be cause the track is a very dangerous {rack and she decided to take my two brothers and I and go to see if any thing was wrong. (My story will continue next week.) Table Flat. Dear Hub, —We have had some snow here lately so I’ve come back to the Page again. I sorry it is such a long time since I wrote, but here I am again. I am going to our High School in Apiti and I am afraid I do not have much time to write as I have to travel eight miles to school in a bus. There are a lot of children away-from school with chicken-pox now. I have not had it yet and I hope I do not get it. The Women’s Institute took all of the High School girls to a meeting at the Community Centre, Feilding. Mr Somerset gave us a very interesting talk on “Modern Germany.” I am making a wool rug at school and it is very interesting to do. I have just finished making a corded satin cushion. It is hard to raako but is very pretty when made. Winter seems to have cc—e in a hurry, doesn’t it. It wont bo very now till there’ll be little lambs skipping about the paddocks. My last year’s pet lamb still lives in the paddocks around the house and is still a great pet. Snow Queen. It was very nice to find a letter from you, Snow Queen once more and to know that you still enjoy the Page. You cannot have much time for writing with your long journey to and from school, but wo are always glad to hear •from you. It is exciting being able to make things, isn’t it? Apiti. Dear Hub, —Please may I become a Cog? I am ten years old. My sister and I are home from school. I shall be glad when we can go back to school agaiu. I am knitting a doll’s jumper. 1 have done the' skilltest and hope it is right. I am sending threepence for a badge. Mabel McNicol. P.S.—May I have “Mistress Mac” for my pen-name f Welcome to the Big FaiAily, Mabel, and Mistress Mae you may be. I hope you and sister aro quite well again, although bed isn’t a bad place these «old days. Ruawhata. Dear Hub, —Here we arc again. We' could not get last week’s puzzle out at all, so we have tried this week’s and found it much to our liking. We are very fond of history you see. My little sister has been away from school for a week with a bad cough. We other two are luck so far as we havo not had a cold. We hope, Hub, you will not get a cold as they aro not at all nice. Love to all the Cogs and yourself. Alanna. Thank you, my dear, I am sure your good wish germs will keep tho nasty cold away. I hope little sister is better. Feilding. 1 Dear Hub, —On Saturday we saw a dccr. We went over three hills —one was a great big hill. On tho way there my face was red as anything. All I the time we were laughing and on one ! of the hills Dad nearly ran into a car. On Sunday wo went to my grandmother’s—she has broken her arm. Well, Hub, I have no more news. Little Nancy Etticoat. You managed to give us quite a lot of news in your tiny letter. I do hope Gran is progressing. How exciting to come across deer on your climbing excursion!

bringing in knots, laws, and composition of Union Jack. A campfire was held and Lieutenant taught us a new song. The Kauri head this week was won by tho Clematis patrol. Vespers and taps concluded our meeting.