MOTUEKA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 19 October 1937, Page 6

MOTUEKA

GIRL GUIDE ASSOCIATION ANNUM, MMUTING 1 Ki-xim < lut- Own UolTi'Hiioiuloiil ] Al the Kill) annual meeting of the Motueka Girl Guide Association, held in the Guide Hut on Friday, the President, Mrs A. It. Edwards, occupied the chair. The District Commissioner, Mrs C. If. Mackay, presented her report and the balance sheet for the year ending 30th j September, 1937. ANNUAL HEPORT The report was as follows: "The last annual meeting was held in the Hut on 9th October. Mrs Edwards, president of the local association, was in the chair and presided over a very fair attendance of members and friends, including representatives from Tasrnan. A short executive meeting was held before the general meeting. "We have not been able to increase the number of our companies and packs, but the existing ones have not lacked enthusiasm in any way. The Motueka company consists of 21 keen young guides and recruits. This is a large company for one guider to handle and we hope that a lieutenant may soon be found. The resignation of Miss Fawcett, captain, Miss Wralt, Brown Owl, and Misses Ross and Crossman, Tawny Owls left our stall of guiders sadly depleted. On behalf of the Motueka Committee I wish to place on record our appreciation of their services. “We also wish to thank Mrs Lewis, Miss Thorp and Miss Tcmpero, who are so nobly filling the gaps until permanent guiders can be fo.und.

“It gives me much pleasure to report that Miss Patty Quaife has been appointed as a Brownie Guider with Laureen Evans as Pack Leader.

"The Hudson Shield was competed for this year by the Motueka company and was won by the Speedwell patrol. “A street stall was held in March by the guides, at which they made £2. Eight dolls have been dressed by the guides and are to be sold for the benefit of the Plunket Society. Church parades have been held as usual. We were fortunate in having the Bishop of Nelson to address the guides on Thinking Day. The Anzac Service was well attended by guides and brownies. “Riwaka has been unable to reestablish* guides or brownies and is reluctantly compelled to hand in her resignation paper. “Tasman has 20 brownies and recruits, who work in four sections, owing to the scattered nature of the district.

"We congratulate Mrs Buschel in gaining her Brown Owl warrant.

“In September a training class, held by Miss Dulhie in Nelson was attended by three guiders from this district. “A most successful camp was held in Tasman, in August, which was attended by 40 guides and guiders from Motueka and Richmond.

"Tlie Coronation Celebrations, which had been planned for the guides throughout the Dominion had to be abandoned on account of the infantile paralysis epidemic; but we had the thrill of receiving and sending on the message of loyalty to their Majesties.

“In conclusion I wish to thank all guiclers, secretaries, examiners, the auditor and all members of committees, who by their work and interest have done so much to help the movement in this district.” Mrs Edwards remarked that the simultaneous resignation of three of the guiders had made the prospects, of carrying on successfully, seem doubtful; but she was pleased to say that everything had gone on smoothly and that both guiding and the brownies were flourishing. She endorsed the District Commissioner's appreciation of those, who had fdled the gaps temporarily. and she also was glad to welcome Miss Quaife as a biownie guider. ELECTION OF OFFICERS The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mrs A. R. Edwards; secretary and treasurer, Miss M. L. Pierce; committee, Mesdames W. Thorp, J. A. Wallace, G. W. Boundy, R. 11. Sl.aw-Thompson, Miss Tempero, Mrs N. Ross (Molueka), Mrs S. Brown (Tamaha). Mrs Max Deck forwarded her resignation as a member of til: association. ADDRESS BY MR EVANS Mrs Mackay (District Commissioner) extended a welcome to Mr Vryn Evans, who had kindly consented to address the meeting. Mr Evans congratulated the committee on their report and balance sheet and paid a tribute to the association and to the work accomplished by the guides. "We are,” he said, “too prone to think that education is carried on only between the age. of six and fourteen years.” Education was a life process, and to no other educational agency other than schools would be pay higher tribute than to the scout and guide movement. Character, which, after all, was most important and the secret of life v.\.j developed through tlie.se movements; and, if they had clone nothing else but evolve the Guide Law, there would be sufficient justification for their existence. The guide and scout movement also supplied a deep felt want by teaching hobbies, which because of their multifarious activities the schools were unable to touch. Guiding installed in the guides a Jove of animals -.nd trees and loyalty to one another. Through its association with the Peace movement guiding, was taking its place in the world.

In those days, said the speaker, we dreaded opening a newspaper but there was no need to be unduly pessimistic when wc knew that there was a movement training girls to realise that; people of other nations were just like j themselves. There was more inter- j nationalism in the guide and scout j movements than in any other move- j meat in the world —even than in the League of Nations. The guides were j being trained by people of the highest ideals, to develop a spirit of inter-: national consciousness towards peace: so no one but could pay their respects to their ability as a peace movement. Continuing Mr Evans said that helpfulness was inculcated in the girls. They were trained in home duties, so that looked at from n parent's point of iview, one could have nothing but praise

for the ladies, who give up their lime for the movement. Not only as one, who was doing his best in anothoi sphere, but as a parent, Mr Evans said lie had great pleasure in paying tribute to the association from two parents; and he was grateful for the opportunity to express his thanks and to extend the hand of friendship from one educational sphere to another.