GIRL GUIDE NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21647, 18 May 1932, Page 7

GIRL GUIDE NOTES

By Guxdeb. [All reports of Guide activities in Otago and other material suitable for insertion in this column should reach the provincial commissioner, 705 Castle street,, by Friday of the week preceding publication.] “Teach me to do the beet i can, To help and cheer my fellow-man; i. Teach me to lose the eelfish need And glory in the larger deed; To smooth the road and light the da.V ( For all who chance to come my way.' These lines embody the idea of the Chief Scout when he talks about “happefying” as being a big part of our game of Guiding. “ To help other people at all times ” and do it with a smile is to “happefy.’’ Surely there is no bigger thing that anyone can do at any time, and more especially in these somewhat depressing dayo, than just, in the spirit of the first part of the Promise, to carry out this second part of it. We are all going to try and do this — a bit more than usual in our twenty-first birthday week. The Brownies will do some special piece of work in their own homes. Each Guide company will find its own particular piece of service; and when the week is over we wish every captain- in the province to send a report of what her company has done so that it may be placed on record in these notes. The following is the official programme for Guide Week in Dunedin: —Saturday, May 21: Tree-planting on the Town Belt near> Preston crescent. There is a big piece of bare ground here that we shall plant with native ribbonwood, and_ which we shall try to keep in order in the future. It is hoped that companies will later plant bulbs and other flowers here so that this waste stretch will be transferred into a place of beauty. There is a beautiful view over the harbour from this point. It is even possible that there will be a centre portion left clear where, on some special occasions in the future, when the trees are grown, Guides may gather round a camp fire in a part oi Dunedin they will have made almost their own by their work and gifts. Guides ana Brownies will meet at 2.15 p.m. at the planting site, which is just behind t e High Street School. Six Guides and three Brownies from each company ana pack may take an active part, and where there are two Brownie packs to one company, two Brownies may be selected xrom each pack. There will be ceremonia in the planting, and we want every Guide and Brownie to be present on this interesting occasion. The world flag will be dedicated, and P.L. Isabel Reid will b presented with her gold cords. On Tuesday, May 24, at 5 p.m., there will be a-Guide programme _ broadcast from 4YA. At 7.30 p.m., in Stuart Hall, the Rangers of Dunedin will entertain past Guides, particularly from among students and nurses. To this evening an invitation id extended to any girls who have had to leave the movement through pressure of other work, but whose interest in Guiding io still maintained. Wednesday, May 25, at 2.30 p.m. Commissioners' Conference. _ Saturday, May 28.—North D u “ e “ £ Brownies will meet together in Knox Sunday School Hall and South Dunedin Brownies in Waddell Hall, Carroll B tr. ee *’ South Dunedin Guides will go to Higacliff for enrolment of a new company there; North Dunedin Guides will meet behind the tea kiosk above the Gardens at 11.30 a.m. for those who are free m the morning, the others to follow_ as early as possible. A commemorative tree will probably be planted that day by the provincial commissioner in the upper Gardens, and the afternoon has mystery :—interesting mystery—attached to it. _ Sunday, May 29.—A day of thanksgiving to God for the way He has led ua and the leaders He has given us in our Guide movement. Guides and Brownies are asked to attend their own churches in uniform in the morning, unless special parades have been arranged. In the afternoon at St. Paul’s Cathedral, there will be a service. for Church of England Guides at 4 p.m. At 5.3() Brother Bill’s children’s service will be particularly suited for Guides, and Guides will sing special hymns of their own. At 6.30 p.m., in Knox Church, there will be a Guide service mainly for non-Angli-can Guides, but, of course, in no way exclusive of any who care to take part. We are hoping for a full muster of Guides at this service. The order of ‘.service-published by New Zealand headquarters/ which is particularly beautiful and fitting, will be followed exactly and every Guide will receive a copy of it. All through the week there will be the shop displays we have already mentioned, prepared by the companies; and all through the week, too. Guides and Brownies will be busy at their special acts of grateful service and . will _ remember to wear their badges all the time, and live up to them. We have -not had definite word yet from the divisions of what arrangements they have made, but we feel sure they are working along the same lines, and we shall have reports from them later. THE WORLD FLAG. New Zealand headquarters recently acquired two world flags, one of which has been procured for Otago. This flag, a gold trefoil. on a deep blue ground, has been adopted as the international flag of Guiding, a symbol which Guides of all nations will hold in equal honour. At .any international camp this flag would fly in a central position surrounded by the flags of the nations. On Saturday, when it is dedicated here, it will fly for the first time in New Zealand. TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY CUP AND CAKE. To mark this happy week a Provincial Cup for handcraft has been presented. This will be won this year by the company sending in the best complete collection for the Lady Alice Fergusson Cup. This is a gift for which we are extremely grateful, and one that should stimulate interest throughout the province, j' The executive felt we could not be without a cake, and has ordered a huge one to I be divided among all the Guides and Brownies of the province. It will be baked in four tiers, one for each division, and every company will receive a piece. A GUIDE HISTORY. I t is hoped to complete and publish in this column a history of the Guide Companies of the province, the date they began, the Guiders who have controlled them, when the Brownie Pack started, and any other interesting details. Would captains get busy on this? We shall publish shortly a list of companies in their order of registration. This may differ from the order of their beginning, so any discussion on the correctness of the order should be sent in immediately. Ist MUSSELBURGH COMPANY. A special meeting of the Ist Musselburgh Company was held recently to say good-bye to Mrs Glue, who has been for some years lieutenant in the Musselburgh Company, but has recently had to resign. Various items- were provided by the Guides, and a small presentation was made to the guest of honour in token of their appreciation of all she had done for the company. ANDERSON’S BAY COMPANY. The Anderson’s Bay Guide Company and Brownie Pack held a church parade on Sunday, May 1, at the Presbyterian Church. Five Guiders, including Miss White, District Commissioner, 21 Guides and 12 Brownies were present. The minister (the Rev. G. H. Jupp) preached an appropriate sermon, the lesson was read by Cadet Heather M'Culloch, and the hymns’ sung were chosen by the Guides. At the conclusion of the parade Miss White complimented the company on its turnout and expressed her pleasure at seeing so large an attendance. SOUTH DUNEDIN GUIDES. Much interest was created in the South Dunedin Guide Company on the occasion of its fifth birthday, which was held in the Reid Hall on Monday, May 2. After the breaking of colours four recruits were enrolled by Miss White (District Commissioner) and service stars were then awarded, two Guides receiving their fiveyear stars. The remainder of the evening was passed pleasantly in games interspersed with items by the Guides. Five Guides gave a dramatised version of “ The King’s Breakfast,” by A. A. Milne. The ladies of the committee were responsible for a very enjoyable supper. At the

conclusion of supper Miss F. Cargill (preaident of committee) cut the birthday cake, which was given by one of the committee members, After supper camp fire was held preceded by a campfire ceremony, when the visiting Guiders joined the campfire circle. A very enjoyable evening was brought to a close by the singing of the Guide vesper and taps. BROWNIES. At the last meeting of the Brown and Tawny Owls, after discussing the birthday week celebrations and arranging for indoor picnics for Brownies during that week, test games were played. The following will be found useful in any pack:— 1. Horses. —The sixer sits on a chair with a rope round her, held at the back of the chair in a reef-knot. Her six sit in a line in front of her at the other end of the room. At the signal, the first one runs up, unties the knot, holds the rope still round the sixer, and drives her round her six and back to the chair, where she ties her up again with the reef-knot, runs back and touches next member of the six, who does the same, and so on till all have run. The six to finish first secures a point and also the six to have most number of knots correct. 2. Native Game.—Each six has a bag in which is placed a number of leaves of flowers or shrubs. These they take to their own six home, where they guess and write down their names, the six with the greatest number right being awarded a point. 3. Shipping Relay.—All sit on the floor in straight lines in their own six. At the signal, Number 1 jumps up and skips, not rune, round the six, up one side and down the other to her place, where she sits down and gives tne rope to the next Brownie, and so on till each has had a turn. The first six to finish scores a point. 4. Another Relay Race.—A pin with coloured cotton tied round it is given to each six, care being taken not to give a six a colour that is the same as her emblem (e.g., if it is a Fairy Six. do not give them yellow cotton, as the colour will be remembered too easily). The sixes sit in lines, and one circle is drawn in front. The first Brownie runs up and puts her pin in the circle, second takes out the one with her own colour, and gives it to Number 3, and so on till all the six have run.