SCOUT NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22520, 14 March 1935, Page 17

SCOUT NOTES

By Scouter. CHIEF SCOUT’S VISIT. By the time these notes are in print Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, will be with us, and “ Scouter ” joins with the Scouting fraternity in wishing him a very enjoyable stay in Dunedin. The following is the programme in connection with the visit of the chief;— Friday, 8 p.m.—All Rovers are invited to meet Colonel Walton at headquarters. Saturday.—Rally at 2.30 p.m. At 8 p.m. all officers and members of group committees are invited to the Returned Soldiers’ Club to meet Colonel Walton. Sunday.—ll a.m., service at St. Joseph’s Cathedral; 3 p.m., service at Knox Church. Scouts parade at 2.15 as follows:—South District, at Queen’s Gardens; North District, at Recreation Reserve, Cumberland street. The orders for the rally are as follows:—The officer in charge of the arena will be D.S.M, M'lndoe. All Scouts and Cubs will assemble at 2 o’clock at the Peninsula Bus station, opposite Caledonian Ground in districts. Dress: Full 1 uniform with staves. All Cubs will assemble together not in districts. Dressing areas will be allotted to troops according to their districts. Scout material and Maori kit: All troops having material must send it on to the ground before 2 o’clock in charge of two or three boys, who will place it in the area allotted them, and rejoin their troops at the bus station. METROPOLITAN SECRETARY. Mr C. H. King, the metropolitan secretary, will, in future, be in attendance at headquarters as follows: —Mondays, 12 to 2 p.m.; Fridays, 4 to 6 p.m. These are the only times at which the metropolitan secretary may be interviewed. PROFICIENCY BADGES. As there is now a complete list of examiners for these badges, second star Cubs are reminded that now is the time to get busy and gain some badges. Let your Cubbers know, for which one you wish to qualify, and they will give you full particulars. SCOUTS OF THE WORLD. Hungary.—The Hungarians are among the keenest Scouts in the world. The association in Hungary is known as the Magyar Cserkefjz Szovetseg, and has now a membership of 36,.000. They wear plain khaki uniforms with a coloured epaulette on the left shoulder to denote their troop or district. Their badge is a gilt arrowhead surmounted by the Hungarian Crown. This is a replica of the historic St. Stephen’s crown, which is 934 years old and was first used in the year 1000 to crown the first King of Hungary. Hungarian Scouts wear a tuft of white grass on the left aide of their hats. This is a special grass which grows only in their country and is known as “ Orphan's Hair," after an old legend. Portugal.—There are two federated Associaco dos Escoteiros de Portugal and the Corpo Nacional de Scouts, and they number between them some 5000 Scouts. The badge of the first-mentioned association is_ the arrow-head superimposed with the initials "E. P.” and, the scroll with the motto “ Sempra Pronto.” The badge'of the other is a Maltese Cross, super-imposed with the arrow-head and a scrool with the motto, " Alerta.’’ Holland.—The Scout Association in Holland is known as De Nederlandsche Padvinders, and has 13,500 members. The uniform is a green shirt and khaki corduroy shorts and the badge is the arrow-head and scroll, with the motto, “ Waakt." TROOP AND PACK REPORTS. First Dunedin, Roslyn.—The troop fell in under the supervision of G.S.M. S. Thomas and Scoutmaster Allan, and there were some 14 members present. Ordinary Scout work was put on one side, and the full troop was busy with the building for the rally. Later in the evening D.S.M. Ashby arrived and put the boys through the hakas and stick game. A visitors’ book has been inaugurated. Tenth Dunedin, Green Island.—The troop held the parade at Scouter Thomson’s residence, 14 members being present. After inspection by G.S.M. Murie, the troop -was divided into sections. Scouterg Trower and Thompson took the tenderfoot, and Scouter Murie the rest of the troop for aremanship. After the close of the meeting Mr and Mrs Thomson invited the troop into the farmhouse for supper, which was much enjoyed.