GUIDES WITHOUT A CAPTAIN.

Otaki Mail, 14 December 1932, Page 3

GUIDES WITHOUT A CAPTAIN.

A difficulty haa arisen in connection Hvith'tho Levin Girl Guides that unless it is overcome may have the effect of giving the movement locally -A serious set-back. The-Guides and their smaller associate*,.the Brownies, depended a Stood AM nponV.the knowledge and en- - thusiasm of Mrs.L. g. M. Taverner, who in additioA'to .being District Com'mieaioner for the area from Paekakaxiki to Foxton, was Captain of the "Levin Company of Guides, ana Brown Owl for the local Brownies. Owing to her. removal from the" district Mrs fTaveraer f ound it impossible to continue .in the work, aniso far no one has been found with -the necessary qualifications to take her place. Headquarters requires, that there should be an authoritative head in each centre., p.n& initinultion was-accordingly received" from i the Wellington Provincial Commissioner (Mrs M. Tweed, of Heretaunga) that (the companies into recess. • This was received with regret by a meeting of the District, Committee, presided over (by Mrs Blenkhorn, district president. After discussing various - euggestOd methods of carrying on, an offe* by two Rangers to' take control of the Guides ip. the meantime was eecepted; it 4*S*»g io P od that event'jially the vacancy would be satisfactorily filled." No way could be found tit continuing the work with the Brownies and it was agreed that they go into " «eesa.-Retween forty and fifty' girls ore interested in the Guides and Brownies and there was greaj; disappointjnent when it was' known ;that. there •ran a likelihood Of operations coming to on*end. It is hoped .that the tem : made ,wiU lead to " .;■ the mJbfctM fc«i*g kept together and;