Guiding in South Africa

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19106, 29 August 1936, Page 12

Guiding in South Africa

“I am leaving Smith Africa convinced of tbo soundness of the Girl Guide movement here,” said Lady Baden-Powell, the Chief Guide, in an interview, in. Capetown. ‘•Guiding in South Africa is as sound as a bell. The fact that the association owns so many Guide halls and camping sites is a tangible sign of its stability, and tiie enthusiasm of the Guides themselves has been a wonderful experience for me.

‘‘During this long tour through the Union and Rhodesia 1 must have met almost every Guide in Africa .south of the line, The rallies held in country towns and villages wore like huge family parties, and 1 managed to come into personal contact- with a great, number of people. “The importance, of Guiding cannot he over-estimated. The movement, helps girls to train themselves to he useful citizens and to have a variety of interests in life. “Materially, Guiding is useful in the facilities it, -provides for travelling Guides. No Guide need be n stranger anywhere.” One of Lady , Badcn-Powell’s daughters accompanies-her-to every rally and jots down with paper,and pencil every i person of authority introduced to Lady Bnden-Powell. ; When she returns to her hotel after |a, rally, Latlv Badcn-Powell is drilled by her daughter until si to. is n.-nne- ! perfect. | Names learned in fliisi way are not retained by the ordinary memory for more than a few days, hut that is i sufiicient for Lady Baden-Powcll’s pur- ! pose on her tours round the world. I It. is a social • trick practised bv | royalty, naval officers arid reporters.