GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 445, 29 August 1928, Page 6

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

A new company of Girl Guides has been formed at Panmure, with Miss Margaret Davies as captain. Mrs. Selwyn Hamlin is chairwoman, and Mrs. Freeman secretary of the committee. The colours were dedicated at Panmure Church last Sunday. * * * Moccasin Maker, First Lieutenant of the First Cambridge Company, and Flower of Dawn, who holds the same office in St. Peter’s Company, Hamilton, forward the following bright impressions of the Guiders’ training camp at Otimai: “Twenty-two of us arrived at the Guiders’ Camp at half past three last Wednesday afternoon and as soon as we could tumble out of the bus were led to the verandah and assembled in front of the house to hoist colours. Then we were told to which patrols we belonged and promptly picked our leaders. Flower of Dawn is a ‘Kauri’ and Moccasin Maker a ‘Rimu.’ v “Camp rises at 6.30. Prayers and colours follow, then what everyone is ready for —breakfast. Orderly duties follow, then session, when we are instructed how to run a Company. Every afternoon we have scouting and stalking games in the bush, learning the names of trees and birds. After tea we have country dancing, then we sit round the fire and sing songs. “Madam has taught us an Indian war dance in which she takes the part of the chief. We all dance round and round the fire, chanting an awful battle-cry and finish with a loud yell. “This morning Flower of Dawn. Moccasin Maker and two other girls 'rose at half past five and went to the ‘Top of the World’ to watch the sun rise.

“After our camp fire we retire to bed, generally finding that they are 'apple--pied/ When we have finally settled down Madame blows the whistle and we all sing ‘Taps.’ We are glad of our rest after happy, but energetic days, and wake up each morning as fresh as ever.”

Little New Leaf, of the Kakamai Company, reports for July: “As the Guides invited their mothers and friends to attend a gift evening, there was a large gathering in the Guide hall on the first meeting of this month. Each person was to bring a. gift to be sold at the bazaar, which is to be held very soon. The Rangers attended, and we had the usual ceremonial ceremony. Two girls were enrolled as Guides, and seevral Rangers were presented with badges. The commercial - * traders’ badge was the first of its kind to be won by a Ranger in the company. After ceremonial we had many enjoyable games, in which everyone joined. The leaders then brought in supper, which concluded a very jolly evening for all. “On July 22 the Rangers and Guides attended a church parade at the Dominion Road Baptist Church. The Guide law was read by Miss Whittaker, the Ranger captain, and special Guide hymns were sung. “Many of the Guides are working hard for badges, including secondclass. “This ended another happy month.’* Sun-flecked Shadow, of St. John’s Company, Royal Oak, writes: