GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 693, 19 June 1929, Page 6

GIRL GUIDES’ CORNER

A rally of Girl Guide companies in the Parnell and Remuera district, under the direction of Dr. Buckley Turkington, will take place in St. Mary’s Hall on Friday, June 21, at 7.30 p.m. * • <« An S.O.S. call has come from England requesting the assistance of Guides in the Overseas Dominions and in other parts of the Empire in order that a Guide Home, may be built to house the Imperial Headquarters staff, which has outgrown the building shared with the Boy Scouts. The new headquarters will be a home in every sense of the word, and Guides from overseas will ever find a welcome there. A novel scheme for raising funds is set out in the June issue of “The Dominion Girl Guide,” with a letter from Mrs. W. R. Wilson, Chief Dominion Commissioner, requesting the aid of New Zealand Girl Guides in this great venture. Guiders should place the matter before their companies without delay. Little Feather reports for All Saints’ Company: “The Wednesday following the annual church parade we were visited by the Guiders and Leaders of the

Epiphany Company, and each patrol entertained a guest for the evening. Captain Mayson then judged the Patrol Corners and the prize for the most original and artistic work was awarded the Fuchsias, with the Violets in second place. The cup for the inter-patrols competition was also presented, the Pansies gaining first place and the Poppies a close second. At the end of the evening a Court of Honour was held, and the visitors, who were also Leaders, were invited to be present. “On Sunday, June 2, a parade was held at St. Matthew’s Church, and, as their Excellencies were to attend the service, a guard of honour was formed from the front gates to the main entrance of the church. The Rev. Grant Cowen gave a splendid address on the British Empire and our responsibilities as its subjects.” Silver Ripple, of St. Mary’s Company, forwards the following notes: “We recommenced Guides after a month’s holiday last Thursday. On Sunday. June IG, St. Mary’s Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies held a

combined church parade at St. Mary’s Cathedral, when the Rev. Mr. Williams preached a special sermon for us. “Basketball commenced last Saturday, and we are working for our Guide evening, which we hope to hold shortly. “At the last ceremonial ribbons for the month were given out. The Red Rose patrol won the standard for the month, and the White Rose, the Union Jack. “Our magazine is nearly ready, but we are still undecided about a cover. Numbers of girls are training for badges, and we are working for First Class. “Joyce Fox. leader of the Shamrock patrol, has been promoted to Company Leader.” Little Twig reports for the Arahi Company: “On the King’s Birthday the Arahi Company attended a combined church parade at St. Matthew’s. The Gov-ernor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson were present, and the Guides formed a Guard of Honour outside the church. “On June 7 some of our Guides went up to Otimai. We had an exciting time and we all wished we could have stayed longer. “The Arahi Guides are all working hard for the Kohn Cup. Our own cup, which we compete for each

month, was won again by the Heathers. The Robins came second.” Daughter of the Moon reports for St. George’s Company, Kingsland: “The last month has been quite an active one for the Guides o£ St. George’s Company. Among other things we have commenced basketball and have, played for three Saturdays running. We are now saving up to buy a basketball for the company, and each girl has been willing enough to give something toward it. Although there is a chosen team for the company, each girl who comes is given a game. “Recently we held our first birthday party. The supper was arranged by the committee, and the cake was made by a Guide’s mother. It was beautifully Iced and was decorated with a solitary candle. This was lit Dy Dr. Buckley Turkington, who attended the party, accompanied by Miss Smeeton. Games and a few items filled in the rest of the evening after Dr. Buckley Turkington had enrolled two new recruits, invested a Second, and enrolled a member of the committee.

"On May 25 some girls from the company sat for the Laundress badge and one for her Health badge, all succeeding. “For our company good deed we are collecting old clothes, boots and shoes, etc., for tile Hospital Auxiliary, to be distributed among the poor and needy of the city. "This year we are holding a bazaar to increase our funds, and some of the work is done in patrol time. It is hoped that the bazaar will prove as successful as last year’s concert.” Dreaming Wind, of the First Frankton Company, writes: "After the usual meeting cn May 25, a Court of Honour was held, a programme being drawn up for future meetings. “As June 1 was the beginning of a holiday week-end, no meeting was held, but in the evening patrol leaders and seconds went to a social. Rex Clark, who is going, to the Imperial Scout Jamboree to be held in England, was handed an album containing photographs of camp and the field day, which he in his turn is to present to Lady Baden-Powell, as a gift from the Waikato Girl Guides. “An enrolment took place on June S, when two recruits and one patrol i leader were invested. Some service stars were also presented. “A church parade was held on June 16 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.”

Falling Snow reports for the First Cambridge Company: "On the second Wednesday in the school holidays the Guides decided to go on a cycling expedition. We left town at 10 a.m., and half an hour later arrived at the Pukekura factory, over which we were shown by the very obliging manager. We saw the five stages in the manufacture of casein. From here we rode on, arriving at noon at a suitable restingplace near a rocky creek, and were soon enjoying a well-earned lunch under a grove of pine trees. We were then grouped into patrols and told to build huts. The patrols were: ‘The Woodpeckers’ (Captain Clark). ‘The Volga Hunters’ (Captain Richards) and ‘The Hares of the Heather’ (Lieutenant Levesque), The huts were equally good, and we enjoyed making them. We then went to the stone where a Maori chief was killed, and from there we went down to the Waikato River. Shortly after this we set out for home. _ “ We held ceremonial on the second Saturday in May, and during the evening three new patrol leaders were invested. Our camp-mother, Mrs. F. Ferguson, was with us that evening, and during ceremonial one of the Guides presented her with a Thanks .Badge. Games and items were the order of the programme for the rest of the evening. “Court of Honour was held this month at Patrol Leader Joan Hardy’s home, when, various important ilems of^ company interest were discussed. I “At our last Guide meeting each of the six patrols wrote a letter to a company of Leper Guides in India, ihe letters contained much Guiding news, and we hope that they will be of some interest to those sister Guides of ours so far away.” Silver Foam, of the Morrinsville Company, writes: “At our last meeting we had an examination on second-class work to decide which patrol is deserving of the Cup to be presented at our birthday party next Friday. “Our president has offered to give a prize to the girl whom we consider to be the best Guide; a girl who is a Guide in every sense of the word and who lives up to her promise, not only as a Guide, but at all times. Consequently, we all voted for the best and most sincere Guide. “I can assure you we are all joy-

ously awaiting next Fridav, when the committee is giving us a party to celebrate our fourth birthday. Competitions in singing, dancing and sick nurse are all to be gone through by the various patrols. the successful ones to obtain prizes. Mothers are all invited to be present, and we (the Guides) are thinking hard of competitions with which we may entertain them. Service stars will be given out: but I think we all know where we arc as concerns them.”