GIRL GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1930, Page 7

GIRL GUIDE ASSOCIATION

WORK DONE IN TARANAKI

YEAR’S OPERATIONS REVIEWED.

PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE MEETS.

■ The fifth annual meeting of the provincial committee of the Taranaki Girl Guides’ Association was held in New Plymouth. Present; Mrs. D. K. Mor■Tison (provincial commissioner), Mrs. J. Houston (divisional eommissiquer. South Taranaki), Mrs. D. Steven (district commissioner, Stratford'), Mrs. T. N. Watt (district commissioner, Opunake)7 Mrs. Broad (district commissioner, New Plymouth), Miss E. Dowling (New Plymouth), Mrs. Anderson (Stratford), Mrs. Davies (Manaia), Mrs. Brewer (Kaponga), and Miss Skinner (provincial secretary). Mrs. Houston represented Hawera and Patea, who were unable to send delegates. Mrs. Morrison was in the chair. The secretary presented the balancesheet for provincial funds and the report for the year. The present members for the province were five commissioners, nine secretaries, 49 guiders, 275 guides, 218 brownies, 18 rangers, 12 lone guides. All companies paraded on Anzae Day in their various towns. In the Jellicoe shield competition in home nursing, child nursing and ambulance work, as Hawera and New Plymouth both wished to enter, a preliminary contest was held in New Plymouth and was won by New Plymouth. The New Plymouth team then entered for the shield and gained second place in New Zealand. Taranaki also entered for the Fergusson Cup, an interprovincial competition in needlework and knitting- The results of this were not yet available.

The Brewster Shield for life-saving was won by the High School company. Hawera had held its annual Brownie, Guide and Ranger flower show, and it' had been an unqualified success. A three days’ training session for South Taranaki patrol leaders was conducted in Hawera by the divisional commissioner, Mrs. J. Houston, and the district captain, Mrs. F. C. King. Twen-ty-five leaders attended, representing Hawera, Alton and Manaia. The North Taranaki districts held an athletic sports meeting in competition for a cup presented by the Herbert Smith Trust. The cup was won by the Stratford company. The Taranaki Girl Guide Association had become affiliated to the National Council of Women and Mrs. Morrison represented the association ,at the monthly meeting of the council. The first provincial rally was held on the racecourse, New Plymouth, in November. Mrs. Morrison took the salute ae the ranger company, 15 guide companies and 13 brownie packs marched past. The rally was an inspiration to all who took part in it and afforded an opportunity for guiders; guides and brownies from every part of Taranaki to make acquaintances. Guides from South Taranaki attended the Dominion camp in Wellington in January and Mrs. Houston, divisional i commissioner, did good work as camp ■ secretary. The province sent two Brown i Owls (Mrs. Abraham, Stratford, and Mrs. Whitehead, Hawera), to the, Laughing Owls camp at Otimai, Auckland.

It was with great regret that the resignations have been received of Mrs. Hodson, divisional commissioner for North-Taranaki, and MissfHawken, district commissioner, Mokoia. Both were presented with gold “thanks badges.” Two new district commissioners were welcomed, however—Mrs. T. N. Watt, Opunako, and Mrs. Broad, New Plymouth. • ’ , . . .. After the reading of the report, the reports and balance-sheets- of the various Taranaki district associations were presented. The reports were adopted. Mrs. D. K. Morrison and Miis. J. Houston were appointed delegates to the next Commissioners’ conference. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. T. G. Hirst for auditing the accounts.