BOY SCOUTS’ ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1932, Page 6

BOY SCOUTS’ ASSOCIATION

WINTER CAMP DISCUSSED. ARRANGEMENT OF COMPETITIONS. The quarterly meeting of the South Taranaki Boy Scouts’ Association was held at Eltham on Tuesday, Mr. F. W. Horner, Commissioner, presiding over a good attendance. The chairman in welcoming the Patea delegates, the Rev. Smale, Mr. Pauling and Miss Williams, complimented the district on the growth of the Scout movement there. The Scout troop _was 24 strong and the Cub pack had a similar number. The starting of the movement was due to the efforts of the Mayor, Mr. F. Rams bottom, who set to work when Lord Bledisloe commented on the absence of the Scout movement in that district. The formation of. the troop was therefore due to the interest and inspiration of the Gover-nor-General. % . The financial statement showed a deficit of £2 17 s. lid., with £l3 2s. 3d. outstanding in subscriptions. The chairman urged troops to send their contributions and pointed out that the secretary was out of pocket to the extent of £2 17s. lid. A statement of the Toko camp expenditure showed a loss of £2 os. 4d. The chairman pointed out that the weather was very unfavourable. Mr. Anderson suggested that arrangements should be made for conveying boys from the train to the camp. Last year a number of boys arrived with a lot of luggage and there was no one there to meet them and they did not know which way to go. Mr. A. E. Moss suggested that the camp be held at a more accessible spot. Mr. Mclnnes said that there was an advantage in having it where Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart were located. The chairman said that the locality had a great deal to commend it. In reply to a suggestion that the. camp be held at another time, the. chairman referred to the unsuitability, of other periods and said that notwithstanding the bad weather the health of the boys was good. He. pointed out that the camp coincided with the school holidays. , Mr. A. Blackman thought it inadvisable to get far away from civilisation at that time of the year, and suggested, that if the camp could be arranged at another time it would be an advantage. . , Mr.' Bridger supported changing the camp to a more ’favourable season, and spoke against holding it at the end of May. He would oppose holding a camp in the winter next year. ■ ■ The chairman said that the opinion of the association, evidently was for a change. On his motion a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart and Mrs. Clemow for their good work in connection with the camp. . The chairman stated that owing to the withdrawal of the Government subsidy the Dominion headquarters required a levy of Is. per Scout to enable it to carry on the work. The selection of a place for the annual competitions was discussed, Mr. Bridger moving that they be held at Hawera. This was agreed to, and Saturday, November 5, was fixed as the date. - Mr Bridger mentioned that it was considered last year’s programme was open to improvement, and he suggested that the matter of drawing up a programme be left to the various Scoutmasters. , , Mr. Strange moved that the Scoutmasters and Cubmistresses be requested to furnish suggestions for the framing of a programme, and it was resolved that the suggestions be referred to a committee of the Hawera, Stratford and Toko Scoutmasters and the Commissioner for final decision. ■ ■ Mr. Pauling considered ambulance work’should be carried out under the St. John Ambulance Association . rules. The chairman said he would like to see a week-end camp for Scoutmasters where they could get together and talk things over. He would like to be present 0 also, and suggested Labour Day week-end. A similar camp for Commissioners had been suggested. Arrangements for such a camp were left in the hands of ‘the central Taranaki Scoutmasters. , , ~ . ■ The chairman mentioned that, no Scout troop should communicate direct with the New Zealand Chief Scout, Lord Bledisloe, but that all communications should go through the proper channels. A resolution urging that the .annual jamboree be held in Taranaki next time Was passed. . , The Hawera committee was appointed to take contrbl of arrangements for the competitions. The members were afterwards entertained at supper by Eltham ladies. HUIROA district news. MEETING OF SPORTS CLUB. The annual meeting of the Huiroa Sports Club was held in the schoolroom last Friday, about 25 being present. The balance-sheet showed a small profit. Mr. G. Richie’ was re-elected chairman and Mr. W. H. Wallace secretary. The club has made a cash donation for the purpose of starting a hall fund, resulting in the setting up of a committee to further the interests of the fund. Mr. H. R. Wickham was appointed chairman and Mr. J. H. Stove secretary. Mr. Rupert Blair is spending holidays at Wanganui. Mr. Allan Sterling, New Plymouth, is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Stove. ELTHAM THEATRE. ‘■'ABRAHAM LINCOLN.” In the production ‘'Abraham Lincoln,” to be shown at Eltham to-night, is shown a titanic spectacle mirroring the adventurous career of a great master of men. No picture in the last ten years can compare with this vital romance of humanity’s great champion who lived with mercy toward all and malice toward none. Here is a story of laughter, heart-break, triumph and adventure, freighted with poignant drama, thrilling with the turmoil of stirring conflicts and surcharged with the clash of human emotions. There is no character of fiction, no fancied creation of an author’s brain, that holds the palpitating drama found in the life story of Abraham Lincoln. The cast is as superb as the characters they represent. Among them will be found the names of great] favourites, artists of unquestionable | magnitude. Walter Huston, noted stage and screen star, Jason Robards, Una Merkel, Hobart Bosworth and a score of . others. The life story of Abraham Lincoln offers the entertainment world a | drama unsurpassed. To see “Abraham Lincoln” is to thrill at a drama of one of America’s most .beloved of irnmor- j tals, I