GIRL GUIDE MOVEMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 2 December 1925, Page 3

GIRL GUIDE MOVEMENT

ADDRESS BY LADY" DALRYMPLE

Yesterday afternoon Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, a Commissioner oi Urn Guides in Scotland, addressed a. largo garnering of ladies in ttie Bay Hall on rue Girl Guide movement. The Mayor (Mr G. J. Wallace), who presided, briefly introduced Lady Dalrymple, and said he was sure that anytning cady Dalrymple had to say would be of great ' assistance to the Girl Guide movement m Timaru.

Lady Dalrymple, wno was most enthusiastically received, said she was in New Zealand partly on behali of the Girl Guides .ana partly for pleasure. She briefly explained the object ot th; movement, 'lue gnus ueic oougm/ give rather than to receive, and, personally, she had never been so nappy as when working in connection witn the girl guide movement. It had been said , that the girls in New Zealand were not as entnusiastic as those in the Old Country. That was not so, for the girls we're exceptionally keen in New Zealand. There were three gieat responsibilities which rested on thq. Guides in this country, lor here, they were, in a sense, pioneers, and had to uphold the best traditions of the Dominion and of the Empire. As long as they could do that they had nothing to fear, and in upholding the Empire they could not be accused of jingoism. The Guides had been called a military organisation ; * that was intended to convey a slight, but it was really a compliment. -The object of the uniform , was to place, the girls on terms ox f equality, for there were all classes in the movement; some were poor and I others wealthy. Here, Lady Dalrymple cited Girl Guide Laws, explaining the meaning of each. The movement was not. denominational but was really interdenominational. The Boy Scout and Girl Guide movement had been termed the Junior League of Nations, lhat, pn her opinion, was most fitting, for, at the present time, Guide and Boy Scout troops were being formed in al parts of the world. She had attended the world camp for Girl Guides held in Hampshire. There were representatives from twenty-five nations, and from all corners ,of the Empire, the camp lasted ten days and during that time she had learnt more about some ' of the foreign nationalities than she j ever knew. Such a camn would have a great effect on the ''outlook of the nations represented; it would furthei serve to cement the bonds of friendship between the nations of the world. Lady Dalrymple next stated . that more officers were needed, for at present, most of the officers were school teachers. She appealed to those present to fiuther the movement in Tanaru. In conclusion ' she asked them not to trade on the “good turn” rule of - the Boy Scouts and Girl Guide movements. The girls were - certainly required to do a good turn,' and as . far as possible this was carried out. , „ . T On the motion of Air H. A. InnesJones, a hearty vote of thanks, carried by acclamation, was passed to Lady Dalrymple for her most interesting j address. *• T , i Later in the afternoon. Lodj 1 Dalrymple inspected T.imnru Girl Guide Troops, to whom' she delivered a short a.ddrcss. . • -