SCOUTS AND GUIDES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18352, 24 August 1929, Page 16

SCOUTS AND GUIDES.

TOPICAL NEWS AND NOTES. (Conducted by "Silent Warrior.”) The Forum. “Silent Warrior” will be pleased to receive news items of interest to Scouts and Guides. They should be addressed to reach him, c/o. “Herald,” not later than Tuesday each week. Scouts B. Courtis, D. Elder, and A. Cameron of the Chalmer’s Troop have now completed their Second Class Tests. At the monthly meeting of the I Chalmer’s Scout Committee it was decided to change the night of the weekly meeting from Thrusday night to Monday night, and the time of meeting from 6.30 to 7 o’clock. There was a good attendance of Brownies at Chalmers’ Pack meeting on Tuesday, when two recruits, Peggy Henshaw and Jean Runciman were enrolled. This increases the roll to twenty-four. The remainder of the afternoon was spent doing Second Class work and playing games. A most enjoyable birthday party was held in St. Johns Hall on Saturday last, when the Highfield Brownie Pack celebrated its fifth anniversary. During the afternoon games were played on the lawn, and later in the hall, which had been very tastefully decorated in the morning with peach blossoms by some of the Brownies. At 5 o’clock twenty-seven Brownies and officers sat down to tea, which had been splendidly catered for by Mrs Dixon. Coloured paper caps and little baskets of sweets made the table look very gay. The five candles were lit by Margaret Murray, the only Brownie who had been in the pack for the five years.

After tea a very enjoyable concert organised by Miss Dixon (acting Brown Owl) was given by the Brownies. The items being as follows:—“A Brownie Song,” by all the Pack; recitation, Ruth Price and Doreen Cundal; dance, Doreen Howey and Joyce Pike; recitation, Valerie Scott. A playette “How Girl’s Study,” was well applauded. Violet McDonald and Joyce Pike gave the Highland Fling; recitation, Marie i Greenwood; song, Joyce Pike and i Doreen Howey; recitation. Llarg. Mur-

ray; piano solo, Joan Robert:; Joyce I Pike, the Clog Dance. Misses Gordina, Lamborn. Todd, Taylor and Murray were the officers present. A happy little dance brought, the evening to a close.

As a result of the examinations held at the field day on Saturday the following Scouts have passed their badges: First Class—E. Hunter, M. Wright, R. Andrew’s. W. Winterbourne, E. Murray, W. Mayo; Cook’s Badge—Lennan Cundall, Knowles; Second Class Tests — Tracking—Saggers, Hunter, Johnson, Joiner, Taylor, and Cross; Cooking— Elder, Hunter, Powell, Cameron, Ray, Fraser, Thompson, Moffatt. Cub’s Second Star—Cundall Undin Warsaw, Winter, Mayo and Winterbourne. Partial passes in First Class have been made by the following:—Freeman—Swimming First Aid. Cooking, Carpentry. Distance, Thrift; A. Coates —Swimming. Signalling. First Aid, Cooking. Map. Carpentry, Distance, Thrift; G. Pope—Swimming. First Aid, Map Thrift; M. Cundall—Swimming, First Aid, Cooking, Map, Thrift; A. Crone—Swimming, Map, Distance, Thrift; D. Soiitham—Swimming, Signalling, Thrift Map; G. Griffiths— Swimming. Signalling, First Aid, Cooking, Map, Distance, Thift; C. Houston Swimming. First Aid. Map, Distance, Thrift: H. Bott—Signalling, First Aid, :Map, Distance, Thrift; C. Johnson— Swimming. Signalling. First Aid, Cooking, Map Carpentry. Distance, Thrift; lE.,Hannan —Signalling. First Aid, Map, Carpentry, Distance. Thrift; A. Alexander—Swimming. Signalling, First Aid, Cooking, Map, Distance; R. Jones —Swimming, Signalling. First Aid. Cooking. Map, Carpentry Distance, Thrift; A. Monaghan—Swimming, SlgI nailing, First Aid, Cooking. Map, Carpentry, Distance, Thrift; L. Morrison —Swimming, Signalling, First Aid, Cookin' - lop, Carpentry, Distance, Thrift, Tramy -A distance of seven miles and back, with description of journey. All Scouts for First Class must do this journey during the first week of their holidays, handing their Scoutmasters all papers the following meeting night. All work must be in ink. Scouts on this occasion may choose their own journey. In spite of the nor-wester last Saturday, a muster of over seventy Scouts assembled at the Highfield Store for the field day. A number of the younger boys and those without cycles were taken cut to the camping ground in cars. All First Class examinations, Cub Work* and Second Class instruction were the order of the day, and the Scoutmasters and other examiners were kept busy during the afternoon. Mr Cameron did good work in distance judging and Mrs Cameron was in constant demand amongst the cooks, sampling stews, dampers, and grilK Mr McKeown supplied milk for the Troops. Before departing for home the Commissioner addressed the Troops. Thank- to the kindness of several err cur , ? large number of Scouts w :• p.'Az to join in the field day at : Hr alow, on the property of Mi- R. J. McKeown.