GIRL GUIDES.

Wairarapa Age, 13 August 1930, Page 4

GIRL GUIDES.

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER’S REVIEW. ACTIVITIES OF PAST YEAR. There was a large attendance at th» annual meeting of the Wairarapa Girl Guide Association held yesterday. Thu District Commissioner (Mrs T. Jordan) occupied the chair. Among those present was Miss Enid Bell, Deputy Chief Commissioner for New Zealand. At the conclusion of general business, Miss Bell gave an interesting and informative address on the growth and expansion of the Guide movement. She also referred to the preparations that were in train in view of the impending visit to the Dominion of the Chief Guide, Lady Baden Powell. The fifth annual report, for the year ended July 31, was presented by Mrs. Jordan, on behalf of the committee, and read as follows:—"A great incentive to Guiding in Masterton given by the visits last year of Miss Dalton, who visited us three times and was in charge of the camp at Rototawai. Miss Dalton paid us her last visit in November and we were very sorry to say good-bye. She won all hearts by her sincerity and charm, and the Gnidera and Guides truly loved her. The summer was a disappointing one for guiding as all camps and picnics were spoiled by the bad weather. The Fifth Masterton Tararua Company held their birthday picnic, by the courtesy of Mr and Mrs. Ralph Beetham, at Brancepeth, in November. After that, preparation began for the rally in Wellington on January 11, when Masterton Guides joined with Carterton and Greytown in presenting a Maori village scene, with very white Maoris doing craftwork and playing games, while a real Maori company sang songs. In December, the Savill-Smith trophy was won by the Robin patrol of the Tararua Company, and the Wilson Cup for efficiency by the Fourth Masterton Weraiti Company. No local camps were held this year, but twelve of our Guides with two Captains and Brown Owl and representative Guides and a Guider from Wellington, went into camp at Rototawai, the property of Mr W. E. Bidwill. Miss Dalton was Camp Commandant and the running of the camp was a lesson to all the campers, who had six days of splendid training and experience. Last August, four Guiders spent a week at a training eamp at Nga Tawa, Marton. This year we suffered a great loss to Guiding when Miss Hutchison, captain of the Tararua Company, resigned in order to go to England. Miss Hutchison had been captain for ever three years and during that time had devoted a great deal of time and energy to the movement. We miss her very’much and hope that some day she may return and join us again. Before she left, the Tararua Company and committee had a very delightful party for her. We were very fortunate in being able to transfer Miss Wooldridge from the Weraiti Company to the Tararua Company, her lieutenant, Miss Ractliffe being made acting-Captain of Weraiti. In March, we made a great effort to raise funds, and organised an Olde English Fair which, in spite of bad weather, was very successful, the sum of £5O being raised. With so much in hand we hope not to have to call on the public again for some years. In April, the Weraiti Company celebrated their birthday in a novel manner. They hired a bus and went for a beautiful picnic to Mount Holdsworth. In July of this year all the Guides were entertained at a jolly fancy dress dance by the Local Executive and company committees. During the year we have held five Church parades and one public parade, on Anzac Day, when the Guides attended the Anzac service and laid wreaths on the war memorial. We have now in this district eight Guiders, fifty-two Guides, forty Brownies and eight Rangers, three of whom have their, first class. The Ranger Patrol IS still without a captain, but thev have struggled on alone. During the winter they worked up and produced a small play. Now they are doing leather work with Mrs. Wood. We sincerely hope that a suitable captain wil be forthcoming before long. The ™ ,“ ce at tfie tank stands at £l9 14»

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—PresixcZh MrS ' .J' '’ice-presidents, Mesdames W. H. Jackson, J. Welch L B. Maunsell, A. Caselberg, J. Ca’selberg, A. T. Wood, Ralph Beetham, D. M. Graham, W. Savill Smith, C. M. Strouts and Dr. Helen Cowie; chairwoman, Mrs. T. Jordan; vice-chair-woman, Mrs. A. C. Mae Diarmid; secretary and treasurer, Miss V. W. Wooldridge; committee, Mesdames Denbee Renner, Peacock, Gerrand, Cunning! ham Moser, R. E. Maunsell, Coleman, Bpackman and Raetliffe.