GUIDES CELEBRATE KING’S BIRTHDAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 137, 11 June 1937, Page 2

GUIDES CELEBRATE KING’S BIRTHDAY

As the. weather clerk was exceptionally pleasant on June 9, all Wanganui loin were able to gat ner out-oi-doors and enjoy the sun’s warm rays. Wanganui Guides and Guiders ceieorated me Kings Birthday holiday uy holding a uay of outdoor activities at their permanent camp site, iirohanga,' Castieciitt, about a hundred Uuit.us from the various companies taking part, 'inc morning pro_mmme commenced witn the ceremony of hoisting tne colours, singing Gou save the jxing,' lolioweu by prayers, wncn the special thought lor <.nc day was the lourm Guide law — "A Guiue is a inend io ail, and a sister to every other Guide. This colour ceremonial is a daily occurrence at camp, and tnose unicies wno nave not yet enjoyed the dengins oi campuig, were aole to learn a iiitlc oi camp Lie. i\exi inc Guides divided into puciois, cnose a len-ietier vvoru, and m a given ume went on to collect ten imngs, tne initial letters oi wiucn spelt uie words cnosen. jhe rest oi uie morning was spent in practising tne art oi smlKing, wnen everyone joined in Helping a poor distressed turmer mm nve ol ms animals, which ne pruotuaed had been stolen oy eignt prisoners who nad escaped non! a neignbouring prison, inc Guiaers lor ims game Kuiaiy converted themselves imo convicts and animals, wnile one took the role oi a iai mer.

Vvhile everyone else was busy doing all tnese tilings, ' cook' was stoxing the lire ana cooking saveloys anu cocoa lor the crown, whicn sue had ready on time, 12.1 b, for lunch. During this recess tor lunch patrols mixed and Guides tried to get to know one another better, so that nexttime they meet they will be aole to display a oroad Guide grin. In anticipation of a fun afternoon's programme everyone made the most of “rest hour,” and at 1.3 U p.m. a cheery and refreshed crowd met once more at the flagpole to do some more Guidey things. r.ach patrol was given a map of the surrounding country to follow, and at the six places marked on it with a red cross, they were told was hidden a letter, written on a piece of sticking plaster, and stuck on the building, four Guiders, who had left the clues, ana were able to follow up the trackers in a car, had great fun watching them searching along the school fence, in the railway station, and various other places, until at last, one triumphant patrol arrived back at “Tirohanga.” the first to bring back a sample of what the letters spent—a handful of “gravel.” Several other patrols followed after short intervals. The day’s programme being ended, all once more assembled in horseshoe formation, when colours were lowered, and a hundred happy voices joined in singing “Taps.” The day was a great success, and we hope will be the means of lots of cheery Guide smiles being exchanged between girls who had not met each other before last Wednesday. 5