PARTY AT TIROHANGA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 288, 6 December 1939, Page 10

PARTY AT TIROHANGA

MANAAKIiIA GIRL GLIDE COMPANY

'A Guide smiles ana sings under ail difficulties!' The Guides of Manaakitia Company had ample opportunity to put this Guide law into practice on Saturday afternoon last when, despite the heavy rain, they were able to carry on with their end-of-year parly at '• Tirohanga,” Castlecliff. Soon after 2 p.m., they began to arrive and soon had everything in readiness for their guests, the girls of the Wanganui 'Orphanage. A part of the verandah

| was covered in and this allowed everyloae to keep dry even if they had an over-abundant supply of fresn air. By 3 p.m. everyone had assembled, including committee members and mothers and friends of the Guides. Games were soon in progress on the verandah, taken alternately by captain, lieutenant, and guider, and by a o'clock everyone was ready to do justice to a sumptuous lea set out m the hut by the members of the company committee. just as lea was over, lieutenant rushed in with the startling news that someone had hung their washing, not on the "Siegfriea Line’’ out on the verandah. A general rush to the scene verified this statement; a clothes line had been erected from end to end of the verandah and pegged securely to it were all kinds of exciting looking garments merrily bobbing about in the wind. On investigation it was found that the "garments” were little gifts, which were then dis- | iributed to the guests, committee ’ members, mothers and friends. This ■was also the signal for the sun to do I ids share, and so well did he succeed that it was possible to spend the evening out of doors. After games, came “camp fire,” when individual items were given by the Guides. The singing of “Auld Lang Syne” brought a very happy party to a close.