THE GIRL GUIDES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 228, 26 September 1945, Page 2

THE GIRL GUIDES

WANGANUI ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MEETING

The annual general meeting of the Wanganui Girl Guides’ Association was held in Christ Church Parish Hall last night. Miss E. Brown, District Ccmmisisoner preKded. After business was concluded three films were screened, the first showing Empire Guide Week and the ambulances given by the Guides of the Empire. The other films showed a rally in New Zealand and a Guide Camp. Supper was served. The annual report, which gave details of events and the activities lor the year, stated that “Statistics reveal that inlcuding the country companies, there are 25 Guiders, 9 Rangers 187 Guiders, 110 Brownies, and 44 recruits. These comprise one Ranger Company, 9 Guide Companies, and 4 Brownie Packs. All the packs, and .several of the companies are short staffed, and have waiting lists, but until more Guiders are available to cope with the established units, new ones cannot be formed. “Alter being District Commissioner for approximately 12 months, Miss D. Soeberg found it necessary to tender her resignation last year. We are indeed pleased that in her new capacity of secretary we are still assured of her kindly co-operation and help. In welcoming Miss Soeberg to this position, we would also take the opportunity of placing on record the very fine work done by her predecessor, Mrs. O'Toole, during the 54 years she carried out the secretarial work—a duty she executed in a highly efficient manner.

‘At the request of CORSO, and in conjunction with the local Boy Scouts and Junior Red Cross, Wanganui Guides and Rangers participated in a house-to-house canvass for buttons. These were required in the renovation of surplus Army clothing, for peoples of distressed countries. A sugar bag of buttons the correct size and design was duly despatched to U.N.R.R.A. headquarters and a like quantity of oddments given to the local Red Cross workers, for use in the making of refugee garments. “Wanganui, together with the rest of the Dominion, has recently sent clothing, medical supplies, sports and handcraft materials for the Guide International Seiwice (comonly known as “The G. 1.5.”) to help fill the 50 equipment chests promised to U.N.R.R.A. This is the New Zealand Guides’ contribution, to be sent to Europe for u. c e in re-establishing the millions of refugees and displaced peoples Wanganui’s contribution weighed 7cwt.”