GIRL GUIDES.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18165, 1 November 1930, Page 16 (Supplement)

GIRL GUIDES.

Kingfisher Patrol, First Claudelands Company, writes: To-day eight Guides and the Brownies gave a concert at the Hospital. The programme consisted. of two 1 short playettes and some country dancing by the Guides, and some songs and the Brownie Smile by the Browqies. A short singsong brought the programme to .a close, and after singing “Taps” we went back to the hall, where the other Guides were waiting. We did not have horseshoe formation, so we practised the Flamborough sword dance. Next we practised the Maori welcome for the rally, and then we did Hunden’s House, a new Oountry dance, that we have to do at the rally. After some marching we were dismissed. Two girls from First Frankton and Hamilton came over to practise tent-pitching, whifch has to be done-in five minutes.

Pohutukawa Patrol, ' Mahiaroha Rangers, writes: We had our first enrolment on Monday night, October 20, in the Guide Room, three laides of the executive being present. Mrs Toombes enrolled our captain and five girls as Rangers. We are proud to be the first Rangers in Hamilton, but we realise, too, that we have a

big responsibility to shoulder. After the enrolment we had supper and talked about Otimai, four Rangers and cSptain having arranged to go there during Labour week-end. Supper being over, we were dismissed. On Saturday morning we left by the Limited for Otimai, arriving there about 4 p.m. At first everything seemed strange, but we soon got into the way of it all. After tea a concert was held, and every company was asked for an item. This came as a shock to us, but we made up a song v which we sang to the tune of “Butter- Jl, fly.” We’re rather proud of it, so I’ll . tell you the words: “Otimai, Otimai, home of thd Guiders; place of our camping and training as well. ‘Faith, love, service.’ Otimai, Otimai." We cooked, and cut wood, and washed •- dishes, and gathered ferns, and swept ; and dug, and danced and sang, and. walked and hiked, and slept and ate, ■ and talked and played games and “Haeremai-ed," and got muddy—especially got muddy—with all the rest; finally leaving on Monday evening, piled up with our luggage, in a big bus.- We just caught the express back, and arrived home, tired but , happy, and very much impressed by our week-end.