Matilda 1928 vol 05 no 05 jun

Vol. 5. No.5

JUNE, 1928

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CONTENTS.

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appreciation .. .. .. .. .. . .

The Australian F lag .. .. . . .. .. ..

International PhilateliC Exhibition, 1928 K.H.H . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A Brown Owl's Idea ..~,~•.

Th e Fairy Ring . . . .

Th e Lone Lookout ..

Help! . . . . . . . . . .

Mernda, April 26 .. .. .. .. ..

Some Hints on F ire Extinction Geelong Leaders' Hike Field Days . . . . . . . .

Appointments .. ..

VVarrants . . . . . . . .

Correspondence .. .. .. . .

Notice ·to Guiders . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Camp ing . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . , Healesville .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ..

Country :Cance Records .. . .

Price List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NOTICES.

International Conference.-MiE;s Doris Gaggin (District Commissioner, Hobart) was to a<;t as the Australian d elegate to the InternatIOna l Conference of the Girl Guides' Association, which was held in Budapest, from May 3-18, 1928.

Rules and Reports.-R.P. & O. (1928) and the Annual Report for 1927- a most Ill terestmg book-are both available at Headquarters. VVc have inserted in R.P. & O. a V ictorian supp le ment. conta ining a ll general alterations and additions to Ru les and Tests. W e hope thls will be h elpful to Guiders, who wi ll be able to keep the book up-to-date by watching the Headquarters notices in the "Guider" and in "Matilda."

Registration of Company or Pack.-It will be noted in the March "Guider" that the following altemtion ·to the Book o( Ru les for 1928 was sub mitted and. .appro,Yed by the Com- . mittee of the Council of the Cl.G.A.: -Ru le 27 (a), lin e 5, after "registered by Headquarters," add "this shou ld be done as soon a.s' poss ible. A Company or Pack mu,st be registered before any of its m embers can be enro ll ed.

"Guider" Subscriptions.-Ow ing to thc increased cost of postage, due to heavier weight. the stibscription to the "Guider" lJ,as been increased to 6/ - per year. " Guide" Subscriptions.-If two copies of the "Guide" a t'e ordered from the one company, postage will be c harged on only one . subscription. , Thrift.-The work of our various Heads of Departments is growing so much that it woull'! be thrift of time, stationery, and stamps, If Guiders would remember to enoJose stampeQ addressed envelopes for replies to their e nquiri es.

Equipment. Depot.-The . Guide. Equipmep.t Depot is now open on Saturday morning from 10 o'clock to 12.30, as we)! !,ts eV,flry day from 12~30 'till 5 . 30~ ' Owing ' to tlie ' pl'essure of the

office work, it has been decided by the State Executive Committee that the Staff shall be free in the morning to deal with correspondence a nd cou ntr y orders. Guiders are as l, ed to Jet the Gu ides know that the office is no longer open during the morn ing .

Registered Equipment.-VVill Captains pleru;e note t hat the Guide Equipment Depot WIll not suppl,iY any registered equipment, i.e., belts or badges, 0 1' G.G. hatbands (both worl,ed a nd unworked) without a wri tten order from the Captain.

Magazines.-Wi ll Guiders please note that magazines ordered but not call ed for within a month are liab le to be so ld?

Exchange.-Exchange should be added to country cheques; receipts are not posted for amounts under 5/-.

Guide News.-VVill Guiders note that Guiding n ews is pub li shed in the "Argus" in Tuesday morning's issue under the section oC Women'.'

Activities, a nd in the "Age" on VVednesdays.

The news includes a ll Training Class notices.

Contributions.-Contributions for the September issue of "Matilda" should reach Headquarters not la·ter than August 8, 1928.

Guiders who would like to take pal·ties of up to twe lve Guides to see over the Lost Dogs' Home, would be made very welcome there on a ny Saturday afternoon. Guiders planning Lo go should ring the Secretary beforehand.

Post Box.-Th e Head of Post Box has heard from Dunedin, New Zealand. that a number of the Guides in the seventeen Dunedin Compani es would be very g lad to e nter into correspondence with Victorian Guides. Th e Dunedin Rangers WOuld also like to exchange letter s wi th Rangers over here. It is suggested that Companies might correspond with each other, the different members taking turns to write the letters from time to time.

The Head of Post Box (Miss Ella Payne ), will be very glad to have the names of prospective correspondents ; her address is: "Leura," Toorak, R.E.2.

APPRECIATION.

Miss Mary Blackwell, Kallista Company and Pack, retumed to England in April.

Besides helping her Commissioner as District Captain, Miss Blackwell was a Captalll, Rang'er Captain and Brown Owl successively.

As the needs of the girls in the District altered, so she was able to change for them the form o.f Guiding.

Many Victorian Guiders owe very much to Miss Blackwell in her capacity of Quartermaster, and we hoped that from her many future Guilier would gain their knowledge of the mysteries of a Camp "Q.M." Miss Blacltwell's expert knowledge, her thoroughness and ability to organise, hel' practical methods, h er unfailing serenity, and the art with which she produced the right thing .at the right time, 'all combined to g ive us a n ideal, a nd the deSire to ma),e this part of camp life as excellent as sh e madE' it.

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Another Guider whom we shall miss vel y much is Miss Lenna Button. who was Captain o( 2nd ort'" Melbourne Guide Company.

Brown Owl of its I ack. and Captain of the newly-formed Ranger Company connected wilh the same Company. She was also h elping with thc 2nd Port Melbourne Company in its early stages. Miss Button was also helping at Tra ining Classes. and with Correspondence Training. a nd we shall miss h er very much. However. w hope to have her back after h er three years' course in h er own work. the welfare of young people. for which she has gone to ew Z ealand. and there will be plenty of Guide worl, waiting' for her to shal·e.

SUNNYSIDE CAMPS. It was decided by those attending the various camps at Sunnyside last summer that they would lil< e to combine in making up a n album of sna-pshots. to be given to Mr. Francis Syme. their very kind host. in remembrance of th e happy times they spent on his ,property. Those who sent in snapshots for this purpose will Le glad to Imow that a very interesti ng collection of photos was mad e up into an album by Olle of OUI' Guidet·s. and that the book has gone to Mr. Symc. now. with the best wish es of the campers .

F.V.B.

THE

AUSTRAL I AN

EXHIB I-

Th e Fourth Australian a nd New Zealand Philatelic Congress a nd International Philatelic Exhibi·tion is to be h eld in Melbourne from October 29 to November 3. 1928. and w e have received a prospectus which gives d etails of exh ibits and list of awardS. Division XXV is for "Any collection of stamps formed by a Boy Scout 01' Girl Guide.··· and a Silv er and Bronze M eda l are the awards. ',t:'h e entry fee i s 1/ - (irrespective of th e size or tl1e co llec tion); competi·tors must enter on th e proper (orm. available from th e Secretal·~.

International Philatelic Exhibition. Box 1657:r\ .

Melbourne. who will also furnish a prospectus wi th furt11er rul es governing the competitions.

Entri es must reach the Secretary of the Exhibition by August 1. a nd. for Guides. must be accompanied by a certificate of eligibillty, sign ed. from tl1e Captain.

OUR BROWNIE

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"Something old. something new.

Something magiC. something tru e, Singing in plenty. a story to tell.

And something to m al<e you happy and welL"

BROWN OWLS' POW WOW. A request has come from the Brown Owls of the Eastcl'n Division for a Brown Owls' Pow Wow. all Brown and Tawny Owls to be invited . This should be most interesting. and w e 110pe it m ay be arranged towards the end of Jun e.

MARGARET MOORE. Acting Head of Brownies.

F L AG.

E rro r i n the P am p hlet.

I regret that the second paragraph on pag'e 4 of th e pamphlet g ives an incorrect acco unt of the competition for a design for the Austl'alian Flag. and the decision of the judges.

Th e eITor has been courteously brought to my nolice, a nd I take the earliest opportunity to publish th e details correctly. and to express my thanks to the officers of the Prime Mini ter's department and to some of the gentlemen c losely concerned with the design, for their ready a nd generous h elp.

Five designs of the 30.000 received embodied the sam id ea-"the R d Ensign of His Majesty's Fleet" d efaced with five white stars representing the Southern Cross in the fly. and in the lower canton n ext the pole. a white sixpointed star indicating the six Federated States of Austl'alia.

Th e prize money was divided eq ually among the fiv e comp titors. but no one of the designs was adopted as it stood. Th c d eta ils of the final design wcre decided later in consultation with experts in heral dry and astronomy. and with due r ega rd to practicality.

A new edition of the pamphl t. accompani ed hy a card with the accurate des ign of the Australian Fl ag. is now available at Girl Guide H('adquarters. pri ce 3d, G, H. SWINB

I NTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC T ION , 1928.

RNE.

K .H.H. In the Playroom of the Kind ergarten Holiday Home at Tunstall is a big dolls' house. the gift o( the 1st and 2nd Geelong Brownie Packs. It is truly the most delightful dolls' house imaginable. It contains fOUl' I·ooms. and a bathroom. complete with a shower th a t showers !

The stove in th e kitch en has pots upon it. a nd the pots have lids!

In the dining-room. the most uniqu e featul'e are the serviettes in sel'vlette I'ings, while upstairs, in both bedrooms. the candles. in th eir candlestIcks. are b l u e and pink, to match the shading of th e walls.

The breathless delight of the ten Ii·ttle p eopl e who were staying at the Home wh en the dolls' house arl·ived. was a jOy to see. And as it has been built to l ast. it will givc such great pleasure to the babes who will visit the Hom e for years to come.

A BROWN OWL ' S IDEA. H er e follows a S'Uggestion for a "varity" m ethod of carrying out inspection. roll-call. and collection of pennies,

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Magic the Pacl, into bananas gTowing' on a banana palm, and I~rown Owl, and Tawny Owl into th' Vegetablc Men. '1.'.0. drives the veg'ulabl cart, a long' co rd 01' rope, with a big loop in tile cncl.

The Vegetable Men approach the banana palm. B.O. picks off the choice bananas, and passes them to T.O., who puts them in thc cart - th e loop in thc cord.

After all the saleable bananas have been picked, and the bad ones l eft on the pal m, T .O. drives the cart to market-round the hall.

Left with the palm, B.O. ch cks off the number of bad bananas, a nd fines them Id. for being unsaleable.

T.O. , on arriving at the marl,et, checl,s the number of sa l eab l e bananas, as she takes them out of the cart, and quietly charges them ld. for the ride!

Last Act-unmagic the Pack.

TH E' F AIRY RING. " A Bro w nie must kn ow. .

The F airy Ring. "

And 0 our Recnlits l earn the words of the i"airy Ring I' hym es, a nd how to skip round the Ring with the Pack. Does it -then remain a "circle" or is the Recruit offered some explanation the origin and carrying out o( the FaiL'y Ring-some exp lanation that will indicate to hel' a littl e purpose in the Ring?

W e do not want always to be reminding our Brownies of the "moral" side of being Brownies; I'ather we want them to get the best they can from it, with the l east possible amount of talking. Good turns, a nd th e doing of them, ove1'discussed, can lose th ir value; but the good turn habit, Quietly, Brownieishly suggested, must be of endlcss worth.

Th ere we se the very great value of the Fairy Ring.

It i s a Brownie ceremonial, a.n actio n , holding, in the carryi n g out of it, the expression of a Brownie's job.

If, however, the Pacl< see th e Fairy Ring as a "circl wc mal,e," then its force as a "moral reminder" i8 nil, d espite the fact that the Recruit can recite the Rhymes by heart, and skip the Circle with the best.

Wh ereas, by offering to th e Pacl, a simple exp lan a tion of th e Ring, some tale p erhaps, that will specially appeal -to the individu.ality of that particular Pack, it may become a weeldy, automatic, and if the word may be coined for the PUI'POS(" an "unpointedout" r mind el ' to the Pack of the details of a.

13rowni e's joh.

Below is a brief i1lustL'ation of the type of thing a "tale perhaps" might be. at (or u~c, merely invented to serve this illustrativc purpose. A Brown Owl's own ideas are very much mOl'e fitted to her own Pack than those she picl<s up.

"Down among the tree trunks, tight round an orange toadstool lik e an orange hutton, sat a g roup of Funny Fellows, planning their Doubtful Doings. Th e d ep discussion at the mOTT]el1t

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was ao; to who shoulcl havc the plcasurc or upsetting the lI1ill, bllck to; that stood by the [arm door.

"H igh above the trce tOPsl riding on a paintbrusl" was a Pcrson.

Down among the tre es she drifted, and up to h er floated whispers from the orange button low on the ground. Low to the tree trunks she sank, and softly she listen ed, and deeply sh e thought.

"Th en up on h er paint-brush to the Sun. That Per'son's paint-brush had those long, thick bristles that go swish, swish.

"Once across .the Sun that Person bl'ushed her brUSh, and down to the tree tr'unks she came again. Softly, gently, swish, swish, round the orange button she brushed a golden circle, a brush full of sunbeams and sundust. Up to the tl'ee tops again, and soon high above them.

The fl'inge of tl1 orange button rose up, and stepped back, and, as their feet touched the golden ring, sunbeams bl w up, sundust drifted into their faces und er th eir caps and res-ted in their eyes.

"And gladly, and without knowing why, they sktpped round th e I' ing, and softly they sung songs that th e sunbeams whispered to them.

'Then away, still skipping, to carry out their Doubtful Doings.

"And because they did not look behind them, they did not know that, as they skipped, their feet, fresh from th gold on th e ring, l eft sunbeam footst eps.

"Up to the farm, and there were the buck ets by th e door.

But the finger's of the Funny Fellows felt the sundust on th eil' tips, and Quietly they picked up the he.avy buckets and carried them inside for the farm fOlic Softly they sto l e out again, but across the kitchen tioor they l eft their sunbeam footsteps.

And all the day, the sunbeams kept them busy, Quietly. sof.tI)', gladly busy.

"Wh en nighttime came down a mong the tree trunks, the golden circle round ' the orange toadstool faded, but the eyes 01' the Funny Fellows w ere full of sundust, and to th m it shone as golden as before.

"When daytime came ag'ain, they dipped omnge garmen ts in th e root sap, and dried, bl'own as th E' tree tl'llllks.

As slipped about Quictly, softly, gladly, they hardly visible.'"

their they they were

M.B.

oLTespondence in connection with the Lone Branch should be addressed to Miss E. E. ;v[oran, Winter Stree t, Malvern, S.E.4.

All "Lone" folk, Guides, Rangers and Guiders, l earnt with regret of the resignation of Mrs. W. Leggat-[ as Head of Lones. Mrs. Leggatt work ed so ('nergetically and d,id such a great d~al to

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fo rwa rd L o n e building in Victoria, a nd p lace this branch on a firm basis fi na nciall y. W c than k he r for a ll sh e did fOl" Lone Guides and Ran g e rs during the a ll - too-s ho r t p e riod wh e n she was our Hea d, and hope that at some future date she may and tha t she is able to worl( with us again.

Lone Funds.

I Th e Lon e Branch has in hand, at present, a numb e l' of BABY CLOTHES, mostly knitted, which a r e on s.ale for Lon e Funds. Dctails will bc sent on app lication.

HELP !

This is an appeal to Guiders (but not th osc whos e spare time is a lr eady m a inly devoted to Guidin g!), Rangers and o ld e r' Guides who have ha d some exper ie nce in th e Move m e nt, to h elp w ith Lon e Guide Companies.

Lon e Companies consist of gir ls who do not live n ear enough to a ttend the mee tings of a Guide Company. All th eir Guiding Is don e by correspondence : they are und er a Captain and Li e ute nants who s e nd out "Company Meetings" regu larly. Th e Patrol Leaders write to the girls inde pende ntly of th e Company letter, a nd help th e m with th e ir test work, and a rrange Patrol co mp eti tions, Patrol log books, etc. A t present, th e Lon e Branch in Victoria is growing so steadily that w e a re h a ndica pped by a lack of Guiders and Pat rol L eader s. Wh ere possible, Icad e rs a re appointecl (rom the actu a l Lone G uid es themselves, but in th e case of a totally new ompany it is n ecessa ry to obtain th e services of R a nge rs a nd older Guides.

There are also a great m a n y "odd jobs" con stantly to be done-su c h as th e Lone Libraryand it is thought that if Guiders. Rangers and cxperi enced Guides who would like to h elp with this Branch sent in their na m es and particul a rs of wh e ther they would lik e some r egu lar Lone Gu iding to do or occaSio na l odd jobs, we could get on so mu c h quicker, ever'yone would have less to do and be able to do it better for that reason!

Probably most peopl e think th at th e "writing part" is rather dull, but le t me assure them that Lonecraft is a VER Y faSCinating part of the Game, and o n e that brings a ll sorts of joy and rca l p leas ul'e to those who take It up- and, if you ::\.I·e st ill dubiOUS, picture to yourself ma il day ::\.t the co untry post office, and the youngster on tip - toe with excitement whil e th e lette rs are bei ng sorted, for to-day is "Company m ee ting"! Or, h e r d isappointme nt wh e n she h ears that she is "on the waiting list" · because th ere al'e not e nough Guid ers (this has not happe n ed yet, but it m ay soon!) 0 1' (pe rhaps this will a pp eal), th e harried Guider wond ering howev er she can squeeze in jus t on more r ecruit, but Imowing that she will do it all th e same!

Cap tains, pl eas e bl'ing this hefore the noti ce or .VOllt" Rangers.

I'erhaps a Range r Patrol might lik e to und ertak e th(' L on e Lihrm'y as a. :C; e rvi ce within th e MO\'em e nt, -if g irls, who would lik e to he lp, have no t e nou g h tim e to do a nythi n g by themse lv es. Guides and Rangers wishing to b e Lp should h ave the p e rmission of th eil' Captain.

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Any inform ation about anything in co nnection with Lone Guiding will be V('l'y g lad ly g iven, a nd it is understood th a t no one is commHting th e mselves in any way by applying for such!

E.E.M. MERNDA , APRIL 26,

Th e 26th of April was a rrJ ost thrilling time for th e Lone Guides at M ernda. Lord Somers was to come up to proclaim l\1ernda a "township." This a lon e ca used much excitement, as it marked a n e w period of progress for the district. But when it was heard th a t L a dy Somers, too, was coming, and would be pleased to m eet any G uides in th e district, the Day was looked for ward to twice as much.

It was d ec id ed that the Scouts and Guides should form a Guard of Honour from the ga t e of th e Mechani c's Institute to the dais, which was just outside the Hall. Lord and L a d y Somers arrived by car a bout three o'clock, a nd, aiter inspecting the Guard of Honour, mounted th e da is with the m emb ers of the Co unCil. Great w as t he delight of the Guides, for Lady Somers arrived in Guide uni fo rm.

The weather turned out sunny until a lm ost the e nd , and most of the speeches w e r e de livered from the outside da is, the Scouts a nd Guides forming a cordon on each s ide. Th e rest of the p"ogramme was continu ed in the Hall itself, the children singin g a Hong of Australia, after whi ch aft e rnoo n t ea w as serv d.

Th e Guides assisted by carrying tea a nd cakes a round to tho se in th e Hall.

Lad y Somers very Idndly sent word that she would like to tall{ to the Guides after tea, and ·they gathered togeth e r just outside the Hall e ntrance.

L a d y Somel's spoke of the advantages Guiding gave girls, a nd the wide field of activity it opened for th em. Hh con g ratula ted th e m on th e k ee nness they showed, a nd w as pleased to hear that they might soo n be ab le to become a n active Company.

On the depal'tt!re of His Exce ll e ncy, Hi e Guard of Honour w as once more formed, but broke as soon as Lord and L ady Somers w ere In the car.

Padre Hayes led three cheers for the State Commissioner and the Chief Scout of Victoria, a nd th e car dr ov e off a mid more than three cheers! ' \ TC h op e n ext t im e L ady Somel's comes to ~ ernd a shc will see to-day's Guides for min g the nucl e us of a steadily " r owing Active Com pany,

M.c.i.

MA T ILDA SOME HINTS O N FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE EXTINCTION .

By a F irem a n.

(James Kemp, 3rd Officer, Metropolitan Fire Brigade).

(Continued.)

Now to deal with a few of the little accidents which al'e likely to happen in any household, and which may develop into a tragedy unless proper methods are adopted to handle them.

Remember, the golden rule of the firemen is KEEP COOL. Unless you can control yourself, you cannot help othCl¡s. During the wintertime, you may come near enough to a fire to get your dress on fire. IC this happe ns, catch the bUl"lling place liP and screw it up, thus smothering the fire. If your dl'ess is light anti very inflammable, snatch up a rug or shawl, or even a towel, and wrap it round the bU/'ning material, lie on the floot' and roll over and over, but EVER RUN. Running will only fan the fir e into a blaze.

Th ese remarks ap,ply when some other person's clothing catches fire. If you see them start to I'un, trip them up and roll the hearth rug over them. One of the commonest sources of danger to girls is the celluloid comb and hair slides. Th e trouble with these combs is that they are made of celluloid, which is practically a composition of camphor and guncotton (an explosive). People do not realise that this material does not n eed to have a flam e applieli to ignite it, but that a warm temperature is liable to ignite it with almost explosive viol nce. I have known a case in l'\1elbourne wh er e celluloid bag mounts in an outside showcase have ignited by the sun's rays at 10 o'clock in the morning.

If you happen to go into a room and find the curtains have come in contact with a candle flam e, do not leave the door open and run out into the street. Th e best thing to do, if your clothing is not light and inflammable, is to pull the c urt:lins down a nd smother them on the floor with a rug, or beat the fire out with a towel. If the worst comes to the worst, close the dOor to exclude the air, as the more air admi tted, the sp~edier the combustion; and go for help. Should you smell coal gas in the house. do not try to find it with a lighted match.

Th e first thing to do is to open all the dool¡.s and windows to ventilate the house, and clear th e gas out, and then shut the gas off at the point of entry to the house. Th en send for the gasman to investigate. In the hous ehold many women m e lt up beeswax in turpentine to make fioor polish. If you must do this, do not put the mater ials on a fir e to m elt; get a dish of boiling water, and let the wax a nd turpentine dissolve this way, as it is safe. Wh e n heated, th e turpentine gives off infla mmabl e vapours, which will r eadily ignite from th e fire, and the instinctive action is to remove the burning pot from the fire, a nd invariably it is spilt over thl? clothing. I have seen some horrible d eaths from this cause. Whil e th e blazing mass is on the fire, it is not doing much harm, so get a

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bit of wet bag a nd place it over the pot; this will mother the fire, and the pot can then be lifted off the fire in safety.

Th e n ext remark app lies to a pan of fat on fire. Do not get excited ; remove the pan to the side of the fire, a nd if the fire does not go out after removal from the direct heat, get a wet bag or large rag, and cover the pan, when it will go out, and you can remove it. Remember, that a hasty jerk may upset the contents over you, a nd if it does not set you on fire, it, at any rate, may give you a very n asty burn.

A common deadly peril is cleaning c lothing with petrol, or other liquid of inflammab le nat ure. '.rhis is as dangerous as playing with gunpowder, a nd it is because people do not r ecognise the very great fire danger of these substances. Let me tell you that a case has definitely been proved of vapour of petrol travelling 52 feet to a naked light, and flashing back a nd setting a house on fire. Rubbing garm(>nts together, when saturated with petrol, may gen erate a spark of el 'ctricity, which will ignite the petrol, and cause it to fire. I know of a case where a lady was cleaning a pair or s ilk g loves on her hands with petrol, a nd , realising t h danger of petrol, she went out into the front garden to calTY out the operation.

All at once the mass burst into flame, and she was bad ly burned before she was ab le to smother Ute blaze. So, when you clean g loves. or furs, or a n ythi ng else, be carefu l to keep out in the open, a nd use as little petrol as possible.

Oil lamp fires are mostly caused by defective lamps, overheating, or a leak developing. Never fill a lamp with the wick burning. Make it a rule to fill a nd trim a ll lamps in the mOI'ning, a nd light them before you put them awa.y to see the wick h as been propel"iy tl¡immed. This will save you the trouble and danger of doing it at night. If you have a lamp on fire, my advice is to get a man. H you cann ot get a man, a nd the lamp is in a bad position, open the doors to give you free movement, grasp the la mp by the base in a towel or cloth, and carry it to the door and throw it out. Be sure in carrying this out that the lamp is to the rear, for if you ca lTY it in front, the speed of your progress will fan the fiames to you. If the l'e is a window accessible in the room, open it and throw the lamp through it, making sure you do not throw it on to something which will become ig nited by the burning oi l. Never throw watel' on an oil fire. Th e oil is lighter than water, a nd will float; therefore, if you thl'Ow the wat r, yo u onl y spr ead the fire. Get a spade full of earth or ash es or sand, a nd this will exti n guish the fire without trouble. Never use kerosene to stimulate a dying fire. As soon as the oil gets on the hot embers it will turn to a vapour, and when some of it ignites, there will be a n explos ion, and h ot as h es a nd embers will be blown about, perhaps in to your face.

If you start a fire with kerosene, I would suggest th at all you do is to saturate a small b it of material in the oil and place it in tile centre of the fir e, do not attempt to pour it over the wood to start it-it is too dangerous.

When c leanin g up a fire do not throw ashes out against bumable m atter, s u ch as a wooClen ' shed or fence, n or into a wooden dust-bin. '1'11'<1 ashes may be hot enough to ignite the

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inflamma bl e matter, and you will p erh a ps find a serious fire on your hands.

If you burn off rubbish about the place, only do so on a cal m day; a windy day makes it hard to watch chance sparks blowing about.

When you can no longer watch th e fir e, do not l eave it until you have q u enched it with qu a ntiti es of water. A wind in the night m ay r es tart it and cause you disaster. N eve r hoard rubbish of a ny Jdncl a bout the house in tile hope that it may come in handy some day. It is chea.per and safer to have c l ean-up sessions, when a ll things not actually wanted a r e burn ed off. All hoard ed rubbish is food for a fire, and you never know wh en on e will start.

Fires are not confi n ed to th e premis es of the car el es;; and dirty; even the best may get a fire from a n unexpected cause; b ut w e can see that If one does start that it has as littl e encouragement from us as poss ibl e ; and th e solution of that is : Hoard no rubbi sh.

If YOUl' chim n ey catches fire, throw salt on th e fir e, or su lphul·. Sa l t, wh en h eated, lib erates c hlorine, a gas whi c h will not support fire, and th e sulphur libe r a t es sulphur dioxide, whi c h i s a lso a non-supporter of fire. After putting th e su l phur or sa l t on th e fir e, hang a w et bag in f!"Ont of th e fireplace to check the drau ght, and thus give th e gas gen'erated an opportunity to smother th e fire. A wise person examines th e c himney. and gets it cleaned to a void a fir e.

BUilders -a re not all hones t , and cases have been known where timbe rs of th e roof have been built into th e chimney w ,a ll.

A ch imn ey fir e m ay start th e beam burning, a nd days after th~ who l e roof might burst into flam e. Prevention i s b etter than cure.

Now, i f you are compell ed to enter a house in search of someone, wh en the house, is f ull or smoke, a ttach a lin e round YOUl" w a i st, place something w et round your nose a nd mouth to filter th e smoke, a ncl crawl in with your face as c lose to th e g round as poss i b l e. Th e poisonous gases of combustion a r e hot and light, th e c l eane r uiJ~ is co ld e r' and n ea r th e gl·ollnd.

Do

not get flUrried; you wi ll worl{ twice as well by gOi n g qui e tly, a nd any excitement m a ldng yOU breath e more quiel,ly, YOU will b e t a kin g in impure air.

Breathe s l owl y and quietIy. Should you find th e person unconscious, and dressed, if a man, tUI'n him face down and li ft his coat over his hea d, then tUrn him over on his bacle and drag him by th e feet. Th e coat under his h ead will prevent his h ead from getting injured dUI'ing the dragging process.

If a woman, put h er ski rt over 11er h ead, if H is long enough, a nd failing that, try and get the person on a blanket and drag it by o n e end.

R em ember, always: Do n ot atte mpt things beyond your strength; if yo u do, YOU m a y co llapse, and ther e a r c two p eop l e to r esc ue instead of on e.

Anoth er cause r ath er preval ent is airing c lothing before the fir e; on days that are fu ll of dampn ess, th e housewife m a k es up a large fire and distributes th e damp w a shing o n chairs c lose to th e h eat, and goes away to some oth e r duty.

A c h a nce spark, when the clothing is nearl.v dry, and w e a r e faced with a room full of fir e. Be cal'eflll that YOllr drying c l othes are a t a safe distance [rom a c h a n ce spark.

Chi ldre n cannot b e taught too soon th e danger of playing with m atch es or fir e. Where thel:e a r e you n g children in a house and no one to give them close attention, a fir e ~scree n shou l d be placed round th e fire, to saf egua~'d them from falling into it, or :playmg wlth It. Match es should b e k e pt in a safe pl ace, beyond their r each.

A prolific ca us e of fire w e m eet with is people going' out to th e wood sh ed with a ca ndl e or l a mp, to l ook for a l og or pi ce of coal at mght.

Th e flam e comes in co ntact with som e baggmg hanging up to preve nt th e r a in beating in, and la ter there is a fire, a nd the shed is burn ed down.

Looking into a lin en-pr es. undet· a staircase with a nak ed li ght is a cause which w e are a ll too familiar with. Try as much a;; possib l e to do all little jobs without th e aid of candl e li g ht. Most of th e things I have m ention ed cou ld hav e been avoided if thought had been given th em. Avoid storing things in d a rk obscure c upboards; it l eads to far too many fires; a nd, wilen once a fir e is s tart,ed , you never l,now wh er e it will stop.

GEELONG

LEADERS ' 5/5/28 .

HIKE.

('1'0 the tune of "Th e Frog.")

Th e P.Lo' s did a 11iking go, ( a hoo- al1oo) Their packs strapped to th eir' b acks-just so. ( a hoo-;ahoo) , And wh ere were tho P.Lo's hildng t o?

To Queen's Park as th ey loved to do.

And what did th ey do wh n they got to the gate? 'l'hey ch eck ed to see they'd lost n O rlrate.

Th ey pinned their n a m es on to th ell' Ti es , And off they went to a g a me of spies .

Th ey chased each other all over the fl a t (Oh! wo e to th e Guides th at were so fat !)

Th en som e w ent off to th e Track, to the right.

And so m e w aved fl ags of blue a nd while.

At four o'clock they gathered wooel.

And round their fir es they proudly s t ood. 'rh ey cooked theil' chops a nd boiled their tea, Th e n tend ed eggs on bended knee.

Th ey a t e together in a b a nd, Som e hl'ead a nel c h op in every h a nel.

They , hook th e cru mbs out o[ their laps, And, of cou rse. they c l ea r ed up a ll theil' scraps.

Th ey gath er ed rOllnd the camp -fire bright And sang the ir songs with much deli ght.

Then up from th (' fire, and off th ey w ent, Laughin g a nd talking of th e day they'd spenl.

FIELD DAYS, M a ny G uid e Companies are very fortunate in being a llow ed to h ave hikes a nd fi eld days on private prop erty, a nd this is a pl'ivil ege w e all v ery much appreCiate.

It has ilee n brou ght to the noti ce of H eadquarters -that in cert a in cases Guiders a ppa r entl y f orgot h ow mu ch they a r e indebted to th ese owners of property. and do not a lways show du e co nSid er ation, 01' take preca utions to cause th(' l east amount of trouble.

MA T ILDA Unles':; a general permission has been given lo her Company to h ike at any time on eer·tain propel·ty, a Guider shou ld ask J;lermissJon eac h tim e she goes, and shou ld be very carefu l about not leav ing any rubbish or papers about, and allow no damage to be done to the property. If it is n ecessary to call at the owner's hous e for anything (e.g., to get water), Guiders are asked to send at least one older Guide to choose a time which will not be incon~enient, and to make as few visits as possible; and the use by the Guides of the sanltal'y convenience shou ld not be taken as a matter of course.

Little remembrances of the Fifth Law are due to the owners who grant us privileges, besides giving people a right impression of Guiding, and being the training we want Guides to have.

M. E. BUSH.

APPOINTMENTS. Divis ion Comm issionerPol warth-Miss 1. Kininmonth, Winchelsea.

Mt.

Hesse,

Distr ict Commissioner-B aufort-Mrs. E. W. Austin, "Yallamb e," Beaufort.

Maldon-Mrs. Gray, Maldon.

Mitcham-Mrs. C. Mathi eson, Hpringvale Road, Tunstall.

Pakenham-Mrs. H. Mackay, Pal, nham East.

Htawell-Mrs. D. Mitchc ll , "Eumeralla,'" ; taw e ll.

Terang-Mi ss Terang.

Gracc

Black,

Mt.

RESIGNATION .

District Comm issioner-Mrs. Graham, Lancefleld.

WARRANTS. Ca pta insGrant. E. M., 10th Geelong.

J ewell, A., 1st Middle Park.

Macdonald, J., 1st Coleraine.

Rob ertson. Mrs., 2nd Camperdown.

Roedige r, D. M., 10th Ballarat.

Thompson, C., 1st I ort Melbourne.

Witchell, M., 1st Mordialloc.

Li e utena nts Brown, M. J ., 1st Cheltenham.

Bunning, E., 2nd Kew. Conder, R., 2nd Hawthorn.

Williams, L., 1st Kew. Brown OwlsBalTett, M., 1st Momington.

Butt, M. K., 1st Tallangatta.

Noorat,

j unc, 1928.

COR R ESPONDEN C E.

D a r Miss HwinIJurneMay I, (rom a Brown Owl's point of view, reply to your letter in the last "Matilda," on the subject of reading stories to children"!

I think most of us who have Brownie Packs have, at sOme ·time or other, tried the experiment of reading Lo our Brownies, and I think, loo, that most of us, if we have told tales before, hav go n e back to telling tales.

May I quote a personal experience? Once, feeling that perhaps Peter Pan might b better read, J: started to do so. When we closed lhe book aft('r the first I'eading, a small Brownie asl<ed: " an we have a proper story about P tel' Pan n xt weel,?" Asked for an explanation of her demand, she repli('d, "Not out of a book."

In their story timo, the Pack had built up a la nd of tale folk. Th ey journeyed that'e, and "h eal'd some more" about the dOings of one or other, or perha.ps added n ew characters to the population. And in the journey to that land, the book did not fit.

From a Brown Owl's point of view, I do not agree that child ren's classics . hould be read, not told.

"Alice in Wonderland," "Winnie the Pooh," or "Dr. DOlittle," they arc characters, so ve l'y a liv e a nd active, that to give them to the children out of a book seems to take away a little of their life. A nd if such tales as these classics a r e simply a nd faithfully told, as far as possib le in the words of the author-o n c woulcl hardly end eavo ur to improve on their stylcsurel y thc da ng·e .. of imposing one's own perso na lity on the chal'acter in the tale is avoid ab le. Whereas, when the story is read, the "formal" personality of the book is present, a nd may impose itself into the intimate footing one is on, in the telling of a tale.

Reading is often suggested to new BI'ownie Guiders, those who h ave ha I no previous experience in telling stories to children. Surely vel'y short and easy to remember tales, such as "For·ty Good-Night T a les," by Rose Fyleman, would be a better stepping stonc. '1'0 a certain extent, it is lhe eyes of the children that the n ew storyteller must become accustomed to, and those she will never meet in her reading.

Still, the point of view of one 131'own Owl is probably no t quite the view of another, a nd what one Pack demands, another will reject.

So, in telling or . reading stories, we can onl y do what best fits in with our own individual feelings, a nd the desires of the Pack.-Yours truly, MARGARET BROWN.

NOTICE TO GUIDERS. Training a nd Camping.

The organisation of Training Weeks and Train ing Camps enta ils a great deal of work, a nd this work is often increased unintentionally

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by applicants. W c should be vet·y grateful if Glliders would: (a) app ly as ea"ly as possible. in wdling, g iving full address; (b) fulfi l all r('quirem e nts when app lying ( e nclose d e posits, etc.) , and answer promptly; (c ) r egard th eir a pplica·tlons as d efinite, and not withdraw, unl es necessary. rn th e eve nt of too many applications being I'('ceived for any W ee k or Camp, a J}plieations which comply with a ll req uirem e nts will be considerE'C1 fir t.

TRAINING. Training Cl asses.

Guid e l's should communicate with their CommiSSioners before a tte nding Classes, and every on e who has not pre viously been nominated must bring a Nomina tion FOI'm s igned by her Co mmission e r.

A charge of 3d . each p er night is m a d e, to co ve r expen e of lighting, e tc. otices of Tra ining Classes, e tc., are published in Tu esday's "Argus," a nd W edn esday"s "Age," a nd a re posted on the Headquarters Totiee Board.

Gu ide Training.

The fourth Course of Training (1928) for Guiders and prosp ective Guiders will be held on Mondays at 7.45 p.m ., at Gir'l Guide H eadquarte rs, 60 Marke t Street, Me lb oul'l1e, boginning on Mond ay, June 11.

Th e fifth Course will begin on Friday, July 6, and the sixth Coul'se on Monday August 13.

Ranger Training.

Th e first Course of R a nge r Training (1928) began on May 1, a nd continu es for eight Tuesdays. at Gil'l Guide H eadqllarters. The C lasses a l'e pl a nned to g ive h c lp in the R a nge l' T est worl<, and. in a dditi on, th e following speakers will give talks o n spec ia l s ubjec ts of interest to Range r Guiders:May 8-Nature-Miss G. Nethel·cote.

May 15-Music- Miss M. Sinclair.

May 29-Ra nger H ealth- Dl". Kate McKay. .rune 5-0rganisation-Miss S. H. Irving.

Othor Rpec ial -tall<s a r e still to b e alTanged.

Anoth pr Co urse fo r Ranger Guldel"s will proh~bly l){' arl'anged la te l' in the .\'c:l.I·; details Will hc pllhlish e<'l when available'.

Brownie Training.

1'h e fil"st COUl'Re for El e m e nta ry Training e nd ed just befo re E~s t er.

Th e s econd El e m e ntary Course has been held up to th e pI'ese nt on W edn esday ev nings. After a n interva l of a fortnight, th e class will b e h e ld on 'I.'u esday evenings, Jun e 5, 12, a nd 19. 'rhe third next Elementary COUl'se will prohably be~in on July 3. Du e noti ce Will b e f;'lv('p in th(' dail~7 pa p ers,

CAMPING. Lice nscd Guiders al'e l"c minded that Camp E e rmission Forms should be sent in six weeks before Camp. If this is not possib le, inform the H ead of Campi ng, as soon as the site is approved, giving place and date of Camp, and m a ximum numb er expected' to camp.

Campcraft Week.

If applicatio n s warrant it, a CampcrafL Week

will be held from He ptember 22 to 29, 1928, at Wanandyte, through the courtesy of Dr. Ethel Osborne. Commandant, Miss E. H. Purnell.

Applications, accompanied by a deposit of 5/-, should be made in writing to the Secretary, Campi ng D e pt., not later than August 25.

The Camp will be for general Campcraft Training, and, in addition, a limited number of Warranted Captains, with previous camping experience, will be tested for the Camper's Licence, on the recommendation of their District Commissioners.

Lieutenants, and Brown and Tawny Owls, holding w a rrants, and with previous camping ex.perience, m ay be tested for the Camper's Certificate, on th e I"ecommendation of their District Comm issioner.

Candidates for the Licence and Certificate are asked to come two days b efore, and to stay two days a ft e r , the Camp, in order to have the n ecessary training in pitching and stl' lking camp.

We hope t h at any Guider possessing her ow n tent will bring it to th e Camp, but understand that sh e is responsib le for a ny carriage Or freig'ht to and fl'om the Camp.

Seaford

Holiday

Home.

Arrangements have been made with the Young Women's Christian Association so that Guiders, with or without a Camper's Licence. m a y tak e theil" GUides to "MYOOl'a" the Y.W.<;::.A: Holiday Hom e, at Seaford. ' Camp Pe~mlsslon .Fo~ms must be filled in for every VISit. Permission Forms and other information should be obtained from Headquarters before Guiders make any arrangements.

Camp Equipment.

The fo ll owing Camp Equipment is avallabl ", for hire by Licensed Guiders (I'om Headquarte rs, at the stated chal'ge for duration of Camp. Applications for equipment must b,= mad e to Headquarte l"s at least six we e ks hefore I·pquircd. A,ppli eations will be dealt with in ordel' as received. Canlagc and freight from sto l'age d e pot in Kew to Camp and re turn is to he paid by applicant; a nd a ny 10RS 01" damage ii< to he fUlly cove red by h el·.

Tent Poles- Het of 2 uprights. 1 ridge .. 2/(16 sets: Ridge 12 ft., uprights 6 ft.; 3 sets: Ridge 14 ft. , uprights 7 ft.)

Cubicle Poles-12 poles, 8 ft. ; 26 poles, 7 ft. 3d.

Each Tent Pegs-500 t c nt p egs, 300 brailing P<'l'1s . , . . . , " ., ., " " " ~d. pe r flo?;,

June, 1928.

MATILDA

10

Tents-1 tent (8 x 10), with 2 doors, to be useLl as store tent only; 9 tents, 8 x 10; 1 tent, 10 x 12; all complete with flys-7/6 ach Kitch en Shelter- FlY, 14 x 14 ....

3/-

Puncher . . . . . . . .

1/MERLE BUSH, Head o( Camping.

HEALESVILLE.

Miss White, of "Pegersham," Don Road, Healesv ill e, has very generous ly offered her hom e for thc usc of Guides a n d Guiders. W e are very grateful indeed I'or Miss White'" sp lendid offer.

'1'he house is convenicntly s ituated as regards Doctor, Post Office, a nd tradespeopl e, and is very easy to run; and most Guiders know the sp le n did oPPOI·tunities the Heal esvi ll e District gives for delightfu l walks and (or n ature study.

Besides giying Li censed Guiders a chance to take theil' Guides away to these surroundings, the house is a lw ays avail ab le for Warranted Guiders who would like to spend some days thcre with friends.

TIl e house w ill h e availabl e for:(a) Guides in charge of a Guid a Camper's Licencc;

l'

holding

(b) Any WalTanted Guider who wishes to

go with friends.

Licensed Guiders appli cation forms .

[I'om H eadquart ers ab lc on the dates with friends mllst H eadq uarters th!1t

tal,ing Guides must fill in Th ey shou ld first ascertain whether th hou. c is availthey wish. Guiders gOing have word in writing from the housc is availab le.

Th e house will hold eight peop le; the list of Id t n ecc. sary to tak e s h o uld be obta in ed f rom H eadq uarte r s . A charge o( 3/ - for general cleaning in connection with ach visit will be mad e, a nd the expen se of any breal,ag s mllst he horne by occupiers. Other d etails may be obtain d from H eadquarters.

W e arc very appreciative of Mi s vVhite's l<indness in offering us the use of her home fl'ee of charge, and lru t that Guiders wil l make caref ul and considerate use of this privil ege.

M. E . BUSH, Hcad of Camping.

COUNTRY

DANCE

RECORDS.

'I' ll(' following is a list of the Country Dance Recorcls ohtainab le in M e lbourne:ALLAN ' S,

Pl'ice Oranges and L emons.

B1372 .\ rgeers .. , . ..

IlrootnC', The Bonnie, Bonnie Broome.

Co nfess.

T he Lady in the Darle B1371 Che lsea R ach .. . .

The Old Mole.

Jenny Pluck Pears ..

B1192 The Butterfly.

Thre M eet .. . .

B1193 Scotch Cap. Th e Boatman.

I>ick i n g- Up Sticks B1370 M y Lady Cu ll en.

Bonnets So B lu e ..

C1073

4/-

4/4/-

4/4/-

6/-

CHRISTIE'S. (306 Littl e Coll ins stree t , M e lbourne)

Gath rine- Peascods.

SeIl engC' r's Round Rufty Tufty.

Sweet Kate.

Sellenger's Round Th e Black Nag. Th e New Bo Peep.

Th e Butterfl y.. ..

Gather'in g Pea ·cods.

Mage On a ree.

H ey Boys, Up V'l e Go ..

SCOTCH

COUNTRY

B1190

4/-

3261

4/-

3254

4/-

3255

4/-

DANCES.

The Hay Mak e r.

Triumph . . . . . . . . [orris Dance. mue Ey d Stranger.

Rigs O'Marlowe

B2166

4/-

3252

4/-

A. P . SYKES. Ch ildgl'Ove. S age L eaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F' lowers of Edinburgh. ..

Christchurch Bells.. .. . . .. C1264 WERTHEIM ' S. Three Meet.

Row We ll. Ye Mari n e r's The Butterfly.

Th e B lack ago Th e ew Ho Peep . . ..

Mage On a CI·ee.

Hey Boys, Up vVe Go. Gathering Peascods ewcastle.

Hea l·t eas .

If A ll The World W e re Pap e l·.

Parson's Farewell ..

Th e O ld l'.J ole.

Hunsd on House ..

6/6/-

3253

4/-

3254

4/-

3255

3256

4/-

3257

4/-

J line.

19~

.

MATILDA

GIRL GUIDE HEADQUARTERS. Books.

(Postage extra on all orders).

Price List Annual Report .. .. .. ..

1/3 Australian Flag Cards .. ..

Id. Australian Flag (pamph let) 3d.

Basket-making at Home ..

2/Birthday Books-G.G. (Suede) . . ., 5/.. .. ,.

(Cloth)....

2/6 Book of Prayers for Guides of the ') hmch 1/ 6 Brownie Games .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1/3 BI'ownie Handbook . . .. .. .. .. ..

8d.

Brown Magic .. .. .. .. ..

2/6 Camp Book-Boy Scout ..

2/Campcrart for Girl Guides .. .. ..

3/ 6 Company Roll Books .. .. .. .. ..

9d.

Cub Games .. .. . . .. .. .. .. ..

2/6 Dril ls for G. Guides .. ..

1/ 3 Extension Branch .. .. .. . .

1/ Fiction-Bunch, a Brownie ..

4/ 6 Peg, Lieutenant .. ..

3/ 6 Geraldine, a Ranger ..

0/ The Guide Camp at Heron 's Bay 4/ 6 'rales for the Browni s .. ..

3/ 6 'reddy's Year with the Fairies 2/ 6 Bridget's Fairies .. . , .. ..

2/ 6 First Trail . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

8/FI{)wer Leg-euds .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

2/6 Foxlease Book ..

1/ 6 Footprints- A Play for Senior Guides 1/6 Games- Behrens .. .. .. .. .. ..

2/3 Davidson .. .. . . .. .. .. ..

1/ 3 Trotter: Team Games .. .. ..

1/3 Girl Guides' Annual (Collins) .. .. ..

7/ 6 G.G. Book of Plays: The New Oro,er 9d.

Girl Guiding-Official Handbook .. ..

2/6 G.G. Badges, and How to Win Them 4/6 G.G. Prayers and Hymns .. .. .. ..

9d.

Guide Law-IlJustrated Wall Card .. ..

1/6 Guide Law ( Short Readings and Prayers ) .. 9d.

Guiding for the Guider .. .. .. . .

9d.

Girl Guide Movement (pamphlet) (d.

How to Run Wolf Cubs .. •. .. .. .. ..

2/ 3 Health Badge (booklet) .. .. .. .. .. ..

4d.

Honey from Many Hives .. .. .. .. ..

3/9 How to Tell Stories to Children (Bryant) 6/Knot Book~Boy Scout .. .. .. .. .. ..

1/6 Land and Sea Tales ' for Scouts and Guioes (~l~ng) . . .. .. ..

6/Lefax Looseleaf Notebool{s .. .. .. . , . .

2/9 Lefax R efill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

1/9 Lefax Inset: Knots, Hitches a nd Bends.

4d .

Indoor and Outdoot' Games 4d.

Route Sketching .. .. .. ..

4d .

Camp Fires and Camp Cookery .. .. . . .. .. ..

1/ 6 Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) on 1st Class Tests.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

9d.

Letters to a P.L. (Scouts) on Scout Law 9d.

Letters to a P .L. (Scouts) on T t nderfoot and 2nd CLass .. •. .. . . ..

9d.

Lorie Guide of Merfield (Mrs. Lilian Pyke) ..

5/Mauve Book of Games (Ext. Br.) .. .. .. l / li Memb-ershlp Cards (wfth Law and Promise) to fit pocket .. .. .. . < ~ . . . 5d.

Guide and Ranger (to fit pocket) .. .. ..

5d.

Pamph lets on Guides, Brownies, ' etc. (for propaganda) .. .. .. .. .. each 1d.

Patrol System .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. ..

9d.

Potted Stories to tpll S(,011ts amI Cubs .. n/Pow- Wows for Wolf Cubs .. .. .. .. ..

1/3

11

Parents' Consent Forms, per bool, ..

10d.

Patrol Roll Books (pocket size) .. ..

4d.

Post Cards- Princess Mary .. .. .. ..

5d.

The Chief Guide . . . . . .

5d.

PI'oficiency Badge Certificate Booklets 5(1. (to District Secretaries onl~' ) Rangers (Guiders' Handbook) . . . . . . . . JI G RepOl't of H eadmistresses' Confe r e nce ..

6d.

Rules, Policy and Organisation, 1927 .. .. 1 /3 Rules, Policy and Organisation, 1928 ..

1/3 Saints of the Flag (R. Hea th) .. .. .. ..

9d. !:ichool Companies and Cad<:-t Corps 6d.

Scout as Handyman .. ..

2/Six Plays fOI' Girl Guides .. . . ..

2/Steps to Guiding .. .. . . .. .. ..

90.

Tales for Brownies .. .. .. .. .. ..

3/ B ~ul'vey ing and Mapping . . .. ..

1/6 Training Girls as Guides . .

1/6 ') /' 'l'ransfe r Forms, pel' book 0[' ~5 .. .. "

"

single ..

Union Jack Saints .. .. .. ..

Wigwam Papers ( couts) .. . .

Woif Cub Handbook . .

'World Camp Book .. .. .. ..

Malgazi nes.

Guider (fol' Guiders and Commisl;ionet's, pel' yea r, po t free) . . . .

The Guide, per year, post free The Guide, per copy, weekly ..

Matlda, per year, post free ..

Matilda. per copy, quarterly ..

Postage on odd copies . . .. .. .. . . ..

Th e Guide, last year's odd copi es ..

-id'.

2/-

2/-

2/6 3/ 6

6/15/2 2!d.

3/4 9d.

1d.

1d.

Music.

Action Song: Girl Guides Marching on the King's Highway ..

2/6 Brownies of the Wide-Wide WOl'Id .

2/6 Bl'ownle Song Book . . . . . . . . . . . .

2/6 Bl'ownie Song Book (words only) .. ..

9d.

Country Dances (single), large val'ie ty 1/Cou ntry Dances (bound), Introduction to C.D . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6/Country Dance Tunes, Set 1 .. . . . . .. .. ~ /G.G. PI'aye rs and Hymns (Tun es ) 2/9 G.G. Song Book .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

2/6 G.G. Song Book (words only) " 9d.

Song at th e Brownies .. ' .' .. .. .. .. ..

2/6 Songs fOI' Girl Guides (Wa lfol'd Do.\'i (>s ) .. ·1/Brownie Taps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. l~d.

Taps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hd. The Chlldren's Song (Kipling) 6d.

Twice 55 Community Songs .. .. . . gel.

Equipment.

Bandages, plain white triangular ..

Bayonet Hooks (feir Guid e rs' nifol'm s ) Belts- Brownie . . .. .. ..

Guide . . . . . . . . . .

Guider .. . . . . . . . .

Buttons-Black, per do~n ..

Brown, per dozen .. .. .. . .

Chinstraps .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Cockades-Brown Owl .. .. .. ..

Captain . . . . . . .. . . . .

District Captain .. . District Secretary .. ..

District Commissioner Divisional Commissioner State Executive .. ..

Colours- Brass-jointed Pole Trefoil f.or Pike A ustralian Flag Union JacK Complete . . . .

Hd. 3<1 .

1/6

2/4/5d.

6d.

4d.

1/9 1/9

1/9 1/9 1/9 2/ 9 2/9

11/10/6 2:l/6

20 / 42 / -

12

MATILDA

Caniel' for Colour (leathcr) .. .. .. ..

4/6 Combination Knife and Fork.. .. .. ..

1/ 6 Cord for Knotting (coloured blue or l'ed), 2 yards for .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. ..

3d.

Emblems-Brownie, ready work ed .. .. Hd. Guid e, felt with red ring ready work ed ..

10~d.

Guide, felt, plain .. .. .. ..

2d.

Guide, transfer .. .. 1d.

F'irst Aid Outfits, for' Patrol or Company, in brown canvas case, for carrying £1 / 1/ First Aid Outfit, in leather case, to fit on belt .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 5/First Aid Outllt, in rubbel' e nvelop e, for pocket .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 2/I"irst Aid Outfit (i n tin, for pocket) .. ..

2/6 First Aid Eme l'gency Dressing, " Sanax." fOI' the pocket . . . . . . . . . . 1~d., 3d., and 6d.

G loves, brow n gauntlet, all s izes 13/ 11 Hatbands-Cadet ..

9d.

Guide (offiCial G.G.) .. . . ..

'1./6 G uide, stamped G.G. ready to work.. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 1/ Plain Silk .. .. .. .. .. ..

6d.

Ranger (offiCial Trefoil) .. ..

2/6 Hats- Guide, linen, stitched .. .. .. ..

4/Guide, felt .. .. .. .. . .

7/ 6 Guider, small shape .. .. .. .. ., /Guid e r , English fur felt .. .. .. . . 25/ Brownie (rush) .. ..

2/Ranger (small shap e) .. ., . . ..

8/Hat Secul1ers-Patent .. .. .. .. .. ..

1/6 Havel'sacks .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 4/ 6 Knives, with one blade and marlinespike 3/Lanyards-Linen, white .. .. .. . . .. ..

9d.

BI'\()w n (for Pack L eaders ) .

1/Munition Cloth, brown or navy, 36in., per yard .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. ..

1/4 N a me T apes (1 lin e) to ord e r, 3 doz. .. .. 3/ 9 ::S-amc Tapes (2 lin a) to order. 3 doz.

7/ 9 Overalls-G.G.-All sizes below:Sizes. in.

1 Z S

4 5 S

Neck. in.

13

131 H Hi 16 l6i

Slve.

In. 16i 17 18 19 20

Lgth.

In. 36 39 42 46 49

21

5%

June, 1928.

Gui de, triangular (pale blue) ..

G uide, triangular (other colours) Brownie, trtiangular (brown) . .

Whi&ties .. .. . . ..

Writing Pads, with Badge .. .. ..

9d.

1/-

1/-

1/3 1/ -

Badge..

Onl y obtainable through District Secretary, unless there Is none, in which case the)' are obtainable direc t from State Secretar y.

BI'ownie Recruit .. . . .. .. . . . .

Gd. 2nd Class . . . . . .

6d.

1st Class .• . . .. .. ..

6d.

Proficiency .. .. .. .. ..

4d.

9d.

Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Committee, silver ..

4 /Committee, German silver . . .. .. . . . .

1/ Cords- Divisional Commissioner . . .. . 10/ District Commissioner . . .. . . .

6/ 9 All Round . . . . . . . . . . . .

2/6 Examinel"s Badges .. .. .. .. .. ..

1/Extension T end erfoot Badgc (mauve) 1/ . GUi de- Tenderfoot, brass .. . . .. . . . .

6d.

6d.

2nd Class . . . . . . . .

1st C lass . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1/Proficiency .. .. .. .. ..

4d.

Hostess, patrol .. . . .. .. ., .. .. .. .

6d.

Lone Guide '1'endertoot .. .. .. .. .. .

1/Ranger- Tenderfoot .. .. .. .. .. .. . .

1/6d.

Ranger '1'oot .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Ranger Star .. .. .. . .

6d.

Service Stars-Brownie, Guide, Guid er, 6d.

R a nger.. . ... . .

Service Stars-Five-yea!1 .. ..

9d.

Secretaries' Badges-District .

1/Dlvlsional 1/ 1/ T a ssels-Area Director .. .. ..

Thanks Badge .. .. .. .. .. ..

6/6 4/ Victorian EX{>clltive CounCil .. ,Varra nt Brooches- B rown Owl 1/3 1/3 Tawny Ow l .

1/6 Captain . . . .

1/Lieutenant ..

Ranger Captain 1/6

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Overalls--Brown ie Overcoats-Prices on application.

Patrol Plags, plain . . .. .. .. ..

Patrol Plag Poles, 6ft. .. .. . . ..

Patrol Flags transfer for emblem . . . . . .

Paper Patte'nis, all slzes-9veralls, G.G. Brownie Overalls Blouse . . . . . . . .

Jumper . .

Pouches.. .• ., . . . . . .

Safety Chains ...,......... , Signalling SUck-T apered .. . . .. ..

Shoulder Knots, all coloul18 .. . . ..

S n ake-bite Outfit (Lauder-Brunton) . .

Stripes, P.L. or Second,. each stripe Swivels . . . . . . . .

Ties-Guider's (navy, brown, g r een, pa' c blue, saxe) .. .. .. .. . . . .

Guider'S (saxe) .. . . .. ..

Registrations.

1~ / 6

6/6d.

2/2d.

1/3 1/1/1/9d.

1/9(1.

Brownie Pack .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. ..

Cad et Cor,n pa n y .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .

Guide 01' Ranger Compan ~' . . . . .. .. ..

Rang r Patro ls attacl; ed to Compo.ni s ..

Guide a nd Brownie Registration (incl. En rolm e n t Card) ..

Local Associations .. .. . . :. .. ..

Secretaries .. .. .. ..

Study Circle .. . . .. . . ..

Warra nt Pee-Guiders.. ..

2/2/ -

2/-

t

11(1.

1

212/ 1/-

5/ 6:1.

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FOR SALE-Several Guiders ' Uniforms slightly used.

nd.

1/1d.

6d.

3/ - , 3/-

R arn,ay Publl.hlng Pty. Ltd ..

Brown Wool is now stoclqld at H eadquarters, at 1/- per skein, for maki g wooJlen caps tor Brownies for winter wear. Two skeins will make three caps. Direptions for making will be found in "The Gui de," No. 39, Vol. IV.

203-7 King Street. M e lbourne.