Matilda 1928 vol 05 no 06 sep

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SEPTEMBER, 1928

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MAT ILD A CONTENTS. .'\otices .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ":\latilda's" Futul'e .. .. . . . . ·Concession Fares on Trams ..

Use for Tinfoil . . . . . . . . . . . . " 1\ature Books for the Company Library Fire Song .. . . . . . .

'W'addow Hall .. . . .. .. ..

Our Brownie Page .. .. .. . . ..

Faery Twilight .. .. ., .. .. ..

Knotty Stories .. " .. . . . . . .

The Rangel' T est .. .. .. .. .. ..

Physical Exercises .. .. .. . . .'

Post Guides .. " . . . . , . . . . . " The Lone Lookout . , . . . . ,. " '1'11(' II'l other of Victoria's Golden Fl ec~e "otice to Guiders Training .. , . . . " amping " . . . . ,.

Heal e sville .. ., ..

COlTespondence .. .. ,. .. . . ..

Tests and Badges . .

Country Dancing ..

The SE'cond Trail ,.

Bird Photographs ., Price List .. .. ., .,

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Owing to the P:'C'ssure of thc office 11'01'1" it has been decid ed lJy thE' StatCi EX€Cl'C\'e CommittE'e that the St Jff shall IJe [I'ee in the morning to dea l with correspondence and country orders. Guiders arc asked to let the Guides Imow that the office is no longer opE'n cltll'ing- the mOI·ning.

R egistered Equ ip ment.- \ 'Vill Captains pleas:;> notc that the Guicle E([uipm e nt D<:>pot will not "uppl>' any l'E'g-ist(' r e d equipment, i. e ., Ile its or iJadges, 01' G.G, 'hatbands (both wOI'kpcl and unworked) without a writt e n or(]('I' I"'om the Captain.

Ma g azi n e s .- Will Guidl?rs pleas2 note that magazines ordered but 110t called [or within a month al'e liable to be sold?

E x ch a n ge .- Exchange SllOUld be addNI to co untJ·y cheques ; receipts are not posted for amo llnts under 5/-.

Gu id e N e ws.- Will Guiders note that Guiding news is pulJlished in the "Argus" in Tuesday

11101'ningot s issue, and in the UAge" on c1:t~'s.

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The news includes all T1'aining- Class

notices, Co n t rib ut io r,s.-ContrilJutions for the DE'cemhC'r iss lle or ":\Iati lda" s hould reach Headquarters not later than :.'\oyember S, 19~8. " MATI L DA ' S " FUTURE.

NOTICES. Stat e Ba dge.-Our State Badge has mateL"ialis d, and is now available at Headquarters; th~ prices are:Guiders (in e namel) . . . . . , .. .. 1 / 6 Guides (on cloth) . . . . . . . . . . " 6el.

The Badge is worn by GuidE's on the left shoulder strap, and by Guiders at the base of the coc l{ade.

Tt is hoped that Companies wil l equip themse h 'es w ith the Badges as soon as possible; as is the case with hatbands and b e lts, the 13aclge will he supplied only on the written order of the Captain, Sig na lling Sticks.-Country ordel's for Mors e Pol es. These sticks are too long for posting, and the railways will not accept responsibility for p :uce ls of less than three stiCI{s, as otherwis e they are liable to be broken in transit.

Would Guiders therefo r e ordel' not less th:J.n three at a time? It is g'enerall y possible to [oresee the need for the third, and also saves freight.

Registration of Company Or P a ck.-It will be noted in the March "Guider" that the following a lteration to the Book of Ru les for 1928 was s u bmitted and approved by the Committee of the Council of the G.G.A. :-Rule 27 (a), line 5, after "registered by Headquarters," add "this shou ld b e done as soon as possible. A Company or Pack must be registered before any of its memb('rs can be enrolled . " Guid e r " Subsc ri ptions.- Owing to the increased cost of postage, du(> to h eaYi er weight, the subscription to the "Guider" has been inereased to 6/- per yeal·. " Gu id e" Subscr ipt ions.-If two copies of tile "Guide" al'e ordered from tile one Company, postage will be charged on only one sullscription.

Thrift.-The work or our yarious H eads of Departments is growing so much that it woulcl b(' thrift of time, stationen', and stamps, if Guiders would remember to e nclose stamped ancll'essE'cl em'elopes for r E'p li es to their (' nquirips, E auipme nt De p ot.- Th e Guide Equipm('nt D('pot is now open on Saturda." mOI'ning from 10 o'c lock to 1:?30, as WE'll as eyery da~' from

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recein·d from Guidel's as to a more useful form of this magazine, o n e bei ng- that "~latil<1a" should he issued monthl>-. in the form o[ a slIPplement to "The Guider," though olJtainable sepat·:J.tel>'. In this form of monthly hulletin, the .... apE'r would be of more use in cireulating infonnation and news among the yarious Compa ni es in the state .

"Th e Guidel'," tlH' English magazine for Guiders and Commissioners, is so inyaluable to all G uidel's that there is' no question of our local publication taking its plaeC', though w e fee l the ne ed of a supplement to deal with lo cal affairs. For thc Guides themseh-es, there is the exc(' l1 e nt English publication, "The Guide," and we are hardl>' lik e ly to he able to. produee an.l'thing to take its plaee .

Th e Exec-utiYe Committee will be glad to haye fl'om Guider~ their opinion on the alove suggestion-ol' a ny further sug'gestions on the subject, It would be a great help if we knew yerv soon what is desired llY Guiders, as ":\latilda" appears onl.l' once more this year, and it would be adyisable to make the eha nge, if an.\', with the new year.

CONCESS ION FARES ON TRAMS. Th e IIlelbourne and IIJetropolitan Tramways Board hayE' been good enough to grant to Girl Guides the same concession as is allowed to Bo.\' Scouts.

Th e fol1owing notice has heen issued to conductors, and the concE'ssion fares ca m e in to op era tion o n SAT URDAY , JULY 14,

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"Girl Guides in full IInifOl'm al'e pel'mitted to trayel oyer all cable a nd electric tram\\'a~' at children'~ fal·es. iLTespectiYe of air€'. THIS DOES :.'\OT _-\PPLY TO --,DeLT OFFICERS," USE FOR TINFOIL.

I~oth the Children's Hospital and the Eye and Ear Hospital arE' now appealing to the puhlic fol' co lle c tions of tinfoil (si!ver-papE'r). ancl the tubes in which tooth P:J.stE' and face cI'('ams are con t ai n ed. The E~'e and Eal' Hospital asks also for olrl hr::tsslI'are or pieces of 11I·ass.

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MATILDA

Th e difft cu l!y IIIJ till til!' p resen t has a lways I>een to find a mal"i,!' ( for th ese articlcs wh en co ll ected, but (h<,s(' h o~pi ta l '" !J an' now m a d .:' sa ti s facto ry al'l'angemcntH with Inl'Lal firms 101' th e disposal of what is coll ected.

"Silver pa p c r" coll ected for th ese purposes sho uld b e open ed out fl a t a nd ti ed in bundle~.

It h as been s uggested that G uides and Brownies would probab ly Ii], e to h elp, by collec ting tinfoil a nd old tubes, a nd it will probab ly be most convenient to wOI'I, in Districts, with a ce n tral "dump."

NATURE BOOKS FOR THE COMPANY LIBRARY. Guiders often feel that therc must be some books one can get for the library, to h e lp th e Guides (and Guiders) with their Nature work a nd the r est of the out-door parts of the tests.

There a r e some in expensi ve a nd very helpful books which can be obtained from books ell ers direct, or through H eadqu a rte rs; th eir names a l'e given below, with comments on their usef ulness.

The Bush Boy's Book, by Donald McDonald , is probab ly a lready known Lo Gu id es ; the h eadIn gs or th e various chapters m ake one lon g to go hikin g, t o put the suggestio n s into practice.

Native Flowers of Victoria, by E. E. Pescott, 5/ -, is very he lpful to th os e who are inte r ested in t h e flo ra of their' district, a nd wiJI be a help for those who want to id e ntify t he springflow e r s whi c h are a lready. beginnin g to bloom.

Australian Nature Studies, by Dr. L each , (12/6). will bc fou nd invaluablc for those who havc n cvel' lear nt botany, but who a re interested in the "work s" of flowers, pl ants , insects, etc. 'l'h e diagr'ams a r e very helpfu l a nd clear , a nd Lh ere is much in cide nta l infor'matio n which is fasc in ati ng ror the natllrc- Iovel'.

The World of Little Lives, by Gladys H. Fr'oggatt, is a noth c r fasC inating book; its pr'efacc describes it as a "n o n-tech ni cal acco unt or the hab its a nd haunts of the quaint crea tures which swarm on t h e ea rth, in w ater , a nd in the a il'.

E"er~' ha lf-huried log, weedcove r ed p oo l, pile ot: rocks, mossy fence, or. ga rden plot, is the home of cou ntl ess 'little liv es.''' This book costs 5/ -. and would be un c xcell e nt addition to t he Com p an ~' library.

The Story of the Plants, by Gr a nt Allen (2/6), is a most hplpful iloole a nd these are some of the c h apte r-titl es: How Pl a nts E atDl'inl,-Mal'l'y-Cluh tog'c th er ; vVll at plants d o for theil' you ng; Maniage Customs; Some I>la nt Biographies . G uid er's will find thi s a min e of s ubj ects for Nature yar n s.

The Log of the Sun (3/6), though chiefly abo ut American Natur¡e- lore. is most in tllresting; many of the chapters would mak e very suitable subj ects for pow-wows on Nature work.

Another book which every Gui d cr shou ld own h e r'se lf, if it is not in the library, is Sir Robe rt Had e n-Pow e ll' s book, Scoutinq Games. With this for r efer e n ce. one could n ever wonder what to do wh e n the Compan y (or a Patrol) is o ut for a whole 01' ha lf day. Th e cost is 2/6; though th e gam es are primarily inte nd ed fo r Scouts, m a ny of the gam es would be excell e nt for Guidc us e, and are just what we w a n t at a n outin g, as a varicty from thc usua l Co mpa n y g-ames in the clu broom.

Cop ies or a ll these ho o ks a r e in the R e ference Library at Headquarters, a nd may be hOlTowed by a ny Gu ider who would like to 1001, through them he for e d<'ciding which to purch ase.

F.V.B.

FIRE SONG. Logs o[ she-oak burn too fast, There's a flr'e that will not last.

R ed-g'um wood is b est, th ey say, If for lo n g it's laid away.

Acacia makes a bitter smoke, Fills your ey es a nd m akes you choke.

It is, by some bushmen said, Ti-tree bakes the swee test bread.

M essmate burn s Iikc chu rchya rd mouldE'en the very fl ames a r e cold.

Peppermint w ill fill your room 'With its own bush- like p e rfume.

Mall ee roots burn w ell, a nd last; Wattl e's hot, but r a ther fast.

But Y ell ow Boxwood every day, To keep you warm a nd make you gay.

A.McA.C. WADDOW HALL. Faith, Cour,a ge, Joy .

Eve rybody has heard of Foxlease, and indeed. fo r six years, i t has been the very heart ot Guid ing'. But Foxleas e cannot hold nearly all the p eo pl e who wish to go th ere for training, so now w e have W a ddow for the Guiders of the world, but more especiall y for those of the North, for Waddow is in Yorkshire, 260 miles from London. Waddow Hall is in Yorkshire, but just across the riv er , at th e bottom of the gard e n, is C li theroe, a nd that is Lancashire.

Clithel'oc is an o ld, old town, with narrow CObb led streets, a nd a castle, a nd children with wood e n clogs, who speak in a dialect that IS a lm ost unintelli gib le to Australian ears.

Waddow Hall, standing in 150 acres of its own pari" with green lawn s s loping to the river, the great copper beeches dark against th e white tents set a mong' the buttercups and da isi es, look ed to three Australi a ns arriving there, Oll e May afternoo n, t oo b eautiful to be tr¡u e.

Evcr'y day a dd ed to the joy. There was the dver which l'ippl ed over the stones between woods b lue with the e lusiv e charm of bluebells. Th e ri ver where we watched the birds swooping over the water, th e willow wren'/;; nest, a nd the shaggy, gentle s h eep, so unlike the ones w e knew at home. All the hills and woods in the 150 acres do n ot yet b elong to W a ddow, for t h ey are being r e nted until t he pu r c h ase money can be raised . Th e money is com in g in, but still more is ne eded to s ecure th c la nd for th e G irl Guides, a nd to keep the wond e rful setting of Waddow intact.

Wh en we fir&t e nter the h ouse we feel the s pirit of W addow everywhere. Th ere are three m agiC words which belon g to Foxlease, and t h ey are loved the world over. Th ey are Peace, Vis ion, Power, a nd a ll who have been to Foxlease have fe lt them.

But Waddow is not Foxlease, and beca use it is not even a copy of Foxlease, it has n eed of a different vision.

Th ey are a ll big, strong words there, Faith, Courage, Joy, and a ll the Guiders who have heen to Waddow H a ll love them, and would not have th e m a lte red. '.rh e first words we hear as w e come to W a cldow are, "When you enter h e r'e you h a ve come hom e, " a nd a ll through the wee k, W a ddow was ind eed a Guide-hom e to all, esp ec ia lly to t h ose [ l'om overseas. All the rooms a t Waddow, with th e exception of one, have been f urnish ed b" the Guiders of the British Isl es. Th e first r oom to he furnished :IV~S tlw "Alice Behren'/l

MATILDA room," g h 'en by New South Walcs to commcmorate her "isit in 1926-27. N .KW. is a double bedroom, bright, with its blue rugs, ~unn y chintz, and Australian pictures.

From Hs wide window we see across the lawn and th e river to the castle and the old churchyard, and far beyond that to Pendle Hill,where th3 last witch was burnt in England.

Every bedroom is different, each has its county badge on the door, and embroidered on th e pretty coverlets; and yet eac h is a part of the who le plan, with the Guide b lu e running through every thing. and flowers bringing the sunlight every-where. It is not possible to say which room is the love li est, but perhaps the garden room, full of golden buttercups and sunshine, is the favourite of all. An open-air room, with windows and doors into the garden, Cheshire has furnished it with sky-blue chairs and rugs, and a wide fireplace, round which Guider love to sit a nd talk, at· liste n to the gramaphone, until someone puts on a Country Dance record. Immediately the rugs are tal<en up, and those who wish for ·peace remove themselves to "Scotland," or "S.E. Lancs." It would tal,e too long to tell about all the attractiy e rooms at Waddow. Of the bathrooms, with their stained-glass windows, and wh e re the water is a lways boiling hot (especially the "Murrumbidgee" sacred to the Koalas, Waratahs, and Boomerangs), nothing more must be said.

Waddow Hall cannot be compared with Foxlease, for they are two quite <;lifferent places, and each has its own niche in the Guide organisation. But everyone who visits England should go to Wad dow, if they can, for words can paint a picture, but only those who have bccn can realise what faith and courage those had who saw the Yision of Wad dow, and with what joy they must look at it now.

DELL H AYMA N .

OUR BROWNIE PAGE. ":-';omething o ld, something new, Romething magic, something ·true, Ringing in plenty, a story to tell, And sam thing to make yo u happy and wcl1."

Seplem \)('1', 1925.

KNOTTY STORIES.

Th ese are some suggestions which appeal a nd work quHe well with some Brownic~.

Brown Owls who like this method of teaching knots will be able to ~ ake up other stories for themselves.

Ree f Knot :-A fox chased a rabbit over ;). log and under a fence, then over a noth er log and under another fence.

Clov e- Hitch :-A snake came out of his hole a nd wound round a tree, met another snai,e (as he thought!) and went over it; went round the tree agai n, met still another snake (as he thought!) and, this time, ducked under it.

Sheet - Bend :-The thicker piece of rope (a loop) represents the chim n ey; the thinner piece represents the little boy with a sheet tied round him by way of tail. Boy climbs up chimney (through loop), works his way r·ight round (back of loop), is tired, decides to go down again, sees the sheet, s lips under it, leaves hi" legs dangli n g· over the top of the chimney and goes fast as leep. .

Fisherman 's: - Two chinamen l ying basking in the sun, their pigtails lying thus __ ** __ between them. A goblin creeps up, cur ls end of one round the other, and pops it (or saf ty in the little cu rl he's made, then he does til!.' same thing with the other pigtail end, and slips away. Presently the chinamen get up and start off in opposite directions-the two little knots (half - hitches) slip closer and closer together, and there they must stay till the gob lin comes out of hiding-place a nd releases them. . Tie :-Father and Mother Daddy-long-legs (I.e., the two e nds of the ·tie). F'atlH't' is taller (lon ger e nd) , goes round the house once, to close the fowl house, once again to tie up dog, then goes upstaIrs, hops und er the blanket and stretclH's 11 is lo ng· legs . .\ .P. THE RANGER TEST.

Seoond Class.

FAERY TWILIGHT. There at·e faer ies playing softly on their pipes a faery tune, Just to set the elves a-dancing down the moonbeam's shining stair; Thet·e's a leprachaum a-chanting o'er the white thorn bush a run e, Lest the mischief imps should steal the crock of gold he's hidden there. 'rhrough the dim and dreary silence wafts the harebell's silver note, "Ben d the knee, 0 little people, Queen Titania is nigh; "She who gives our woodlands beauty, tunes the thrush's lilting throat, "Draws cool twilight curtains gently o'er the tired, day-worn sky."

"Aye, 'tis nought but faery twilight that will quicken you anew; "Hush! be still and let it rest you, mortal men who hurry by; "For its haunting power fadeth when the daydawn drinks the dew, "And its glamour fli es, elu sive as a hidden violet's s igh."

A BROWN OWL,

Ranger Guiders are often puzzled as to how much shou ld be expected for this test unde r the various sect ions. The following suggestions have lJeen made, at the request of the Head or Rangers, hy some expert outside examiner", who have already done some testing in th('s(> subjects for Rangers, and they giv(> an idea of how the Rangers can prepare them!'lC'lv(' s beforehand. " Show a knowledge of one of the books f rom the list given. " 1. The ca ndidate should be tested as to IH'r genuine intet·est in what she has read rath er than in power of exp t·ession at: undet·standing of details. It would pro\)bably b a help for an Examiner to hav(> visited the Company, and pcrhaps heard the Rangers discussing the hook.

The ic1 ea is to develop a n intelli gent interest.

2. In most cases a n oral test in this section would he preferable to a wl"itten one.

3. If the book were one introdu cing historica l char acters, a question on the histon- o[ the time would be suitable. .

4. Reading aloud wou ld be a help -towards appreCiation,

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I [ :t poem has been chose n for study. the candida t e would probably be willing' to lear n it by hcart.

6, "\ nalysis of characters should bc a\,oided in tesling.

7, Explanation of details should not be required, " The chief aim of this part of th e te:;> t\~1 1l b e to encolll'Uge gil'ls to I'ead intellig ntly; If t1~ ey find out through this m ea ns why they like certa in books, they arc un consci o usly developing a standard of taste in literature, which may l ead them t o a real love for good books" . " K n ow si x t ,:ees b y t~.e ir le a ves , flowers , TrUlt a nd tWigS, , , , , 1. ,\ t a distance of 50 yards, it may not b c possibl e to differentiate between cOl'tam trees ' in such a case the Rangel' should at l ('a8 t' be able to state orne of th probabi! i ti es, e.g" that it is ei ther , , . 01' , , and she would know what to watch for on c l os('1' approach to m ake sUl'e which it is.

2, WI1<'n r eady COl' the 'rest, the. Rangel' should be able to p l'od lice specllnens of twi g, leaf, flow er, (ruit, of the tl' e chosell.

3, Th e dE-finite kind of tree chosen shou l d be specified; e.g" pinlls insignis (there are man), kinds o( pines); silky oak (oal(s \"a n : very mu c h); l emo n-scented gum ("glnn." 01' even. "e~I Calyptl!~," is" as inad eq uate a ::;peclficatlOn as w attle). ,I. Til e T est should be as practica l as posRihle-not so l11uch th eory as actua l ob~el'yation, , 5, It iH ad\"ised that R a n gers choo~e for studv t l 'ees found in their own l ocality, to ~nab'l C' them to obser\"e them PCl'sonall,l",

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PHYSICAL

EXERCISES,

Thr ee M a in Principles should be in view : 1. Sel('ct exercises which bring' int? playas many diffel'ent muscles as pOSS i ble, 2, Show co ntl'ol of mind over body, , 3, 1'I'0111 0te I'espil'atio n, thlts expandlDg the cheHt and stmightening' th e h ea rt and lungs, E xa mpl e of 1,Arms lIPwal'd HEN!)! , \ 1'111 stretching Hidewa," S with foot-p lacing' ,;id e wa ys (1.2,3.4,), E xa mpl e of 2,1, Hip" F 1Rl\ l ! L <'ft knee upwal'd bend (then I'igilt knee).

2, Hips FIRM! HE-el' mise-knee' outward bend, E xa mpl e of 3,,"\I'm Cil'cling with h ('el-raising (1.2,)! e:g., ,\ I'ms I'aised forward and upwal'd , slDk!ng outward and downwal'd, with h ee l -l'ais111g anel sinldng, On 1: l-'ill lungs with ail', stl'etching Ul) ~u; fal' as pOssible, On 2: Exp<,l ail' from lungs as you SLOWLY return to standing' position.

J\',I3 ,-~'Hal't all exerc ise from a good standing position, .

Explain eX('I 'c ise fil'st, whil e standtng at easC', Give re a sons for E'xercises, COl'l'ect f a ults at completion of xel'cise, while child!' n are standing at ease, Sta rt with VERY simple ex ercises and wOI'I;: up to more difficult, Neyel' g ive exercises with j e rky movem nt , or which might cause stl'ain of o!'gal~s, .

Guid ers should not t ea ch a ny ex ercise which th ey th emselves hav e n ot learnt from a n ex pert , POST GUIDES, Tn England, this hranch o( th e G!rl Guide l\Iove ment is rapidly g l'owing. and IS conse-

q uently w ell known, Beeau~e it is eomparat i \'ely new here in Australia, it Will, perhaps, be interesting to YOU to read somethlDg of ,Itnot only its worldngs, but th opportuDltlCs that it offel's to serve, l write with the hope that this form ,;;~ 'ervice may appeal.

The object of the Girl Guide training, a' you all knQw, is to give to girls whateve l' their circumstances may be" a seri~s of healthy and jolly activities, which Will not only delight them, but also educate and develop them upon the following lin es:1. Character ancl Intellig'ence, 2, Skill and J-I andicraft, 3, Physical }-I ealth apd }-I ygiene, and last, but by no m eans, least, , 4, ~ervice for others, and fellowsll1p-to which a ll Guides pledge themselves when making' the threefo ld pl'omise, The Extension BranCh-to wbich Post Guides he l ong-goes further than this, it provides for1. Th e Blind, ¡th e D eaf, in Cripple Homes, Hospi tal s and Sanatoriums, 2, Institutions for the Mentally Defective, 3. Post Guides and Post Brownies, ,-\ 1\ belong to the one movement-make the same promise-w eal' the same badge (exce~t in colour-mauve for Post Gtll(\es), and ail arE' sisters. but as regards advantages, how very differen t. , The scbeme of Post Guiding, worked, as Its name suggests, by correspondence, enables a girl, whether an invalid in her own home, 01' in an institution- i n the countl'Y or town, to becom e a Guide, l<ortnightly I lters (in the form of a Company M eeti ng-giving programme, with time and detailed instructioz:'s) are written bv ¡th e Captain-these also give the Guides ne~vs of each other, and the Guide wor ld, as w e ll as i nteresting them in Gui de work. Periodical \'isits are made by the Captain to th e homes and 110spital s where there are Post Guid~s; books and Guid papers, and a chat, do much towards giving another interest. in life, May I say here a word of praise for the wonderful spirit of these Post Guides; all are most a n xious to serve, both in their own homes and for othel's-sewing. collecting b~Ol"l a n d sc raps for hospita l s are among the Job!! they do- and no matter what their handicaps Or pain may be, everyone of th em knows how to, and does, sm i le, Just imagine yourself, for one minute, your [eel ings if you could not go out unless someone came and took you, because you w ere blind 01' unable to wall" Perhaps you are unable to move at a ll-you have droppe d your book 01' work, on l y a f e w inches away, but until someo n e comes you cannot get them-these are a few among the man~' n eeds of YOUI' sistel's, "Count that day lost whose low descendinl;'

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1n the spirit of those lines, I appeal to thoqe of you who. as a Company. are looking for something "to do"-appl y to H eadquarters to adopt a Post Guide in your district, and when YOU get the job, do it systematically and regularly, realising yOU are helping a Post Guide to enjoy life, i nCid entally sUPPol'ting the work or th e Post Captain, and, above all, keeriin;yo u r Guide P r omise.

Som eo ne is ne d ed, rather d es p I'atel ,l' ::..t tim es, to hel p some such Post Guides as I have in s tanced -a r e you willing to be that someone?

EDITH G, PETERS, Captain 1st Victorian Post Guides,

MATILDA a hectic tim(' rol' till' Caplain, but .l effort which is cloing the b ('~L possible [01' all concern('d, (Hgd,) E, K !IIOR.\N,

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smoothl~'-running

J\lalvern, .\ug-ust 20, 1928,

H('ad of'

Lon ('~,

(All correspondence should be addrcssed to Miss E, E, Moran, Winter ~'h'ect, Malvern, S,E,4,), During the past few months applications have been received from all over' Victoria from girls of Rangel' age who have been keen to connect up with Guiding through the Lone Branch, In nearly every case the girl has asl<ed whether she was too old to become a member, as she was very anxious to' have friends of her OWIl age with whom to correspond, and lik ed the idca of learning all the things that Guides learn,

It will be seen that it is not easy to carryon a Rangel' Company by correspondcnce, especially at the bcginning, when cveryo n e is new, There is one Lonc Rangel' Company that has been working now for nearly two years; fOr the most part the girls are the origin;)l members, so that this Company i s on its own feet, and is getting along splendidl~', Howevel', the difficulty with n ew Companies is that the Captain cannot possibly be ('xpected to k('ep Jll touch and get to know by ll'ttel', twelve 01' so gIrls individually, and at the same tim(' in c ulcate something of GuidI' ~pil'it and Rang('!'

Ideals into the Company, and a lRo pl'('pal'C' tlw girls for the Tenderfoot Test. ~o it has b('en decidcd to ask Rangl'r CompanicR all o\'el' the Htate to h elp makc Lone Rangering a yel'~' rcal, cheery thing, First, we need Patl'ol L eadel's to I, eep in touch with the Lones, to help them with their tests, and to organise corl'espondence between the girls in the Patrol. '1'IH','e are t11I'ee 0" fOUl' Patrols in the Company, and n ever more than foul' girls and a L ead!'r in a Patrol. If Gllid(','s could l'ecommend RangerR in thcil' Compan i es who would be sui,table for this, it would be very helpful indec d, wl1l'n organising new Companies, I may say that th e work iF; I'ea ll y fun!

Very interesting, too, espec iall,v to those who are fond of writing, A budget is sent to Lone Rangers eve,' ,' month, which contains articles on subjects in which the Lone is particulal'l,v interest('dnews of the Company and what evel'yo n e is doing, etc, It has been suggested that Rang'er Companies mig-ht compile news budg-ets of' doings in their Compani s and send them round to the Lon e R a ngel' Companies; this would bring in definite Rangel' interest and friendship, apart from the Lone Company, Companies in all districts o( Victol'ia can help in this way by linking up with Lon e Rangers who seldom have the opportunit)' of meeting other Rangers, Would the Captains of anr Companies who would like to h elp in this way communicate with m e?

With organised h e lp liI, e this 1he Lone Rangel' Captain will have more time (Ol' Wrilill ;!' personal lettel's, and greatel' oPPol'tunities for getting to know the gil'ls in her Compan~', so that she may help them more a nd proyide the particular interest each one may nCNI. Think well o( it, Rang(,I' Captains, and 11'11 the Rangerfl of' your Company, SO that WI" mll)' ha\'e a great backing Wh(,11 we sl:lrt n ('w ompanics, knowing it is not going to be a scramble

THE

MOTHER

OF

VICTORIA'S

GOLDEN

FLEECE, Australia has two gl'eat historic heroine~, a nd both served Victoria to a very remal'kabk degree, It was Caroli n (' Chisholm, whose wise counsels more than aught else, Pl' sen'ed Victoria J'I'om the cOIn-iet taint; whos(' magnificent selfsacr ifice and de,'otion made thousands of Australian homes happy, and whose power'ful and p ersistent l'epl'('senialions to the Imperial allthol'iti('s were chiefJ~' r('sponsible for the revocation of ,the Orders in Council relating to squatting, which pa\'('d the way to the unlOCking of the public estate to Ih(' )}('ople and th e roundation o( the \'ietol'ian c1emocl'ac)', Caroline Chisho lm ma," I".. truthfully said to be the mother or Yicto r ia's ,'oci al and political instltu tions, With equal justice we can sty l e 1\ll's, John FOl'longe the mother of Victoria'" pastoral PI'OSP(,I'lty, Mrs, ,John L"orI011ge was a ~cotch woman, In ] 26, she was IiYing, with hI'" husband a n d two young boys- her sons, V,7 illiam and Andrew - o n a poor ancl small patrimonial property neal' Glasgow, when hel' eld('st 1>0)', William, til n 1~ years or ag , suddenly de\'eloped symptoms of consumption, The ph~''' lcians haying recommencled a wal'mel' climatl' for him, 1\1.rs, 1"OI'lon ge promptly decided to em i grate to Austt'a Ii a, a place thcn just beginning to attract the attention of the adventurous spirits of Scotland, Mr, Forlonge had no desire for so great a chang!', but Mrs, Forlonge was a woman of astounding enel'g~' and fOl'ce of character, and h(' soon yi('ld('d to hel' arg um ents, He stipulated, how('y el', that \)('1'01'(' the family migrat('cI, the boys should be sent to Germany to be ed ucated in a ll that related to the management o( sheep and fine wool.

Mrs, Forlonge agreed, a nd she at once proceeded with the boys to Leipsic, \Vh en the adv nturolls trio had mastered the German tongue, MI'S, ForJonge placed her sons in wool¡ sorting warehollses, and remained with them to care for them and l ook after them in that foreign country for [0111' years, until the ho~' s wel'e perrectly aC([l1ain t<'C1 with the business, Hhl' then set out upon a pilgrimage, which, it is safe to say, has no parallel in the rccol'd('d annals o[ feminin e achie\'emcnt, It was her amhition that 11er sons should each take with them to A l1stralia a select fiocl, of Haxony m(,I'ino('s, F'OI' that purpose sh(' hud eon\'el'j('(1 all h('1' littl e 1'0l'Iune into cas h, With :L11 Ill<' money shc pOflsessed in the world R('wn into hel' COI'Se'lS, the intrepiu woman s(>1 Ollt with her hoys Oil root to tour tlH' J('ngth and breadth of Raxony, in order to

, ~C'ptem i) C' r ,

19 28,

select a n d purchase til<' r eq uirecl s il rep,

7

MATILDA I t wa~

a, tasl< that n eeded a h eroin e to accomplis.]. :::iaxony was not til en , as now, a country traversed with l'ai l r0 3ds, thickl:; srtll C'd a ncl perfectly c ivilis ed, I t was a land rarely Yis ited by outsid('1's, sparsel~' inh abited , sprinkl ed ovel' with wall ed an " forti fi ed towns , and co nta ining the poorest accommodation for h'ave ll crs, 'rhe farms w e r e few and far between, th p roads were v i ll a i nous, a nd t h e p eop l e jealous, wild , and IInfr'i f' ndl,1' to st rangers, nut noth ing daunted that f'x traordi n a l'Y woman , Sh e proceeded steadil~' on her way trom farm t o farm, c!100sing f'\'erywhel'e the fin est specimens of she ep , As sl1(' eoulrl n ot imm ed iatf' ly take til!' sheep sh e purchased wi th h er , sh e placed a co ll ar r o u nd th" neck of ('ach one she boug'ht, sea l ed with hC'l' pri " at (' sea l. so that n o t an~' o[ th em should by a ny chicanery be c hanged, \ "!hen th e cO lll'Ugeo us tri o h a d toured th e whol(' of Sax o n~', and made a ll the purchases th e," n eeded , t h (' ~' o n ce more cov(' r ed the whol e ground in ol'rl c r to co ll ect the s l1('ep, and th e ~' gradually forged th ei r w ay t o w a rd s Hamburg, Frequently they m ('t with unp l easant a dv en tures, TIl(' pun c ti l iou s a n d susp i cious Germans could not underst a nd the spectacle o [ a woman and two l ads wandel'ing about from place to p l ace with so valuabl e a flo c k ; and at eve ry town they tou c h ed th e a uthoriti f'S suh.iec,ted th em to rigorous exa min at ions, "My h('art." said Mrs, Forlonge, "used to sinl( as r h eard th e chains o[ the drawbrid ge rattl e, on com ing to a to r Ufil'd town , l est Our passports and r ece ipts should not be accep t ed, or should hy any chane(' be lost."

1\10re th a n once they w ere detained in duranc e vi l e, and the >;h eep a lT('stc d, Once th e ~ ' w el' C' c lapped into g'aol ancl carr i ed late r b efore a m ag istrate, Ihlt as enquiries inva ri alJ l)' resu l t ed in ('s tablishing th eir hon esty th er e, th ey wer" a l w a ys, in th e l ong run , restored to th eir po ssess ions and set at lib erty, ,\ t l ength they rea c h c>d Hamburg', a nd sailE'd t o Hull.

Th ey crossC'd E n gland o n f oot. just as th e ~' hurl crossed GC'I'many, a nd arrived safely at Li,'el' pool. [<'rom that POl't, YOllng W'illi am ].'o rl o n g c presently sail('d fa I' Sydn ey, alon(', ca rryin gwith him 1I1 C' entirC' flo c k of 011(' hundr ed mel'ino('s, Th C' ship, ho\\' c\'e l-, was obliged to put into \'-an ])l4?m e n"s Land , a nd Co lonel Arthur, th c Go\'('r nol', persuacled the l a d to settle th C' r C', V ery soon a ft el' vVilli a m h ad set sail. 1\ l r s, Fol'longf' r ('tul'l1 ecl to ~ axo n~' with her seco nd son, Andl'ew, a ncl o n cE' more tOUl'cd the entire kingclom , in the fashion above n a rrated, Sh e r c tUl'ned to England a year later, with 130 sp l endid ",crino es, and th er C' upon the whol(, family, inspired by William's success, C'mbarked for Van Di E'men's L a nd, Young ~\ ndr ew to ok th e m erino es to S~' dn e ~' a nd appli ed [01' a grant of land, POI' n o good reaso n , th e a uthoriti es r efused his l'e qu E's t, Captain Maca rthur h a d previOus l y introdu c ed Saxon~' sheep into New South W a l es, and f a r m e r el )' importing fiv .., ewes a ncl on e ram , had been awarded a frce grant or 10,000 ac r l'S, Young Andl'e w [<'orl o ngC' was tr('ated in a " (' I'" differ ent fa,shion , 'I'll(' Governm ent, with un pxampl ed foolishn ess, s('t his claims at nought, a nd obli g!' d him to withdraw with his \'alu ab l e fl ock to some mOI'C' hospitab l e territor~' , But N e w South Wal es' loss was Victol'ia's gai n , Assisted b~' hi s wond erful mother, the l acl, sti l l a minor, r (' tlll 'n ecl for a tim e t o T as man ia., a n cl th en ce pass ed 0\,('1' to V i ctorla. (then I'ol't Phillip District) wit,h hi' hrotlH' r Willium, wh er C' th e ~' to k up a pa~tllragC' at Seven Crpel(s, in th e O,'ens Rh'e r distl'i ct , Andre w s\lbs('quC'ntl~' paid a \'isit to _-\m eri ca,

wh ere he l11 a rri e'd and settled down , but Wil li a m remained in Vi cto l'ia, and th e merinoe~ with which his moth er 's man'e ll o u s enterprise had furnished him l a id the fou ndati ons of tbis State's wool-pl'o ducing eminen ce , After h er husband's death, :Mrs, John l<~or­ longe p crm a n ently resided with hpr so n William at :::ieven Creel<s, For many rears she practicall y managed th station with all its d et a ils, Nh e r e tai n ed up to a great age t h e most wond crful vigour o f body and mind, She became passion at e l~' a ttac hed to h er ado pted co untry, a nd she di ed at l en gth happy in the kno wledge t hat she h a d n ot o nly f ound ed the for tunes of h er f a mily, but that s h(' h a d n otab l y stimulated and l a rg ely h el ped to mould th e prosperity of a n entire State, H er name d ese r\' cs to livc for a l l tim e in Vi cto ri a's history, NOTICE TO GUIDERS, T raining a nd C amp i ng, Th e OI'g-anisation of Trainin g 'W eeks and Training Camps entails a grea,t deal of worl(., and th i s worl< is o ften increase d unintentionall y by applicants, W e s hou l d be v ery gTatef ul If Guiders would: (a) apply as ea rly as ])ossible, in writing, gi\'ing full add r ess ; (b) fulfil a ll r ('quirements wh pn applying' ( en c l os(' deposits. e t c,), a nd a nswer promptl~' ;

( c ) r eg'al'd th eiL' a pp l i ca tion s as c1C'finit e, a nd not withdra w , unl ess n eees a ry, J n tht' ev ent o r too many applications b ei n ;; rC'ceivecl for a ny W ('e k 0" Camp, applications whi c h campi.\' wi t h a ll reqllirem('nts will be co nsid (, I'ecl first.

TRAINING, Tra ining Cl a ss es, Guiders s hould co mmuni ca te with their Commission er s b e ro r !' a ttenclin g c lasses. a nd c v ery on(> who has n o t p r e\'iously bC'('n nominated must bring a n om in ation fOl'm sig-n e I by h er CommiSSion e r, A charge of 3d, cach per ni g ht is mad e, to co " er exp ens e o[ lighting', e t c , Notices of Trainin g C l asses, etc" a r e publish ed in 'ru esd a. y' s uA I'gu s ," a nd W e dnesday's ",\ ge," and a r c posted on th e lei eadqu a rters notice hoard, Training Classes a r e h (' ld , unl ('ss othel'wise notifi ecl , at Girl Guide H ea dqu a rters, 60 Mark e t :-;t,'e('[, at 7.4 5 p,m, Gu i de Trai nin g, Th c Sixth CO lil'se of r.rrainin g (19:l8) [or C:uid e rs a nd prOspecti\'e G u id C' I's b egan on August 6.

Th e SeY('nth Co urse will begin o n F ri d a y, October 5, This will be th e l ast co urse for this year, For som(' time, I'equ ests h ave he(>n made by Gu i ders for c las s"s to be held in Company M a nagem ent a nd 1st C l ass w o rk , .-\ course :8 b eing a r rang ecl a long th ese lin eH, with session" given to the discussion of p l'ob l ems submitted

by Guiders themselves, This cO lll'se will begin in Octobe r; furth er d etail s will be' a nno u ll c\,d l ate r, A

R a n ger Traini n g, s hort co urse or c lasses for Range r will pl 'o lm hl.v b 0 h eld in Octob er ,

t: II id e..,;

B r own ie T r a i n in g , Th e n ext co urse of Brownie GUitll'I'S' c las ses will b egin about th c middle or Se ptembe r ; the d ate will be published in -the press,

MATILDA

8

Training Week- End and Weeks.

A. Training W eek -End for Brownie Guiders .md prospectivc Guiders (ov('r 18 y ear s of age) will bc h e ld from Thursday, December 27, t o Monday, December 31 . 1928, inclusiv e ; fee 15 / -.

Thi s will be followed by th(' 17th Tra ining W ee k for Guiders a nd prosp ectivE' Gui ders (oyer 18 ycars of ag'e) , from Monday , December 31, 1928, to Tuesday, January 8, 1929, in c lu s ive ; fee, 30 /- .

Guiders m ay attend both th c W eek-End and t he W eck Th e 18th Tra inin g v"eck will be h e ld from Saturday, January 26 to February 3, 1929.

Th(' places where th es(' W eel,s arc to be h eld will bc a nn ou n ced later. .\ pplications for Wee k-End a nd 17th W eek, accompa ni ed by a deposit of 5/ -, shou ld be m ade in wri·ting to th e Hecretary, Trainin g De pa)'tment, at H eadqua rte rs, not later than November 17, a nd fo r th e 18th Wl' e k , not later than December 15. Deposits will not h c refunded unl ess withdrawal of app lication is m a d c a fortnight before the b eginning o( lh e W eekEnd 0 ) ' W eek s.

MERLE BUHH, Acting 1:J cad of Tl·a inin g .

CAMPING. Lice ns d Gu id ers are r e mind ed lhat Camp I 'crmission Forms sho uld be sen t in six: w eek,.; bcfo r e cam p. rr this is not possible. will the)' p lease inform the 1-1 ead of Camping, afiet" th e site has been approved. givi n g- place and (htc o f camp. a nd maximum numb er exp('c te d to camp.

Campcraft Weeks.

Campcraft W eel,s al'e for gl' n cra l Campcl'a f t Trainin g, a nd, in add ition, a limi tl'd number of W a rranted Capta in s, with prev ious ca mping e xp e ri en ce, will be t ested for -thE' Camper's Lice n ce, on th e recomm e n-daUon of' their District CommiSSioner.

Lieute na nts, a nd Hrown a nd Tawny Ow ls, holding W alTants, a nd with p)'ev ious campin g exp e l'ie n ce, m ay b e tested for the Campe l" s Certifi cate, o n t h e r eco mm e ndatio n or th (' ir DiHtri ct Comrn iss io n e l·.

Candid ates for the Li cence and C('rti fi cate arc as l,ed to come two d ays b e fore, a nd t o stay two days after, the camp, in order to havc lh e n ece::;sary training in pitching and st riking camp.

W e hope that a n y Guid er posseSSin g he)' own le nt will bring it with h e )' to ca mp, b u t unders ta nd t h at s h e is r espons ibl e for a ny ca tTi ag\?

0)' fr e ig ht to a nd fro m thE' camp. rr a ppli ca tions w a rra nt it, a Campcmft W CE'k wi ll h e h e ld from Saturday, January 26 to February 3; f e e, 35/ -. Applications, acco mpani ed by a d ep osit of 5/ - , should be made in writing to th e Hecretary, Camp ing Department, not later than December 15.

Guide Camps.

Comhi n e d G uide Camps will be held Croon January 3 to 10, 1929; a nd from January 26 to February 3, 1929. Th e places will be an noun cell later. ''c o each of thes e Camps, five Companies, whose Captains ha" e n ot a Camper's Licence, may send s ix Guides a nd on e Guider. The fee will be 22/6 p e r h ead. Campers will be r eq uired to bring thei)' own personal kit, ground- sheet, palli asse co\' e r , blankets. Kit li s t s wi ll be sl' n t to app li cants . ..\ pp Ji ca lion s, stalin g app r oxim ate ag'e or Guides, accompa nie d by a d E' po~it of 5/- per h ead, hould b e m ade by Captai n s not later

Septcmbcr, 19Z5.

than October 15. to the Secretary, Camping D eparlme nt. at Headquarters .

Captains arc asl,ed to sla ll', Wh l'11 a pplyin g. wheth er -th ey ('01l1d alt(> nd lhe ot l1<"r in the e \'ent of the one fOI' which -the)' cxpress preferen ce being overa pplied for .

• Writte n perm iSS ion must be obtained from lht> Distri ct Comm is sione r a ncl forwarded with app licat ion .

I nterstate Cam p, 'I'll(' Hl'cond [nte rstate Guide Camp will be hcld a l F m nk s to n, Vi c toria, from January 15 to 25, 1929. Camp Commandant, Miss l\l. E. Bush.

Tw e lve d e legatcs a r c being inv ited from each Stale and New Zealand . Th e Camp will be di\'idpd into foul' Groups, each with a Group Comma ndant a nd Group Quartermaster. Th e Gro ups will m eet for Prayers a n d Colours, which will bc h e ld at differ ent t imes (atte ndance at Praye r s being voluntary), so m e Camp Fires, a nd man)' or thc .g eneral activities.

Th c Camp is in tended to g iye th e Guides a c hance of m eeting Guides from other States, and having a holiday und e r Guide Campin g condi tions. In a ddition , there will be Gen eral and Campcraft Tra ining for Gu ider s, a nd Conferencc Session s for both Guides and Guiders. 'l'h e Fedem l CounCil will hold its A nnual l\'T('et in g dul'in g the Camp.

Th e number of Victorian Guides and Guiders wil l be about 20. Th e choolSi n g of thesc represe nt alh'es wi ll be a rranged by Division Commissiolll'rs, to whom details will hc sent later; This number will be exe lusi\" e of thosc Guidcr" wh o will h u \'e speC ial jobs in the running or lhc Ca mp .

Seaford Holiday Home.

Ana nge m ents have been made with the Young Wom en ' s Ch ris t ia n A.ssociation so that Guide r s , with o r without a Camp er's Lic ence, ma.y tal{e t he ir Guides to "Myoora," the Y.W.C.A. H oJiday Home, at Seaford, Special Camp Permission Forms must be filled in f or every visit.

Permission Forms and other infor-

mation should be obtained from Headquarters before Guiders make any a rrangements, HEALESVILLE. Miss While, or "Pegersham."

Don Road, H ea lesv ill e, has y ery gene rou s ly offet'ed h er hom e for the use of Gu id es a nd Guiders. W e a r e very grateful indee d for Miss White's sp le ndid offer.

Th e hou sc is co nveni e ntl y situated as regard3 Doc tor, Post Office, and tradespeoplc, a nd is very easy to r un ; a nd most Gu id ers know th e splendid oP l ort uniti es t h e H ealesvill e Distr ic t g h 'l's fO I' d('lightfu l walks a nd for nature study.

BelSicl es g ivin g Lice nse d Guiders a chance to ta l, e their Guides away to these surroundings, the hou sc is a lways aya il ab le for W a rra nted Guiders who would like to spend some days there with friends.

Th e h ouse will be available for :(a) Guides in c harge of a Guider holding a Camper's Licence ; (b) ~\n y Warranted Guider who wishes to go wi t h friends .

Licensed Guiders taking Guides must fill in a ppli cation forms. They should first ascertain from H eadqu a rte r s whet her the house is availab le on the dates they wi sh . Gu iders going with fdcncls must havc word in writing fl'om H eadq uarters that the ho u e is available. 'l'he hou s(' will h o lcl l' ight peop le; the list of ldt n ece~sa r y to tal{e shou ld he obtained from H eadqua rte rs. A charge of 3/ - for gencral

('ptemher, 1928.

c l paning' in con n ection wilh ('uch ,"isit "ill lIP made, a nd the expense of any bn'ukag-ps lHust be born e by occup i ers. Olher delails Hlay be obtained from .H (':ld quarlers.

W e are vcry apprec i ative or MiHS v"hitc's kindness in offering us the usc o f hel" hom e fr ee oj' cl1arge, a nd trust thal Gu i ders will make car eful a nd con siderate us e of th i s priv il ('ge.

C amp E q ui p m ent.

Camp Equipment i s avai l ab l e for h ire from H eadq ual'ters (see li st in June issu e of "Mali ld a") , but this will not be available d l1rin g Decemb er a n d January.

M . E. B SH, Head of Camping.

CORRESPONDENCE .

12/6/28.

D('ar .1Vlatild ao uld you give me so m e inCormation ahout the wearing of l a n yal"ds by G ui der s? At r ecent gatherin gs, I have noticed that quite a nllmh cl" of G uid er s do n ot w ea r them.

Uo they just forget (as I sometimes do myself), o r have th e~; lal{ en as a precedent the permissibl e om i ssion of t h e l a n yard by Diploma 'd Gu i ders; or i s it just that they "don't like l a n yards," so l eave them off, contrary to Rul e 22? ' if the latter is th e case, would it n ot be pre(erable i f I.H.Q. were approach ed as t.o the possibilit~' of a lteri n g the Rul e-rather than have Guiders break it?-Goo d wish es, "J.V." P.S.- J have just noticed that J came away this moming wi thouC putting on my l anyard'!

194 Bamard St., 8 (' ndigo, 21/8/28 .

D('ar .Matild al h ave a lw ays h eard that birds have no id eu of numb er , and you may be inte r ested in t hi s littl e ineident.

Thl'ee of us were out "birding," and fou n d a Y 1I 0w -tufted Honeyeater's cup-shaped nesl, abo ut three f eet from the ground, containin g a youn g on e abou t a day old . Th e paren ts, of course, fl ew away. W e hid , and th e two bi r ds fluttered most a nxiou sly about, a nd came n ear, but would not actually go to the nest. After some tim e, on e of liS walked liP to th e n cst, th en wall<ed right away. In a few moments, the mother bird eautio u s ly fl ew n ear and finally settled on t h e n est, whil e fathe r perehed nearby, mal<ing quite a charm in g p i eture or dom es tie peace . - Rinc ere l~' yo urs, MOLLIE M. HOFFMEYER. 139 13r-ic1ge Road , Richmond, E.1, TU f'sday.

Dear MatildaW e h ave much pl eas ure in aski n g- your h elp.

W e a r e making scrap books for a. Compan~' "Good Turn ," and want to know if a n y r eaders could l eaye at H eadquarters for us any jou l"l1 a l s or eo l ou r ed pictures?

W e h aye a Post Guide, who is in a c hair all day, a nd we are going to make scrap books w h en we go to see h er, a n d so help her to do a "Good Tu rn" for others.-Girl Guide GI'('ctin g:=i, GLADYS OGILVIE, Company Seeretary, 3rd RiChmond.

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MATILDA

a r MatildaMay I thank th e Brown Owls wh ose Pack,; have written such d elightful l e lters to the Brownie Pack at th e Austin Hospital? As most of" th e children have been in th E' Hospital for years, a nd so have n o friends of their own age, it i s a g r eat .ioy to them to get l etters from oth er Browni es.

Rul 1 wonder if Brown Owl s could se(' tint lh e l etters a r e writt en a littl e more tact(ully?

I '('r baps a ll rf'ff' r (, ll ce lo h ea lLil anti ho sp ital co uld h(' omiLt('cl? l t is barel.r ch C'f' ring [or a child of tpn who has Hlw nt nine' .r ea r s of her Iir(' in th(' hospilal, and iH lik (' I~ ' Lo remain t11 ('re, Lo be laid " I sn't ho. pital h on'id? I h ope .1'011 go home soon ." It is w ell m('anl, but it worri es iJ1C c hildren.

Th ey n eed Brownie l etters bad l y, a nd love the acco unts of a ll tIle things other Brownies are doing, but I just ask t h at Brown Owls w h ose I'acl{s write, will see that the l etters wi ll not ca usc th e ch ild ren unn('cessary unhappin ess.

M ay I ask, too, tha t no invitations or sugg'estions for the entertainmen t of the Brownies h e sent d irect to the Pack itse lf, at th e Hospital '? Ii is not a lways con sid e r ed wise, from a m edi ca l pOint of view, to take the r'ack, t hat is, th e three who are ab l e to go, to parties with oth el' c hildren , an d many of th e exc itin g suggestions that have been mad(' in l etters are quite impraetica b l e, as only two or th e ch ildren are ah l c to mov e about. l t seems so unfair to g-i ve th E' ehil d r en the disapPOintm ent of be ing- unabl e l o g-o to a pa r ty, or ca r ry out a plan, that h as h een sug-g-ested to lh em in a l ette l" b efo " e thc writer hall asce rtained wh eth er it would b e. possible.

It is because the disapPOintrnf'nt has been eaused unknowing'l y lhat I tak e this opportunity to ask th at a n y inyilali ons o r ,;ugges tion " shou ld he sent fi r st to me, to be s ubmii-ted to the Hospilal auth or¡ities fOI' approya l. ]) efore they a r e put before the c hildren.

1<la ny th a nk s to those who have helped u s in (h o running of the Pack with suggestions.

Naturall y i t is somewhat difficult Lo find suitahle activities, and w e ver ~; much appreciate ass i sla n ('e.-You r s tru l y, MARGARET BROWN, I{ .O., 2nd H eid elb el'g Rrowni c P ack, .A u sti n Ho sp ita l.

TE STS AND BADGES. Th e Second Confe r ence of Examiners and Comm i ssio n e rs was h e ld on Jun e 9, at the "resbyte rian Girl s' Hostel, East Melbourne.

Th e Sta t e Commiss ioner w as present and took the cha ir dur in g' the greater p art of th e meeting. T o open th e Con fer ence, Lady Somers welcomed a ll who had bcen ab l e to come, and she expressed for' the whole Guide Movement our v ery d eep appr('ci ation of the gen erosity of the Examiners who undertal{ e to t es t Guides for th eil' had g-es, and our g r eat pleasu.'(' in an OPPol'tll ni ty to m eet o n e a n ot h e.¡ an d to ('xc h ange id eas.

Nearly sevenly Co mmissio n e rs a nd Examiners attend ed th e Co nfer en ce, a nd w e were partieul arl y g lad that r epr esentatives f rom several co un try cl i st "i cts w er e present.

Discu ss ion w as interesting a nd g'e n eral, the subjeets t.'eated most f ully were Domestic Sel'vice (J ed by Miss Ha y n es), a nd Swimming (led hy Mr. New ey ), hut m a ny oth er s were brought forward , and questions covered a wide rangE' .

Tw o points which must be stro n g l y emphasised beeame ev id ent at th e Confer ence: 1. Captai n s in general must take gl'eater responsibili t.v in preparing Guides (01' badges.

Each Captain should satisfy h el'self: (a) that h er Gu id es have had a n opportunity to learn th e subject-at the Co mpany Meeting', from hooks, I"" om some interes t ed fr i end who is a b1e to h elp tl1 em, 0,. by a ttending a class; (b) that the Guides have praetised what they have read or l earnt. Th e standard of handwork should be ch eeked f,.om previous work, b efore the a rticles (or th e test are begun, . not acter they are tlnish ed.

2. Examine rs are so keen on their subjects, a n d so eage .' to hplp t h e Gu id es, that many offers to help, in preparation for tests, were

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te'ach in on e district a nd to teHt in anothcr w as discussed.

W e thank ExaminC'I'H most s in ce l·e t~· for the int er est which they ha\'e 'ho wn in attendingthe Conference.

W e wish parti c ut a rly to thank the Presbyt erian Girls' Association for all owing us to u se the C lub Room, and the Rangers of the 1st Armadale and 1st Kew Compani es for servin g aftern oo n tea.

At a meeting of the sub-committee for T est'; a nd Badges, held on August 10, the following a n swers to questions w e I'e d ec id ed:Brown i es.

Austra l ian Fl a g.- Knowl edge of the Au s(,'a li an Flag is not in c lud ed in a n y p a rt of the t<'st work for Brownies.

Guides.

H an dywom a n 's B a dge.-No. 6 of the 17 a ltern ative.' should n ot lJe attempted. It is illegal for a n yo n e in Victoria, oth er than a licensed pluml1er, to put a w as h e r on a tap.

Wire Fly-Blind.-To m a l<e a wire fly-blind co uld well b e one of many possihle a rtic l es und er a lternative 17.

Hom em ake r's B adge.-C l ea nin g a n i ce ch l?st cou ld be included und er " Care of Hous eho ld Utensils," if a Gliidp has a n i ce ches t in h er home.

Sw im m er.- Throwin g a life- lin e. Th e method is th e same as is u se d in throwing a l ariat.

M a n y Scoutmasters can -teach this.

Needl ewom an' s B adq e.- " Th e A.B.C. of Needlework," b~' Betsy Blackmore, is now available, a nd i s strongl y r ecomme nd ed to a ll who are working fOI' Needlewoman's Badge.

G WE~ H. SWINBURNE, H ead of T psts and Badges.

AWARDS. M ed a l of M eri t I' hylli s Cookso n ,

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APPOINTMENTS .

D ivision Comm i ssio nerWestern Suburbs-Mrs. Th oro ld Fink. st.

Gpo r ge's R oad, Toorak, s'E.2.

D i st riot Co m m i ss i o nersIlail'nsdale and Lakes EntrancE'--lVliss D . :vr.

TraY('l's, I\'[ptung.

F oste r - Mrs. H. C . Wilson, Foster.

Linton-M I·S. Hitchens, Linton.

I'p n shul'st-M i ss C. lVrann , Lawl'enn.l'.

Ca r a mnl.

Sale a nd Tmra l gon-l\1iss 1\1. L estC'l', Rosedal!'. vVal'l'n a mbool- Mrs. Norman, Shadwell , W a rrnami>ool.

WARRAN T S. C a p tain s1st Speac a n d District-Miss .J. Lang.

3rd Bdghton-:Ylrs. Willi ams.

2nd Canterbur y-Mi ss I. F. Cl'lllnp.

Hh Kew~Miss J. Macmorran.

1st Moreland-Mrs. Maddison.

1st Parkdale-Miss M. Warnock. lRt Portland-Miss F. C l arl{e.

1st Winch elsea-Miss J. Eddi!'.

2nd Yarram- :V[iss E. Bond.

L ie uten a nt s1st Beeac and Dist ri ct-Miss J. M . Long.

1st Brighton-Miss D. M . Wilkinson .

2nd Canterbul'y-Miss G. Doery. l&t Elsternwick-Miss M. Cumbrac-Stewarl.

11th Geelong-Miss M. Jones.

1st Hampton-Miss D. Power.

3rd Malvern-Miss N. Whitel aw.

1!'l( MUlTumbeena-Miss F. Piesse.

1st Parkdale-Miss J. Evans.

J s l ~andringhalll - J\I iss I •. ('ornl'll.

1 ~t \\, inche l sr,l- J\I iss A . 1\1 acDonald.

B r own Ow l s1s t Kallista- J\[jss J\ I. Il. (.'hom l c.,·.

1st 1\1 00 11 ('(' Ponds- Mis,; V. I-lill.

N o l·th cot(' i)il'tl'i cl-:VI iss .\. Cel'l' u tty.

1st Portland-Mrs. CO llp e. .

1st Tra r a l gon- Miss I\'l. t;ta ny cr.

T awn y Owls1st POl'tland- M i ss E. vViliiamson.

R anger C a ptain 1st Hallamt Rangers- Miss D. 1\1. Roediger.

COUNTRY DANCING .

Miss .\. G. G loyn . Certifi cated T each er of the Bnglish Folk Dance Society, is short l y retul'l1ing to l<;ngland, a nd i s n ow h o ldin g the l as t C'hss for C'ou ntr y Dancing.

She h as a l so a rra nged two Vacation Schools 1'0 1' C'oun ll'~' DanCing, at Be l grave, f rom Se pte mb er 1 to 8, a nd f rom Se ptemb er 22 to 29.

Duri n g ('ac h wpel{, gmded c l asses will be h eld in Hwol'd a nd Co untry Dancps, Singing Games, a nd tlw Rllnnin g Set, a nd l\lotTis Dancing for those wh o wish to study lhis bra nch. FolkSin g ing is a l so inclllded in th (' day's PI'O-

g-ralnnl e.

Th e fep for each Co urs e i s 30/-. and "tudents arp requestpc1 to find their own accommodation.

Application fo rms may be ohtaincd direct f,'om Miss C:lo~'n, 95 Drummond Strep t, Carlton.

"T HE SECOND T RAI L." T hos(' who have see n "'I'll(' First Trail," will n e('(l no PI'csBing' t o SPClll'e a copy of "The' Second Tra il ," which is now heing publisher] (the pl'ic(' here wi ll b e 7/ - , 0 1' 7/ 6). The l eafl ets w e have. announcing th e publication, m pntion such attl'action s as a FOI'ewOI'd hv H.R.H. '1'h (' Duchess or YOl'k, a co loured photograph of HN Royal Hi g'h n ess, as frontispi ece, a nd a contrib uti on, with illu strations from his pen, by til(' Ch ip[ Scout.

I,'ortll n at(' will be th e Compan~' to whom some kind frie n d gives a copy as a Chril'tmas g ift.

Copies of "Th e Fil'st Trail" a r e still obtnin n llle at H ea(lqll ar·ters fol' 6/ 11.

BIRD PHOTOG R APHS .

The Headq lIal'tel's Reff'l'ence Library now co nta in s a set of the illustl'atec1 postcards issued by thf' Trustees of the' Australian Museum, Sydn ey. Th ese ca rds, which are ve r y w e ll r eproduced, a r e obtainable in sets of fivE' cards, at 1/ - per' p acl,pt (plus postage). The.\· may be ordered th rough H eadq u artel's.

Th e hil'ds pictul'ed a r e as fo llows:~et A.I.-Emu, P l ai n Turk ey (01' Bustard), Brolga (01' Native Compani on ).

Native H en , Scrub Fowl.

Srt .\. 2.-T op -Kno t Pigeon, B l ack Swan, W edge -Tail ed Eagl(', White Goshawk, Boobook Owl. S('t .\. 3.-R osella. Banksian Cockatoo. FanT a il ed Cockatoo , Fan-Tailed Cuckoo , Frogmouth, KookabulTa. Set A.4. - LYl'e Bil'd, J ack y Winter (or Brown Flycatcl1Pr), R ed- Capp ed Robin.

Whistl er (01' White- Throatpcl Thickh ead) , Willi e Wagta il (01' B l and a nd Wllite Fantail).

SN A.5.-Elfin Wl'en (or R ed -Backed Wren ), Fairy Wren (01' Blue Wren), Emu Wren , Gouldian Finch, S carl et Honeyea ter.

S('t A.6.-Regent Hon eyeater, G i1lbird (or Wattle Bird), Black-Bacl,ed Magpi e, Satin Bower Bird, Raven.

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Price List (Postage extra on a ll orders).

Books.

Annual RC'port (1928) . . . . . .

A u~tralian Flag Cards . . . . ..

AUHlralian Flag (pamphl e t, inc!. card) Birthday Books-G.G. (Suede) .. .. .. " " ,.

(Cloth) . . . . . .

Book of Prayers for Guide s of th e C hurch BI1()Wnie Games .. .. .. . . .. " ..

Brownie Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brown l\lagic .. .. .. . . ..

Camp 130ol,- Boy Scout ..

Campcraft for Girl Guides ..

Co mpun.,· R e cord 1300k .. . .

Company Roll Bool(s .. . . . .

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

Drills for G. Guides . . .. .. .. .. . . . }<~a s~' Guide to :-;outh e m :-;tars Extc nsion Bra nch . . .. .. ..

Fi c tion- Bunch, a Brownie . .

P eg, Lieutena:1t . . ..

G eraldine, a Ranger

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L o ne Guide of l\fe rfi e ld (:'Ii!"s.

Lil ia n P.,·k e ) .. .. .. .. ..

5/The Guide C amp at H e ron's Bay 4/ 6 'ra les for the Browni e s .. . . .. 3/ 6 T e ddy's Y ear with the Fail' il's .. 2/ 6 Bridg et's Fairies .. .. ., ..

2/ 6 '" , , ' r-ll e s for Browni es (Blackwell) 3/ 6 F Il ·~ t lrall . . . . . . . .

6/ 11 Flower L eg e'nds .. ..

2/6 Woxl ease Book . . . . . .

1/ 6 Games- Behrens .. ..

2/ 3 Davidson . . . . '..

1/3 Trottel': Team Games . . . .

1/3 Ga mes for Range rs and Cad ets .. ..

1/ 6 Git'l Guides' Annual (Collins) .. .. . .

7/ 6 Girl Guiding-Official Handbook .. ..

2/ 6 G.G. Badges, and How to Win Them 4/6 G.G. PI'ayers and Hymns .. .. .. ..

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Guid e Law- Illustrated Wall Card .. . .

1/6 Guid e Law (:-;hort Rea dings and Praye rs) 9d.

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

9d.

Girl Guide Movement (pamphlet) .. ..

4d.

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

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

4d.

How to Tell Stories to Children (Bryant) 6/Hygi ene Jingles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4/ 6 K n ot Bool,-Boy Scout . . .. .. .. . . ..

1/6 Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides (Kipling) . . .. .. .. . . . . . .

8/Lefax Looseleaf Notebooks .. . . . . . . . .

2/9 L e fax Refill . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .

1/9 Lefa x Inset: Knots , Hitches and Bends.

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Indoor and Outdoor G a mes 4d.

Route SI, etching .. . . .. . .

4d.

Camp Fire s and Camp Cool, ery . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

L e tt e rs to a P.L. (Scouts) on T e nderfoot and 2nd Class .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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M a uv e Bool, of Games (Ext. 131'.) .. .. . . 1 / 6 l\! l' m\)I'I'ship Cards- Guid e and R a nger (to fit p ock e t) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pa mphlets (for propaga nd a ) . . . . pach 1d.

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

Potted Stori<'s to t e ll Scouts a nd Cubs .. fi /Pow- Wows for Wolf Cubs ..

1/3 P a r e nt s ' Con se nt F orm s , p el' b ool, . . . . 10d.

Patro l Roll Books (pocket size) .. ., .• Post Cards- Princess Mary .. .. . . .. ..

The Chief Guide .. .. . . ..

Pl'ofic iency Badge Certificate Booklets (to D istr ict Secre taries on ly) R an gers (Guiders' Handbook) .. .. .. ..

Ru le s, Policy and Organisation, 1928 ..

Saints of th e F lag (R. Hen th) .. ..

School Companies and Cade:t Corps Steps to Guiding .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Surye~' ing and l\!apping .. .. .. ..

Training Girls as Guides ..

Trans[c r Forms, p e r book of 25 .. .• " "single ..

Union Jack Saints ..

Wolf Cub Handbook ..

Ma g a z in es .

Guidel' (1"01' Guiders and Commiss ioncrs) 1)<'1' year, inc!. postage The Gu id l', per year, poste d.. ..

The Guide, per copy, weel<ly ..

Jllati lda, p e l' ye ar, posted. .

Matilda. per copy, quarterly ..

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

Th e Guid e. la st y e ar's odd copi e s ..

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

2/6 Brownies of the Wide-Wide World .

2/8 Brownie Song Book .. .. .. .. .. ..

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

9d.

Country Dances (single), large varie ty 1/Country Dances (bounel), Introduction to C.D. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. ..

6/Country Dance Tun es, sets 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 , PCI' hook . . .. .. .. ..

4/ 2/9 G.G. Prayers and Hymns (Tunes) G.G. Song Book .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

2/6 G.G. Song Book (words only) ..

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Song of the Brownies .. ., .. .. .. . . ..

2/6 Songs fOI' Girl Guide s (Wa lford Davi es) .. 4 /Browni e Taps .. .. .. .. .. .. . . " . . l~d.

Taps.. .. . . .. ..

Hd. The Children's Song (Kipling) ..

6d. l\!ol'e Than Twice 55 Community Songs 9d.

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BandagC's, plain white triangula r, full size 9d.

Triangular, printe d-compressed pack e t . . . . . . . . ." . . . . . .

1/ B a yonct E ooks (for Guiders" Uniforms) 3d. each . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Be lts-Brownie .. .. . . .. ..

1/6 Guide .. .. .. . . . . ..

2/Guider . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1/9 District Captain ..

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1/9 District Commissioner 1/9 Divisional Commission e r 2/ 9 State ExecutiVE! . . ., 2/9 ('o lol1\'s -Brass-jointed Pil{c ..

11 / 10/6 Trefoil for Pike ..

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22 / 6 20 / Union Jack W a ll Bra ck et - To hold Flag wh en not in li se .. .. .. .. £1 / 1/ -

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Guide, felt with r e d ring r eady worke d ..

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

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Guide, transfe r .. .. 1d.

Fi rst 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 Outfit, ill rubber e m 'c lope, for pocket .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2/ First Aid Em ergency Dress ing, "Sallax." for the pocket . . . . . . . . . . 1 ~cl . , 3d., a nd 6d.

G loves, brown gau ntlet, a ll s iz s 13 / 11 HatbandsGuide (official G.G.) .. .. . .

Z/ 6 Guide, stamped G.G. r eady to work.. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1/P lai n ~ilk .. .. .. .. ..

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

6/ 9 Guider, slnaJl s h ape .. " .. .. .. 8/ Guidel·. English fur fe lt .. . . . . .. 25 / Brownie (rush) .. ..

2/Range r (small shape) .. .. . . ..

8/Hat Secul1er s-Patent .. .. .. .. . . ..

1/6 Haversacks .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 4/ 6 Kni\'es, with one blade a nd marlinespike '!. / Lanyards-Linen, white .. . . .. .. .. ..

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Patro l Flags, plain . . .. ..

Patrol Flag Poles, 6ft. . . ..

Patrol Flags, transfe r' for emblem .. .. ..

Paper Patterns, all sizes-Overalls, G.G. Brownie Overalls ..

B louse .. .. ..

Jumper' ..

Guider's Coat and skirt Pouches •• •. •• .. ., •.

Safety Chains .• .. " •.

Signalling Sticl~-Taperecl

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Shoulder Knots, all coloul1S . . .. ..

Snake-bite Outfit (Lauder-Brunton) ..

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Brownie, trian gu lar (brown) .. ..

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

9d , Comml ttee, silver ..

4 /· Com mittee. German s iJ"e r . . .. .. .. ..

1/ Cords-Divisional Commissioner .. .. . 10 / District Commissioner .. .. . . , 6/~ All Round .. .. .. .. ., ..

2/& Examine r"s Badges . . .. . . . , .. ..

1/ExtC'nsion T e nderfoot Badge (mall\'e) ] {Guide-Tenderfoot, brass . . . . . . . . . , 6d.

2nd C lass .. .. .. . . ..

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1st Class '.. .. .. .. .. ..

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

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

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Lone Gu ide Tenderfoot . . .. .. ..

1/· R a n ger- Tenderfoot .. . . .. .. . .

1/Ranger 'l.'est . . .. .. . . . . . . ..

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Range l' Star .. .. .. .. .. ..

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Sen'ice Stars-Brownie, Guide, Guide r, Ranger . . ..

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1 /Divisional 1/T assels-A.rea Directo r . . . . . .

6 /6Thanl<s BadgC' .. .. .. .. . . . .

4/' -lctori a n Exec'utive Council ..

1/3 \\'arrant lJadges-B rown Owl ..

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BrowniC' Pacl, . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . ..

Cade t Com pan y .. .. . . .. .. .. . . . .

Guide 01' Rangel' Company .. . . .. .. ..

Rangel' Patrols attached to Companies ., Guide and Brownie Registration (incl. Enrolme nt Card) .. ........... .

Loca l Associations .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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