No. 12 .
JULY, 1940.
VOL. XVI.
.
BIRTHDAY ISSUE July, 1923 -
July, 1940
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MATILDA
2
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Minutes of meetin g" of the Executh'e Committee of t h e Girl Guides Associ a tion . Yictoria, held at the Guide Office on 31st May atlll 6th Jun e. 31st MAY-;~'l'ECL\L ~[EETlI'G Present: Lauy Chall\-el, 1\lrs. F:lull, n e r, ~It ·~ . Edmondson. ~[I·S. Littlejohn, Mn;. Orr. ~rs. Tat e, Misses Coles, Hamilton, I·{ anison. La~eelles. Hitchie, RUHsell , and the Secretary . Agreed that Miss IITing's r (>~ ignat ;o n b e accepted with great r eg ret. That :VIis" B ush be appoint d State Secretary temporarily. 6th J l' l'E Pre,'ent: Lady Chauve l, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Blackwood, :\[rs. Edrnond~on, Mrs. Littlejohn, Misses Coles, HaITi ·on. Lascelles, Moran. Ritchie, Russell, Purnell and the Secretary. A g reed that beca use of th e Guide method of distl'ibution and because of the situation in li'rance, it is wisel' to send c lothing' to England for distribution anywhere, rather than d irect from here to France; and that membet·s of the Assoc iation be e ncouraged to c ontribut e money to the Lord ~la yor's Fund. That if possible, th e offe r 0[ the Ladi es' Blue Symphonic Orchestra to g h 'e concerts foJ' the Guide \\'ar Appeal be accepted. Th at the following nominations foJ' th e s hop sub-committee from th e Guider's' ' ommittee b e accepted: ~[i ss M. Young, H a nger",: ~[iss S. 1\1:1.cLeod, Guides: :\Iiss H. GrosH, Brownies. That ne'" Training' Heport Forms be adopted for u se in Yic toria. That a t th e suggestion of Miss Moran a TI'a in-
(Continued from Page 13) Th l' c hildre n had b ee n c lamouring for a Lookin g- bac;, OVf" h'u der for 80111(' tim p . th e ~'l'a rs and comparing thosp Brown ie s with present da~' on es. 1 sc(' \'{'r~' littll' eliffe r e n c(' at a ll. Vve endt'd the Yl'ar onl~' on Cl'. Ipt mp say. with a comhined G uide and Brownie ])icnic and a combined G uider. Guides could bathe but the Brownies only paddle. I eliRco\'ered more BI'o\\,nies than G uides cOllld swim. \V e often heal' that Austra lian c hildre n ar,' not so l,een on fairil's as English childl'e n a r l' o As far as I can r e m em b e r' th at did not show in that ea rl~' Pack. 1 can r e ca ll inflicting a F'air~' W c lc om (' l'l' l'e mony on ,ill(' District C ommission e r and the Commission e l' bl'al'ing' up nobly.
July, 1940.
ing and Caml)ing report should be placed before the Exec utive Committee e very two months. Th a ta Miss Russell be authorised to check all Gu ide registrations on the \V .V.I.N.S. Rei orted: That for the Air Ambulance Appeal .-\ustnt lia's total was over £2,500, Victoria's contribution b eing about £650. That Miss Drury had agreed to be Convenor of the Guide House Committee. That £3030 / 18/ { had been received to date for the Cuide \V al' App eal, £425 being balance in h a nd . 16,H 9 garments, including 593 for seam e n , had been despatched, and 687, including 90 for seamen, had been packed. That to date £42 and many offers of help had been received as a result of Lady Chauvel's letter in the Al'gus. That as result of the Levy Questionnaire, £76 / 14 / 6 had been pl'omised in annual subscription.;. That th e Open " 'eek-ends at the Guid e House w el'e bool,eel up to 20th July. That the Ranger \-Veek-end Conference had been can cell ed owing to lack of applications.
WARRANTS AND REGISTRATIONS. BRO\\' O \\' 1 ~4th I'reston: Miss A. Cheek . [,:\.CKS-1st Hopetoun: 5th Preston: 2A Fitzroy. COl\Il'ANY - 1A i\[i1dura. R.-\NGE.:R COMPANY-3rd Melbourn e. CAN 'ELLATIONS- lst Blackburn Pack: Miss O. M. Smith , District Secreta ry and 1st Ballarat Rangers, Miss E. Sydes: 1st U pwey 'ompany-~1iss . Appleby ; 2nd Brig hton B eac h Company-Miss G. C. \V . Rogers. CHX:--IUE Oli' ADDRESS-Miss M . I e rrylees, 19:; Xoble Stl'eet, Geelong. It a lso struck m e at that p e riod, that th e Browni e s w e r(' much more inte r ested in th e out-of-door "orld than th e Guid e s , kn e w LlOrl' a bout th e p lants and insects, and \\ c' r p 11101'(' obse rvant, too. Our lIsLlal meeting tim ... was afte r sc hool aau that meant a c h ange over in winte r to l' \'c' I ' ~' sec on j Satul'day afte rnoon at my hom e. I did mean a break in continuity but for the ones who c ould come r egularly, the big gard n was a joy. Th e f unda m e ntals of B rowni e work h a v e no t c hang d. alld I fell then that given linll'. ~'ou put an e ndl ess amount into the prf>pura.t ion. for Pack m eeting , and that ~'our ('fforts would be r e ward e d mOl'e obdousl~' than any oth e r' side of Guiding. - !VI.:\L
"Matilda" An Official Treasure Ball' of Guiders' Information for Guidera of Victoria, Australia. Price: 3/- Per Year; 4/- Po.ted. Single Copl ••, 6d. each. Editor: E. H. PURNELL, 10 Hermitage Road, Geelong. Contributions should reach the Editor not later than the 18th of each month .
Rl'venteen
years
Matilda
ago
who
quart<'I'I~',
monthl y
but
wer'e
C' ntirely
th <' n
n ews
h as
and
m a lion to many r ead ers . We n.re g r ateful to a ll
waR
i"su ed infor'-
\\"ho h avC'
contri-
pr' oba bly
in-
throve. a nd w e all e njoyed
our'-
Matilda, with
h er
r eports of current hap-
p Pllings. and h e r notices of future on es, has help E'd
hutN\ during th E' yea rs a nd flO madC' it pOR · RiblC' for continuity t o bp pr·ps<,r·ved. Editor.
and
~E' l vC's.
app<'ar ed
gC' IH' r'al
unorthodox,
ventE'd to suit th e o ccasion. But eve r y on e whol eh ea rtedly bapl;ed up eve ryon e e lsE', th e AssoC'i a tion
m aga:lin e
sin cE'
cal'l'ying
h C' r
by ~n_ wal tzing
Matilda
sC'nt
thl'oughout Victoria. For six years the
m a d C'
a nd namC'd
first appC'arance, ed ited Hogarth ,
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JULY, 1940.
VOL. XVI.
th e
through
Ull
two
great
Sc out
a nd
many
of
th e
us
most of our big ev ents;
o ccasi ons Chi e f
will
wh en
Guid e
r pm em b C' r
th e
visited th eir'
C hi e f us
-
first visit
and th e big r a lly on the M.C. . Gr'ound to w e l com p th e m , and thei r second visit wh E' n May 15, ] 94 0 Ma~'
on
l wish " M atild a" man~' h appy returns
h t' r 17th birthday! Tam, ind E't'd, so g l a d
hav(
lmow
r end
that
to ]<no\\" .th at
copi es of it
b E'sid ('s
h ad
2.000
in
countr y
M elbou rne;
Guid es
the
in
indoor
Handicraft
Exhi-
bition in th e Town Hall in 1932; th e Guide this
most h elpful Guid e Magazin e is still going SO strong, and carrying on gaily in its task.
I
we
camps
r epeate dly,
a nd
such
rate
giving
first
Village. a lso in th e Town H a ll in 1 93 4 : the Guid e House two years ago; and th E' Walka bout l ast Now
e ptembe r.
in
abo\'e
\Var
h pr
tim e,
ordinary
Matilda,
work
for
ove r' th e
and move -
r'C',1.ding m atte r , it succeeding Editor,
hafl a lw ays. with eac h g i ven out such useful
m ent, is h elping liS to carry on our' Guide W a r \Vorl;. which is at present th e provi-
i nform a tion
ncouraging breezy fo r m ,
sion
in a n
taking' its r ead e rs a l ong a str'a i ght road to a ll that can t e nd t o make Guiding fin e r, fir'mer, ::l.I1d mOrE' valuab l e for all ollr Guides in t h e State of Victoria. '1'0 a ll these I s nd my lovin g though ts a nd good wish es, a nd J hop e t h at "Mati ld a" wili continue long to wod; with u s a nd for'
of
warm
clothes
for
evacuee
and
refu -
gee ch ildren in Great Britain, and for the seame n of the trawlers a nd min e-s w ee p e rs - and which m ay b e in th e futurp. a n ythin g th a t w (' are r equired to do. A lon g lirc·. and best wish es to Mati ld a. -SIBYL CHAU VEL.
Ul'! .
From Miss R. Hamilton. spcrE'tary, t 921:"With
mu ch
pleasure,
I
honor'ary r espond
State
to
our
Sta t e C ommission e r's r equ est t o send a m E'Sf'age World
('hi E'f
GuidC'.
to
our
GuidE'l's
and
Guid es
through
"Mati ld a" on h e r' 17th birthday. ] t seems a lmost impossibl e to r ealise that
Many
happy
r eturns
of
the
d ay
to
to
year:;;
Matilda on h e r' s ve nteenth birthday; Sh E' mad e h e r' first a pp ear a n ce in the early days
g r'eat
of
novi ces.
Guiding in Victori a,
when
perhaps 3,000 all told . ou r
State
form ed ciation
th e
two years
numb e r ed
Lady Stmdbroke was
C ommission e r' Vi ctorian
we
th en
branch
arli er -
of
shE' th e
had Asso-
a nd w e wer'e still
in the stage when n ea rl y every step w e too),; was a
n ew
on e. and
most of
0111'
m e tho(l s
happy
in g
to
dicated
h ave
f E' w"
passed
b egan
wor'ld-wid e
sin ce
our
"we
Branch
sisterhood.
We
fe w. of were
we this aU
f ee ling our way. but quickly realiswhat a great movement w e had d e ourselvE's.
For ind eed , a ll who join
in thiA Guid e wo rl, canno t do oth er than look upon it as a spiritual force, r eq uirin g th e b est from a ll its m e mb e r's esp e C' ially at th e pI'esent lim e. 1"rom the State
MATILDA
4
Commissioner to the smallest Brownie we must und erstand that Ive ar a ll needed for th e mighty ra.'lk of rpstoring to this POOl' old world a ll that mn.l,ps Ji f worth Jiving. A few weeks ago we were asked by thp. R ed Cross Society to a llow our secretary, Mis Sybil Irving, whose work among us has been don e so ably and devotedly, to I .ave us, and to answer a call to service of our Country in anothpr sph E' re . WE' arE' sad. indeed, at the thought of letting hel' go, but we know that she will be taldng all her great qualities and PO\\ e rs of OI'ganisation to th greater task before her. With all our hearts we wish h er God spP('(1. This change is asldng more a nd morp loyal service to our Guide wol'i,. and T IU10w this wlll be gladly givpn. To Guidel's and Guides alike, I Ray. with all my h eart"C'ontinuez, m es ent'n uts. ('onlinuE'z." "Carryon!" -Rob in a Hamiltoll. From Lady Best, Division Commissioner Melbourne and Suburbs,
1923. Never in the history of Australia has the necessity been greater than in these War times for organisation to achieve the highest results of human effort. Today it has to be directed towards Empire defence of our freedom, liberty, and our very existence as a Nation. The Girl Guide Movement has a field of action that is unlimited-see to it-as nothing less than our best is expected. Our responsibility is to prove ourselves equal to the occasion, and thereby justify the Movement and make good its objectives. -M. BEST. EXTRACT OF LETTER FROM MISS E. KATHLEEN ROBINSON, Red Cord Diploma a' Guider. Visiting I.H.Q. Trainer, 1923.
It is almost unbelievable that "Matilda" is seventeen quite a grow-up child. After reading your letter, I had difficulty when thinking back to realise that my days in Australia were so far away. Pictures of Guide meetings at Government House, training weeks at Macedon, a camp fire, sing song, and Guides own under the gum trees-a gold mine in Bendigo, and making butter in a basin with a wooden spoon at Ballarat, and . . . and .
July, 1940.
and . . . all flashed through my mind as if 1 was looking at a film of Guiding in Victoria in 1923. I am so' very glad to hear that Guiding in Victoria is going forward and growing so well. I am sure that Guiding and Scouting have played a big part in the character of the British people, both at home and overseas. I can tell you t~a' the devotion and loyalty of Australia at this time is something that we at home value very deeply. Bravo Australia, and thank you. My best wishes to all Guides, -E. KATHLEEN ROBINSON. From Mrs. L, V, Lansell, Division Commissioner', North e l'l1 DiviSion. Appointpd 1924. Th e Girl Guide Movement was already world wide. when 20 years ago we, in Victoria, stal'ted out. In 1920, groups of girls b egan to form th mselves into companies undpl' no training apal't fl'om IpauN's, who h ad .. ('outing fOl' Doys" and "Girl Guiding," Th ps ('ompanies were attach I'd to Impe l'ial h eadquarte rs until 1921, when Victorian 01'ganisation was begun, Lady Stradbroke wa.<; appointed ollr State ommission e l', and two ol'ganis('rs, Miss Robinson and Miss Hoga rtll , wer e sent out fl'om Tmpe ri a l h eadqual'ters, I was appointed Divisional Commission('r fOl' North(' rn Victoria. and R ndigo was mad(, the first rpntr(', M('e lings we l'e al'l'anged in northI ~n tOIl'IIS, and we were en('oul'aged by finding eve rywh erC' WC' visit('(l, intl'r('stpd and e nthusiastic childl'e n longin g to b('('ome Guid s, Th (' distan ces were great, and the tr'ansport difficult in those pioneering days, but thp ('all of the ('hilrll'pn stal'ted us off, and all hal'dships W('l'e forgoll('n in th(' warmth of OUt' I'."p l(' 0 III (', In Eur.oa lye found a small gl'Ollp of ('hildren, I'ho, h av ing seen a photograph of l\lis Shanks in an ove rseas illustrated 11" pel', had d !'pssed tl)('ml')elves up , and wPre 1,1 (,E' ting and running theil' gl'Ollp happily \\ith h e lp fl'om no one, HoII' different today, with Oll!' organisation so ('omplpte! [ was pl'ivilpgpd to attend the first Guid e l'onf(, l'p n('e hpld at GovernmÂŁ'nl CottagP, Mac('don, in I !liS, OUI' many difficulties with (1rill ancl I,nots ('aus('d much am usell1 pn t and filII , but \\'(' \\'PI'(, out to \Pal'n an d we did lpa rll , M i~ R Pryol'-aflenval'ds MI's. Rodgel'swith dynamic force and personality, imparted h r l,nowl edge to us, Sh infected Ufl with hel' e nthu siasm, and l'ouspd in liS
MATILDA
July, 1940,
W e,
th e
to
pion ee r s,
th e thrills a nd
th e
shall
n ev e r
wlshe,~,
With b e!;t
,1 d ee p sense of OUI' r esponsibiliti es to youth , 'tnd to ('IJI' l\ta k e r,
5
th em
on
th eir
r ecapture
-
f un of thoRe early days
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DO YOU REMEMBER "Do
thanl,ful th a t WE' w e r e th e privil eg ed instru-
words
m ents in th e b eginning ,
Guid ers have been
W e m et th en with
th e sam e spi"it of entE' I' prise a nd enthusiasm th a t e xi s ts toda y , ca n
use
dren , th
of
th e
th e
th e
n ext
sa m e
h a rd
y ears ?
e nthusi asm
work
inte r est a nd
tions, th en
t WE' n ty
h elp
,of
Ir
we
th e
chil-
of
our
Guid e rs,
and
of
th
local
assoc ia-
" Do
D ay,
1 92 0,
my
siste r ,
Mrs,
said
How wh en
togeth e r,
often a
thesc
group
tal king of
of th !)
rem('mb er"
th e
first
Victorian
run,
knowledge
and
inspiration
which
a
Tra ining W eek can give, Miss Robinson and Miss Hogarth gave us, good
measure
then
-
in
January,
1 9 23 , and th e r e are som e of us still in Gu idin g, whose memories of that v e ry happy W ee k
gmpire
b een
you
are
g rate ful On
r emember?"
Tra ining Week at Macedon , wh e n w e exp e ri en ced for th e first tim e all th e inte r est and
ind eed ,
G, LANSEl ,L,
-
you have
"ol d days,"
Guidin g will go ah ead as i t has
don e in th e past. " No n a tion riSN; a bove its womanhood,"
anniversary,
-JEAN MACKTNNON,
of Guiding, but w e a r e proud of our tw enty y ear!! of WOI' I;: , pl' oud of its r esult, and
Wh at
and m a ny happy r etu:-ns 20th
both
still
for
are
d eeply
th e sp l endid start give n
fresh ,
and
us by
th ese Guid ers from
who
England,
Al'thur Y en ck e n ( Joyce Russell) call ed a I.lcc lin g at Skipton of girls of Guid e a g e, Thirty-six turn ed up, a nd from that day till
C amps, -Berwick,
now
Sunnysid e , H ndra -what m emori es are awak-
has th c
1st Ski p ton C ompa ny of Gi rl Guid E'S b ee n g oin g-20 y('al 's , My siste r anti r had bo t h b ee n Guid es in th 1st St, J a m es' Comp a ny, "Vest M a lvE' l'n , En g land , so w e w E' r E' a nxiou s to st a r t Guidin g on our r eturn to Austl'alia, 'fh e 1st SI<ipton
C omp a n y
started
lif
by
And
th en
ong o,
th e
Macedon,
many
oth e r
Grendon ,
W ee l, s
Murndal,
Ravenswood ,
and Mor-
W a rrandyte,
cn ed by su ch nam es and by thoughts of th e Guid e l's
from ove rseas, who have h elp ed us so tremcndousll" th roughout th e y ears-Mrs, Rogers (M i ss PriOl'), Mrs, Gaddum (Miss n phrc n s), Miss P i tman, Miss Wilson, 'l'h e n what
a
joy
and
privil eg e
wh en
we
w er e
r g ist e ring in England , and my sist e r's w a r-
abl e to use ou r very own Guide HouRe for the
" :tnt ('a m c f,'om London, aR th (' r (' was no Girl Guid c h ('adqun rt Prs in Vi (' tori a in those
Miss
Th e r c w e r e a numb(' r of diffi('ulli es d ays, to ov{' r com, Guid e b a d gE'S a nd b E'lLs w e obt a in c d fr'om th e S(' out h eadquarte rs and proficien (' y b a d ges W I' work ed ou r s(' lves, F elt haI R W(' I'(, too exp (' n siv(' !!O th e Guid es m a d (' th (' il' own slitch ('d on ('s a nd th eir uniforms, I~e w p eopl c l,n ew th c a im fl a nd obj ec tfl of Guidin g , so 20 y erll's ago th e r e w e l'e many
\VC( ks with ou r most r ecent visiting Tra in e r, Mar'tin-
3 S Training "W ee ks ,
I S Tra in-
ing Camps sin ce th a t first on (' in J a nua,'y, , 923, man y of th e m with OUI' own Victodan '(' I'a i n e rs in charge, all aiming to givc h a ppy, h el pful training a nd ('a mpin g to Guid ers, so th a t th e children ma y , in tll (' ir IUI'n, have "good guiding," l-~ve n b e for(' January, 1923 , who r e m c mb(' I'8 th c training cl a sses in an upstairs room
qu estions t o a nswe r a bout th e girls in blue,
in
'rh l' ~ G origin a l G u id l'S forlll c d a n c xc ell c nt c ompa n y , wOl'kin g in fOUl' p a trol s in Iru ('
and "Formp.d Company" in ambitious preparalion for th c firs t Victol'ian R a ll y h e ld a t
Guidin g
Stonnington
in
Stradbrok e
present ed
Rpil'it:
b a dges, four
can
l ead ers
CI'S , Durin g and
I
Rose
10
th ey
p ass('d
I'em embe r
lirst
c l ass a nd
year R,
Osbourn e
nl a ny wh en a ll
t ests and
th (' r e ,'ound
two
capta in s,
r an
th c com pany
Jill
w er e cord-
Co lli n s Stl'eet , wh e n
w e "Form ed
D ece mbe r ,
displays,
Squad "
19 22 , wh e n
L a dy
,",'arrants,
a nd
VV'llat
it has all
pani es
gaYll
b een!
And "do you r em e mbe r "
fun
C om-
th e Advance
Eld c~
P'lI'lies and R earguards of camps as a t Sun-
th ea,.,
nysid e, wh en th e winds bl w in fur y on that
two Guiders had b ee n G uides in th e company
minut c
earliel' and many oth ers h elped t o enl a r ge th e
you , " , but on e could go on for hours d e lv-
Movement in various ways, The average a ge of th e Comp:ln y
again,
v ery much youuger, a nd althou g h
ing into to-day sm a llel'
i~
in
numbers, two patrol s in s t eml of four, it i s as k een as ever,
h ave
'solid
sh eltE' r" -
the past, and
th e
t ea-house '1
enjoying
it
all
"Do over
HolY ofte n, too, w e have said, " L e t's a
'get-togeth cr'
party"
and
exchange,
"Do y ou r em embers," with each oth er - sh !l.ll we?
-M,E,B.
MATILDA
6
July, 1940.
1928 Third State Rally-held in 10 country centres, 15th Octobp1'. First Victorian Guiders Conference. State Badge. 1929 Second Interstate Camp, Frankston, Victoria. Matilda publislled monthly, price 6d. No. of subscribers, 242 (today 500). 1931 Visit of Chief Scout and Chief Guide. Rally at Melbourne Cricket GrOllI'd. Lally Somers left Victoria.
HIKING? 1910.
A CALENDAR OF SOME EVENTS SINCE MATILDA FIRST APPEARED. ]923 First quarterly issue of Matilda, in July -price 9d. First Victorian Training Week, January. First Victorian Camp, September. Visit of Miss E. K. Robinson and Miss M. Prior (Mrs. Rogers), I.H.Q. Trainers. 1924 Resignation of Miss Hogarth, S' ate Secretary. Miss Irving appointed. 1925 Lady Stradbroke's Cafe Chantant, which brought in ÂŁ2,700. Second State Rally, Government IIouse1,700 Guides. 1926 Victorian H eadq uarters removed from 37 Spring Street to Col. Mutual Buildings, Collins Street. Lady Chauvel appointed Deputy State Commissioner. 1st Interstate Camp, Camden, N.S W. Lady Stradbroke left Victoria. Lady Somers appointed State Commissioner. Visit of Miss A. M. Behrens (Mrs; Gaddum), LH.Q. Trainer.
1910. 1932 Handicraft Exhibition for Slraclbroke Cup Competition. Visit of Miss K. M. Wih;on, I.H Q. Trainer. 1933 A II Australia Camp for Guiders, Jal11beroo, New South Wales. 1934 Lady Huntingfield, State President. Lady Chauvel, State Commissioner. Guide Village. Visit of H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester. 1935 Visit of Chief Guide and Chief Scout, an .1 Mrs. Storro\\". Centenary Rally and JambOl'ee. 1936 International Exhibition, South A ustralia, West Austl'alia 21st birthday. 1937 Centenary Camp, South Australia. Coronation Rally.
1927 Visit of T.R.H. Duke and Duchess of 2,000 Guides formed Guard of York. Honour. Victorian Headquarters removed to 60 Market Street. 1910.
July, 1940.
MATILDA
1938 Guides and Rangers visited Sydney. Guide House purchased. 1939 Lady Huntingfield left Victoria. Lady Dugan arrived. /'I.ppointed State President. Visit of Miss M. L. Martin. l.H.Q. Train er. Walkabout. War Work £01' evacua' ed childre n in Great Britain. 1940 Air Ambulance Appeal. Resignation of Miss Irving, State Secretary. Miss Bush appointed temporarily.
7
of By-Laws for the Guiders' Committee. When the present Committee took office and called for a copy of the By-Laws, it was discovered that in 1934 a "Constitution" had been approved . We then pointed out that as we are only a sub-committee, we cannot have a "Constitution" but only "By-laws or Rules. We have, It herefore, drafted a set of By-laws, which differ slightly from the original "Constitution." These will be published in this issue, if space permits. -0. G. M. KNIGHT, Pres. V.G.C. - - - - :0 : - - - -
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GUIDERS' CONFERENCE. 31st Aug'ust, 1st September, 1940. I MPORTANT ALTERATION Thi s year, more than ever, we need a Confe rence, because so many of us are wondering which is the best way £01' us to cope with the changing conditions of our lives. After much thought and discussion, the Guiders' Committee has decided that it wo uld be impracticable to carryon with the Residential part of the Annual Conference. As a result of the world si'uation, there are obvious reasons for this alteration, two of which will suffice to mention. 1. The rationing of petrol makes it impossi ble fo r us to travel to the 'Gu ide House. We had planned using buses for transport as the t rain does not arrive early enough. 2. We do not feel justified in a king Guiders to spend more money than is necessary. Our present intention is to carryon in much the same manner as was originally intended-except that the Country Delegates will be offered hospitality in the homes of Melbourne Guiders, thus saving the cost cf "board and residence." We shall have one Open Session on Saturday afternoon and a Guiders' Own on Sunday, at which non-delegates from Metropolitan or Country Compani es may att end. The other sessions will be for delegates only. Questions for discussion will be sent to delegates, and details l'egarding time, place and programme will be published in the August Matilda. In addition to the discussion of questions, the Conference will be asked to approve a set
EMPIRE AIR AMBULANCE APPEAL. In April, someone at Imperial Headquarters worked out t hat at least £20,000 could be raised, if every Guide throughout the Empire was reall y thrifty during Guide Week. It was decided, that if this sum was raised, ' he Guides would give two Air Ambulances and possibly a Motor Lifeboat to His Majesty' Forces. You know how we, in Victoria, saved up and managed to raise £718/ 0/ 10 and companies only knew of the appeal ten days before our total had to be cabled to England. It may have been easier for countries in closer touch with Imperial Headquarters, but judging by j he Empire's splendid total of over £45,000, every Guide must have done her bit. Isn't it grand to feel that men serving overseas will be able to benefit by what we did. A ustralia's total was about £2,626, of which New South Wales contributed the largest share. On June 13 t he State totals were:Tasmania £276, South Australia £100, Queensland £330, West Australi a £243, New South Wales £959, and Victoria £625. Since then Victoria has received nearly £100 more, and no doubt the other S'ates have too. Overseas dominions and colonies contributed £9,700 of the Empire's total so that nearly £35,000 must have been r aised by the Guides in Great Britain . ... a wonderful effort, which we hope will bring them lots of luck. I -P.M.: ----:0:----
WAR APPEAL. Next mon' h the Guide War Appeal Committee are publishing a small magazine with details of the work .done by the Guides of
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Victoria. Letters received from England and the Balance-Sheet. The committee will welCJme reports from Commissioners or Guiders of the war work being done in their districts or companies. Repor ts to be sent in to the Secretary, The Guide War Appeal Committee, before July 20. The Inumber of garments sent away to May 31, was 17,266 including 693 garments for the seamen. The following letter has been received from Mrs. Burgess, Division Commissioner for MidSussex. MID-SUSSEX DIVISION GIRL GUIDES. February 29, 1940. Dear Girl Guides of Victoria, Thank you all so very much for the wonderful gift of garments of every kind, which arrived in an enormous crate last week. It was indeed a thrilling job unpacking them! What an enormous amount of time and trouble you must have expended on making and packing such a varied collection of warm clothes for the Guides and Brownies and their small brothers and sislers who have been evacuated to Sussex. We fully appreciated the artistic colour schemes, and the fact that each outfit had a pair of knickers to match, and in many cases a handkerchief sticking jauntily out of ~h e woolly jumper's pocket. I should think that all Victorian Guides must have their Knitter's badge, for each garment was so beautifully knilted. We also admired so much the softness of the Australian wool. Some of the Guides who were actually present when Princess Alice of Athlone, Overseas Commissioner, came to see the garments and 10 hand them over to evacuated children are writing themselves to tell you exactly what happened, and to give you some little idea of what they are doing here in Sussex. We chose eight out of the two Districts of Haywards Heath North and Haywards Heath South to l1Rve the honour of meeting Princess Alice. Of these eight, four were from local Companies, and four were Guides evacuated from London who have joined Companies here. We have four special packs and one special Guide Company started for evacuees in this neighbourhood, as well as Guides who have joined up with local companies. . When evacuation first began just before the War broke out at the beginning of September,
July, .1.940.
I was stationed at a big garage here, where for four days we received girls and boys, women and babies, sent to this area from London. Everybody had tea or milk or lemonade, and was given a bag of food before being taken by motor car or bus to a billet. We expected altogether some 7,000, but all these did not come. Our local Scouts and Guides helped carry suitcases and bundles - and in some cases, babies! - from the station near-by to the garage. Almost every household was asked to accommodate one or two or more evacuees, and people were most kind. I, myself, had an Austrian refugee already in my house (Gertrude, aged 14). She had escaped from Vienna, and when she first arrived could speak no English. She very quickly learnt, however, and now has gone to an English school. Many of the women and children have returned to London, in spite of the Government's advice. We still have a large number here, nevertheless, and they look so much better for the country air and food which they have had for the past six months. I often have most interesting letters from Guides in other parts of the world, and I should be so very pleased to hear from any of you who could find time to write. My Guides too, would be glad to find correspondents. The only Guide from whom I hear in Australia is Margaret Yeomans of the 3rd Wagga, St. Andrew's Guide Co. I wonder if she made any of the lovely garments you have sent us? Do any of you collect stamps? Many of my Guides are very keen, and I myself have lin interesting collection. We should be delighted to receive any Australian or other stamps, and to send you others in return. Once more, my warmest thanks for your more than generous "good turn." I have been in the Guide Movement now for twenty-two years, beginning at school, and I have never seen such a marvellous collection of homemade garments anywhere before. My Guiding has been done in Bristol, Kent, North London - and now here in Sussex, so you see I have had plenty of time to get about and see all kinds of work. With my very best greetings and every good wish for Guiding in Australia, Yours sincerely, E. M. R. BURGESS, Division Commissioner, Mid. Sussex.
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July, 1940. SPEClAL EFFORTS COMMITTEE. Dear Miss Irving, We would be so pleased if you could convey .our appreciation to the Guides who collected waste metals for our Waste Metal Salvage E,\;heme dUling their Thrift week. We were deiighted to receive such a large (jllan ity of material from them, and having it flattened out and not rolled into balls was a great help. We are wondering if it would be at all poss ible for them to still continue collecting f or the Kindergarten Union. Yours sincerely, RITA M. HARRIS, Convenor. Sorters are wanted to work on Thursday evenings at the depot, 376 Flinders Lane. Please write or telephone to Mrs. NOl'man Harris, 13 Park street, Brighton.
We are grateful to Miss I. Watson for taking charge of Bush Lore in the meantime, and we know that we ehall en joy reading her notes. -E.H.P.
LUMINOUS OR GHOST FUNGI. Have your Guides ever brought you one of fungi? It usaully chooses an old stump as a home site, and can grow into large sized dumps. In appearance it is a creamy white underneath and a darker cream on top, and is usually rather folded and crinkled. It is difficult to darken a room sufficiently to get the full effect during the day, but at night it glows with a greenish-white, phosphorescent li g ht . I have tried several times and found that the light fades out by the s~cond night. One large piece that I saw last year gave ample light with which to read a book held near it, and which dimly lit a fairly large room. Seen in the bush at night, there would be no doubt as to how it got its name. ~ h esc
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BiRD OF THE MONTH- LYREBIRD. A PRAYER IN TIME OF WAR.
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Almighty Lord God, the Father and Protec'or of all that trust in Thee, we commend to Thy Fatherly goodness the men, who through perils of war are serving this nation; beseeching Thee to take into Thine own hand both them ancl the cause where in their King and country send them. Be Thou their stren g th when they are set in the midst of so many and great dangers. Make all bold through death or life to put their trust in Thee, Who art the only giver of Victory, and canst save by many or by few, through Jesus Christ our Lnrd. Amen! -Sent in by JOAN HARPER.
Acting Editor, Ina Watson. Ma'ilda readers will be very sorry to hear that because of illness at home Miss 'Sydes is not able to continue for awhile. We hope to hear better news from her soon.
May, June, July and August are the months of the greatest activity among the lyre birds. By this time, the male has chosen his mate, and picked his particular bit of territory on which he does not allow intruders of his own kind. The nest has probably been built for some weeks, and by the beginning of this month, July, the single, large, stone-coloured egg, which is blotched over with darker markings will be lyi.n g in the nest. At this time the male bird reaches his maximum intensity in display and song. The egg is in the nest for about six weeks, and it is anotJrer:-six yv~eks Qefore the young bird leaves the nest. The male bird does not help with the nest building, hatching, or feeding of the young. When first born the babies are blind, fat, and look very funny; even then their feet are large and strong in proportion. When ready to leave the nest they are very 'leggy,' and can utter a piercing scream that is very startling, if you go close to the front of the nest. A fter leaving the nest is the most dangerous part of a lyrebird's life. It cannot fly far or high, and s' ays perched on a low branch, and usually hidden by fern fronds or leaves. The young bird stays with its mother for at least a year. It is very like her in appearance, but
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has a rufous throat as a disting uishing mark. Its tail feathers are like hers, and it does not get the full male plumage for some years (probably four) . When the young birds first start practising lifting their tails and lowering them over their heads for the dance, they are very funny. One I watched could get its tail half way, give a lit tie shake, and hold it for half a second, but the muscles, unused to the eifort, got tired and back tail would flop. I defy anyone not to be thrilled and excited on seeing that marvellous correlation of movement, quivering silvery shower of feathers, and glorious torrent of melody which is a lyrebird in full display on the mound, which he builds and keeps f reshly raked for just this purpose.
Station s ig-nalling-from howse to gUI'ag'c linu stable, Hiking up th e mountain in the rain, Drying of wet clothes! ] apid enlargement of the Guid ers' sig-n languag-e vocabulary, An over-confident use or which led the Q,M, to ask for the cat instead of the butter! ! How many Companies have members who havc passed their Interpl'eter to the Deaf Badge? It is very easy, and think what a joy it is to a deaf person, whether Guide or not, to tlnd someone who can talk the sign language, "A Guide is a sister to every other Guide"- it is easier to make friends when you can talk together,
COMP ANY NEWS. OUT OF THE DARKNESS. In our garden is a nasturtium which has insisted on having light and air and has climbed for it. From the ordinary sized plant in the ground goes a stem fourteen feet high, climbing up through a grape vine, and on the top of this stem is a good bunch of about three dozen leaves and even t1Jree flowers. They are enjoying life away up by the gutter of the verandah roof. --RUTH DENNY.
Editor, Joan Alston.
GUIDE HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS. June 7th to 9th. Much activity but no chattel" 7th l'rahran (Oeaf and Dumb) Guide,' WCl'e paying the Guide House a first visit, Rain and yet mOl'C rain! Co ld outHidc~wal'ln flms insiti o, En('rg'etic country dancing', StJ'etcher a nd rope ladder making- they worked too-we know becaui'e they were tl'ied!
3l'd Melbourne Rangers had a "party meeting" on June 13th, when their Captain, Miss Campbell, received her 22nd sel'vice star, Nell McDougall her 17th and Gladys Stubbs her 3rd, Frances \Varren of 1st Post Guides held 3. bazaar in May and raised ÂŁ4 / 15/- for the Royal Melbourne Hospital AppeaL
WANTED! A Captain andl or Lieutenant is urgently needecl for a Post Ranger Company, If anyone reading this feels she wou ld be able to assist, or if she knows of any ex-Guider who would like a job, will she please write to Miss A . McA, Campbell, 41 Spring Street, C,l., as soon as possible. With Post Rangers there is comparatively little in the way of test work for proficiency badges -- it is mostly the monthly budget which circulates around the Company, and individual letters and interest in the Rangers themselves. (Of course, we would always like another Post Captain or so for Guides, so if anyone reading this feels "Ah, what a pity they don't want a Post Guide Captain--that's what I'd like to be"--well, she can write in and say so! But it is the Ranger Captain we need most URGENTLY).
EXTENSION GUIDERS' CONFERENCE. Tbis will be held at 41 Spring StI'eet, C.l., on Saturday, July 13th. The afternoon session will start at 2.45 p.m.
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and the evening one at 7 p.m. Hot water will be avlaible but please bring' yoU!' own cups and evening meal. ALL Extension Guiders are asked to be pl'csent as there !I.l'e several very important matters to be discussed. One of which is how the probable future papel' shortage will affect Post Guiding. ----:0:----
LONES. Deal' Lones, -
II
Since my last letter Guide Week has come and gone, and with it OUI' savings for the Empire Air Ambulance scheme. I am very proud to tell you that the Lones contributed £11 /5/ 5. Of this, £9/9/11 came in up to the time limit, and £1/15/6 since, Considering we had so little time in which to collect It, and that it takes so long for th e Captain's Budgets to contact each girl in her Company, I do thank you all for your promptitude in responding. On the other hand I feel I must point out that four Companies haven ' t yet replied. Perhaps this is because the Captain had just sent out a Budget, and funds did not allow for the expense of a special one for this appeal, or perhaps because of the scarcity of mails in some far back dish'icts there was a necessa['y delay in rep lying. I would not uream of supposing that anyone delayed unnecessa rily to respond! The one great disappointment was that we sent no representative to th e Secret Meeting Place on the Saturday, It was alTanged that I should choose two metropolitan Guides. Owing to th e sho rtness of time I wrote to them direct. I chose them particularly because they were sisters, and I thought would be happier going together. I received no reply whateve,', and am now awaiting word from their Captain to see if they still ex i'lt! ~uuh a wasted opportunity it was. <lnd there being no (u,·ther time to find anyone to "eplace them, the Lone fund;; were prosaically handed in to Headquarters. The Lones still have a credit on the 4th Floor where the work for the evacuated and refugee children of England goes steadily on. The list of goods returned by them is not ve,'y large. Couldn't we swell it a little? I know you are all extremely busy people (who isn't these days?) and I know that many of yOu work for YOUI' loca l Red CI'OSS and Comfort:; funds . But it would be nice if just occa"ionally you could give the Guide War Appeal a tU"n in your endeavour:;. The list of garments available to make 0" knit is a large one, and ha' been extended to gar-
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ments for the men of mine sweepers and trawl e rs as well as for childr n. vV r ite to Mrs. Littlejohn at Headquarters for material and directions. At a Guiders' m eeting-th e minutes of which we"e sent to every absent Guider-it was thought be;;t for Guiders and Rangers only to take garment:; for this scheme. 'l'he difficulties of transport, the expense of postage and the unavoidable lack of s upe rvision seem to make it unpl'acticable for the younger Guides. "I,one Guides, 110wever, h ave a golden opportunity to help the Guide War s hem e calTY on its good work. It will not be lon g before every ounce of foodstuff and eve ry penny of mon ey will be n eeded to carry the 'Val' to a Ru ccessful conc lusion. And the Lones have that most preciou~ commodi ty of Australia at their doorsteps! The La nd! Let each Lone make it her solemn duty to CUltivate a littl e plot as her wal' aim. Potatoes or vegetables which she can sell at her loca l ma"ket, 0" privately. Or let hel' make the chi ck ens h er spec ial care, and at'k of her parent:; a small percentage of the takings of eggs or the setting's of hens. Or if it be a dairy farm lib. of butter a month, or the sale of one of a litter of pigs. Several Lone' who have written telling' me of their activities at home say "I am fond of garden ing. I grow-such and such-." Why not "ell th eir seedlings, 01' tUI'l1 their ga rde ns into vegetables for Pl'Oflt? 01' again, "I am so bu"y milking cows I haven't much time left for Guidin g." Could they not set aside-m etaphorica lly of cou rse-lIb. of butter as theil' war work, to se ll and g ive th e money to the Guid e War Appeal? .\t the Country Women';; As~ociation Co nference h e ld this week in Melbourne it was suggested that if every member of this community in Victoria cont"ibuted one penny a week they would raise £6000 a year! Isn·t that stupendous? t'ouldn't we LOlles do something like that'? I suggest we eauh have a little money box labelled Guide War Appeal, and put into it eve ry amount we fee l we have eal'l1ed by a ny of these m ethods, or have conscious ly saved. It doesn't matter if it is only a penny a time. Everything helps. Hemember the story of the widow's mite. ./:temember also that every effort we make will help the unhappy war-stricken chi ldren, a nd th e brav!' sa ilors who are patrolling the shores of England. I would be so glad to heal' anyon e's op inion about this. 'urely with this land of ours, so ri c h in "oil and opportunity, and with its people SO full of th e will to give and to help, this id ea should bring forth fruit! -M, R. F'AIRBAIRN.
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(Editor: Ma rgaret Haseltine.) "SolHeth lng o ld, "olll('thlug' new, SOJllct h lng lIIagle, wnlCtJling \1'11<', Slng'lng III }llcut~¡, a stOl'Y to tell, And
wJII<"Udng we lL "
to
lIIake
you
happy a n d
Did
You I(now that the auove 1']] Y1110 app ear ed as the heading for the fil'st Brownie Page in J)eeember, 1926? Th ere fore, we are only th I'ce y oun g I' than Matilda herself. DiU you Iwow th at in 1923 wh en Matilda first appeared, there were only 1 Packs, 3 of which \\'('1'(' registered a nd 359 Browni es in Victoria? At the last rePOl't there w e r e 130 Packs and 2,0,16 Brownies! Did you I(now that we h ave had thr'e Eagl e Owls and three A,T,C.'s in Victoria? W e publish lirst Brownie 1926:-
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here some extracts from th e Page in Malilda, ./) cembe l',
LJ 'JYl'LE 'rAr,1\: 'J' KA'l' -' JAY !")t:GGEST OTHEHS S{)lTAlHA,<; A'r A l HtOW.'\' JE EXROfJ;\J EYl'. Th ere was once a little girl. and J1e l' name was Daisy. She went to sch ool a ll tll!' week. and on Saturday mornings she hl'lped Mothel'. In the afte l'noon s h e was allowl'cJ to do just what she lil'ed. Daisy 10v(' cJ sldp'p ing, bllt it was often too hot; she lov(>d hel' doll and all her playthings too, but, eVl'n so, she often wondered what she cou ld do, and som etim es the Saturday arte rnoons seemed I'ath er long. On e day Daisy grow xtl'a ti r ed of playing, so she w alk ed down to the end of the gal'den wh er e hl'1' fa.thl'r was gal'd ening. This day h e seemed pal'liculal'ly hard at work in the k itch en gal'dpn, and he loolw d ve ry hot. J)aisy watc h ed him for some timt', in Bilence, th n tlhe sa id (rather aggravatingly, t o b e sure!), "Poor J)addy! You'r!" ALWAYS pulling out wl'eds!" "And \\ hat do you think would IHlppen if
I didn 'U" uRI'cd h er' fa.tht' I' without looking up . "What, lladdy'!" asked Daisy. " Th ey would spread 1110re and more, and gl'ow stronger every day, and soon there would b e no room at a ll l eft for a ll the l ov el y vegdahl l's 1 wanl to g l'OIV for molh e l', " ''I'll h el p you, Daddy," c ri ed Daisy, sudd enly, and she set to work straight away to pull up som e of the nasty weeds. Daisy wOl'ked so w ell, and h er Daddy w!).s so pI ased with h e r that h e gave h er a corner of th e l<ltch en garden a ll to h ersel f . He dug it up w,,11 and t h en l eft h er to clear it, and ev ry Raturday Daisy came lo work with her f a thc l' until h e r little patch was lovely and smooth , and c l ar of a ll w eeds, b i ts of ol d roots, and little stones. Then he r father showed her how to p l ant things, and y ou can im agin e h er JOY wh en l ots of gree n li ttl e plant!; at last appeared, and then flowers and th n litlle b eans and p eas. And just imagin e h e r' cXc ih,m ent wh en these gr'w big enough for Moth e r to ('oml' and pick and for ev e ryon (' to (' njoy! All this tool, rnonths. of c ourse, and all this lim e Daisy w ent on w ce ding, and on l y the b est of e \' e l'ything w as allowed to grow in J1('I' garden. Now I alway!; thinl' o( j)aisy's garden when a Hrown i e i s b (! ing en r olled, When a II ttl 0 girl ('omes to join our Pack sh becomes a Hl'cruil, and for sOl11e weeks is l earning a ll so r t.,; of things. Lik e Daisy, she is preparing HER gard 'n with Brown Owl's help. Th en . wh en eve rything is quite, quite ready, th o great day c om ps and our littl R cruil sta nds by th e totem and mak es h e r promise. ow sh e is a n'al Browni , and HER lillie gard en is quite I'eady to start and p lant things in. But, just as w eeds grcw in Daisy's garden, so th ey wi ll p e rs ist in growing in a I3rownil"s gartlen, too. Weeds that simp l y III UHt b e pull ed ou t. Such as spots on the unifol'm , t ea r', hoI s in socks, dirty hands, and oth ' r w ee ds such as "I don't want to,"
llIany
othel's beside!
Rut
wc'
J1rownks
want lL garden ju"t ao; good as Ilaisy's with .110 wel'do; in it at all, and ,'vl'ry Lilllt' a , Brownie is enrolled it r elllinds uo; of Our OWI1
SOIll(>
\"01"
"\ can'l." "I'll tell on you," "]) 0 it yours('lf," :.inU
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July, 1940.
i l1l'n
lilli e
we
had
in
Ari ,' 1 ;tnd to l 'aek H OUKe
our
da)·.
Th o r e
the
1<-,'' .
Ava llaircl , ancl a party '-I.t Fed er a l
on ..
Pack
t " '0 d a ugh 1 hl' Y invitpcl til<'
GO\'l' rnor-Ge'H'I'aI's
(:overllllle nt
Si l\'e rHh oes
a
spi! t
g'uss of pinl, stuff that seemed to spread al
littl e garden. So all the w eek l e t us work j hard and pull out all th e nasty littl e weeds
down
' that have cOllie UT! since the last enrollll ent.
1I'l01lwnt tht' r e \\'a::; co nste rn a tion in th e camp.
' and l et us make a fresh Rtart, and try not to , Id them Brownie
grow again!
It
\\'ho
on
kee ps
is the really truly pulling
out
the
weeds!
th e
B a rring
t a blecloth
this
have been
diving into history
to
lind
what Brownies were lik e and did in the ea dy
hav e
for
a
was
all
a
hug"
grown
up,
This we I,now b e-
Ollr 10th Pack Birthday 10 grown
No-on e
was
laughed
yet
ove l'
m a lTi ed ,
th e
but
old
some
had hopps.
It proved a very inte r esting search and
we hope the resu l ts will prove as interesting
and
clay
Owl.
B ,'owni cs met and
fl"J'"
mil es
thl'
Brownies
and so h as B row n liP
d a ~'s.
in c i dpl1t
Hucel'SS. Now those ca lls.' on
We
for
')' \)u'll
11\)\
do it, " sa id th e M ini stCl', "but
('I'
ll t'vert h el css \vn did."
to our read ers.
A.I·;.I".!'.
W e would also lik e to ta.l<e this opportun-
ity of thanking all Guiders who have help ed us by sending in aecounts of th e early days )-; rov.
(0(
n i os.
One
o[
e'~ " IY
(;,,::;ses kn (;O w
"Y ou'll
never
we
do
started
it," a
said
our
Brownie
parish J6 years ago,
most
of
we
vivid
Browni es
m emori e::; is
of
the
of
th e
monthly
Ow l s attended at St. John's, La-
11 obe Str ee t, a nd othe r places .
l\IAY, 1924.
when
my
days
l\linister,"
Pack
his
wOl,ld was
All th e Owls to go ; w e cla ss for anything, th e r e
another [\.nd
not
miss a
a lw a.vs
something
a ll
used
exciting
a nd
n ew
to
mix the
l ear n . Anoth er happy m emory is of th e three
poor p eople with the rich on es about h e r e."
Ii ttI e boys who b elonge d to the 1st Parkvill e
r
"You'll n eve r
in
one
admit we were a motley crowd!
Some-
times on e of us h ad no hee l at all l eft in h e r
(V.e.A.S.)
Pack.
Look in t h e annual r eport
from Impe rial Headquarters for 1926 a nd you
::;ocl<, anothel' wore scan ties that didn 't scant
wiII
at a ll. a nd anothel' was ballet mad and cam"l in silve l' frosted sho es !
m emb e r
There were oth e rs who look ed quite differpnt, almost too diffe,'ent until w e got th em
isti c dancing] r emem b (;O r! Perhaps the highli ght of llu,mory i s reached in the thought of
aJl into unifol'm,
Others, who Eeemed not a
little suspicious of th e sp eak th eil' thoughts!
r est, a nd who didn't
see
their
photo
19~G?
tOil," Maced on , in
th e
C ompa ny
Ma,'y's) jOll1ing
. . . Does
anyone
the Brownie Training W eek
and
whi eh
re-
at "Al-
'W e did ex pression-
Pack,
3 ,' d
Fitzroy
(S t.
met at the sam e tim e in a d-
room s and h a d
to
p l an
pl'ogramm ('s
But on e fine day an English GuJd e r, Miss
so that games and noisy ,activiti es were going
Joan W. Hogarth , OUr fIrst State Secretary, ca m e to enrol us. Now we Were a Browni e
on Guid e and B ro wnie night there was a tro-
One eve ning in I V24,
on at th e saml; tim e.
Pack, and a jolly on e at that. This isn 't to sa)" that then:' w(;Ore no troubles at a ll. On the contrary! SOllletim s one of us sull< ed,
ing of this unti l they reached home!
anoth e l'
w e r e th e daYH!
hit out,
another slacke n ed,
an oth er
pi cal
lh und e r storm ,
on e
of
thc
worst
for
y ea r s, but th e ex h a usted Guid e r s kn ew noth-
ou tgrew the Pacle
Those
E.B.i\I .
Uniforms worn at sehool orl th e afte rnoons b e fore meetings got grubbyOUI'
cupboard-the
boys broke in to
care tak e r
wasn't
a lways
It i::; r a th e r a sho ck to r ecp ive a l e Ll ' I' for
100 p er cent. pleased w ith U3, and on ce l Et m e
a
admit with shame, Brown Owl lost h e r t em-
But, wh c n y ou count back and tind you w e r e
pa ,'ag r ap h
per, and as the Paek put it, she "expelled" a
e nroll ed
n ·l'o.wni o
Nove mb e r ,
had
for
r,m ptied
four
weeks
three
liqllid
because gum
th e
imp
bottles on a
bench and Brown Owl and fOUl' Brownies had fall en into the trap!
at
on a
"early d ays of Browni es!" Brown i e
1923,
terbUry Pack in
and 1!)2~,
w ce k
,at
started
perh aps
it
d ays.
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F'ox]easl' 1st
Can-
was
early
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July, 1940.
THE SIGN POST t:ditor: t:lizabeth Al/f'ed,
FIRST-CLASS HIKING. To any Guide who has I'eacheu the stage 0[ doing I!'irst Class, hiking should be second nature. The Test should be as easy as "falling off a log." She will have been a member of the Company [01' a good many month ' befOl'e she has become imbued with the "spirit of Guiding " s ufficiently for her Court of Honour and Captain to feel that they can unhesitatingly say that sh e has "a good influence in the Company." During these months, if she is keen, she will have g one for many hikes with her Company 01' Patrol, and from the fil'.;t momen t that she joins as a r ccruit she is learning to hike.
Let us go with h e r. Firs t of aLi she is quite new and very, v ery thrill ed. A Company hike i:; 111anned for the n ext Saturday. The Company is fairly new so Captain makes a few suggestions to the Patrol L eaders, and the recruit learns from her Leader that a hike r ne ve l', n e ver carries things in her hands, and SllOWS her how to roll her coa t >;0 t hat sh e may calTY it over her shoulder. It is not going' (0 be a "cooking'" hike and she is told to bring some :;andwiehes anll fruit; a hike gl'oundshee t from the Company cupboanJ if; lent to her. Sh e if; thl'ill ed with the idea of not cal'rying- an ything- in her hands and manages to lind a I)icycl e "a g' which will do [or a haversack. Sh e comes to th e hike aUired in sandshoes, and very sore [ eet result, her Patrol Leader tells her how Captain has explained about the right sort of s ocks and s hoes for hiking'. She is happy for every minute of the hikc in spite of sore f eet; although s he is not conscious of the fact it is because th e time does not drag, she is learning things and doing things all the time, the result of a planned programme. Next time, her Lead e r tells h e r, sh e may lig'ht tile Patrol fire, for they will be cooking. At each l;uccessive llike she abHorbs something new from the general attitude of the Guiders and Gu ides. Behavioul', manners, closing' gates,
tidying up properly, . , Sometime:; the Company goes hiking as a \\'hole, the Patrols making their own corners for cooking, etc., and joining together for games. Sometimes the Company goes together with Captain, but each Patrol Leader is in complete cha r ge of her Patrol for the day, and is responsible for all kit, programme, etc. This is probably the best way to arrange things, but if the Leaders themselves are new or inexperienced they will need preliminary help from Captain. Other times the Patrols go away by themselves, when it is not thought advisab le for them to go fa I' afield, a back-yard proves a g'ood alternative. There can be no excuse for not having Patrol Saturday afternoon activities. Here are some of the things that OUI' Recruit, now a Second Class Guide with several badges on her s leeve, knows about hiking', by the throe she is ready for First Class. CLOTHING: Must be warm and lig¡ht. Woollen socks, low-heeled shoes. KIT: Must be adequate, but there must not bc anything superfluous, it must weigh as little as possible and have as little bulk as possible, it must be carried iu a haversack, not by hand. There shou ld be something for minor accidents. !'<omething' to sit 011, something' to keep you dl¡Y. ll1atl'hcH. ell'. I!'OOLJ: Must conforlll to the health rules. Simple to prepare, easy to cook, appetising when fin ished, not bulky to carry. PHOGRAMME: Anything that is thrilling to everyone. Everyone should enjoy themselves and learn something that they want to know 01' didn't know before. Should be thought out beforehand and contain sUI'prises sometimes, if you are the one in charge. ORGANISATION: Means of tt'anspol't anu timeo of arrival and departure should be found out in good time. Guides' mothers informed of time they will be home. General kit Is divided up equally and each member of the pal'ty is
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responsible for something'. CARE OF PROPERTY, MANNERS, CLEAHING UP, ETC.: Are part of the Guide Law. These are what a Guide IS, not something that is specially adopted for the occa. ion . A site is ALWAYS left as though no-on e had been there, and fires are scrupulously put out with water. SECOND CLASS: Things leal'l1t in Second Class are meant to be applied-many of the sections such as good-fire-lighting, and stalking and tracking are useful when hiking. Before a GUide is examined in this section, she must have had ample opportunity to take charge of Rmall groups hiking. It must n eve r' he tested on her first or second a ttempt. Guiders will find "Hiking a nd Lightweight Camping'" a very useful Iittlc book. -----:0:
HIKE COOKERY. Have you tried cooking your hike dinner in a cigarette tin? This is not as fantastic as it might sound, fot' it has been done, and very su ccessfully too! Pl'Ocure from one of your friends or relatives a "hundred" cigarette tin-that is, one which held 100 cigarettes-and boil it thoroughly. It i>; a good thing to scour it out with Jex afterwards, to make sure it is qu ite c lean. Knock one or two holes in the lid of the tin before using it, so that the steam may escape-otherwise you will have your tin bursting, and your (linner anywhere but the place you want it! "Vhen you are cooking meat a nd vegetables, put a little fat in the bottom of the tin, and yOUl' meat ovel' it-I have cooked chops. carrots, parsnips and potatoes, and they have been ready ill about 20 minutes, cooked on a good fire. An apple pie is delicious when cooked in a tin -put a little water and sugar in with the s li ced apple, and the pastry on top, then close the lid down. This cooks in about 20 minutes too. Why not have two tins, so that you may have It roast dinner and apple pie at your n ext hik e? -M.E.A. -----:0:
AN APPRECIATION. Miss Irving has given most valuable hillp for sixteen years to Matilda. For many years she was Editor, and since then has helped the Committee in every possible way. Matilda is most grateful to her and sends many good wishes to her in her new work, -E.H.P.
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8th GEELONG COMPANY CAMP. A Company Camp! How long we had looked forward to one; our excitement and happiness remains unsurpassed. Knowing the fun which comes with a Guide Camp, we thought this would be a wonderful opportunity of helping to brighten and bring happiness to our less fortunate Sister Guides. In Court of Honour it was decided that we should have a fancy dress party and games afternoon to raise a fund so that we might begin to carry out our plans. The afternoon was a very successful one, al:d we give very many thanks to ouI' Lieuten:: nt, whose great interest, enthusiasm, and help wa::; the foundtion of our small effort. The proceeds enabled us to take three young Guides from 4th Geelong (Protestant Orp ~lanage Company) to camp. At last-June 15-our great day came. An excited little party of chattering Guides, who had been looking forward to this for weeks, clambered into the bus, which deposited us at Bungarra, Ocean Grove, about 10 o'clock. For the rest of the morning everyone was busy pitching their tents and exploring camp, while the jiminy crickets, cook patrol, prepared their first camp meal. Contrary to the r est of the camp's expectations it was very palatable. After a delightful afternoon we gathered round the campfire which, owing to the "roaring gales," was a make-belief one, to have a good old sing-song. Then came bath time. My word! did the screening fly! If it had only rained we could have had hot baths and cold showers! Next morning there were several complain ~s of lumpy paliasses from the new chums, but by Monday they were quite adepts at the game! We trooped off to morning church, which was a military parade. After a hike in the afternoon round the beach and back through the back ga'e, we had Guides' Own round the campfire. Hot mugs of cocoa proved a good nightcap for all but one, whose peaceful slumbers were disturbed by the little yellow dog from across the way. Monday, last day, was a hectic time of washing up, greasing dixies, striking tents, and collecting our senses in time to present a respec'able appearance by four o'clock Three cheers for Commandant, Miss Leigh, and the other Guiders, who made the best Camp ever possible. -N. LA WRY and P. ROSE.
MATIL:.JA
16
July, 1940.
THE RANGERS' PAGE Editor-E. FAULKNER. Dear Hangers,'.rhere are one or two things I want to refer to from the notices on this Hanger Page. First of all, about the Hanger Conference and Weekend. It was disappointin g to h ave s u ch a poor ret;pon se from the Compani es when they v oted for it as a fixture last year. However, there may be reasons for its not being popular and we will discuss it at the Hanger Conferen ce to be h eld l!lter in the year. About Snow Week, it was unfortunate that it h ad to be cancelled, but I know you will all realise that at this serious time personal disappointments cannot count. I don't know how many of you see "The Guider," so I am reprinting lower down on this page two interesting ideas that are about Hangers- the first, "The Hanger Hesel've," is int e resting and I would like your ideas about it. But the second, "the Home Emergency Service," is of particular interest to us all, and I would like to hear from some of you your ideas about it. Of course, it applies to English conditions and needs, but I would like to know what you think about it and whether we might work out some definite programme to suit our needs, so that eve l'y on e of us may begin now to fit herself to be capable of giv ing her utmost help, mentally, physically, and practically to the com munity at a mom ent's notice. I know that every Hanger is working in some way to help hel' country at thi s serious moment, either helping in war work or training in First Aid, Hom e Nursing, etc., and I do not want to lesHen a n y of your present activities, but I do feel that we may be able to make that extra effort to beco m e a. littl e more effiC ient, a little more h ea lthy and a littl e more prepared to meet the tremendous challenge that is before us all, a challen ge to be met only by the greatest heights poss ible of efficiency, coul'age, enduran ce, detel' mination , Helf s!lcrifice, and steadfast faith in the love of God.-E.F.
a conference in conjunction with the usual business conference in November. '.rhe sports wilL now be held on an earlier date. Choir: Win Cozens reported that this had now been taken over by a separate committee, consisting of Miss F. V. Barfus, Miss M. Young, and Miss O. Anderson. Hanger Dinner: 'l.'he Convenor reported that this will be held at the Federal Hotel on July 20th, at 6.30. The cost to be 2/ 6 per person. Snow 'ÂĽeek: Laurie Wright reported that, as they were unable to g'et a licenced Guider to take charg'e of the party, the Hanger Snow Week had to be cancelled. Next meeting will be held on July 5th at Headquartel's at 6.30 p.m. -BETTY HORSLEY, Hon. Sec.
Company Artists! Here is your chance!! A t the last Hanger Conference it was decided to call for designs for a n ew Ranger Enrolment Card to replace the old round Card with the large red star in the centre. The design can either be on the lines of the new Guide Enrolment Card, or can be of any shape or size. vVe leave it to you, but could we have at least one entry from each Company. How about a competition to see which Patrol can produce the best design, and then send in the one that the Company judges as the best. In rel'ponse to the plea ill "Matilda." the editor has received one suggestion for the design for the top of the Ranger Page, and if any other Rangers have any ideas, please let us have sketches as soon as PORHible. 'W e would like designs for the Canl to be in before the end of July. Entries for both designs may be sent to the Secretary, Betty HOI'sley, 4 Nelson Street, Sandringham, S.8.
Youth Hostel Association.
Notice Board.
These have now been established at the following places, and charges range from 1/ - to 2/pe l' night (excluding food). Warr'andyte, St. Andrews, North Mornington, Launching Place, Christmas Hills, Kinglake, Dromana, Narbethong. Further details regarding Association MemberHhip I'ates, etc., can be obtained from the green c ircul a r on Headquarter's Notice Board.
Minutes of Metropolitan Hanger Co mmittee Meeting held at Headquarters on June 7th, 1940: j'resent: Mrs. Faulkner', Range rs, Peggy Edmondson , Betty Newey, Laurie vVrig ht, Win Cozens, and Betty Horsley. June vVeek-end Conference: The co nvenor reported that owing to the poor response, this fix[UI'e had to be cancell ed. It was decided to hold
Owing to the very poor response (applications and waiting list totalling' only nine, out of a possible thirty-four), it was decided to cancel this fixture. As the Committee feels that a Conference is definitely needed, it has been decided to hold one in conjunction with the usual business Conference in November. As this will take the
"vVho does the best his circum stances a llows, Does well, acts nobly, Angels could no more." -(Walter Percy Morris).
June Week-end Conference.
July, 1940.
whole afternoon and evening, sports will be held on a Saturday afternoon earlier
in
the
year,
JlI'obably in October,
1. Disciplil' c.
tuality, smartness of appearance,
Ranger Snow Week. now unable to do so, the Ranger Snow W eek has had to be cancelled,
and
instant
2. F 'i tn ess.
Unless ill, eve ry member of the
H.E.S. will be required to take half-an-hour outdoor exercise every day.
She must a lso try to
raise her own standard of fitn ess by studying the
RANGER NEWS Ranger Reserve.
Hules of H ea lth, and tackling the application of them where they touch on her own weak points.
(From "The Guider.")
3. lJIessage-corps work. To help in maintaining
Permission was given for Ranger Companies to experiment with the formation of a Ranger Reserve among th eir older members.
This Re-
quick and accurate communications at all times members of the H.E.S. must be able to:(a) Memorise a message a nd carry it for a
serve to be formed among Rangers of over 21 years old, who have had three years' active membership of the Company.
This must be of a very high
standard, and include thorough r eliability, puncresponse to orders.
As the Guider who was to l ead the party is
mile at Scout's pace. (b) Give and receive messages accurately over
Once promoted to the
the phone.
Reserve th ey should be expcted to hold themselves in readiness to assist the Company in any Hpecial activity.
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(c) Wl'ite
They must maintain connection
with the Company by attending ordinary meetings at l east six times a year but
must
not
(This may be omitted only if
there are no phones in the neighbourhood). down
verbal
instructions
briefly,
clearly, and accurately. (d) Answer l ette r s promptly, c le3. rly anti sensibly.
attend more often than on('e a month, except
(e) Master some form of si gnalling thol'ough l y.
when invited by the re::;t of the Company assist in special activities.
(f)
to
4. In addition to the a bove general qualifica-
Home Emergency Service. IMPORTANT NO'rICE TO ALL RANGERS As the war goes on there i s no doubt that for the whole country there will be added difficulti es and responsibilities to fuce.
Find th e " 'ay by day or ni g ht, using map and compass.
tion:,; each I -I. E. S. member must train on one at l eas t of the following thl'ee lines of specia l service:(1)
What form these
will take w ill depend on whether we have to
vVar-tim e ('ooki n !:;" and C'3.tel'i n g : Fil'st aid.
contend with the emergencies of intensive warfare, or jUHt the incI'easing- difficulti es and stmin
'1'0 include knowledge of ehildren's ailments; ,Makin g' and mending of ch ild/'e n's clothes; \Var-tim e f edin.~ of children; How to conduct occupations such as gam es, ,;ong", dance,;, et e., suit ahl p for t"hi ldl'en or ciifferent
ages. (3) Lewd IVorl...
To in c lud e th o rough unden;talltling and prac-
been ,Iecided to fOJ'm within th e Ilang-f'I' Bran ch a Home Emergency Service. This will he open to all Hang-el''; or 1;; yea r,;
Mending;
(2) Child 'W ei/ar C'.
of the present situation, In any e\'ent the outcome will depend much on the spiJ-it shown b y everyone, though most of all, p erhapR, by those who hav e the youth, st l'ength and energy to tackle em ergenCies with courage. But youth an(l energy are not enoug'h; they must he harnesse,l through training and diSCipline. Therefore, to help in meeting the needs of the ('ountry it hus
/Tolli e l'Ie1·vice.
To include Hom e nurRing; Householrl repairs;
li ce of any form of food pro<ludion, Huc-h aR ganl eniilg", ])oultry k eep in g 01' l'al'll1 \vol'k.
A COlllpany may, of ('ou I·se. und e rtak e train-
and upwardR who are rcady to sacrifice tim e UllIl
in g
energy to fit themselves for special work, untl
might divide into groups specialising a l ong dif-
who are not at present fully oc('upied with other forms of servi ce.
cationl-;.
Those qualifying' fOI ' inclusion in th e H.E.S. will hav e their num es entered in a register, allll theY will be i ssued with an a rml et which can b e
for the
H.E.S.
united ly, Or the
Company
fel'ent lines after mastering the general qualifiIndividua l Hanger"
may
also
enter,
training' themselve" eith er alone or along with one (II' t\\'o friends . I ~~' May
it is hoped that a pamphlet will be
worn in uniform for tIle durfltion of the war,
r eady, to guide eitll cr Companies or individuals
and wh i ch wil l show at a g-1!l.nce special qualifications are.
theil'
as to ways and means of training and qualifying
Ill<'
(1uide" in 1\1"y for a further noti ce of this publieution .
The .qene1·al qualifications H.ks. are as follows:-
w h at
requil'ed
for the i-LKS. for
\Vatch "The Guider" and ' ''l'he
July, 1940.
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CAMPING and TRAINING PIONEER BADGE CAMP While the weather is stil l wintry, we can be using the time indoors for oddments as tentrepairing; learn the kinds of stitches used fOl' different types of teal's, and practise stitching' thick duck-it is not so easy as h emming a handkerchief! Choose thread to suit the fab ri c, and you will find out all sorts of thing:; about needles, o nce you try t hem on duck or thick calico, Another winter activity is whittling, which Illay give you a few ideas about some useful gadget without string or nails, The Pioneer Camp will be held at the Gu icl ~ House during the Easter holidays, 1941. Gu id e l's! Please b e sure and tell your Patrol Leaders and Guides about it, and show them the hints that are given here each month, s o tbat they can prepal'e for it all the year and be quite ready to do the test at Easter time, It will be a real Pioneer Camp, Patrols will b e quite self-contained and responsible for their own small Camps! CHALLENGE TO GUIDERS All Guiders will have read of the "Challenge to Guiders" in England and will be wondering what the Victor ian "Challenge" w ill be. VITe are going to use the "Challeng'e" as it is set out in the "Guider," with small a lterations necessary for our conditions. So, please read c:lrefully page 60, "The Gu id er," March, 1940. Here are our a lterations:Substitute the word "Division" for "County," and "July" and "August" for "March" and "April." Question (2)-This will be in cluded only for those who have a bicycle and those accustomed to cyc lin g who can borrow one for the purpose! Question (7)-Add "and say why you think it will belp you." Entries for Set I of "The C hallenge" must he sent to:'1'h e Challenge Secretary, Miss Nicholson, 42 Bay Road, Sandringham, S.8. not later than August 15th, 1940. Evel'ything e lse is exactly the same as in the March "Guider." GUIDERS' WOODCRAFT WEEK A 'Woodcraft Camp will be held under canvas
at the Guide House if tbere are sufficient applicat ions. The dates are Satur'day, 31st August, to Saturday, 7th September, inclusive, Fee not more than 30 / -. Fares rail, 5/9 retul'll, bus, 1/ 3. Guider-in-chal'ge, Miss E. Moran. Applications accompanied by a deposit of 5/- and 5/ 9 if rail ticket is required, should reach Miss B. Macartney at the Guide Office by 1st August. Deposits will not be I'efunded if withdrawal is made after 15th August. Guiders who have not previously teen nominated for Headquarters Training should send a signed nomination fOl'm from their District Comm issioner. TRAININGS OlltdOO1' '1'1'ailling Days for Guiders will be helu on 11th September and 12th October. Giudel's are asked to notify Miss Macartney if they intend to be pl'esent.
A First Class attenlOon tl'aining will be held un 12th July. This is in connection with the I'ecent First Class Guiders' course. There are vacancies for other Guiders. Those interested should apply to Miss B. Macartney, c/o. Guide Office, 60 Market Street, for particulars. OPEN WEEK-ENDS AT GUIDE HOUSE 19th July, apply by 5th July; 2nd August, apply by 19th July; 16th August, apply by 2nd August, There will be only one week-end camp in August and one in September owing to the school holidays, The next one will be 20th September, apply by 6th September. NEW CAMPERS' Keep free week-ends 28th September a nd 26th October. There will be special ca mps for you at "Gipton," Frankston. -ELAINE MORAN. ----:0:----
FIRST CLASS Ice Accident Guiders are asked to consider what might be a suitable Australian alternative to the Ice accident section in the First Class Test. Suggestions to be sent to Miss Moore, Commissioner for Tests and Badges as soon as possible.
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THE GUIDE HOUSE.
GUIDE HOUSE NEWS.
T he F irst Cha ir man.
The Brownie Guiders have had a working bee at the Cottage and the laundry has been kalsomined, new lino. put down in the sitting room and some general tidying up done. A new concrete trough to replace the two old ones has been installed in the laundry also. The Forestry Commission are going to build some proper fireplaces so that we can light hike fires safely outside the property-there will be one neal' the Falls, one at the Ranger's Cottage and one at No.3 Yelland Mill, these will not be used in the prohibited season of ::ourse, but they will be very handy for day and overnight hiking parties who want to cook meal& away from the camp sites, any time between Apr il and October. Have you ever seen a Forest Commission Fireplace? They are very superior and aasolutely fool proof. A lso t he Camping Department and the Gardening Committee are going to mark out some firep laces on the camp sites, where fires may be lit in future. The paddock is getting quite spoilt as a result of having had small fires lit here and there all over it, so in future fires are only to be lit in these special places. The Gardening Committee is now exper imenting as to the best means of marking them so that they will be unobtrusive, but unmistakable. Some very special notices about fir e lighting are to be put up round the property very soon, so keep your eyes open for them, the next time you go up for a day and want to boil a billy! -M.B.F.
All of us who have had the opportunty of seeing and enjoying the Guide House, will be very sorry to learn that Ml·S. Euan Littlejohn has resigned the Chairmanship of the Guide House Committee. I think that we all most greatly appreciate the fact that we have had as its first chairman someone who realises so well what we hoped the Guide House would be to our Movement, who has such splendid ideas of what it might become, and who has done so much to bring those hopes and ideas into being. Moreover the pleasure which she h as taken in all the work she has done for it and her pride in it, has had its reflection in the Movement and is a valuable legacy for all future helpers and users of the Guide House. -SIBYL CHAUVEL. ---:0:---
The New Chairma n. Miss Marjorie Drury, who has done so much for the Guide House as its Bursar, has now agreed to be chairman of the Guide House Committee. We all welcome her to her new responsibility and assure her that we will do all we can to help her. -SIBYL CHAUVEL.
ENDOWMENT FUND. The Guide House Committee was very delighted to receive a surprise on the second bil thday of the Guide House, June 19th, 1940. Miss Bush handed in over £200 to the committee for the Endowment Fund as a result of her shilling fund idea. This makes our Endowment F und £2,500. It was a thrilling surprise, as Miss Bush had kept her scheme a complete secret from the Committee. In the very early days of the Guide House; it was Miss Bush who organised the scheme of endowing the Guide House for one day for £5. This scheme has been wonderfully successful, and we are so glad that her latest idea has been such a great success. The Shilling Fund is still open, and shillings may be sent to Miss Bush. The Guide House Committee wish to thank Miss Bush for her help, and all those who have, by their Shillings helped this special effort for the Endowment Fund. -MARY LITTLEJ OHN.
---------------W AN T E D ! FOR GUIDE HOUSE. Guiders, here is a chance to help to beautify our Guide House. The Garden Committee . wants native flowers and shrubs for planting -such as waxflower, coreas, boronias, etc. Anyone who could help-particularly from Northern and Gippsland districts-are asked to communicate first with Miss L. Weickhardt, 105 Stanhope street, Malvern, S.E.4. The majority of the flowers and shrubs are fully protected, and could not be taken from Crown land. They would have to be obtained from private property with the consent of the owners.
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