MAΥ 。-JUNE。 I962 ˇoI8
双 面 人
卜
又楚 磊革 天・ 纾〃
No。
3
40￠
I have recendy received letters frO1m CommodOre Buder and the Co∏ 1Inissioner of Pohce commending Our Scouts On their behaviOur on 23rd ⒈江ay `vhen the pubhc llˉ ere invited tO visit ships in the Naval DOckyard, Great numbers Of peOple thrOnged the entrance to the DOckyard, among theⅡ 1 ScOuts 厂 frOm I-【 ollˉ loOn and HOng Kong. `凡 hen it appeared that help was needed in contrOlling the cr0、 vd, the scOuts came fOr、 vard and volunteered to assist, and cOnunued to do sO even thOugh this meant giving up their oⅥ rn pleasure in visiting the ships in the DOckyard, Needless tO say they Ⅵ'ere sho、 vn around vere closed to the general on a special tour after the gates 、 vould be so, Ho、 v pubhc,but they could not have knO、 vn this 、 ˉthat ⊙ur splendid it is tO receive such letters, and tO knOl△
boys are bringing hOnOur to the name of Scouting. 厂 几 e are lmaking progress in the fOn⒒ ation of neⅥ ΓScOut 、 E)istricts and during the past fe哂 「months I have been honoured
to attend the first1meeting of many newly fonued Local 丿 `ssociations. I have been very pleased to find that there are 〃Ⅱhng and anxious to help the lNfovement sO many people 、 by serving on Our Local AssOciatiOns.Are you Dist⒒ ct Comˉ ⅡissiOners making ful1 use of this lay help, or do yOu, as I fear tOO frequently happens, merely regard your lay members 砬lling tO make a substandal donation 、 vho 、 vⅡ l be 、 as peOple 、 vⅡ l nOt have a to your E)istrict funds. I￡ yOu do, then yOu 、 -、
real scOut District LOcal AssociatiOn。
The duties Of a Local'`ssociatiOn,and the obhgation laid upon a District Commissioner tO share his responsibiIities w⒒ h the Iay members of the LOcd Assooaton are so impOrtant that I nlake no excuse for emphasising them once again。 The mOst inlpOrtant duty is the selectiOn of suitable1nen and women These are in such short supply that as leaders Of the boys。