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An Official Treasure Bag of Guiders' Information for Guiders of Victoria, Australil .

Published by the Girl Guides Association , Victoria, 60 Market Street, Melbourne, C.l.

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Acting Editor: Miss M. WATSON, Brompton , Mountain Road , Kilsyth.

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Vol. XXV. FEBRUARY, 1948. No. 1.

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THINKING DAY

I have a collection of letters before me, all of which are saying "thank you" to Aus­tralian Guides. I wish I could publish them all, because they express a heartfelt gratitude that I cannot convey to you. There are four letters from England.

One is from Miss Joan Franklin, Captain of 1st Earlsfield Guide Company. The Com­pany had received a food parcel, which was divided amongst them.

Another letter is from a Guide, Wenda Free, of the 1st Ilford Company. She, too, writes on behalf of her Company, who had received a food parcel. They were able to enjoy their parcel while in camp at Amer­sham, in Buckinghamshire.

The third letter is from Miss C. Fishbourne, Brown Owl of the 1st Southfields Pack. The Pack had also received a parcel, which they were lucky enough to win when the Packs and Companie!> of the district drew for it.

You can see from these examples how wel­come our parcels are, but also we can see how many more are needed if we are to reach every Guide.

The fourth letter jrom London shows how a gift sent some years ago is still bringing joy. Mrs. Cockram, an ex-Guide and mother of a Guide, Scout and Sea Scout, has sent a small tag to us with the inscription: "From

Gil'l Guides, Victoria, Australia." The tag comes from a wool jumper that she received at a W.V.S. exchange.

There are also two postcards in my collec­tion. One is a photograph of "Our Chalet" in Switzerland. It is sent by a Guider at the Chalet to say thanks for a parcel which will be shared among Guides visiting the Chalet.

The second postcard is from Z. Wolowska in Warsaw, and ~he also has received a parcel.

Our rally parcels will be arriving in time to bring joy to English Guides on Thinking Day. They will be "Thinking Wide" then, with a very tangible proof of the links of friendship . . But we must also not rest on our laurels. The World Chief Guide has brought us greetings from our fellow-Guides all over the world. We must play our part in promoting International friendship, and thus make this Thinking Day of 1948 a special one, and send our thoughts and our help across the world to forge strong bridges of friendship. Every Guide can play her part by sending her pennies to the World Bureau to help foster Guiding throughout the world. The Chief Guide gave us a challenge to meet. She said that, despite war and oppression, Guiding had grown tremendously in Europe. Yet, her e in Australia, our numbers have dwindled. So let us each spread Guiding a little wider in Australia, and "spread Guide Spirit througho\lt the wide world."

2 MATILDA

THE CHIEF GUIDE'S VISIT.

The World Chief Guide (Lady Baden-Powell) stepping from the plane on her arrival at Mildura. \

February, 1948.

February, 1948.

Ship collecting p~rcels for Britain at the Rally at the .Showgrounds.

Chief greeting 4th South Yarra Guides at the Field Day.

Paddle Steamer "Avoca" takes the Guides down the Murray

River to Chaffey's Bend, Mildul'a.

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Lady Baden-Powell arrives at the Inde­pendent Church for the Guides' Own.

The Chief's Standard at the Field Day.

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The Chief Guide arrives at Chaffey's Bend.

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4 MATILDA February, 1948.

THE CHIEF GUIDE'S VISIT TO VICTORIA

It is not possible to publish a full record of the Chief Guide's visit to Victoria. These few brief accounts of ceremonies are merely representative. Everyone who was able to meet Lady Baden-Powell during her visit will need no record. It was a moment not easily forgotten.

GUIDERS AND SCOUTERS' SOCIAL For many Guiders and Scouters the evening

of 24th November, 1947, was a night never to be forgotten---1the night when about 650 of them gathered together to welcome the Chief Guide, The Lady Baden-Powell, and to spend a social evening with her.

The programme commenced with community singing conducted by a Scouter; then presently the signal was given that at last the Chief had arrived. The vast company rose to their feet, and gave the Chief a rousing cheer as she came on to the platform, preceded by her own Standard.

Lady Chauvel welcomed the Chief on our behalf. An address, which lasted one hour and 20 minutes seemed onl§- a few minutes, it was packed so full of fun and of moving stories of heroism of Guides and Scouts in the occupied countries. Sir Edmund Herring thanked the Chief for her wonderful talk. Then Lady Baden-Powell pl'esented Miss Merle Bush with a Chief's Diploma. All sang "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow," and gave three hearty cheers for Miss Bush.

After several short items and some more community singing, believe it or not, the Chief shook hands and had a few words with everyone present--not an easy undertaking­and all this while the rest of the company had supper. Alas! the poor Chief had none.

Lady Baden-Powell . asked the Colour Party to hold her Standard while she explained the symbols to us.

The National Anthem brought a very memorable evening to a close.

LADY BADEN-POWELL'S VISIT Public Meeting, 28th November, 'at 8.15 p.m.,

in the Assembly Hall. This meeting, which was arranged to give

Lady Baden-Powell an opportunity to address representatives of Melbourne's Youth Clubs and other representative people, was presided over by the Lieut.-Governor, Sir Edmund Her­ring, who was accompanied by Lady Herring, and who was welcomed by the State Commis­sioner, Lady Chauvel.

To a very attentive audience the Chief Guide spoke of how Scouting started, stressing the fact that Lord Baden-Powell had started it in India amongst the British troops to make up to these adults for the deficiencies in the scheme of their early education. Then, in 1908, the _book, "Scouting for Boys," was pub­lished, and there was a phenomenally rapid spread of this game, which both taught and trained the developing boy.

Lady Baden-Powell pointed out that Guiding started because girls did not want to be left olit of this great game, and she emphasised the point that Guiding is in no way a watered­down form of Scouting, but, though inspired by the same ideas and ideals, it has developed along its own virile and distinctive lines.

One gained the impression that Lady Baden­Powell saw possiqilities for development through Guiding of many more junior sections or younger sets of established movements, and she appealed to public-spirited men and women to come forward and train as leaders in the Guide and Scout Movement.

In proposing a vote of thanks, Miss Florence Christian spoke of how thrilled and inspired all Guides were to have the privilege of hear­ing and seeing their own Chief. Dr. A. G. Scholes seconded this very warm vote of thanks.

PARENTS' MEETING The meeting fQr parents of Guides and

Scouts, in the arrangements for which we had the co-operation of the Scout Associatiorn, proved a great success. The Assembly Hall was full.

Lady Chauvell welcomed the guests, and called qn Mr. Duncan, Commissioner of Police and Chairman of the Scout Executive Com­mittee, to speak and introduce Lady Baden­Powell, 'which he did in a most interesting way. The Chief Guide held the large audience enthralled by her story of the Guides in vari­ous countries, and of their courage and en- ~ durance during the war years.

Before the arrival of the guest of honour, Mr. George Mackay conducted community singing, and Kodak Ltd. kindly showed films of Guiding and Scouting, which proved very interesting to the audience of parents.

The Convener has received from the Chief Guide a letter of very warm thanks and ap­preciation of the arrangements made for this meeting, and saying: " ... Its success must have been a delight to you . ... It will have done no end of good, and there are bound to be many good results from it in the days to come in making those people more 'Guide­minded' and interested."

-Lilian Edmondson, Convener.

SUNRA YSIA DISTRICT The Lady Baden-Powell was welcomed by

an enthusiastic group of Guides and Scouts and members of the Local Association when she arrived at Mildura Aerodrome for her visit to Sunraysia District.

The Chief Guide was later received by His Worship the Mayor. and before a representa­tive gathering appealed for greater support for the Guide and Scout Movement in Aus­tralia.

In the afternoon Lady Baden-Powell, accom­panied by Lady Chauvel, first attended Hen­derson Park, where 200 Cubs and Brownies welcomed her ceremoniously. Later the Chief Guide and the State Commissioner joined a

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large party of Guides as guests of Captain and Mrs. Dan Treacy on the steamer Avoca. The boat travelled to Chaffey's Bend, where a picnic tea commenced a programme of enter­tainment.

The river and tall 'gum-trees of Chaffey's Bend provided an ideal setting for a camp­fire. Several hundred Scouts and Guides sang songs and acted Aboriginal Legends. The dramatised version. of the Story of Mildura, acted by the Rangers, and written by a Ranger, Judith Lyall, was a highlight of the evening.

Sunraysia, too, thanked the C~ief in parcels.

, STORY OF MILDURA

Thh "Story of Mildura" was written by Juuith Lyall, of the Mildura Rangers. It was acted before the Chief Guide at the Camp Fire, and a lettered and illustrated scro ll copy was presented to her. At the Chief Guide's request this is being sent to Pax Ilall, to be hung there. Lettering was done by Shirley Stewart and illustrations by Joan Drew, both Mildura Rangers.

Come, all people, come to listen, Gather round to hear my story.

Captain Sturt, a brave explorel', Rowed his dinghy up this river: Here he saw the mighty redgums, Heard the laughing kookaburra, Watched the smoke of burning camp-fires, Watched the awed and wary natives­First white man to see this region, First white man to , know its beauty.

After sixteen years of silence, By the redgums on the river, Came that great man, Lord RanfurIy, Came with sheep and dogs and horses, Founded here his small sheep station. Paddle steamers churned the water, Broke the silence of the river, Bringing stores to feed the white men, Taking back the snowy fleeces. Thus, till eighteen-eighty-seven, White men lived beneath the redgums In the heat and dust of summer, P ersevered to make a living; Then they called this place "Mildura," Native word for "red dust flying."

Then came George and William Chaffey, Came with new ideas to live here, Planted grape vines by the river, Watered them with man-made channels; Irrigation was successful: Soon the barren region flourished, Settlers came with wives and children, Roads were made and homes established, Till the township of Mildura Was indeed a place of beauty, Was indeed a land of plenty, By the redgums on the river.

Many young girls of Mildura Heard and read of Baden-Powell, Learnt with eagerness his message, Vowed to join the Girl Guide Movement; Found a Captain, then they started, Full of life and youthful vigour, By the redgums on the river, There they took their Girl Guide Promise.

Years have passed since that fh:st meeting, N ow our district shows most proudly Guides and Guiders, Rangers, Brownies, Striving all to keep that promise, Striving always to be wortTly Of those dauntless pioneers, Those who made, with God, this garden By the redgums Qn the river.

JUDITH LYALL, 1st Mildura Rangers.

GUIDERS' CONFERENCE, 1948

COMMISSIONERS AND GUIDERS At the Guiders' CQnference, held on 25th

and 26th October, 1947, the following motions were passed:-

1. That each Division be asked t o elect a Sub-Committee, the number of members to be decided by the Division, which will be respon­sible for collecting and sending ideas to the Guiders' Conference Committee, and that Divi­sion Commissioners be asked to form these committees.

2. That the Conference Committee ask these Sub-Committees :-

(a) Whether their Guiders would prefer a residential ' or non-residential CQnfer­ence?

(b) Whether it should be in the city or further out?

(c) Whether it should be a one or two day ConferencEli

(d) What time of the year would be most suitable?

(e) And whether they would attend? Attention!

In Divisions or Districts where there are no Commissioners, or alternately in very scat­tered areas, it would be appreciated if Guidel's would try to l!leet as early as possible in the New Year and form committees, or corres­pond exchanging ideas if meeting is impos­sible. Th~ ideas and answers to queries could be forwarded by a Guider appointed by them or by the Committee. Thus all parts of Vic­toria, city and country, may be represented at the next Conference. If unable ~ to attend through transport difficulties, a city Guider could be contacted to voice your opinions 1f you are faced with non-representation: Now-This is Vital!!!

If, as was suggested at the Conference, we are to have the next Conference during school holidays, it is most necessary to have your full co-operation in arranging early meetings

(Continued on page 10.)

6 MATILDA February, 1948.

LADY CHAUVEL THE RESIGNATION OF OUR STATE

COMMISSIONER. A Last Act of Leadership.

When Lady Chauvel sent a message to the Guides of Victoria through December "Matilda," she told us that it would be her last Christmas message as State Commis­:::ioner. In doing this, Lady Chauvel was join­ing, as their leader, with all Commissioners and Secretaries in car 'ng out the new rule for time-limit appointments announced in P.O.R. for 1947. The rule is planned to bring freshn ess and fluidity into the Guide Move­ment, and to give each person the opportunity lor wide experience by using her abilities in a variety of way~; but, when we face the re­sponsibility for putting the mle into practice, we realise the regret and sense of loss that must come to us while adjustments are being: made. This feeling will be very strong among the Guides of Victoria when it is known that, si nce announcing the approach of the timc­limit of her appointment, Lady Chauvel has decided that her resignation must take effect immediately, and has asked the State Council to accept her decision.

Lady Chauvel became Deputy State Com­missioner in the early years of the Girl Guide Organisation of Victoria, and has been State Commissioner for nearly fifteen years.

Few people realise the constant demands upon a State Commissioner, who is interested in every branch of the Association and every person in the Movement, because few have the o_pportunity to take into V'iew all districts and all sub-committees and to understand the de­tails of their relations with the whole.

Lady Chauvel has been tireless in co­ordinating each part into one unity; she has been particularly thoughtful for the interest of the Guides in country areas, who cannoL make their opinions known so easily as those

. of the metropolis; her understanding of the finances has been a steady influence in keeping the Association in a sound position through years of anxiety and ·in applying resources where they could be used to the greatest benefit.

Yet, through all the pressure of the details of administration, every decision has been tested by the effect it might have upon the welfare of the children. Will the Guides enjoy it? Will it be a wonderful memory for them? Will it help them? These have been frequent questions.

She has been glad of opportunities to meet all Guiders, to encourage them, and to hear their experience of the needs of their Guides and Brownies.

If any special activities may be chosen from so many, Lady Chauvel has perhaps given outstanding energy and enthusiasm to the Guide House of Victoria and to the Guide International Service. She has been active Federal Vice-President during the whole

period of the war, and, with the Federal Com­missioner, has led the organisation of the G.LS. thl'oughout the Commonwealth; a com­plete scheme of Federal co-operation had to be erected, with a committee in each State and communication with the G.LS. in England; two separate funds were handled, candidates se~ected and tests arranged, information sup­plled and support organis.ed; the whole has been an inspiration to the Guides of Aus­tralia and an jmportant contribution to ' the relief of distress in Europe and Malaya.

The success of the special War Effort c.f the Guid~s of Victoria, directed principally to supplymg clothes to the children of Britain and the men of the Merchant Navy, owes much to her encouragement and work. .

Lady Chauvel has represented the Guides of Victoria in England, and among the Churches and the Public and Welfare Associa­tions of the State she has seen to it that the community has been kept in touch with the ideals and activities of the Association. '

Lady Chauvel has received from the Chief Guide of the World the award of the Silver Fish-the highest award for exceptionally good service to the Movement a~ a whole; the Jubilee Medal from His Majesty King George V; and the Coronation Medal from His Ma­jesty King George VI.

We know that Lady Chauvel found happi­neSE and friendships in the "Guides," but in the background have Deen many hours of self­denying thoughtfulness and sheer hard work. As we address her for the last time as our Stat~ Commissioner, we assure her of our deep gratItude and affectionate appreciation; we hope she may find restfulness in a certain relief from responsibility,' and that in some part of Guiding she may chollse, or in some other enterprise, she may be able to do what­ever she most has wished to do, and fincl freed om to carry out plans she must often have put aside in the service of "the Guides" during more than twenty years .

Remembrances and good wishes from all of us-always.

COMMISSIONER FOR TESTS AND BADGES RESIGNS

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking Lady Chauvel for her kind message in December "Matilda," to say "good-bye" to my correspondents through the years, and to welcome my successor, Miss A. Howgate.

It has been an interesting job, the questions and problems have been certainly varied. I am sure that Miss Howgate will also finrl it so, and that you will welcome her ancl give her the same support you have give~ me,

"I feel it may be of mutual benefit if I may make a few suggestions from past experience.

1. Much writing and disappointment to the Guide concerned would be saved if Guiders and Secretaries, and Commissioners too, would study P.O. and R., Victorian Supplement, and particularly the notices of alterations in "Matilda."

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2. Badge certificates should be given to the Guide with the Badge, and she should be told to treasure them, as they must be produced for 1st Class and All-Round Cords.

3. For All-Round Cords, Guides must be under 17 at the time of application. Any Biennial Badges must be within the two years.

4. Although two years is allowed for the passing of 1st Class, a Guide should feel com­petent in all sections at time of application for the Badge. Any sections dated more than two years must be revised.

If any Badges and Awards are desired for special local events, it is .kinder not to leave them to the last minute. Badge certificates should be forwarded with the application. No one minds the personal effort entailed in a rushed application, but it - is not right that H.Q. should be expected to altar the propel' procedure for such awards."

Happy Guiding to you all for 1948. -M. Moore.

TO GUIDERS AND COMMISSIONERS ~he Women's Services Club, membership of

WhICh was formerly restricted to ex-service­women of the defence forces, has now decided to extend its eligibility of membership to women who have been, or are; as individuals or as members of groups, engaged in com­munity service.

It has resolved that Comm,issioners and Guiders . of the Girl Guide Movement will thus be eligible to join the club. It is hoped that any who are interested will make applica-­tion. Application formS'- are available at the Women's Services Club, 53 Market Street, Melbourne. _

YOUTH; LEADER TRAINING COURSE

The National Fitnes~ Council of Victoria are sponsoring -a One-Year Professional Youth Leader Training Course in 1948. The course is conducted by the Department of Social Studies, University of Melbourne, but is on a non-diploma basis. Its aim is to provide training for leaders of various youth organisa­tions -and 'to meet the need for full-time workers in playgrounds and community centres.

Copies of the syllabus and application forms for the 1948 course (which commences on 15th March) may be obtained from the Dh-ector (jf Social Studies, University of Melbourne. The National Fitness Council of Victoria, 53 Russell Street, Melbourne, or the Head­quarters of Youth Organisations.

Qualifications for the course are a good educational background (preferably matricu­lation), aptitude for leadership, and a desire to serve in youth work. The closing date for entries is Monday, 2nd February, 1948. A composite fee of 23 guineas will cover lectures and practical work, camping expenses and University Union fees. The course is accepted under the Reconstruction Training Scheme for ­Service personnel.

PART OF A LETTER FROM IMPERIAL GUIDE H.Q. TO THE CHIEF GUIDE

Dated 24th November

We have been tremendously honoured in the past fortnight, as Princess Elizabeth sug­gested to her Secretary that the Girl Guides be. asked to help in dealing with the moun­tams of correspondence and good wishes that were pouring into Buckingham Palace in con­nection with the wedding. Lady Somers gave us the message, and for the past three weeks two or more of the staff have been going every day, working with the Prince,ss' Private Sec­retary and her Lady-in-waiting. They have all, of course, been thrilled to do it. On the actual wedding day we were told we could send up to six workers, and were given a pass to get into the Palace. The six who went in the morning had. a grand view from one of the corridor windows looking across the inner court, where the coaches drew up, and they saw the Royal Family getting into their carriages. They had a second view from the bedroom of the Lady-in·Waiting into the courtyard, and a long view right down the Mall. The afternoon party' saw the honey­moon couple driving off in their open carriage, and were within touching distance of the rest of the Royal Family as they waved farewell to the Princess and Prince. You can imagine how excited they all were. Of course, they worked like anything in between these excite­ments, and I gather they seemed to be able to go wherever they liked in the Palace-the word "Girl Guide" that day worked like magic in Buckingham Palace.

I do not know. whether you have heard that the Guides were given space on the pavement immediately by the Palace gates for 100 1.0 stand and watch the procession, and 10 were invited to the service in Westminster Abbey. In addition, S.R.S. Duke of York, which is the crew the Princess belonged to, were given six places in the Abbey, and the rest of them had a front standing view in the Palace forecourt.

You will probably have heard that the cake that the Princess cut at the wedding was made of the ingredients sent .by the Australian Guides, and that the trefoil figured largely as part of the cake's decorations. The Guides were indeed very proud people on the wedding day.

I thin~ perhaps some of those to whom you are talkmg on your tour might be interested to hear about this, which details, so interesting to us, w~ll not have appeared in the papers! I have Just remembered that Australia was represented in one of our working parties in the Palace on the wedding day-Miss Foote of Victoria. As I am writing to you addressed t? V:ictoria, I thought I had to tell you that tit-bIt! As luck would have it, Miss Foote happened to be at Headquarters that day.

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THE SIGN POST THE VALUE O'F DISCIPLINE

To many of us the word "discipline" is an unattractive one. Perhaps it suggests irk­some rules and a lack of the human touch. As a nation we are easy-going, we deplore ostentation, and we dislike regimentation; ~o that we are inc-1ined to be suspicious of dis­cipline before' we begin to take the trouble to think of what discipline really is. When we do think it out, however, we soon find out that discipline does not consist of tiresome restrictions and a rigid outlook, far from it. Discipline has been defined as the cheerful spirit of obedience; if that is so, how can it be irksome? Is it irksome to make sure that our appearance in uniform is smart, that shoes, belt and badge be well polished; in fact, to take a pride in our appearance? Is it irksome to respect others, to give honour where honour is due, to be courteous, to l.>e punctual? Yet these are all part of good discipline.

Discipline can be looked upon as a founda­tion stone upon which we build; by our example and by our leadership we can spread the true spirit of discipline-willing and cheerful obedience, loyalty, cleanliness. All these form part of discipline, and, as we must learn to obey before we Gan be fit to com­mand, so it is up to us to set the example as Guiders, and to see that our Companies are following up in the right way. Guiders have, did they but realise it, a far greater influence in some respects than either school or home. It is fashionable in these days to evade the giving of a definite order, and, in fact, to apologise before asking anyone to do any­thing. The result is that, on every hand, there is a lack of courtesy, those coming back from abroad remark on it. Are we going to continue (yes, the word is used deliberately) to avoid telling our Guides and Rangers when it is necessary to do something, and to expect and obtain prompt obedience?

As a Movement; we should at this moment be taking stock, and considering ways and means of improvement. Are we going to face

up to the need for discipline, or attach a neat label entitled "militarism" and put it away from us as not applicable? Have we the courage to admit that we could gain much by introducing the spirit of discipline in · its widest sense, not only in the precision of well­executed drill and ceremonial, the spit and polish of the Brigade of Guards, but also in the resourcefulness, courtesy, cheerfulness, the steadfastness and the courage to carryon under difficulties that is to be found in every well-disciplined body of men and women? Look at the resistence movements in France, Holland and Belgium; these could not have succeeded without discipline.

Are we really confident that our Rangers and Guiders would rise to an emergency, that their training is such that they would with­out hesitation obey an order to stand fast, came or go, and thus perhaps avert mob panic? Or would they dither, and would the animal instinct of self-preservation prevail and the opportunity for service be lost? We pride ourselves on teaching our Companies to rise to the occasion, to be prepared. Are we sure that we teach them to o~ey in all cases, not only when it suits them?

Morale is a word that is se"ldom, if ever, mentioned in the Guide Movement, but con­sidered to be of great importance in the armed f orces of the Crown. Like so many other words, morale has several meanings, and is (:xpressed in many ways. The more obvious meaning (the state of mind of a body of men or women) suggests that, by means of the high standard of morale which already exists in the Movement, Commissioners and Guiders can inculcate into those for whom they 'are lesponsible that spirit of discipline, that pride, which is so important and so necessary. A discipline like that which saved our country in the time of need, which was enduring and unfaltering, a spirjt which remained unbroken and which made the impossible become po~­sible.

-Reprinted from "The Guider."

EXTENSIONS (continued from page 9). go which you have chosen for us. I will parcel up everyone's share, and they will each have their parcel in good time for Christmas. It is particularly wonderful you should send me dripping. This week we looked very long­ingry at a little bit we had, but mother's oldest sister is very frail and she suffers from the shortage really acutely. As she is so old, it is difficult for her to queue, etc., so we de­cided we wouldn't really be the poorer if we gave her our little bit of dripping. And, 10 and behold, this morning your gift came a long, ~o ~e are better off, and aunty was touchingly grateful, so I think, Guides, you can feel, through your gift, you gave two-fold happi­ness, can't you? . . ."

CIHGlJLAR GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

VICTORIA

SUPPLEMENT TO "MATILDA" 60 Market Street ,

Melbourne ,. C ,1, 6th February, 1~48.

HeadQuarters· YV)..ll re Quire at the be ginning of March , 1948, an experienced book-keeper to work on a full-time basis as a member of the staff . Guide experience is not essential but would be helpful . Applic ation should be .made to the State Secretary in writing , after which a personal interview will be arranged .

M. McL', BURNa

State .:3ecretary .

February, i948. MATILbA 9

EXTENSIONS AND "THE CHIEF'S" VISIT

About 44 Extensions, plus a number of han­dicapped Scouts and Cubs, were able to be present at the Rally. Here is what one of the Extensions wrote :-

" ... When we arrived at the Showgrounds at 2 o'clock we were shown into our places. Canying her Standard, three Rangers walked in front of Lady Baden-Powell as she spoke to all the Extensions. - After that, Scouts, Guides, Brownies and Cubs marched past Lady Baden­Powell. They sat on the ground while she talked to us about doing our best. After they had marched back to th(ilir places, the Brownies had a singing game. They joined hands in a circle, dancing and singing. When they had finished, the Cubs had a corroboree, at which the Chief took Lady Baden-Powell a message asking her to come and visit them. The Guides· then formed the map of Australia, while the Scouts formed the map of Britain. They made two ships out of two trucks. The ships came to Australia to pick up parcels from the capital cities and took them t.o Britain. Two Guides gave them to Lady Baden-Powell. After that we went home. Don't you think it was a lovely afternoon?

" Quite a number of Extensions attended the

Guides' Own and the Field Day, too. Here are some of their impressions:

"There was an exceptionally strong muster of Guides from all districts, including Eixten­sion Guides-i.e., Guides who, because of some illness, cannot take part in all the active work that ordinary Guides do, but still, nevertheless, are enrolled, thanks to those very kind people who devote their time to this branch of Guiding. Prior to the opening of the service, Lady Baden-Powell, with her personal Stan­dard, was on the platform. The service com­menced with the cong'regation singing the Guide Hymn, followed by prayer and an in­teresting address given by Miss Edith Purnell. Lady Baden-Powell then addressed the Guides, telling how the organisation commenced and what it stoQd for, also its character was inter­national, knowing no barriers Or creeds; its teachings were Honesty and Loyalty. It is th,e

earnest desire of all Guides that we shall in the neal' future be again addressed by Lady Baden-Powell. . . ."

"; . . This is just a short description d what I did at the Field Day. I was taken to Flinders Street and put in the charge of a Ranger called Hazel. We, with some Guiders and the Deaf Guides and their Captain, went in the van to Montmorency. When I got there I mef Diana (her P.L.). We then had our sandwiches and pasties and someone gave me a cup of tea. After lunch we formed a horse­shoe to enrol a new recruit, and we all sang God Save the King afterwards. After the enrolment some recruits went for their Tenderfoot. Later I did some Morse with a Guide. We had our photos taken. Then the whistle blew, and they formed in a horseshoe and I was called over to stand by Captain. Lady Baden-Powell came over and shook hands with us all. WheI.) Lady Baden-Powell shook hands with me, she said: 'I did not me&t you at the Rally, but I am very glad to do so now.' Then Lady Baden-Powell made a short speech. We broke horseshoe, and as it was getting late we piled into the van and headed for home. So ended a most enjoyable day.

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NEWS FROM ABROAD.

Miss Sydney Foote, who used to be Assistant Commissionel' for Extensions in Victoria, was one of the Guiders chosen to help with the Royal wedding correspondence at Buckingham Palace, and when last she wrote she was still . working part-time at .the Palace.

Miss Hall, Captain of the Dorset Post Rangers in England, writes that she was at a Ranger Guiders' Training at Foxlease, at which there were several of the German girls chosen to undergo Guide training. She writes: " ... They added colour to the week­end by introducing an old Bavarian Advent custom (we were there for the first Sunday in Advent), ' with a candle-lighting ceremony held on Sunday morning, a large ring of ever­greens being hung up, bearing one candle (for the first Sunday), and we sang a German carol, which one of them accompanied on a pipe she had made; and we had decorated. tables, evergreens and little paper angels which they had made, surrounding a candle, for supper that night, and we ate by candle­light. They taught us several carols and folk songs, but it was surprising how many carols were common to both our countries .... "

Miss Shoutt, Captain of 1st Northumberland Post Guides, wrjltes to 1st Victorian Post Guides:-" .. . Yo ill' lovely surprise parcel has just come . . . what a beauty? I do thank

-you all very much indeed, both for my share (how nice of you to include me too) and also on behalf of the Guides themselves. We are having rather a thin time as far as the things

(Continued on page 8.)

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10 MATILl>A February, 1948.

TRAINING Brownie Training Course.

The first Brownie Training Course for the year will commence at the Girl Guide Office at 7.45 p.m. on Tuesday, 2nd March. To con­sist of eight evening classes and one Saturday afternoon. Fee, 2/-. Guider-in-charge, Miss Holtz. Applications should reach the Hon. Training Secretary, c/o Girl Guide Office, by 24th February, 1948. Guide Training Course.

The first course for Guide Guiders will com­mence at Girl Guide Office at 7.45 p.m. on Thursday, 11th March. To consist of twelve evening classes and three Saturday afternoons (20th March, 3rd April, 1st May) . Fee, 4/-. Guider-in-Charge, Miss Hayman. Applications should reach the Hon. Training Secretary, c/o Girl Guide Office, by 4th March, 1948.

All Guiders attending Training Courses must have had their 17th birthday on, or before, the date of the first class; and, if they have not attended a previous training, should send in with their application a nomination form signed by their District Commissioner. Guiders should pass their Tenderfoot and be enrolled in their own Districts before coming to the classes, but if there is any difficulty about this they are asked to get in touch with the Commissioner for Training before­hand. 1948 PiJ;ogramme. ,

Guiders wishing for any particular type of training, 01' Districts 01' Divisions wanting trainings arranged in their own areas, are asked to send in their requests as soon as possible. If these requests are too numerous, we cannot promise to cope with them all; but if they are sent to the Commissioner for Training by 1st March, we will do our best to arrange the year's programme to suit everyone's wishes.

STAMPS ·! !! This month I have the pleasant job of thank­

ing quite a number of people for donations of stamps, and a special' thanks to those of you who sent in "clean" stamps. May I suggest that you try to organise a "stamp soaking-off night"? It is good fun, and I'm sure the -company would welcome it on a hot night, when games are out of favour. This will make your packets smaller to send to Head­quarters, cut down on expenses, and make the stamps easier to sort. . Will those who must post their stamps please see that sufficient postage is 'attached, as H.Q. is already 1/4 out of pocket for postage due?

Miss R. Benton-Heidelberg Hospital. Mrs. Moss-Kew Local Association. 4th South Yarra-Mrs. Rylah. 1st Alexandra Co.-Miss A. Leitch. 1st and 5th Lone Guide Co. 1a Mildura Oo.---1Miss K. Fryer. 1st Parkdale Co.-Miss Willis, Mrs. Ewbank 3rd Bendigo Co., 6th Bendigo Co.-Miss N.

D. Young.

Malvern District Rangel' Co. Miss J. Hogg Miss F. I. Mitchell-Toorak. An anonymous Footscray donor. Miss A. Grey Smith-Sandringham. Kew District Rangers. Norma Lee. 1st Richmond Pack. 6th Kew Co. 3rd Mildura-Miss A. Callander. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hogg. 1st Ararat Co. 4th South Yarra. N .B.-Weare not collecting needles, razor

blades, raffle tickets, silver pa.per, or receipts, all of which have been included with stamps.

-L. Cuzens, Hon. OrganiseI'.

GUIDERS' CONFERENCE (Continued from page 5.)

in Divisions to elect your Sub-Committee and sending answers to the above queries, together with any suggestions, by 25th March if at all possible, but certainly nO! later than 1st April. If we are to have even a one-day Conference, we need to book a suitable place months ahead, hence the extreme urgency for prompt action. The Committee is full of plans and eager to make next Conference an outstanding event in the Guiding calendar, BUT-unless the "Patrol System" predominates-we cannot hope to achieve our purpose.

Send all correspondence to the Conference Secretary, (Miss) Val George, 2 McMillan Street, Elsternwick.

FULL STEAM AHEAD HEADQUARTERS CONTRIBUTIONS.

Penny-a-Week Scheme We must thank all those Companies and

Packs who are already collecting their contri­butions to Penny-a-Week. Headquarters would be very grateful, however, if the Captains and Brown Owls responsible for delivery would change the pennies to silver before coming with the money. Otllerwise we feel that another train will be needed to take the pennies from Headquarters to the bank. With the Guide Organisation spreading so rapidly, these contributions are doubly wel­come, 30 FULL STEAM AHEAD.

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NOVEMBER. From Packs: 2nd Caulfield, 14/-; 1st Edith­

vale, 2/6. Total, 16 /6. From Companies: 1st Elsternwick, 7/10'

Essendon District, £2/2/-; 2nd Hamilton: 10/-; 1st Hawksburn, £1/5/2; Hawksburn Ranger Company, 5/6; 13th Malvern, £5; 1st Montmorency, 10'/-; 1st Parkdale, 4/9; 1st Post Trefoil Guild, £1/6 /3 ; 7th Prahran 5/-' Prahran District Secretary, 1/1; 1st 'West Coburg, £1/5/-; 1st Yarram, £1/10/6. Total ,£14/13/1. '

(Continued on page 11.)

February, 1948. MATILDA Ii

THINKING DAY IN THE PACK One of the best and easiest ways to interest

Brownies in children of other lands is to play games and tell stories which belong to these countries. Many of the games are very like those played here, but it is fun for the Brownies to discover that children who live very far away enjoy the same kind of game as they do themselves.

Thinking Day. is a good time to introduce some of these games to the Pack, and the Pack meeting nearest Empire Day gives another chance to travel round the world in imagination and play the games beloved in other lands. But, . if we are really going to lay the foundation in the Pack of friendship with others, and interest in the world·wide aspect of Guiding, we shall not get very far if we confine our efforts to one or two Pack meetings each year. Probably for Thinking Day the whole meeting will be given up to opening the Brownies' eyes to the world-wide nature of the Movement to which they belong, but at various times during the year some­thing can be included in the meeting to keep this aspect in their minds. A picture from "The Guider" or the Annual Report, of Guiders or Brownies in another land, can be shown at Pow-wow; the game played on Thinking Day can be played again, with the introduction, "Let's play the game the Brownies in India enjoy." Or each Six can take it in turn to choose a country from which they would like a story told at Pow-wow a week or so later.

There are many books which contain storie~ from other countries; and, if you do not pos­ses~. the book yourself, it can often be bor· rowed from the Public Library, if a little warning i~ given to the Librarian. Amongst these books are "Stories from Everywhere," by Rhonda Power; "Folk Tales of All Nations," edited by F. H. Lee; and Elizabeth Clark's "Tales for Jack and Jane," "Stories to Tell and How to Tell Them," and "More Stories to Tell." To help in your programme some games are given below, all of which have been played and enjoyed by Brownies. HOLLAND-The Biggest Purse.

All the Brownies except one, who is the chaser, are given an imitation cardboard coin. Values can vary from a halfpenny to half-a­crown. All dance round, singing any song, until the chaser suddenly runs and tries to catch as many Brownies as she can before Brown Owl says "Stop." Each Brownie who is caught must give up her coin to the chaser, who at the end counts up to see how much money she has in her purse . . Choose another chaser and distribute coins again and repeat. INDIA-Hoo Too Too.

Divide the Pack into sides, runners and squatters. One Brownie is the chaser. The

squatters sit or crouch in a line, with spaces between each child; the chaser stands at one end of the line, the runners at the other. When the signal to start is given, the chaser goes after the runners, who try to get away from her. The chaser may dodge in and out of the line of squatters, but the runners may only go round the line and not through it. If any runner becomes tired while being chased, she may change places with a squatter. Run­ners who are caught stand still until released by one of their own side. After a while change over squatters and runners and choose a new chaser. SWITZERLAND-The Cock Crows.

Pack stands in a circle, and eight Brownies, evenly spaced round the circle, hold a card each, on which is the name of a compass point. The north should be found with a real com­pass first, and the Brownies with the cards stand in the correct positions. In the middle of the ring stands one Brownie, with her eyes covered, and another Brownie outside the ring is the cock. The cock runs round out­side the circle, stops behind one of the com­pass points, and crows. If the Brownie in the middle can name the point behind which the cock is standing, she becomes the cock. The former cock joins the ring, and another Brownie is chosen to go in the middle.

---!Reprint from "Tht! Guider." OUTDOOR MEETING

Brownie Guiders and Pack Leaders should all come to Studley Park on Saturday after­noon, 28th February.

Take the North Kew bus in Flinders Street, and alight at the stop at the top of the hill, above the Johnston Street Bridge, where some­one will direct you to the meeting place. Guiders coming from the Eastern suburbs take the Burke or Glenferrie Road tram to Cotham Road, and thence to Kew Junction, where they can catch the bus from North Kew going to­wards the city.

Time, 2.30 p.m. Afternoon tea will be at 4.15 p.m., after

which Guiders will be free to leave. Bring your own afternoon tea, notebook and

pencil, small ground sheet. This is the first of the meetings for Brownie

Guiders arranged by the special committee. The second will be on Thursday, 6th May, at Guide Headquarters, at 7.45 p.m., and will be a Handcraft evening. Make a note now of the date, and be sure to come and bring your Tawny Owl. -D. Holtz. HEADQUARTERS CONTRIBUTIONS

(Continued from page 10-.) DON ATIONS AND EFFORTS

From Local Associations: Dareton, 10/6; Heidelberg, £7; Poowong, £1; Terang, £3/3/-. Total, £11/14/6. .

Other Donations: Miss L. Armstrong, Mrs. A. O. Foster. Total, £2/2/-. .

Would Companies and Packs please attach to their instalments whether it is a yearly, half-yearly or monthly donation.

12 MATILDA l"ehruary, 1948.

GUIDE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

A vivid picture of a day's work by a pair of volunteers in one of the Guide International Service teams in Germany is given in a letter from Miss N. Kemp (N.S.W.), who, with a colleague, is responsible for welfare work among thousands of Displaced Persons in their area.

Some idea of the enormity of their tasks is given by the fact that up till recently this pair had to visit 56 camps scattered over such a wide area that they were only able to pay

. a flying visit once a month to each camp, and consequently were unable to keep track of materials supplied or see that suggestions they had made were adopted. N ow they have fewer camps and can get around to ea~]J. once a week.

"To-morrow morning," Miss Kemp writes, "we go to Trillke-Werke camp, about 1% hours from Einbeck. As my truck is kaput-it is getting a new engine-we will have to take the ambulance. Delia doesn't drive, so I do it all, which I don't mind in the least.

"There are 1300 Poles in Trillke-W erke Camp in 18 long wooden huts. There's a chapel, a school room, children's kitchen and a long hut 'where the workshops are.

'Porridge-with 200. "We pop into the school room and the

kindergarten to see how they are getting on and what they need, and usually have to listen to a song or two; then we inspect the kitchens. Last week we had to sit down with ,about 200 children and eat porridge sweetened with watered-down rasplierry jam!

"Then we see the workshops and check up on what they are doing with our materials, and see that it hasn't been given to the wrong people, which often happens; see the camp doctor and listen to his wants; pop into some of the living rooms to see that they are as they ought to be, and deliver any extra food or clothing we might have brought to some who need it.

, "In the afternoon we go to Gallwitz Camp and pop our noses into everything again.

"There was an explosion at Godenau Camp last week, which blew up one of their huts and killed one child and seriously injured six men and a child. It was- caused through an old salt mine, which was filled with ammuni­tion, blowing up next to the camp. As it was one of our camps, we were asked to go over and take some food for the children-cocoa, sweets and milk.

"Bullied the women ... " "There are six long cement barracks to this

camp. The one with all the workshop in it had been destroyed in the explosion, and three of the others had most of the windows blown out, and everything was covered with inches of thick dust.

"I delivered sweets to nearly 200 children, while 12elia bullied some women into cleaning

up the children's kitchen. Everyone was more or less hanging around. About 10 families lost all they possessed, so what the authol'ities cannot replace we will try to find."

Miss Barfus Hasn't Much Time ... Miss Ba~us, who has been working in

Germany smce the beginning of November says that they are out on the job from befor~ 9 a.m. until any ' time from 5 onwards and what with writing up notes and trying to get warm at the fire, there wasn't much time for letters.

With. apol~?ies, she is askin'g us all to do somethmg. It seems awful to be asking 1<0 much," she writes, "and I know it means more effort, but the following things are so badly needed in the camps."

Little pictures or picture books, pencils, crayons, paper, rubbers, etc., for kindergartens.

Women's secondhand underclothing and children's shoes.

- All kinds of wool or garments to unravel-especially white wool for knitting stump stock­ings (for amputations), ribbon, beads, embroi­dery threads.

Games of .all kinds, cards, chess, etc. Coils of light wire for strengthening things

made. 7 lb. flour bags-to make nappies-and old

linen. And always milk, cocoa, and SOAP-and

more soap. I

"The issue of terrible soap, like a piece of stone, very small, once a month at most is completely inaliequate, and the official 're­sponsible for the issue told me he had received only half the amount needed and was foul' allotments behind. No wonder the camp hadn't had any soap for three months.

"Australia seems more like 'God's own country' after one experiences conditions here.

"Now it .is getting icy, I see the point of TWO sleepmg bags on the kit-list, and the long woollen socks worn over stockings are most comforting!"

Miss Barfus asks that soap flakes and powders be sent in a tin, as cardboard boxes invariably collapse en route. The parcels, she said, can be sent direct to any of the teams. Miss Barfus's address is-

l36/Relief Team/Guides, B.A.O.R., 5, Germany.

Yet another Australian-Des Cohen (W.A.) -has been made leader of a new G.I.S. team which is taking over from the Friends' Relief Service at Mepin, north of Osnabruck.

Lysbeth Thomas's team, so long homeless, is now settled happily in Bielfeld, in Westfalia, :vhich is near to their work. "Winter, with Its first snow, has arrived," she writes "and as I have made friends with Control Co'mmis­sion men, I'm hoping we get enough coal to keep us warpJ."

Her new address is RS1107 Guides/British Red Cross, BAOR 15.

February, 1948. MATILDA 13

Rangers' Page EMPIRE RANGER WEEK

By this time everyone will have heard of our week of Empire-wide Ranger activities, to be held from the 18th-25th July this year. But just how much do you know about it? Well, here are some of the details.

Its purpose is to bring together, either phy­sically or spiritually, all the Rangers of the Empire, to strengthen our spirit of comrade­ship and service, and to bring us t efore the notice of the public.

In Victoria, the Ranger Week will be called the "Ranger Festival." The festival will probably 'start with a Rangers' Own or special Church Parades on the first Sunday. During the week there will be three nights of activi­ties. A pageant will be held, in which each Company or Crew will represent a different country, from whom they 'are to collect as much information as possible. The festiVal will end with a combined Ranger week-end camp at some place to be arranged, not too far from Melbourne, to allow those who cannot come to the camp to attend the Annual Con­ference, which will take place on the Saturday. A camp-fire during the week-end will coincide with those being held all over the Empire.

Souvenir brochures and buttons will be issued throughout the Empire: We have al­ready sent photos, which we hope will be included in the former.

More news items about this festival will be printed in succeeding issues of "Matilda."

MINUTES OF VICTORIAN RANGER COMMITTEE MEETING.

At Headquarters, 17th November, 1947. Present: Miss Moran (in the chair), Nanette

Neville, Marjorie Knight, Margaret Wallace, Norma Carroll, Evelyn King, and Valma Pitman.

Apologies received from Wilma Cregan and Gwen Corrie.

Business.-A working bee was held, at which seven cubicles were made from the hessian presented to us. Four of these are to be sent to the Guide House, and three will be kept at H.Q. These three will be in Norma's charge, and will be available for camps. 10 / - each was given to the conveners of the Swimming -Sports and Week-end Camp.

The sum received for the N.S.W. Camp is £40 / 4/-.

Guide House Report.-A working bee was held on the 27th September, at which 100 gum-trees were planted. The . next working bee 0 be held 15th and 16th November.

Ranger-Rover Ball.-A profit of £8/18 / 6 was made. There were 100 Rangers and Rovers present.

Swimming Sports.-Programme to be run as smoothly as possible. Admission fee of 6d. will be charged.

Week-end Camp.-24th-26th April. Camp to be run on similar lines to last year's camp. Cost will be approximately 16/-.

Next Meeting to be held on 3rd February, 1948.

Here is a poem by Walter de la Mare. Read it, even if you think that you don't like poetry. Read the last verse over and over again (it is one of the loveliest things he has written) and then go out and do what he asks. '

FARE WELL. When I lie where shades of darkness Shall no more assail mine eyes, No); the rain make lamentation

When the wind sighs; How will fare the world whose wonder Was the very proof of me? Memory fades, must the remembered

Perishing be?

Oh, wHen this my dust surrenders, Hand, foot, lip, to dust again, May, those loved and loving faces

Please other men! May the rusting harvest hedgerow Still the Traveller's Joy entwine, And ' as happy children gather

Posies once mine.

Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour. Let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber

Till to delight Thou have paid thy utmost blessing; Since that all things thou wouldst praise Beauty took from those who loved them

In other days. -W. de la Mare.

Miss Broadhurst wearing the Medal of Merit which was presented to her by the Chief Guide at the Field Day

at Montmorency.

16 MATILDA February, 1948.

PATROL LEADERS' PAGE

Are you a new P.L. this year, I wonder, or have you already had experience as a Leader? Whichever you are, it is worth while to stop a moment at the beginning of a new year and think over the methods and responsibili­ties of leadership. Why are you a Leader, and where are you leading to? I expect you have had your turn as a Guide 'of choosing who should be the P.L's. of your Company, just as you yourself were chosen later on. Did you think over the point of having Leaders at all, and did you decide just what sort of character these Leaders must have? Just consider a few qualities that would be useful.

SYMPATHY to understand what other people are feeling and what type of help they are most in need of. Don't forget that Cap­tain needs your help and encouragement every bit as much as you need hers, and the Guides need both of you!

COURAGE to do WHATEVER you believe to' be best, whether it is a popular course or not.

PATIENCE, to hear and consider other people's opinions and to let them get on with their jobs without unnecessary ·interference.

DEPENDABILITY.-You are NO use if you can only produce a decent Guide standard WHEN IT SUITS YOU. BEING a Guide is ~ seven-day .job, in uniform and out.

HUMOUR, without which where would you be? .

This list could grow until it filled the whole of a magazine. Why not discuss it with your Patrol the next time they are in the mood for a little serio.us thinking? Don't get de­pressed by the list they produce, or feel that you could never have one-quarter of all those virtues. ,Everything improves with practice, and the very fact that they have chosen you means that you have SOME to work on. !In­fortunately, some girls have the gift of lead­ing, and use it ·to take other people in the wrong direction. I heard the other day of some P.L's. who, because they happened to have been Guides at the same time as the girl

who was appointed their new Guider, refused to help her, and by leading their Patrols into all sorts of tricks and stupid slacknesses very nearly wrecked the whole Company. It had not occurred to them that they were putting a valuable gift to a very poor use, nor had the Company realised t!J.at everyone must choose for themselves who and what they will follow. Who will you follow? Someone who knows where they are going and how they plan to get there! In our first Promise we

. agree to accept the Leadership of God and t he King, and, as long as we are doing that pro­perly, we will find that all life's ups and downs fit into their proper places, just like a jigsaw puzzle. Then you have what is known as a sense of proportion. As a Leader you must be someone who will accept a high standard from both yourself and your Patrol. Remem­ber, the Founder said: "You must give the lead and not the push." It is no good saying: "Do as I say, but not as I do." Guides have far too much sense to be taken in by that. kind of bluff. You will have to know your stuff and be able to make the others want to do the things you do, and to do them well, incIt;ding keeping the ~romise and Law. Sometimes it will be fun to lead, sometimes it won't; but, whichever it is, carryon. Teach your Patrol to be REAL Guides, so ' that they in their tum will become good leaders. The sort of people who are wanted all the time to reorganise and rebuild all the things that the years of war have hurt and destroyed.

-Reprinted from "The Guide."

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Guide, First Class:

Miss Amy Bush-1st Bendigo. Miss Elaine Aldridge--6th Bendigo. Phillis Spriggins-6th Bendigo. Jill Barton-3rd Bendigo. Robin King-4th Malvern. Mary Patton--4th Malvern. Joyce Cummins-4th Malvern. Judith Bell-Toorak and Armadale Rangers. Joyce Juggins-1st Chilwell. Wyn Juggins-1st Chilwell. Beryl Archibald-1st Lockington. Leonie Sherriff-1st Glen Iris. Marie Rodam-2nd Horsham.

All Round Cords : Beverley McGuinness-1st Bendigo. Wendy Barling-1st Montmorency.

Little House Emblem : Edna Hoy-la Sale. Ann Cunningham-l a Sale. Pat Carr-Ia Sale. Barbara Rich-la Sale. I. Grant-1st Colac. M. Reynolds-1st Colac. L. Smedley_1st Blackburn. B. Hall-1st Blackburn. Ruth Finlayson-2nd Horsham. Marie Rodam-2nd Horsham.