Girl Guide News

mm” oompsny, the good old 7m, are in the News again (Hap- py now Girls?) A prize was being

‘wgxded to the Patrol with the

most, efficient and attractive Patrol 300m and the judges Field Sea. ms. P‘. S. Jenkins, Mrs. Chas. Las- gey (visitor from 1st. Rustlco) and Lieut. Louise Avard had a very hard task in deciding the winner. P. L. Maureen Bohaker, Canary Pgfrgl, had spentconsiderable time and thought on a Progress and Attendance chart and was highly commended for neatness. the rest o1 the room did not. however reach the standard set by the win- ner PL. Moreshead, Robin Patrol, The Patrol Box of the Robins had

been beautifully painted inside and out and the box was well equipped with First Aid Kit and

text. books. The Nature books were 113.0 excellent and the Food chart for health also good. The whole MYWZTBTICB of the room reflected nluch (zredit to the members of the Robin Patrol and again con- gratulations Robins, it was e splfridld effort. P. L. Joan McKin- non, Blue Bird Patrol had very good charts with lovely cut out drawings of Bluebirds displayed. The room was very attractive and neat and was placed second.

PL. Nancy Hyndman, Daffodil Patrol. had a very tidy room and were placed third. They lost marks for nature pictures and charts. Buttercup Patrol had no charts but general ncatness gained them full

. The Guides were having a grand time all evening making preparations for entertaining the cilildren from the P. E. I. Orphan- Mie on the coming Friday. More about that later.

lst. Southport in the news a- gain. but it is a must this time. With the Field Secretary the Oom- pany met at the cottage (kindly loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Neil ‘-lat.heson) and planned tracking and laying trails. They proceeded to the surrounding woods split into parties with the Leaders all partici- Pfllln! lnd had grand fun laying trails to be followed. 'l"he girls were quite clever and all passed this section of the Tenderfoot 'l‘rst. As dusk fell all the Company adjourned to the cottage for some knots and many passed the tests. A grand tea party was held with delicious cakes and cookies donat- rd hy the Lenders (nice ladies in Smlllllinrtt and the sandwiches by the Guides that were certainly ap- preciated. Singing and game; 9M. ed another Guide meeting that was voted a huge success. These clrls and their Leaders and the l". S. surely get some fun out of Guiding which is how we like to see it.

Int. Central Royalty. ‘Ilhis Com- Pany is going well ahead at pres- ent the enrolled Guides are con- scntratinn on teaching the re- cruits the Tenderfoot Test, a month should have them all ready. Good Luck central Royalty. Ow- 1113 to the difficulty in obtaining plaid for ties are to be yellow snd navy blue.

Parkdale. ‘there are l6 Guides, some working on lst. Class Test. some on second and 3 new recruits. The Capt. Hope Hudson is ob- tsining some help shortly but the Rlrls have promised complete co- operation until their new leaders are established. A meeting ls being arranged for Tuesday the 9th. Nov. and the Patrol Leaders are going to show us HDW . . . It's up to you girlstl‘???

Andrew-Palmer Wedding

A Pretty October wedding was celebrated in St. Paul's Chapel yes- "rday morning at 9:80 when Miss Edla Margaret Palmer, daughter of ltlr. and Mrs. Philip E. Palmer, was united in marriage to Mr. Wilbur Hayden Andrew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bleis Andrew of Charlotte- townyRev. J. T. Ibbott officiating.

The bride, who was given in mar- "Hue by her father, looked grace- llllly lovely in n navy gabnrdine suit with navy accessories, und chic hut with ostrich feather trimming. l-ler costume was completed with a mrsage of Starlight roses.

The bridesmaid, Miss Irene Mac- Leod. chose for the occasion e small Illlbardine suit in loganberry shade Wllh matching accessories. Her m"!!! was of Dream roses.

l\lr. Avon Andrew was his broth- " l kroomsman.

Dllrlflil the ceremony the organ- llt. Mr. Roysiori Mugford, played "l6 Processlunal, nnd the bridal -‘°_|°- "The Voice Thut Breathed l) er Eden".

The bride's mother, Mrs. Palmer, “'5! Rowned in a becomingly grey suit with mulching accessories, and wore a corsage of pink Delight roses.

Tl"! Broom! mother, Mrs. And- rews suit was of Oxford grey with

"K accessories and corsage of l-fl-jiralubbard roses.

- Following the reception and coh- s/ratulailons at the Queen Hotel the “Bully young couple left by car on A honeymoon trip to Boston, and (in return will take up residence in Charlottetown.

-The bride and groom, who ere ifrominent in church, social and Business activities, have been wide- W entertained prior to their mar-

uUIUBER 29, _>1948_ . -—¢-| "*' d-ni-Y ‘

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(I? H. M. R.)

Hello again Canadian Girls m TII-lfllhl. WOW bllll! t0 give you the low down on some of our group's activities. '

First off, we note that the Mon- tague girls are as busy as beavers letting ready for the church ba- zaar. They are knitting and doing fancy work and also plan to have a fish pond which will contain a variety of articles. This is their means of raising funds and every girl has a. part in th_e project.

Art their meeting on October 21st. the Mission Study on “Con. ditions in China now and in the time of the early Missionary," was started by Mrs. Patterson. A Poster was made showing the con. ditions of travel and trflllsporpg. tion then and now.

Helen Hamilton is the President of this energetic group and the Leaders are Pearle Green and Nil-s. Malcolm Patterson.

Jumplnz from the Eastern end of the Island to the Western sec- tion. we find a group in Freetown under the leadership of Mrs. R. L. Cairns.

A Candle Lighting Service based on the Beatitudes was used as an initiation service in this group. which, by the way, call themselves “Tile Kings Daughters."

With their eyes on a chevron standing the Freetown girls have a Bible Study project, “Paul, the Triumphant." underway already. We hope every group plans on winning e chevron this year.

At a recent meeting of the Girls’ Work Board plans were made for two rallies. One, to be held in val. leyiield on Nov. l3. is to take in the groups on the Eastern end of the Island and the second for which plans have not yet been completed, will include all t-llc weslem Groups. In connection with the Valleyfield Rally. a rumor is being circulated that we are to be treated to a banquet. Nice eh?

The Camp Reports, given at the Board meeting, revealed that 85 girls had a happy and worthwhile time at camp this past summer. Twenty other girls registered too

lI-te to be accepted. Warning for near. year-Get that registration in on time!!!

The Island officers elected at Camp tre Ella Brooklns of Ken- sington. President and Louise C1118. Middleton. Vice-President.

At the meeting of the Charlotte- town C. G. I. '1‘. last Monday an interesting account of camp was given by s number of girls. A pleasant surprise was in store when the Provincial Officers visited the "City Sllckers" and happened to be carrying some of their camp snaps. They helped out on the camp re- ports too by telling about the Noah's Ark. All campers had to dress like some animal for the camp lire one night and sheets. towels and everything else that could be gathered added m the costumes for this gala evening.

Well. we seem to be using a lot of space so better keep the rest of the news for next time.

We hope to meet a lot of you at the rallies. Until next time then, so long. and remember while we work and play we want to "increase in wisdom and stature. and in favor with God and man."

Homecoming of llotre Dame

Cm October 24th, the Sodality hall at Notre Dame wu the scene of pleasant activity as Alumnae membe s observed their annual Home-coming Sunday.

At three o'clock the meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Mother Superior. Minutes of the last Gen- eral meeting were then read by Miss Joan MoCa.llum, the Record- ing Secretary, followed by a report by the Corresponding Secretary, Miss Ruth Mcwsde. A brief finan- cial statement was presented by the Treasurer, Miss Jean McDonald The Minutes were adopted as read. Following this there was a word of welcome from the President, Mrs. Fred Coyle, who then read a letter addressed to the members by Rev. Sister St. John of Meda. Sister St. John represented the local iLflit st the recent National Convention of Federated Convent Alumnae in Vancouver, Mrs. D. J. Riley. Gover- nor for Prince Edward Island. then presented an interesting review of her work. Mrs. Riley also paid tri- bute to Miss Anna MacInnis who did such splendid work as Pre- sident during the three terms of office.

Sister 8t. Adolph Marie, who re- ceived the Alumnae scholarship this year, read a very complete re- port of her work at Toronto Con- servatory of Music, snd told of her pleasure at the excellent showing made by Notre Dame pupils in this year's Conservatory examinations. Five of the ten silver medals awarded in the Msrltimes were won by Academy pupils.

A very warm welcome was ex- tended to lvirs. A. A. Bartlett. the Honorary President who is Jilst re- covering from a long illness, and also to Miss Agnes Paoll, a former pupil of Notre Dame. Miss Psoii spoke briefly of Islanders whom she has met in the West. Mother Superior then spoke to the Alum- nae group. During the course of her remarks she read an interest- ing letter telling of Mother Gener- al‘: departure on her official visit to the Notre Dame Mission in Japan.

Plans for the coming year were then discussed. after which the eeting we: adjourned for a social cup of tea provided by the exec- utive. A very pleasant afternoon was concluded with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. given by Rev. Father McCas-dle.

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The Mind of magma (s)

Now we come to the home front of the national thinking. There has been, lately, many reminders of the distance traversed away from the ideas and beliefs of the Vic- torians. Two of them in particular afford illustrations of the contrast —the idea of progress, and the traditional British faith in personal freedom.

In the past ego the actuality of progress was scarcely questioned except by men like Carlyle and Rue- kin, the prophets of disaster! The mass of men and women who could see no hope of themselve- escap- ing from their sordid conditions and surroundings, still held that the nation was progressive. Their finer leaders believed in the pow- er of the human spirit. Today when most of the reforms they sought have been secured, we hear little of progress in the old terms. livery one, however, is aware that there prevails in our society a spirit of discontent, a force ‘of unrest, that thinks in terms not of social advance, but oi.’ impend- ing disaster. Our generation thinks and feels in an atmosphere of world catastrophe.

As for the once invincible faith in individual freedom, there has occurred in the British nation a change of very great importance. ‘The Britons have moved into the stage of a planned economy, with an ever-enlarging State activity and power. This regulation is not re- sisted. The people are learning through daily experience that the Notional Minimum, now accepted by all parties, involves the progres- sive surrender of liberties former- ly cherished as essentials of the British birthright.

Full employment and the at- tendant social services, are not pol- sible without an all-embracing de- partmental system. Hence the crucial question for a self-govern- ing people becomes: “Hovr large a portion of the liberties that our fathers took for granted, will our children be willing to give up ‘in exchange for social security and u settled minimum standard of wel- fare?" The answers to this ques- tion (says Mr. S. K. Ratcliffe) in all probability would go fer to prove the view of Dr. Inge that, in the modern age, the middle classes have been the guardians of free- dom.

That is the end of Mr. Ratcliffe's paper on “The Mind of England". The closing sentence seems (to me at least) to be rather obscure, but it rnny be taken to mean that the middle class together with the freedom which they cherished, are “on the way out."

In the beginning of his paper Mp. Refcliffe says that American and foreign writers devote space to English peculiarities, social and individual, rather than to the work- ings of the national mind. To be sure one reads complaints of the Britons retailing "warm beer," and of the absence of "inside plumb- ing," but this kind of small talk ignores the fnct that inside plumb- lng is just as rare in the fault- findens own country.

The real trouble is not of any material kind: it is the loss of spiritual insight, and it affects the Briton most because he formerly possessed it to a greater degree than others. "What is the secret of England's greatness?" an African chief ls said to have asked Queen Victoria: and that great Queen, in answer. presented him with e Bible. That Book. nowadays, is generally neglected, and all sorts of futile-isms and -ologies are put in its place.

The American Goahawk

This is the last of our Accipitrine hawks and the largest end the most destructive. I have handled and examined more deed Goshawks than any others of the hawk fam- ily. Most were shot. but two were caught in traps baited with the remains of fowls they had killed. They have a trick of coming back to pick the bones!

In Francis Beth's interesting lit- tle book The Birds of Prince Ed- ward Island (1891), the goshewk is said to stay with us winter and summer. That may have been the case sixty years ago, but condi- tions have changed so much that it is now safer to put the bird down as a winter visitor. The earliest date in my records on which e goshawk was shot, was September 4th; others are later.

As to the Goshawk's range, it breeds throughout all Canada (ex- cept of courso in well-settled local- ities) and winters in the northern half of the United States, according to Chester A. Reed.

American Gnshsivk. AOU. 334. Winter visitor. Adults Crown end checks black. u white stripe above the eye passing round the nape. Throat and underperts light color- ed and stippled pearl-gray. Back dark bluish gray, feathers mer- glned black, tull-coverts rather lighter. Tail long, feathers black- ish, spotted (scarcely barred) dark- er. Wings short, broad, upper lur- face blackish like toll; under-sur- face with uppur half finely atippled and barred gray-black. and lower half dark grey barred whitish. Und- er iail-coverts with clear white fluffy feathers. Half of tarsus clad with pearl-gray feathers, remainder bare. yellow, as are the toes: claws black. Length of adult 21 inches, weight about. 2 lbs.

Immature birds have (instead of the adults‘ dark bluish-grey plum- age) rusty brnwn as the prevailing coloration. This is confusing to the novice in bird-watching, be- cause the young bird looks like some other kind of hawk.

Audubon‘! "Birds"

Mrs. H. G. Clarke. of Saint John, N. B., writes in pert: "A lhort while ago I was a visitor to your lovely P. E. I.-—my first trip, and long to be remembered. It is a beautiful spot.

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enjoy very much, but in the Sept- ember 11th issue I noticed an err- or in your article on Audubon‘! ‘Birds of America.’ (Enclosed were newspaper clippings showing that Auduborfs books were in the Legis- lative Library at Fredericton, NB. instead of the Library at Saint John, as I mistakenly wrote). I hope some time it'will be your privilege to visit Fredericton and see this wonderful set of books. I have seen them and was keenly interested as I em n lover of nature and have read many books on bird and animal life. Sincerely yours."

I am glad to include this very necessary correction in the "Notes and thank my correspondent for pointing out the mistake.

It is perhaps not generally known that the MacMillan Comps y. of

a reprint of Audubon’: greet bird- book last year. The price was about eight dollars I remember. This publication was on a smaller scale, the actual paintings running about 12 by 10 inches, exclusive of the margin. This made the book easier to handle. Audubon painted the birds in their natural surroundings and the result was most artistic. The llthogrephers have succeeded admirably in capturing this effect in the MacMillan book.

Fungus for Naming

A dried fungus reached me in rather round-about fashion, from "somebody in the Market building." From its appearance I judged it was an uncommon species, so I sent it to the Dominion Botanisi for naming. By return mail I got this reply: "The specimen you sent for identification, is, es you sug- gested, one of the phallolds, Muff inul Bavenelli (B. d: C.) E. Fischer. There is no common name as far as I know except “Stinkhorn," which ll generally applied to the group as e whole and not to any particu- lar species. Yours truly, J. Walton Groves, Plant Pathologist."

I have entered this find in my records. As the phnlloid fungi re- quire extremely good soil and spe- cial circumstances for growing. they are naturally scarce. The only other specimen I have in my rec- ords I found at Mount Herbert on July 7th, 1922: it was Mutinue elm gene, and was growing near a hen- house where the soil was "rich."

Some of the group resemble a horn in shape, and as the tip is covered with an extremely evil- lmelling gluey substance, the coun- try folk in Britain named the group "Stlnkhorns.” The smell attracts flies which afterward carry the spores (roughly. seeds) of the fun- gus to other locations.

Glndioll Stored Once More

My gladioll are in cold storage again, but not too cold! Just safe from frost-and mice. I have again dipped them in sulphur before bag- ging them up in cotton bags. This is the third fall I have used this method, which seems to give pro- tection from thripa and disease. The trouble this year was from slugs‘ but the chemical known es "Meta" speedily cleared them off.

It ls not generally known that this plant has medicinal properties. J’. M. Nickell‘: "Ready Reference for Botanical Drugs." under Gladi- olus communls, Sword Lily, says that the root is aphrodisiac and dis- cutient.

NEW GLASGOW W. l.

The New Glasgow Women’; Institute members met at the home of lvilrs. Richard Dickiescn for m; October meeting with tins-tom members and one visitor present, Miss Ruth Dickleson was pianist for the evening. Meeting opened in the usual manner. Roll oall was answered with an orphanage do- nation. resulting in thirteen dollars for this worthy cause. Correspom. once consisted of an appeal from the Red Cross Branch asking for a large quote of relief for children. This will be brought up again at the November meeting. Due to the resignation of Miss MacDonald. publications of Institute News was not received.

Miss Anna Stevenson reported for the sick committee. The teacher, Miss Llnetta Brown expressed need of paper towels, soap and kettle for school. The school committee. Mrs. C. S. Dingwell and Mrs. Foster Bellar, to make the purchase. New sick committee, Mrs. Ed Stevenson and Mrs. John Bulmsn. Lunch committee, Mrs. Herbert Stevenson and Mrs. Melvin Mac- Leod. Program, Miss Elsie Laird and Miss Ella Semple. One mem- bership fee was received. Mrs. R. W. Stevenson invited members to her home for the November annual meeting. roll call to be answered

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