On Wednesday a meeting was held at the Cathedral Girls' School, No. 1, Yates Road, to inaugurate a local association of the Girl Guide movement. There were about 40 ladies present. Mrs. H. P. Wilkinson very kindly took the chair.
Mrs. Sampson, the Hon. Secretary, said that an informal meeting had been held at her house on May 6, and many of the i present had attended that meeting, and signified their willingness to join the association, but as it was impossible to form this without some one in authority, che had communicated with Mrs. Cartlidge, who had been appointed by Lady Baden Powell to be Commis: sioner for China until such time as the growth of the movement warranted the appointment of separate commissioners for each place. Mrs. Cartlidge had now come from Hankow for this purpose, A Wortp Wive Movement.
Mrs. Cartlidge said what a pleasure it was to feel that these ladies were willing to help the movement which was proving itself so worthy of support in all parts of the world. She then gave a resume of the aims, objects and methods of the move-tment, which had already been placed before them by Mrs. Sampson at the previous meeting.
She emphasized the fact that the whole crux of the movement lay in the patrol system. Each company consisted of about 30 girls, who were divided into groups of eight, one of the eight being chosen as leader, and another as second. It. was here that the girls learned honour, loyalty and esprit de corps, for the leader was of equal age with the others, and if the guide be loyal and obedient to her patrol leaders she could be so to any one. The patrol leader herself learned that '"'bossiness" was not the best way of obtaining control, and th "he best can rule who first has w obeyed." She must, therefore, be consistent in her own behaviour, and each and all learn that the_ success of the company depended upon the behaviour of the individual.
Mrs. Wilkinson proposed a- vote of thanks to Mrs. Cartlidge. An interesting discussion then took place, and it was stated that several companies were to be formed after the summer holidays. The following executive committee were then élected:—Mrs, Symons, Miss Patterson, Miss Lucy Graves, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Henman, Mis¢ Moller, Miss Thomson, Miss Shaw; Miss Mayhew. Hpn. Treasurer Mrs.
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