The timing of the message was an important factor, and the winning team fiom the 9th Company, who owing to Jewish Custom were unable to complete on Saturday and therefore took the test a few days before, worked with first class speed and accuracy and gained high. praise for their fast time of 3 min, 2 sec. The 4th and Sth teams were a close second and worked with an excellent style their respective timing of 7 min. 53 sec. and 7 min. 50 sec being up to standard. The Company's timing was 8.07 min. and the 1st 8.10 minutes but the mes sage was not completed. All the teams are to be congratulated on the smartness of the work and their tidy: appearance.
Five Brownie Pack teams formed up for a message carrying race which was part of the test for the Tett Shield. Later, Brownies carried out tests in plaiting, knotting, parcel tying, Union Jack, cleaning shoes, but. ton sewing, hopping, skipping and ball throwing. The judge, Mrs. Daly, w much pleased with the good standard attained by all the competitors specially in parcel tying, plaiting, sewing and the Union Jack. The work was very neat and detail excellent.
wine Shield was won by the k, the 7th Pack was a close second, and the Ist Pack "B." Team third. All the teams reached a high level of work and as one of the guests said, "Well done, Brownies."
The "handicrafts made during the summer holidays were on display and there was much beautiful work, Thanks were expressed to Lady Mossop. Mrs. L. H. Lawford and M K.
Bourne for their kindness jin judging the entries, many of which were decorative and very carefully executed. There were numerous entries from the Brownies who sent in neat and original work. The competition proved to be a great succi prizes under the following sections were awarded:
Big business man, sportsman, patron of the arts, aviation enthusiast and philanthropist, Mr. Mackay's career was as diversified as his background was romantic, He possessed one of the most versatile personalities in American public life.
Born in San Francisco April 17, 1874, Mr. Mackay was educated and spent most of his darly years in England and France. His father was Mr. John W. Mackay, one of the pictures-ne characters in American history, who came to this country as a poor boy from Ireland and became one of the empire builders of the Far West by his discovery of the famous Bon-onza ore body, the richest deposit of silver found up to that time. Later he entered the electrical communications field by laying cables across the Atlantic in competition with the powerful group headed by Mr. Jay Gould.
Mr. Mackay's mother, Mrs. Marie Louis (Hungerfdrd-Bryant) Mackay, was noted chiefly in London and Paris as a patron of the arts and foe the magnificence of her entertainments. Mr. Mackay inherited chiefly his father's energy, foresight and business capacity, while his love for music reflected the maternal influence.
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