The Association VICTORIA

29th Annual Report and Supplement 1954-55 Coral Rowley, Australian Representative in U.S.A. and Honolulu under Juliette Lowe exchange scheme. 29TH 1954-1955 ANNUAL REPORT

GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

VICTORIA,

VICTORIAN HEADQUARTERS:

20 RUSSELL ST. MELBOURNE,

AUSTRALIA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Headquarters: 20 RUSSELL STREET, MELBOURNE

Patrons: BRITISH COMMONWEALTH HEADQUARTERS: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, 17-19 Buckingham Palace Road, London, S.W.1. QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER. FEDERAL President: COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS: HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ROYAL Hon. Federal Secretary, Founder: Box G.G., Clarence St. P.O., Sydney, N.S.W. THE RT. HON. THE LORD BADEN-POWELL OF STATE HEADQUARTERS: GILWELL. Girl Guides Association, Victoria. World Chief Guide: THE LADY BADEN-POWELL. 20 Russell Street, Melbourne. (MF 4545). Telegrams: Girlguid us, Melbourne. Chief Commissioner for the British Commonwealth: THE LADY STRATBEDEN AND CAMPBELL. Girl Guides Association, New South Wales, Federal President: 73 York Street, Sydney. HER EXCELLENCY LADY SLIM. Girl Guides Association, Queensland, Chief Commissioner for Australia: Miss E. MANNING. 335 Boundary Street, Brisbane. State President: LADY BROOKS. Girl Guides Association, South Australia, State Commissioner: Mrs. D. CURTIS-OTTER. 278 South Terrace, Adelaide. Assistant State Commissioners: Miss S. M. MACLEOD, Girl Guides Association, Tasmania, Miss M. COOPER. 47 Murray Street, Hobart. State Secretary: Miss B. M. MACARTNEY. Girl Guides Association, West Australia, Hon. Treasurer: R. E. GREGORY, Esq. Pastoral House, St. George's Terrace, Perth. Hon. Legal Adviser: R. J. HAMER, Esq. Girl Guides Association, Port Moresby, Hon. Auditor: A. G. HOOKE, Esq. c/o. Mrs. R. U. G. Price, Hon. Architect: J. F. W. BALLANTYNE, Esq. E.L.A. Beach, Port Moresby, Papua.

STATE COUNCIL (Members of Executive Committee marked thus * ) Mrs. H. G. C. Adams Hon. Mrs. Lewis Clifford Mrs. R. E. Gregory *Mrs. J. H. May Dr. G. C. Amies Miss D. Coles *Miss H. Gross Miss F. Mitchell Mrs. J. M. Andrew Mrs. M. Colman-Burke Lady Gullett Miss M. Moore Miss L. M. Andrews Mrs. G. J. Coles Mrs. B. Hall *Miss E. E. Moran Lady Angliss Mrs. J. Colquhoun Miss V. Harrison Miss E. Morres *Mrs. J. Archer Mrs. A. Colvin Miss D. Hayman Mrs. R. G. Orr Mrs. B. Babbage Dr. Florence Cooper Str Bernard Helnze Miss Ella Payne Mrs. G. Bakewell *Miss M. Cooper Mrs. R. A. D. Hood Miss E. H. Purnell *Mrs. H. E. Bolts Mrs. J. D. Craig Mrs. A. G. Hooke *Mrs. G. 0. Reid Mrs. J. J. Booth Mrs. J. Cuming Miss S. H. Irving Mrs. J. S. Reid Miss M. Bostock *Mrs. D. Curtis-Otter Mrs. A. L. Keep Miss J. Ritchie Mrs. C. P. Broadhurst Dame Mary Daly Mrs. W. Knox Mrs. R. T. Robinson *Miss C. Broadhurst Miss A. banks Miss D. Ross Mrs. F. Brooke Lady Knox Mrs. E. Dann Mrs. L. V. Lansell Miss P. M. Russell Dame Mabel Brookes Mrs. A. G. Rylah Mrs. R. L. Dennis Miss C. Lascelles Mrs. C. S. Buckley Mrs. H. Searby *Miss M. E. Bush Mrs. R. Ebeling Mrs. E. I. Littlejohn Mrs. J. W. Springthorpe Mrs. A. Calvert Mrs. J. Eddy Mrs. C. G. Lyon Mrs. H. L. Stokes Mrs. J. G. Cameron *Mrs. C. 0. Fairbairn Mrs. J. J. McCahon *Mrs. R. Street Miss A. McA. Campbell Mrs. F. W. Faulkner Dr. Kate Mackay *Miss G. H. Swinburne Wing Officer D. J. Carter Dr. A. E. Floyd *Mrs. S. McKay *Mrs. R. C. Wallace Mrs. R. G. Casey Mrs. 0. Foster *Miss S. MacLeod Miss P. N. Watson Miss F. Christian *R. E. Gregory, Esq. Mrs. Peter Manifold Mrs. J. C. F. Webb

girl 2 guides STATE COUNCIL-Continued Mothers' Union .. Mrs. L. Roberts National Council of Brownie Adviser •Mrs. A. E.Sharp Women Mrs. J. Rapke Camping Adviser .... •Miss M. Mellor Society for the Health of Mrs. R. R. Prentice Women and Children .. Mrs. J. W. Springthorpe Extension Adviser Guide Adviser *Miss M. Barr Victorian Baby Health Lone Adviser . Mrs. W. L. Davies Centres' Assocation Mrs. W. Hughes . Victoria League in Vic- Adviser .... Training Adviser Miss C. Broadhurst toria Victorian Society for Australian Association for the United Nations Miss D. Willis Protection of Animals Miss V. E. Carter Association .... F. R. G. Sanders, Esq. Young Women's Chris- Business Womens' Club . . Miss M. Webber tian Association .... Mrs. Hopson-Walker Director, Botanic Gardens .... A. W. Jessep, Esq. Young People's Depart- Director of Education Ma).-Gen. A. H. Ramsay ment, Congregational Girls' Friendly Society Mrs. .1. Barnes Church Miss G. H. Swinburne

Nominated by Commissioners' Conference 1955: Mrs. R. D. Bakewell, Mrs. F. S. Catomore, Mrs. D. Morell, Mrs. I. L. Proudfoot, Mrs. E. Reveleigh, Mrs. H. A. M. Watson. Nominated by Guiders' Conference, 1955. Miss G. Buckland, Miss E. Bunning, Mrs. M. Drylie, Miss J. Mitchell, Miss M. Reid, Miss N. Young.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE State President: LADY BROOKS. State Commissioner: Mrs. D. CURTIS-OTTER (Win. 2339). Assistant State Commissioner: Miss S. M. MACLEOD (UY 3402). Assistant State Commissioner: Miss M COOPER (JW 4134). Hon. Treasurer: R. E. GREGORY, Esq. State Secretary: Miss B. M. MACARTNEY.

Mrs. J. Archer Miss H. Gross Mrs. G. 0. Reid (WX 1807) Mrs. H. E. Bolte Mrs. S. McKay (BJ 2617) Mrs. A. E. Sharp (WX 6313) Miss C. Broadhurst (BM 3775) Mrs. J. H. May (JW 4596) Mrs. R. H. Street (UY 2475) Miss M. Barr (BY 3065) Miss M. Mellor (JL 3575) Miss G. Swinbume (WA 1037) Mrs. C. 0. Fairbairn Miss E. Moran (UY 4830) Mrs. R. C. Wallace (UY 7019) Life Member: Miss M. E. BUSH

SUB-COMMITTEES Finance Sub-Committee: Chairman: Miss M. COOPER. Hospitality Sub-Committee: Convener: Mrs. It. C. WALLACE. New Commissioners and Boundaries Sub-Committee: Convener: Mrs. B. HALL.

Secretaries for Camp Sites and Bookings: Guide House and Brownie Cottage . .. Miss G. Hurst, c/o. Girl Guides Assoc., 20 Russell St., C.1. Wonga Park . Miss F. Martin, Flat 16, 29 George St., East Melbourne. Mount Morton .. Miss L. Beard, 35 Jenkins St., Northcote. Gipton . Mrs. H. F. Krohn, 38 Railway Pde., Murrumbeena. UM 3908.

girl 3 guides ADVISERS AND CONVENERS FOR COMMITTEES.

Brownie Adviser . Mrs. A. E. Sharp, I Leach Avenue, Box Hill (W%6313) Camping Adviser . Miss M. Mellor, 96 Grandview Grove, Rosanna (JL 3575) Extension Adviser Mrs. R. R. Prentice, 1 Leura Grove, Hawthorn (WB 2704) Asst. Extension Adviser ... Miss M. Lambe. 13 John Street, Kew (WY 2242) Guide Adviser Miss M. Barr, 27 Talbot Crescent, Kooyong (BY 3065) (on leave 1955) Asst. Guide Adviser Miss V. Sherrill, 29 Lurnea Road, Glen Iris (WM 6141) (acting 1955) Lone Adviser . Mrs. W. L. Davies, 4 Hutton Street, Dandenong Secretary for Post Box ... Miss V. Brett, 64 Canterbury Road, Toorak Ranger Adviser Training Adviser .... . . Miss C. Broadhurst, 457 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne (BM 3775) Asst. Training Adviser . Miss G. M. Roach, 22 Neville Street, Glenhuntly (LW 3283) Trefoil Guild Recorder Miss E. H. Purnell, 10 Mercer Parade, Newtown, Geelong Convenor, Guide House Mrs. S. McKay, 28 Grange Road, Toorak (BJ 2617) International Guide Representative .... Miss E. Moran, 2 Wilks Avenue, Malvern (UY 4830) Shop Manageress Mrs. B. J. Rawson, C/o. Girl Guides Association, 20 Russell St., Melbourne. Chairman, Finance Sub-Committee . Miss M. Cooper, 67 Cunningham Street, Westgarth (.1W 4134) Convenor, Hospitality Sub-Committee Mrs. R. C. Wallace, 657 Toorak Road, Toorak (UY 7019) Convenor, New Commissioners & Boundaries Sub- Committee Mrs. B. Hall, 1018 Malvern Road, Malvern (UY 7586) Catholic Religious Adviser Rev. Father J. Atkins, St. Monica's Presbytery, 22 Robinson Street, Moonee Ponds

DIVISION COMMISSIONERS

Mrs. T. A. Alston Mrs. L. H. Denton Mrs. 0. G. M. Knight Mrs. C. Ramsay Mrs. H. M. Bair Mrs. M. Ebeling (Assistant) Mrs. T. M. Ramsay Mrs. R. D. Bakewell Mrs. F. G. Foster Mrs. J. G. B. McDonald Mrs. E. Reveleigh Mrs. J. A. Bell Mrs. J. L. Gove Mrs. A. McIntyre Mrs. C. E. Richardson Mrs. C. S. Buckley Mrs. A. J. H. Gray Mrs. J. Nairn Mrs. T. A. Richardson Mrs. F. N. Bucknall Mrs. R. E. Gregory Mrs. M. O'Sullivan Mrs. S. Ricketson Mrs. M. A. Buntine Mrs. R. F. F. Harbison Mrs. C. H. G. Pavey Mrs. I. Saunder Mrs. P. Byrnes Mrs. H. G. Hilton Mrs. J. L. Pearson Mrs. J. 0. Tait Mrs. J. G. Cameron Mrs. V. B. Jane Mrs. G. G. Pern Mrs. S. L. Thomson Mrs. E. T. Coutts Mrs. M. Kirsner Mrs. I. L. Proudfoot Mrs. G. B. Walker Mrs. K. Davidson Mrs. H. A. M. Watson

VICTORIAN MEMBERSHIP ON 31st MAY, 1955

1954 1955 1954 1955 State Council .... 118 120 Local Associations ... 155 192 Commissioners 163 183 Companies 298 336 Secretaries .... 179 205 Packs ... 223 259 1,069 1,146 .. 4,156 4,735 Ranger Companies 19 21 7,422 7,463 Sea Ranger Crews .... 7 7 Rangers .... 232 238 Cadet Companies . 2 1 Sea Rangers 106 118 Trefoil Guilds 9 8 Cadets . 9 13 Lone Guide Companies .... 9 9 . . 94 98 Lone Rangers 32 28 Lone Ranger Companies 3 3 Extension and Post Brownies, Extension and Post Brownie Packs 6 5 Guides, and Rangers 199 195 Extension and Post Guide Companies 14 12 Extension and Post Ranger Com- 13,779 14,542 panies .... 2 2

girl 4 guides Sea Ranger receiving Colours THE GUIDE LAW A Guide's honour is to be trusted. THE GUIDE PROMISE A Guide is loyal. A Guide's duty is to be useful, and to On my honour, I promise that I will do help others. my best— A Guide is a friend to all, and a sister To do my duty to God and the Queen. to every other Guide. A Guide is courteous. To help other people at all times. A Guide is a friend to animals. To obey the Guide Law. A Guide obeys orders. A Guide smiles and sings under all difficulties. A Guide is thrifty. A Guide is pure in thought, in word, and in deed.

girl 5 guides General Principles

1.—Aims and Method. The Girl Guide Movement has been incor- the Girl Guides Association, with the permis- porated by Royal Charter for the purpose of sion of the Victorian International Sub-Com- developing good citizenship among girls by mittee. forming their character; training them in WORLD RELIGIOUS POLICY habits of observation, obedience and self- The religious policy of the Girl Guides is reliance; inculcating loyalty and thoughtful- inter-denominational. Every Guide should ness for others; teaching them services attend the services of the religious denomina- useful to the public and handicrafts tion to which she belongs, and where a Com- useful to themselves; promoting their phy- pany is composed of members of one par- sical development; making them capable of ticular form of religion, denominational keeping good homes and of bringing up good religious observances and instruction may be children. Its desire is to co-operate with edu- arranged. cational and other bodies working to this end. Where a Company consists of Guides of dif- The method of training is to give the girls ferent denominations, each should be encour- pursuits which appeal to them, such as games aged to attend the services of her own and recreative exercises, which lead then on church; in camp, the form of daily and to learn for themselves many useful gifts. It weekly worship is of the simplest character, is a scheme of elder and younger sisters play- and attendance is voluntary. ing games together, rather than the instruc- tion of privates by officers in a cut-and-dried FEDERAL COUNCIL OF THE GIRL GUIDES disciplinary machine, or of pupils by school ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA teachers in an academic curriculum. The object of the Australian Association is to direct a general policy for the Movement 2.—Membership. in the Commonwealth, in matters which af- (a) The Association can admit to member- fect the State Associations as a whole, and ship only those who accept as a basis the which concern Australia in the international threefold promise of the Guides or the two- sphere of Guiding. fold promise of the Brownies, the Guide Law, The President of the Association is Her Ex- and the system of instruction contained in cellency, the wife of the Governor-General of "Girl Guiding," by Lord Baden-Powell, and Australia. "Policy, Organisation and Rules." The Council consists of the Chief Commis- (b) The Association is open to British sub- sioner for Australia, who acts as Chairman, jects. the State Commissioners of the Common- (c) All girls enrolled into a registered wealth, who are also Vice-Presidents, and not Brownie Pack or Girl Guide Company are more than two delegates from each State ap- members of the Girl Guides Association, as pointed by the respective Executive Commit- are all Guiders and members of the Local As- tees. Council meets at least once in every sociation. two years. (d) The Association is anxious to promote There is an Executive Committee consisting international peace by entering into friendly of the Chief Commissioner and all State Com- relations with organisations outside the British missioners. Commonwealth whigh have similar aims in Federal officers appointed by the Council view, and to exchange visits, correspondence include: International Commissioner, Train- and ideas with them, but is not permitted to ing Adviser, Post Box Secretary, Council Fire extend affiliation to foreign societies. • Correspondent, Honorary Secretary, and (e) Girls who are not British subjects can Honorary Treasurer. These officers are en- only be enrolled into a registered Brownie titled to attend, but not to vote, at meetings Pack or Girl Guide Company as members of of the Council.

girl 6 guides VICTORIAN ADMINISTRATION The administration is decentralised; in The governing body is the State Council, each district a Commissioner and Local As- which directs the general policy, and exer- sociation are responsible for all Girl Guide cises a general supervision and control over activities, and publish annually a report and the affairs of the Association, working balance-sheet for their own area. through the Executive Committee. The State Council is composed of ladies and gentlemen of representative character, whose standing ensures the soundness of the Movement in the eyes of parents and public, and represen- tatives appointed by the various societies of the State who are interested in social welfare. The membership of the State Executive Committee is as follows: The State President, State Commissioner, Assistant State Commis- sioners, the Hon. Treasurer, Advisers for Brownies, Rangers, Guides, Camping and Training, and not more than 12 other persons elected by the State Council from its own members.

Federal Officers with Chief Commissioner's Standard. L. to r.: Mrs R. Charlton, Hon. Fed. Treas., Miss L. Mitchell, Hon. Fed. Sec., Miss E. Manning, Chef Commissioner. Lady Brooks, State President and Mrs. D. Curtis-Otter, State Commissioner

Annual Report 1954-55

The Executive Committee and Council of We wish to acknowledge the inspiration the Girl Guides Association of Victoria have and support given by our State President, the honour to present the Report and Balance Lady Brooks; her presence in uniform at so Sheet for the year ending June 30, 1955. many Guiding events, and her strong and It is with pleasure that we report a year of practical interest in all aspects of our work, steady progress; not only has there been an has greatly encouraged us. Our Federal Presi- increase in the numbers in each Branch, but dent, Her Excellency Lady Slim, has also there are more Companies and Packs, more taken an active interest in Guiding affairs in Local Associations, and more Commissioners; this State, and paid the Movement a great right throughout the Movement there has compliment when, in April, she made a special been a strongly marked sense of purpose— trip to South Australia to open our Federal conferences at all levels have been well Council. attended and have yielded fruitful discus- sions; trainings have proceeded continuously, CHIEF COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA helping to ensure uniform standards through- At the close of the Federal Council meet- out the State; and, not least, we have been ing Mrs. C. 0. Fairbairn, O.B.E., for many busy greatly helped by the publicity so generously years our Chief Commissioner for Australia, given by Press and Radio. handed over her responsibilities and her Stan-

girl 8 guides dard to Miss Eleanor Manning. Victoria joins This ceremony was the last occasion upon with all States in thanking Mrs. Fairbairn for which Mrs. Fairbairn was able, as Chief Com- her selfless work, and in welcoming Miss missioner, to take part in an all-Victorian Manning. assembly; as a mark of appreciation for her IRENE FAIRBAIRN TRUST FUND unfailing support and inspiration, therefore, During H.E. Lady Slim's visit to the Federal hundreds of Rangers, Guides and Brownies Council she announced that, at the unani- braved heavy rain in a march past at which mous wish of all States, a fund to be known Mrs. Fairbairn took the salute. Subsequently, as the Irene Fairbairn Trust Fund was to be Mrs. Fairbairn planted a tree in the grounds established in appreciation of Mrs. Fairbairn's of Brownie Cottage. Fifteen members of the Movement who had great contribution to Guiding in Australia and New Guinea; with two others, Mrs. Fairbairn gained the Queen's Guide Award were present is to be a Trustee of this Fund, which will, in at Government House on October 31, when time, it is hoped, grow into something compar- they received their certificates from H.E. The able with the Juliette Low Fund in the United Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks. Many were also present at Government House on March 19, States. when His Excellency and Lady Brooks had N.S.W. FLOOD RELIEF invited representatives of various Youth Help of a specialized nature was given to organizations to a morning party—as always, sister Guides who suffered so bitterly in the Extensions and Posts were included among N.S.W. floods early in the year; Rangers, our numbers. • Guides and Brownies throughout Victoria not Members of the Movement took part in the only sent over £170 in cash (which was sent St. George's Day Service at St. Paul's Cathe- to N.S.W. Headquarters so that our allotted dral, the Empire Youth Sunday March and area, the Maitland Division, might re-equip the Empire Day Pageant at the Town Hall, Companies and Packs), but gifts in kind— the Festival of Remembrance Service at the uniform and equipment in all sizes—poured Town Hall and the annual A.Y.C. display at into our Headquarters for forwarding to the Showgrounds. Maitland. NEW APPOINTMENTS THE SILVER FISH We have pleasure in welcoming Mr. R. E. It was with great pleasure that news was Gregory as Honorary Treasurer, Miss Mary received of the award of the Silver Fish—the Lambe (Assistant Extension Adviser), Miss M. highest award in Guiding—to Miss Elaine Mellor (Camp Trainer), Miss V. Sherriff Moran; this was handed over by Mrs. C. 0. (Assistant Guide Adviser and — during the Fairbairn on Thinking Day in the presence absence abroad of the Guide Adviser—Acting of the Victorian Executive committee; the Guide Adviser), Mrs. W. L. Davies (Adviser award was made in recognition of Miss for Lones) and Mrs. B. J. Rawson (Shop Moran's services to Guiding in the Federal Manageress). sphere and all Victorians, who have benefited There have been three resignations among for so long from her wise counsel and practi- Division Commissioners, and 15 new appoint- cal help, joined in offering congratulations. ments; 23 District Commissioners have re- SPECIAL EVENTS signed, and 31 appointed. An event of especial significance was the INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT opening of the Baden-Powell Memorial Hut In this sphere the 1954/5 period has been on the Guide House property last October; particularly rewarding. The main event was most of the money for this building was sub- the official visit in March of Mrs. James B. scribed soon after the death of our Founder, Morgan (Alabama, U.S.A.), under the auspices Lord Baden-Powell—already it has proved its of the Juliette Low Friendship Fund; her worth, both as occasional solid shelter for charming personality and enthusiasm for the campers, and as extra space for conferences. Movement made her a most popular visitor. Mrs. C. 0. Fairbairn, Chief Commissioner for Also under the Juliette Low Friendship Australia, performed the opening ceremony Fund, a Melbourne Ranger, Coral Bowley, was and read a message from the World Chief selected as one of two Australian Ranger rep- Guide, Lady Baden-Powell. resentatives to visit U.S.A. and Hawaii.

girl 9 guides GUIDE BRANCH Apart from taking part in the general Guide activities during the year, meufbcra of the Guide Branch arranged several special events. These included a 5-day pre-Cluistuaa camp for country Guides wishing to gain camp ex- perience fur the First Class badge, a Victorian Patrol Challenge (which wound up with a field day at Greensborough, in which all Patrols completing the Challenge took part) and two very successful conferences of Patrol Leaders. Twelve Queen's Guide badges were won; there were also bb 1st Class liddgca, 1 Wood- Miss M. Mellor (Camp Adviser) who visited craft Emblems, 80 Little House Emblems, 22 Norway as Australian Exchange Trainer. All Round Cords, 3 Patrol Leaders' Permits, and 2,304 Proficiency Badges. Miss Margaret Mellor represented Australia BROWNIE BRANCH in Norway under the World Association The increase in the registrations of new Exchange-Trainer scheme' — Miss Befit Brownie Packs in the country is evidence of Bredesen, of Norway, is to return the compli- the great success of the Country Travelling ment by visiting all Australian States within Training Scheme; there has also been a satis- the next few months. Miss Greta Roach factory increase in metropolitan registrations. twice visited New Zealand as a Brownie Nearly all Divisions have held Brownie Trainer. Revels, and many Brownies have enjoyed Pack Miss Elaine Moran represented Australia at holidays; a great number of Brownie Wings the World Conference in Holland, and with has been issued, and a special training day Miss Margaret Mellor attended the Round on the Brownie First Class test showed the Table Conference of Trainers at "," very high standard which has been achieved. in Switzerland. As a direct result of the visit of Mrs. Mor- Miss Teadore Dactoc was a most welcome gan, Brownies are taking a great interest in visitor to Victoria from the Philippines when the Brownie Scouts of the U.S.A., and an ex- she joined the activities of Training Week and change correspondence is firmly established. the Australian Training Conferences at Guide House during January. TRAINING DEPARTMENT We had an unofficial visit from Mrs. James It has been an extremely active year in both Dunham, U.S.A., who passed through Mel- metropolitan and country areas. Headquarters bourne in the course of a world tour, and we training classes for Guide and Brownie are delighted to have, living among us, Mrs. Guiders haye run continually, and one Ranger Borg Dingli, for many years Island Commis- training class was held — a feature of the sioner for Malta. Brownie trainings has been the increasing number of married women who have attended RANGER BRANCH the morning classes. Ranger activities during the year have in- To implement the policy of decentralisation, cluded swimming classes (for bronze medal- many trainings have been held in country lion), a trip to the snow, the annual Ranger/ areas; additionally, there has been great Rover camp, an Adventure camp in wild activity in the correspondence branch, it hav- country near Blackwood, and a long week- ing been established that good results are end camp at Creswick. An innovation was obtainable from a mixture of correspondence the Thinking Day Ceremony, when 60 Rangers and practical training. and friends of Rangering met in the early One Guide Training Certificate has been morning outside Headquarters for the raising gained, and others are being finalised in both of Culours, followed by a brief servit•.e. Guide and Brownie branches.

girl 10 guides Brownies with U.S.A. Visitor Mrs. C. Morgan

During January all the Diploma-ed Guiders Many ex-Lones have become Lone Guiders, of Australia converged on Guide House, where and it has been the object, in Victoria, to have a conference was held on Training matters Lone Captains living in a Centre surrounded concerning Australia as a whole, as well as as closely as possible by her Lone Guides. Australia's relationship with world Guiding. There are at present nine Lone Guide Com- panies in this State, Lones being trained to CAMPING DEPARTMENT Tenderfoot standard before actually being During the absence overseas of the Adviser placed in a company; one Company has been for Camping (Miss Margaret Mellor), the work set aside for boarders at those schools in of acting-Adviser was capably carried out by which there is no Active company. Miss Enid Bunning. Lone Ranger Companies function in the There has been an increase in the number same manner as Lone Guide Companies, and of Guiders gaining camping qualifications: include Sea and Air Rangers as well as Land there are 15 new Campers' Licences, 26 Rangers. There are no Lone Brownie Packs, Guiders' Camp Permits, 6 Indoor Certificates, as few children of Brownie age are good cor- and 6 Pack Holiday Permits. respondents. A travelling camp trainer has been The Lone- Trefoil Guild has an ex-Lone appointed for country districts. Guider as Recorder and a second Guild is THE LONE SECTION planned for juniors, many of whom are un- The general trend of Lone Guiding in Vic- able to continue with Guiding due to long toria has been to spread Guiding throughout daily distances travelled to Consolidated the State in an active sense, rather than to Schools, and their home duties. have large numbers of girls under correspond- The general programme has included camps, ence. Guiding is pioneered in the outback testing week-ends and conferences. Pro- through Lones, and where there are several in vision has been made to include Lones with one District, steps are taken to form a local active Guiding wherever possible, and a Company. special effort has been made to introduce

girl II guides Brownie Revels at the Orthopaedic Hospital Frankston.

of the Section. The Auxiliary has organized Church Parades into normal Lone pro- all transport, and has raised money for im- grammes. Particular emphasis has been provements at Gipton. made on the out-of-door aspect of Guiding. Extension Companies are now integrated Great and continuing help has been given into their various Districts, and attend Rallies by the Lones Local Association, members of and other activities. which are drawn from Local Associations throughout Victoria; this body controls Lone EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENT Section finance, supplying uniforms and Although still uncomfortably housed in equipment and a Lone technical library. cramped quarters, the Guide Shop has had a record year, with business increasing from EXTENSION SECTION both country and city. Two new companies have been started dur- A new Manageress, Mrs. B. J. Rawson, was ing the year; one, for North-eastern Suburbs, appointed early in 1955. meets at Yooralla Hostel, and the other is at Pleasant Creek School for Mentally Retarded STAMPS Children; 6th Brighton and 1st Melbourne Once again Miss Lorna Cuzens has carried Companies have amalgamated, and 3rd North out the task—virtually single-handed—of col- Melbourne has been placed in recess. Num- lecting, cleaning and disposing of stamps, and bers have fallen in the Post section. during the year has raised by this means £34. In addition to regular Guiders' meetings, GUIDE HOUSE AND BROWNIE COTTAGE two Training Days were held, and one long Training week-end at Guide House. Many improvements have been made to both House and Cottage, and the Cottage has The Rangers and 6th Brighton camped in been brought up-to-date by the addition of January at Guide House, and 7th Prahran a new toilet block and alterations to the (Deaf School) spent a week-end there, some kitchen, which included a second sink, a hot- of their Company camping with active water service operated from the new stove, Guides. and new linoleum; the Brownies themselves The Auxiliary for Handicapped Girl Guides have contributed to the upkeep of their Cot- has given great support; members organized tage by their contributions to their Revels. the Christmas picnic at Gipton camp site, An outstanding gift during the year was which was attended by nearly every member that of 10 acres of land adjoining the pro-

girl 12 guides perty, from Mrs. Hamer; it is planned to and fellowship of Guiding; and, wherever develop this beautifully wooded block as an possible, to perform some service to the com- open-air chapel and a wildflower sanctuary. munity. GIPTON CAMP SITE THANKS BADGES Gipton has been popular for week-end Thanks Badges have been awarded to Mrs. camps, 27 having been held in addition to two Knopp, Echuca; Mrs. Eastman, Lone Section; four-day camps. Mrs. Long, Lone Section; Mrs. Paton, Stawell; Mr. R. Kuril, Dandenong; Mrs. Reeve, Mal- Equipment is continually being added; a vern; Mrs. 0. Brewster, Leongatha; Mr. G. group of young children raised sufficient Watson, Leongatha; Mrs. G. Watson, Leon- money to present an auto tent for the use of gatha; Mrs. E. Henshall, Mildura; Mrs. Mur- Extensiorp, and a new stove has also been doch, Mildura; Mr. Currie, Sandringham; Mr. donated. Cooper, Sandringham; Miss Campbell-Walker, "MATILDA" Dromana; Mrs. Guy, Footscray; Mrs. Man- ning, Extension Section; Mr. C. Campbell, Mr. Geoffrey Kennison took over the editor- Nyah West; Mr. and Mrs. Pape, Nyah West; ship of "Matilda" at the beginning of 1955; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, Moorabbin; Mrs. C. Bow- we are most grateful to him for looking after ring, Mildura; Mrs. L. Williams, Wodonga; our magazine. Mrs. G. Green, Wodonga; Mrs. Baird, Benalla; POST BOX Mrs. F. L. B. Webb, Hawthorn; Mrs. Bennett, There has been a marked increase in the Horsham; Mrs. Waugh, Mitcham. number of applications for pen-friends. Links have been made for 200 Guides, and 216 names DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS have come from overseas Guides wishing to We acknowledge with gratitude our annual correspond with Victorians. grant from the Government of Victoria, the Interesting contacts have been made in National Fitness Council and the Walter and Nauru, the Philippines, Norway, Sweden, Den- Eliza Hall Trust; we thank, too, those many mark and Belgium, and the U.S.A. provides an friends of the Movement who have contributed inexhaustible supply of pen-friends. In all, so generously to the War Memorial Fund, contacts have been made during the year with general Funds and other Funds within the 18 different countries. Movement; without this practical help, and the good-will which inspires it, progress and VICTORIAN TREFOIL GUILDS expansion would be impossible. During the year Miss Edith Purnell took over, as Recorder, from Miss Joan Alston, APPRECIATION whose consistent efforts had greatly increased We thank the many good friends of the the membership of the Victorian Trefoil Movement: the Boy Scouts, the press and Guilds. A combined meeting of Guilds was radio, the Victorian Railways, the Metropoli- held at the end of 1954. tan Tramways Board and the Commercial Airlines; we thank the Churches who allow Parcels were sent to Guides in New Guinea, us the use of their halls, and the countless donations and parcels to the Flood Relief organizations and individuals whose help, Appeal, stamps were collected, blankets sent freely given, contributes to the smooth run- to a London Day Nursery, Companies helped ning of our Movement; and our gratitude goes, in many practical ways, clerical assistance too, to all the Commissioners and Guiders, given at Guide Headquarters, migrants enter- Local Association personnel and Headquarters tained, and games constructed for Extension staff, whose selfless devotion to the ideals im- Companies. Guild members also acted as First plicit in Guiding ensure that they give always Aiders at Camps, conducted health inspection of their best. of Guides prior to camping, raised money to buy equipment for local Guide Companies, tested for Guide badges, and in many other ways fulfilled the Trefoil Guild aims: To do MARGARET CURTIS-OTTER. one's best to carry out the Guide Promise and Law in everyday life, and so spread the spirit BETTY M. MACARTNEY.

girl 13 guides Chief Commissioner's Report FROM APRIL 13, 1954, TO APRIL 25, 1955.

The retiring Chief Commissioner, Mrs. C. 0. "From Devonport my Guide activities took Fairbairn, O.B.E., presented her final report me through Longford, Launceston, Scotsdale, to the Federal Council in April. After refer- South Mt. Cameron, St. Helens, St. Mary's, ring to the help and support received from Ross, Campbell Town to Hobart. F'or the first the Federal President, Her Excellency Lady time in my life I gave the address in church Slim, Mrs. Fairbairn spoke of her visit to in two different places on the same day. It Papua-New Guinea just before the last was most generous of the Clergy Concerned Federal Council in Queensland, and then of to give me this privilege. My visit consisted her farewell visits to other States. of attending State Council and Executive WESTERN AUSTRALIA meetings, parties, Guide and Brownie meet- "My visit last September included meetings, ings and a Field Day. Possibly it sounds to everyone that my visits are much of a much- social visits, the Wild Flower Show, a Rally and a Field Day at Pax Wold, the lovely new ness. On the contrary, they are all different, Guide House site. My visit was directed for each State has its own definite ideas and ways of carrying out programmes." through the most lovely country, when the wild flowers were at their best." THE Y.W.C.A. MEMBERSHIP CONVENTION SOUTH AUSTRALIA "This was held at Marylands, Marysville, "Here I attended State Council and Execu- Victoria, from Monday, 22nd November, to tive meetings, met in separate groups Patrol Thursday, 2nd December. I attended on be- Leaders, Air Cadets, Guides and Brownies, half of the World Association of Girl Guides and visited Paxlease, the Guide House. As I and Girl Scouts as a Fraternal delegate. Other travel around I realise how fortunate we are Fraternal delegates present were representing to have all our Guide Houses in such lovely the World Council of Churches, World Coun- spots; one couldn't be disgruntled, surely, in cil of Student Education, World Alliance of such surroundings." Y.M.C.A. The following countries were repre- VICTORIA sented — Australia, Burma, Canada, Ceylon, "Apart from small local meetings, my time Great Britain, Holland, Hong Kong, India, In- was fairly restful until Sunday, 24th October, donesia, Japan, Malaya, New Zealand, Pakis- when Victoria gave me the honour of open- tan, Thailand. The theme of the conference ing their new Baden-Powell Memorial Hut at was Changing Times, their effect on Women the Guide House, Britannia Creek, at the same and Girls, what are the changes, and what time running a wonderful farewell Field Day can the Y.W.C.A. do about these changes. The Rally in my honour. I was deeply touched by Guest Speaker was Sir Ian Clunies Ross who the large attendance, especially as the spoke on "The Changing World." weather was slightly inconsiderate." TASMANIA icxn WORLD CONFERENCE 1954. "On November 5 I flew to Devonport to "Australian delegates to this conference attend an L.A. conference, and Guide and were Mrs. Stacy and Miss Moran. Visitors, Brownie functions. I have had many differ- Mrs. Yates, Miss K. Beresford Richard. At ent forms of introduction, but this was unique. this Conference Miss Elaine Moran was elect- I was arrested immediately on arrival at the ed a second substitute for the World Com- evening function, taken prisoner, accused and mittee. tried for desertion, proclaimed guilty and "We are indebted to all those who have so allowed no appeal. I was then banished to successfully attended these conferences on solitary confinement, given bread and water, our behalf, for all delegates have unselfishly and chained by the leg with ball and chain. given part of their holiday for our benefit. My advice to you all is beware of Devonport! My idea of a good delegate is a good Guide.

girl 14 guides Victorian Headquarters, Russell Street, Melbourne

She isn't just a good delegate for a con- Holt, stressed the necessity for greater efforts ference who knows the verbal answers. She to be made to interest migrants to come to is a good representative at all times in all Australia and . a greater effort to assimilate places and is loved by those who come into them into our ways of life. We need these contact with her. I do thank all those who people badly if we are to progress and develop have attended conferences on behalf of this our nation. I have, since this convention, movement. received a letter of appreciation from the Minister, Mr. Holt, thanking the Girl Guides AWARDS OF SILVER FISH Association of Australia for the help and co- "Congratulations to Miss Manning and Miss operation given during the past years to fur- Moran on receiving the and ther the assimilation of migrants in this land. to those members who have received other * Awards; Miss Andrews (Beaver), Miss Raf- "As this is my last Federal report I would ferty (Medal of Merit). like to add a few of my general impressions OUTPOSTS on Guiding during the last seventeen years, "This year Miss Morphett and I have been for this is the length of time I have been at- working on the New Hebrides and Nauru. I tached to the Federal Council. am very pleased to report a certain amount "As you all know, the Federal Council was of success. Miss Burr is helping us and we formed in 1926. I took over from Miss Haw- hope the Rev. Eric Owen will also assist us thorn in 1938 as Honorary Federal Secretary in the New Hebrides. In Nauru Mrs. Fregard and Treasurer, with Miss Margaret Fowler as has started and everything is going .well. Honorary Assistant Secretary. "In those early days Australia thought in CITIZENSHIP CONVENTION separate units, now definitely we are one "In January I attended the Citizenship large family. Needless to say there isn't al- Convention at Canberra. It is always held ways peace, perfect peace. Some of the family around Australia Day. The Minister, Mr. get out of hand on occasions. Maybe this is

girl 15 guides a good thing in a way as it makes us more "Guiding is a game we play." Some of us alert and anxious to tend and care. Without are born with more natural ability for certain harmony we cannot progress, a family divided positions in any game. It doesn't matter is, as you know, weak and hopeless. what the position is as long as we play our "In spite of depressions and wars the num- best to help our team. Everyone is needed. bers have never decreased, always increased, A team cannot play without rules and we are from about 14,000 to 47,000, a steady increase not members of the team unless we keep and which is far more satisfactory than quick stick to the rules. No greater rule can any- rises and falls. The Federal Council has itself one have to keep than this — "To do one's increased by appointing to the Federal Depart- duty to God and the Queen and obey the ment, a Treasurer, a Training Adviser, an In- Guide Laws." The team that keeps strictly to ternational Commissioner, Post Box Secretary these rules must always come out victorious and Council Fire representative. Interstate and can never be beaten. camps have increased and International "Apart from these most important pro- camps and training conferences are becoming mises and laws let it be a game of fun. We more frequent. International interchange of are getting to a seriousness in athletics that trainers and Guide personnel are taking place, ruins the fun. You can see faces worried, and visitors come here from many lands. Air drawn and set in grim determination, a mat- service has made travelling and visiting ter of life and death! That is going to hap- easier although perhaps rather more expen- pen to us if we are not careful. Let us still sive. People these days seem to be able to laugh and enjoy it. We can't all be experts spend more money than time. but let us laugh with others and ourselves. One gets used to anything you know and a laugh or smile is generally very infectious. "Seventeen years is a very long time but Don't ever take yourself too seriously, no one somehow it has passed quickly. For this long else does, I soon found that out. period I would like to thank each State and every member of each State personally for all "So much I could reminisce about the good their many kindnesses, co-operation and hos- work of the G.I.S. and the part we played in pitality. I have enjoyed it all and hope I the last World war. It all adds up to a very have given a certain amount of satisfaction. considerable account. How proud I feel when "For the whole of this time our Honorary I look back over these years. "Like Winston Churchill I feel it is time I Auditor, Mr. Hooke, has completed the annual audit for us and I would like to thank him gave up leadership but like Winston I intend to remain an active member. and our Hon. Treasurer, Miss Cooper, for all "This Movement is a wonderful Movement the time they have given to us and the work they have so willingly done. because it teaches in an attractive form the highest ideals with a code of relative values "To my team members Miss Moran, Mrs. to the young when the character is being Osborne, Miss Cooper and Miss Fowler, I say formed. Thank you, so much more than that "thank "We live rather in a time of conscienceless- you" I feel in my heart, but I know you will ness. People seem to walk round with their understand. My co-partner Margaret Fowler souls in their pockets. Nothing means any- has brought me through my term, I couldn't thing, the only interest being "themselves." have managed without her help, and Miss In my dealings with intimate Guide friends I Cooper with all her good work has kept us on have never been let down because they had a the right road. We cannot claim in any way Guide conscience. Implicit trust in anyone to being orthodox. We have always tried to is a most precious possession. use common sense rather than rules and hope "Always before us is the wonderful example it has been successful, it has been lots of fun. of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; by the "Give Miss Manning the support you have standard of her life in faith, steadfastness, given me. She will be much more capable of unselfishness and thoughtfulness, she leaves this position than I have ever been. She has everywhere a feeling of love, happiness and always done everything she has taken up ex- unity. tremely well and capably. I wish her a very "Blessings on you all. happy and successful term of office. IRENE FAIRBAIRN."

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Financial Statements

1954-55

GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, VICTORIA

ASSETS: 1955 1954 Cash at banks and in hand £6,179 £6,502 Consolidated Statement Sundry Debtors . 919 483 Equipment stock, at cost . 4,325 7,000 of Assets and Liabilities, Investments, at cost or face value . 9,774 8,774 30th June, 1955. .Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment, at depreciated value . 2,960 2,599 Land and Buildings, at depreciated value 32,725 32,571

Total Assets £56,882 £57,929 Deduct LIABILITIES: Sundry Creditors 779 1,965

Total Net Assets £56,103 £55,964

Representing: ACCUMULATED FUNDS AND TRUST FUNDS: (vide separate statements) Headquarters . £39,371 £38,919 Guide House . 12,595 12,409 Gipton Camp Site . 2,248 2,141 Special Funds . 1,889 2,495

£56,103 £55,964

NOTE: This statement does not include assets and liabilities of Divisions, Districts, Local Associations, Companies and Packs. R. E. GREGORY, Hon. Treasurer. Examined and found correct. A. G. HOOKE, Chartered Accountant (Australia) Hon. Auditor. Melbourne, 8th September, 1955.

1955 1954 ASSETS: Cash at banks and in hand.. £4,558 £4,395 Sundry Debtors 919 483 Headquarters: Investments - Trust Fund, at face value . £2,850 Statement of Assets General, at cost 3,430 6,280 5,280 and Liabilities, Equipment Stock, at cost 4,325 7,000 30th June, 1955. Office Furniture and Machines at cost, less depreciation 1,155 967 Land and Buildings, at cost 22,913 22,759

Total Assets . £40,150 £40,884 Deduct LIABILITIES: Sundry Creditors 779 1,965

Total Net Assets £39,371 £38,919

Representing: Accumulation Account (vide Statement attached) .... £35,521 £35,569 Trust Fund . 2.850 2,850 Building Depreciation Reserve 1,000 500

£39,371 £38,919

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GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, VICTORIA

1955 1954 Headquarters: Balance at 30th June, 1954 35,569 £31,321 Less Deficit transferred from Appropriation Account Accumulation Account, (surplus 1954) . 1,080 702 30th June, 1955. £34,489 Add Donations to War Memorial Appeal Fund .... 1,032 3,546

Balance at 30th June, 1955 .... £35,521 £35,569

1955 1954 Funds unallocated at 30th June, 1953 . £1,700 Surplus transferred from Revenue Account 934 2,346 Profit on Sale of Projector 10

Headquarters: £934 £4,056 Appropriation Account, Deduct 30th June, 1955. Allocations — Camping Department £130 Extension Section . 50 Gipton Camp Site 150 Guide Branch ..• 20 Guide House . 850 Square Centre 200 Training Department 104 Victorian International Committee . 10 £1,514 £2,854 Transfer to Building Depreciation Reserve . 500 500

£2,014 £3,354

Deficit Surplus Balance transferred to Accumulation Account £1,080 £702

1955 1954 INCOME: Surplus transferred from Equipment Account .. £1,358 £2,062 Interest received 221 169 Headquarters: Registration of Guides and Brownies 402 350 Registration and Warrant Fees 38 36 Statement of Income Sale of Stamps . 18 Special Functions — Empire Day 139 201 and Expenditure, Subscriptions and Donations 5,201 5,067

30th June, 1955. Total Income for year £7,359 £7,903

EXPENDITURE: Administrative Charges £8,350 Less Shop's Proportion ... . 3,069 — £5,281 £4,416 Establishment Charges £851 'Less Shop's Proportion 290 561 438 Other Charges 509 622 Matilda Deficit 74 81

Total Expenditure for Year £6,425 £5,557

SURPLUS transferred to Appropriation Account £934 £2,346

girl 19 guides GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, VICTORIA

Headquarters: 1955 1954 Equipment Account, SALES . £19,424 E15,972

30th June, 1955. COST OF SALES Stock at 30th June, 1954 £7,000 £6,753 Purchases . 12,032 11,668

£19,032 £18,421 Less Stock at 30th June, 1955 4,325 7,000

£14,707 £11,421

BALANQE £4,717 £4,551

Deduct Administrative charges — Shop's proportion £3,069 £2,284 Establishment charges — Shop's proportion 290 205

£3,359 £2,489

SURPLUS transferred to Statement of Income and Expenditure .... £1,358 £2,062

Huts Common- The State & Equipment wealth Savings at cost less Savings Bank of Statement of depreciation Bank Victoria Total Special Funds, 1954 30th June, 1955. £1,157 camping Fund .... £1,011 £103 £1,114 117 Extension Section .... 168 168 43 Guide Branch .. 51 51 46 Lone Fund . 39 39 420 Square Centre Committee 17 Thinking Day Fund ... 3 3 301 Training Fund 261 261 80 Victorian Brownie Branch 69 69 8 Victorian Guiders' Library 10 10 52 Victorian International • Committee 58 58 18 Victorian Rangers' Fund .... 17 17 59 Victorian Rangers' Expense Account 21 21 177 Districts-in-Recess 78 78

£2,495 £1,011 £493 £385 £1,889

girl 20 guides GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, VICTORIA

1955 1954 Guide House Fund: INCOME: Statement of Income Allocation from Headquarters £850 £1,940 and Expenditure, Camping Fees 228 201 Canteen and Souvenirs — net . 33 30th June, 1955. Donations 99 102 Fuel and Lighting — net . 34 Interest received 121 119 Sundry Receipts— Breakage Replacements : £8 Brownie Revels 62 Donations — Shrubs B.P. Hut 11 81 56

Total Income for year .... £1,412 £2,452

EXPENDITURE: Administrative Charges £123 36 Establishment Charges 1,103 586

Total Expenditure for year £1,226 £622

BALANCE: Transferred to Accumulation Account — Baden Powell Memorial Hut . £400 Capital Improvements 850 Maintenance Surplus 186 580

£186 £1,830

1955 1954 CASH AT BANK . £353 £219 FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT Guide House Fund: at Depreciated Value 904 802 Statement of Assets, LAND AND BUILDINGS Britannia Creek, at cost £8,594 30th June, 1955. Less Building Depreciation Reserve 750 7,844 7,894 ENDOWMENT FUND INVESTMENT$ . 3,494 3,494

Total Assets £12,595 £12,409

Representing: ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT Balance 30th June, 1954 £8,915 Add Amount transferred from Statement of Income and Expenditure 186 £9,101 £8,915 ENDOWMENT FUND 3,494 3,494

£12,595 £12,409

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1955 1954 INCOME Gipton Camp Site: Camping Fees £44 £32 Statement of Income Donations — 8 and Expenditure, Fuel— net . 7 4 30th June, 1955. Interest — Commonwealth Savings Bank 7 4 Allocation from Headquarters 150 200

Total Income for year £208 £248

EXPENDITURE Depreciation £15 £19 General Expenses . — 1 Insurance 10 11 Postages and Stationery . 1 2 Rates . 17 13 Repairs and Replacements 58 —

Total Expenditure for year £101 £46

SURPLUS transferred to Accumulation Account .... £107 £202

1955 1954 COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK £390 £318 EQUIPMENT, at Depreciated Value 135 150 Gipton Camp Site: LAND AND BUILDINGS Frankston, at valuation £1,673 Statement of Assets, Additions during year 50 30th June, 1955. 1,723 1,673

Total Assets £2,248 £2,141

Representing: ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT Balance 30th June, 1954 £2,141 £2,141 Add surplus for the year transferred from Statement of Income and Expenditure 107

£2,248 £2,141

girl 22 guides gratefully acknowledged . .

The Girl Guides Association gratefully acknowledges E. N. Buchanan; P. E. Buckland Esq.; Mrs. C. P. Broad- gifts from the following donors:— hurst; Broken Hill Pty. Coy. Ltd.; Mrs. J. J. Booth; TO HEADQUARTERS GENERAL FUNDS — Miss M. Rostock; Mrs. C. S. Buckley; Cyclone Coy. of Australia Ltd.; Caulfield Trefoil Guild; Mrs. T. M. From Divisions: Ararat and Stawell; Aspendale-Sea- Cherry; Mrs. G. M. Campbell; Miss D. Coles; Mrs. J. ford-Carrum; Barwon; Ballarat; Berwick; Bendigo; Colquhoun; Carlton & United Breweries Ltd.; C.I.G. Croydon; Clunes; Cooper; Central Gippsland; Camper- (Vic.) Pty. Ltd.; G. J. Coles & Coy. Ltd.; G. S. Coleman Eastern down; Cheltenham - Menton - Mordialloc; Esq.; Commonwealth Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.; Suburbs; East Sunraysia; Echuca; Eastern Wimmera; J. & J. Cash Pty. Ltd.; Mrs. E. Campbell; Chartres Pty. Extension Section; Fern Tree Gully; Frankston; Gipps- Ltd.; Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.; Mrs. H. F. land; Gipspland Western Port; Healesville; Hamilton; Creswick; Crofts Stores Pty. Ltd.; Geo. Crosthwaite & Hobson's Bay; Inner Southern; Kerang; Kiewa; Lone Co.; Miss R. Denny; Denzil Don Pty. Ltd.; Division Section; Momington Peninsula; Mortlake; Macedon; Commissioners' Meeting; Mrs. E. M. Davidson; H. B. North Eastern; Outer Southern; Outer Eastern; South Dickie Ltd.; Mrs. E. Dann; Mrs. J. Eddy; Economy Press; Eastern Suburbs; Shepparton; South Gippsland; E. S. & A. Bank Ltd.; Exchange Press Pty. Ltd. (Indent Southern Suburbs; Swan Hill; South Western Suburbs; Specialists); Edments Pty. Ltd.; Foy & Gibson's Ltd.; Upper Murray; Upper Mallee; Upper Goulburn; Wer- Miss J. Finlay; Mrs. F. W. Faulkner; Miss B. J. Gurner; ribee; Western; West Gippsland; Warburton; Western Guiders' Conference; Lady Gullett; General Motors- Wimmera; Western Suburbs; West Sunraysia; Waver- Hoidens Ltd.; Mrs. A. M. Galt; George's Limited; Walter ley; North Eastern Suburbs. & Eliza Hall Trust; Mrs. W. H. Hughes; Mrs. A. G. From Local Associations: Ararat; Ballarat; Selwyn; Hooke; Hopkins Odium Ltd.; Lady Herring; Miss D. Bendigo; Brighton; Camberwell North; Casterton; Colac; Holtz; Herald & Weekly Times Ltd.; Mrs. B. Hall; Hicks Corryong; Creswick; Cudgewa; Curlwaa; Dandenong; Atkinson Ltd.; Geo. M. Hume Pty. Ltd.; I.C.I. of Aus- Daylesford; Eaglehawk; Essendon; Frankston; Geelong; tralia and New Zealand Ltd.; Miss S. Irving; Ingersoll- Glen Iris-Ashburton; Hampton; Hawthorn; Heidelberg- Rand (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.; Andrew Jack, Dyson & Co.; Ivanhoe; Horsham; Kaniva; Kew; Kongwak; Loch; Jones Bros. Pty. Ltd.; Kenco Rubber Reclaim Pty. Ltd.; Longwarry; Malvern; Meredith; Moe; Northcote; Nyah Kelly & Lewis Ltd.; Mrs. L. Lansell; Mrs. W. Leggett; West; Oakleigh-Murrumbeena; Orrvale; Red Cliffs; Mrs. I. Levy; Leeds Dyeing and Chemical Works Pty. Rosebud; Seymour; Stawell; Swan Hill; Tallangatta; Ltd.; S. Lie Pty. Ltd.; Mrs. C. M. Lambe; Essington Tawonga; Terang; Timboon; Warrnambool; Wonthaggi; Lewis Esq.; Mrs. J. A. MacLeod; Miss S. MacLeod; H. Woodend; Yarrawonga. V. MacKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd.; McKellar Press; From Individual Donors: Mrs. Barton Adams; Mrs. Miss M. L. McKindlay; Mrs. S. McKay; Mrs. E. 0. Mac- H. Adams; Richard Allen & Sons Pty. Ltd.; Miss L. M. kinnon; Miss K. McEwan; Mrs. Morgan; Mrs. E. M. Andrews; Mrs. C. Armstrong; A.N.Z. Bank Ltd.; Aus- Mims; Mrs. Sidney Baillieu Myer; David Mitchell Estate; tralian Estates Coy. Ltd.; Staff. Australian Estates Coy. Michaelis Hallenstein & Co.; Mountcastle Pty. Ltd.; T. Ltd.; Australian Glass Manufacturing Co. Pty. Ltd.; Mitchell Esq.; Muir & Neil Pty. Ltd.; Mrs. D. Morawetz; Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd.; Mrs. F. Barton Myer Charitable Trust; Mitchell & Co. Pty. Ltd.; James Babbage; Ball & Welch Ltd.; N. Baillieu Esq.; Bank of Miller & Co. Pty. Ltd.; Miss F. Mitchell; National Fit- N.S.W.; J. Bayley & Sons Ltd.; Bertram Bros.; Lady ness Council of Victoria; Mrs. J. A. Nicholl; National Beaurepaire; Beaurepaire Tyre Service Pty. Ltd.; Lewis Cash Register Co. Pty. Ltd.; National Bank of A/sia. Ltd. Berger & Sons (Vic.) Pty. Ltd.; Mrs. J. Bennett; Mrs. Nicholas Pty. Ltd.; North Broken Hill Ltd.; Estate late

girl 23 guides E. 0. Officer; Mrs. R. G. Orr; Olympic Tyre & Rubber Elsternwick Pack, Essendon District Rangers, Geelong Co. Pty. Ltd.; Mrs. E. W. Outhwaite; Mrs. A. Pearson; Trefoil Guild, 1st Hawksburn Rangers, 1st Herne's Oak. Miss E. Purnell; Patrol Leaders' Conference; Mrs. H. Pack, 2nd Ivanhoe Coy, 1st Loch Coy, Mitcham and L. Pledge; Prevost & Co. Pty. Ltd.; Repco Ltd.; Mrs. B. District Local Association, Poowong Local Association, J. Rawson; Miss P. Russell; Mrs. R. T. Robinson; Rider 4th Preston Rangers, 4th Preston Coy, 1st Poowong & Bell; Roselle Preserving and Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; Pack, Swan Hill Local Association, Miss E. M. West. Mrs. S. Ricketson; Mrs. A. Russell; Standard Motor Products Ltd.; State Treasury, Melbourne; Swallow & Ariell Ltd.; Mrs. E. Swinburne; Shell Co. of Australia TO GUIDE HOUSE. Ltd.; Scott Graphic Arts Industries Pty. Ltd.; David For Plants — 1st Ashburton Coy, Mrs. K. Aitken, 1st Syme & Co. Ltd.; Sun News-Pictorial; Mrs. M. Searby; Burwood Pack, 1st Burwood Coy, Miss C. Broadhurst, Seymour-Pacific Employees' Works Council; Mrs. Oswald Miss S. Cameron, Miss R. Denny, Miss K. Druce, Syme; Mrs. F. Tate; Edward Trenchard & Co.; Mrs. J. Eastern Suburbs Trefoil Guild, 1st Elsternwick Coy, M. Taylor; Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd.; Mrs. I. 2nd Fitzroy Coy, 2nd Ivanhoe Coy, Mrs. H. Krohn, 1st Wood; J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd.; Williams & Co. Kew Coy, Kew District, 2nd Mornington Pack, 1st Mel- Pty. Ltd.; Miss Young. bourne Extension Rangers, Miss M. Muir, 2nd Oakleigh Coy, 1st Port Fairy Coy, Miss F. Raven, 4th St. Kilda DONATIONS Coy., 4th South Yarra Coy., Mrs. J. Speering, Brownie TO THE EXTENSION SECTION. Cottage Committee, H. V. McKay Trust, 1st Nyah Pack. Miss Booth, Mrs. Bryan, 1st Benalla Coy, Caulfield Local Association, Geelong Local Association, Mrs. R. Gillespie, Heidelberg Local Associations, 1st Mirboo • TO BROWNIE COTTAGE. North Pack, Newport District Guiders, Guides and Clunes, Corryong, Croydon, Castlemaine L.A., Colac, Brownies, Strathmore Guide and Brownie Parents' Dandenong, Eastern Suburbs, North Eastern Suburbs. Committee, Yallourn and Herne's Oak Guiders. Outer Eastern Suburbs, South Eastern Suburbs, Fern Tree Gully, Gippsland Western Port, South Gippsland, TO THE "THANK YOU" FUND. Mornington Peninsula, Mortlake, Mount Beauty, Sun- 7th Ballarat Pack, 12th Ballarat Pack, 1st Birdwoodton raysia, Southern Suburbs, Upper Goulburn, Western, Pack, 2nd Collingwood Coy, 2nd Dandenong Coy, 1st South Western, Yallourn and Herne's Oak.

FORM OF BEQUEST

I bequeath the sum of £ to the Girl Guides Association of Victoria to be used for the general purposes of the Association and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Association shall be a sufficient discharge to my Trustee for the payment thereof.

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