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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-02-27, Page 3pnouta tone [0 ofik 1. we lied to Goderich Guides,"t sa of the tow Gi Ori • 0 MO ut troop 'att % W L. to jo t tWq fps. Within a week ties of Girl err e Wilkes leader s ode company in Goderich, At that thrill, the Guiding movement was not that well known in Ontario, but 10 years earlier companies had . been formed' in Lucknowant� . , e. The first leadersthe Goderich 101st were Captain Margaret (Watson) Nairn and Lieutenant Gertrude Wilkes. Edith W. Taylor and Joan Groves were in charge of the 102nd Goderich company. "We never knew each other when we ° started or anything about Guiding. The Maple Leaf chapter sent us books from headquarters. We hadn't a clue as to the ruses and regulations of Guiding, so we had to pass the tests ourselves to get our first class badges. We started out with knowing little about Guiding, but all we had were our own individual experiences, said Mrs. Nairn. As it turned out, Mrs. Nairn knew about woodcraft and camping and Miss Wilkes could sing and tell stories. The weekly meetings were usually held on Tuesdays or whenever enough of the girls could attend through the week. The girls were required to wear their uniforms to these weekly meetings. In 1936 a guide uniform consisted of a- pair of black shoes, stockings above the knee, a navy blue cotton one piece outfit as well as a patrol tie. The girls were also required to wear an emblem on their pocket flap. According to Mrs. Nairn the uniforms guides wear today are more fashionable and they look to be more comfortable. At these meetings the girls ,excercised, sang songs and played games. Mrs. Nairn said the games were work orientated and if the girls learned to tie knots, they would also be taught how to put the knots to use. The girls also learned first aid, map reading and nature work. Summer was a pleasant time of year as the girls could put what they learned through the winter months to the test on the campsite. The 101st company often ven- tured to MacFarlands farm located where the Blue Water Centre is today. Camping m 1936 was more primitive than it is today. There were no sleeping bags only straw and the bed clothes one brought from home. The tents were made of hard canvass and if one happened to brush up against, it while sleeping it would makefor quite an un- --There wasn't any plumbing et her f nature provided all that was available. A cook and a nurse were on hand at each camp under regulation and there was always a house available in case of an emergency. On one. occasion, the 101st was camping at MacFarlands when a number of cows paid them a visit during the night. The,cows became tangled in the guy wires of the tent causing the tents to fall on the girls and wake them up. • Guiding has come a long way since the outhouses and the borrowed tents. Today 0404 'is a; high+' ()milkedIrttwa° 0 companies, districts anc branches. Each district owns' r' leases camnh'g, , facilities eacli stili ear Malt dosiooai:- fie the various guiding. units. . Dorothy Crocker', a'-llfetime Guider and author, has been involved in Guiding all of her life. Mrs. Crocker has published two books, Authority on Guiding and The Guider Handbool and recently completed her third book to be ei,titl ad The Guide Handbook, Throughout the years, Mrs, Crocker has. been a Guide leader She said she's noticed the positive influence that Guiding has on girls and young women. She has had manly experiences through her involvement with Guides. "Once we were on a hike and one girl -in my grout) was feeding a horse potato chins. We' told her to stop, but she did not heed our warning and the horse bit her. The child's mother was furious and thought her child was going to catch some terrible disease. Well, two days later the horse died." "On another occasion, the fathers and older brothers escorted some of the girls on a fishing expedition. They taught how to put worms on the hooks and how to take the fish off once they were caught "Many of the fish the girls caught were small. However, one girl caught a large salmon, but the fathers did not bring a large enough landing net and the fish got away. The father didn't think that a girl would catch a fish that Mize." There are many legacies the first Guiders left for generations to follow. Many have been swallowed up by time and change and others have remained. However, the one that , suits the palate the most is the annual cookie. drive. In the'beginning, the cookie drive was `a community affair with'people and organiza- tions donating time and material or even a dozen or so of their finest cookies. Each company baked and gathered dozens of cookies to sell to the public. In 193, the cookies sold for 25 cents a dozen. The money generated, anywhere between $40 to $60, was used for camping in the summer. Today the tradition lives on with a few changes'. Mr. Christie makes the cookies and they sell for almost $2 a box. The com- pany selling the cookies gets about five cents per box sold. The cookie manufacturer gets half and Girl Guides of Canada receives the rest. Guiding has become an institution in Canada and is changing yearly to try and hold the interest of participants.. —`h ila: rganization ar�ingifself-frirailik_., inure. Guides are now offered a' computer badge for knowledge and use in the come pater field as well as badges in law awareness. Guiding is many things too many people and Mrs. Crocker enjoys the feeling she gets when seeing the guides in action. "Everyone is different, some people learn fasterr than others, and it is no different in ,guiding. However there is a certain satisfac- tion in seeing what you have taught applied to either help someone or the child herself," Mrs. Crocker said. is "Anything Goes", with a cast of over 40 members was the biggest large -cast GLT musical •t nything Goes" is a tonic for the winter blues By Shirley, J. Keller Perhaps the best things about Goderich Little Theatre's offering of "Anything Goes" last weekend at The Livery, was that it was the best possible cure for the February blahs. And theatre goers lapped up the light-hearted respite from the foggy outdoors as they tapped their toes to the snappy music indoors. It was Friday evening when this writer at- tended the show. The -audience warmed quickly to the:plot of the play which involved an unlikely mix of two love -struck couples, some gangsters, an honest -to -goodness bishop, two Chinamen and four angels," all aboard a cruise ship bound for England. Philip McMillap as Billy Crocker, Earl Salter as Moonface, and Joyce Kuran as Reno Sweeney were ever excellent, McMillan was just the right type to play the.. suaveyoung__American ._..who . talked._. e elf ireand• aleki tis sitz lens -- and. Kuran made a throaty, earthy evangelist -turned -chorus girl with a gleam in her eye and a tremendous swivel in her hips. Salter was `•`poifect„ as the New York. thug who was disgitiatit :as a preacher 'to avoid the law. His rendition of "Be Like The Bluebird" was one of the highlights for me. I thought he caught the intended spirit of the song - not really .a spoof, not quite serious, just pure comedy. The talents of -McMillan, Kuran and Salter were showcased through the fine support of These are both General Motors executive d Tien actory automobiles. Kathleen Hamilton as Bonnie and Frank MacDonald as Sir "Hot Pants" Evelyn. Two others, Jennifer Biskup as Hope and Jen- nifer Black as Mrs. Harcourt, gave solid performances too. There were some scene stealers on stage. One was Paul Howe who made an officious bishop in his magenta shirt- with the turned- around collar and HAIR, lots of thick, light brown HAIR. Paul again caught my eye during "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" as he strum- med an air bass with such fervor I couldn't help but giggle. Reno Sweeney's four angels - . Purity. Chastity, Charity add "I'm Virtue" - were' scene stealers too. Played by Robin Wark, 'Nina Howe, Laura Wark and Tina Asp, the girls added a touch of youthful beauty and charm each time they appeared. They mov- ed in unison, they smiled in unison, and they sang like the angels they were supposed to' Imo, : t11 Aperg- arnd n arbin ing--- Bonnie (Kathleen Hamilton) the angels brought the house down with the "Heaven Hop" - The music for "Anything Goes" was writ- ten by Cole Porter and had some of my vourite .. You're The Top, It's Delovely, I Get A Kick Out Of You and the title time Anything Goes. Batas'far as I was concerned, the best musicbl number of the entire evening was "Friendship" with McMillan, Kin and Salter. Warren Robinson choreographed the show and I thought this number was ck FRAGRANCE COLLECTION COLLE-ETTON THE outstanding. A dance routine by Barbara Ellen MacLeod featured MacLeod,'Sandy Mac- Donald; Nancy Flynn, Alison Hollingworth, Brad Milburn, Kent Milburn, Travis Teed and John King, and was a close second for best musical number. GLT and Graham McEwan and his crew should be congratulated for a great set. It was workable, adaptable and very believable. Ingenious too! Oh yes, and one cannot overlook the members of the pit band who provided some of the best unobtrusive background or- chestral. support we've ever heard in Goderich. Hugh McGregor and Iria Stewart teamed up with Julie Meyers, Dave Higgins, Blake Smith, Bonnie Dunn, Sandy Lane, Heather Lindsayand Bill Reid to pull it off. 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