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Clive Small guest Speaker at Ryde
Former NSW Police Assistant Commissioner and ICAC Director Clive Small will be guest speaker at historic 'Addington' Ryde on Tuesday November 3 at 8pm.
Meeting has been organised by Sydney St George's Guild as a community good turn project and all are welcome.
Clive Small is the co-author with Tom Gilling of the best seller crime book 'Smack Express, How Organised Crime Got Hooked on Drugs' and is currently working on a sequel.
Copies of the book will be available on the night to be signed by the author.
RSVP is essential for seating and free supper. Please inquire and book to Rusty Russell OAM on 9878 2289 or Howard Blair 9798 4060 or John F Booth at The Weekly Times on 9807 6666.
October: International Fellowship Month
IFOFSAG: International Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides
AIDSEGA: Amitie Internationale des Scouts et Guides Adultes
Chosen to Coincide with United Nations Day
The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of January 1, 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. The 1899 International Peace Conference in The Hague elaborated instruments for settling crises peacefully, preventing wars and codifying rules of warfare, & adopted the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes and established the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which began work in 1902. Forerunner of the United Nations, the League of Nations, was conceived in similar circumstances during the First World War, and established in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles "to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security." In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter, deliberating on the basis of proposals worked out by the representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States in August-October 1944. The Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, not represented at the Conference, signed it later and became one of the original 51 Member States.
The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24 1945, when its Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and by a majority of other signatories.
United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24 each year, and throughout October, Scouting and Guiding Guilds worldwide focus on their international nature and connections, as well as the privileges and duties of world citizenship.
GUILDMASTER’S MESSAGE
Greetings everyone.
Welcome to our International Guildhall. The month of October has special significance in our Guild, as it is the month when members of all Guilds - B.P., Trefoil, and St. George’s Guilds - remind themselves of our common ideals, and think about Guildbrothers and friends from many parts of the world.
There are a number of international organizations, each with their own rules and conditions of membership, and I think that the Guide and Scout movements could be the simplest of them all – just the acceptance of a simple promise. To me, it is incredible that what is such a simple basis for becoming a Scout or a Guide could spread so effectively to so many parts of the world, and that our Guilds which consist of ex Scouts and Guides, should in their turn, become the large international organization that exists today.
On Fellowship Day, 25th October, don’t forget to send thoughts of friendship winging their way to those places where you may have been lucky enough to meet a fellow Guildbrother, and to other places where there are Trefoil, B.P., and St. George’s Guilds. Happy Fellowship Day to all!
Cheers,
Margaret.
Margaret Barton, Guildmaster.
Crazy Whist
September 12 saw a happy gathering at Addington for our annual Crazy Whist night. Top scorer was June Carpenter, to whom Guildmaster Margaret did eventually relinquish the bottle of bubbly to go with her trophy champagne glasses, and the Wooden Spoon was awarded to Betty (black mark to editor for lack of surname), with guard of honour Pam, Ron Brian, and Ted.
Photos: Phyllis Berger.
ASPAC – The ISGF Asia Pacific Gathering
took place near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in July, and was attended by an Australian contingent who were obviously in the thick of things at all times, as evidenced by JB flexing his green thumbs, and even included a very colourful member of a tribe which may well be from the northern side of Port Jackson, overlooking what we now call Circular Quay.
St George’s Guild of Ryde
GUILD PROGRAM 2009 / 10
NOVEMBER 11: Guild Meeting
DECEMBER 9: Christmas Guildhall 5 Mins St George Judy Harris
2010 January no meetings
FEBRUARY 10: Commem. Guildhall 5 Mins St George Eva Maxted
MARCH 10: AGM
APRIL 14: Changeover Guildhall 5 Mins St George Bob Hill
St.George’s Guild of Ryde Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Addington, 813 Victoria Road, Ryde, commencing at 7.30pm.
The Guild is open to anyone 18 years & over, & visitors are most welcome -
why not come along for an enjoyable, obligation-free evening! (please let us know, for catering purposes).
Contacts: Margaret Barton, Guildmaster, 9874 2547;
Brian Harris, Chancellor, 9808 1016.
St George’s Guild of Sydney
GUILD PROGRAM 2009 / 10
Sydney Guild meets on the first Tuesday every month except January at historic ”Addington” 813 Victoria Road Ryde.
NOVEMBER 3: Guild Meeting, Rec Lyn, MC Charlie
DECEMBER 1: Christmas Guildhall, 5 Mins St George Neit, Rec Charlie, MC Howard
FEBRUARY 2: BP Guildhall, 5 Mins St George Charlie, Rec Ulrike, MC Margaret
MARCH 2: AGM Meeting, Rec Ron, MC John B.
APRIL 6: Inst. Guildhall, 5 Mins St George Rusty, Rec Howard, MC Neita
St.George’s Guild of Sydney meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at historic Addington, 813 Victoria Road, Ryde, commencing at 7.30pm.
The Guild is open to anyone 18 years and over. Visitors are most welcome.
Why not come along for an enjoyable, obligation-free evening!
(Please let us know, for catering purposes).
Contacts: John F Booth AM, Guildmaster, 9807 6666
Howard Blair, Chancellor, 9798 4060
Ulrike Eichmeyer, Treasurer, 9807 6666
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