1st Roma Rover Crew was a Rover Crew in Roma, QLD.
Crew History[]
The 1st Annual Dinner[]
An article was written about the 1st Roma Rover Crew's inaugural annual dinner in the Western Star on 20 December, 1933. The article read as follows:
"The first annual dinner of the 1st Roma Rovers took place at the Commonwealth Hotel on Friday evening last. Exceptionally keen interest was prevalent, and a practically full attendance resulted. The committee responsible for the arrangements — R/M Pack, Rover Jones, and S. Coomber — are to be congratulated on their untiring efforts to ensure the success of the function.
The toast to the King was proposed by Rover Jones. District Com. Beiers proposed to toast, The Boy Scouts Association and "B.P" and traced the development of Scouting within the district. He expressed satisfaction at the advancement of the movement in the Roma district during the last few years. There were approximately 130 Members connected with Cubbing, Scouting, and Rovering at the present time as compared with six members all told in 1928.
A/C/M. Wfeir proposed the toast to G/S/M Nixon, who was leaving to take up his residence in Brisbane. He praised the untiring efforts of Mr. Nixon in firmly establishing and developing the 2nd Roma Troop.
R/M Pack expresed his view on Rovering in general, and said that the fundamental principle of Rovering was to make happy, healthy, useful citizens, and proposed the toast of Rovering in general throughout the world. A/S/M Ryan suitably responded.
A toast was proposed to the Visitors from Brisbane schools, by R/M Tate, and K. Pack responded on their behalf.
A number of musical items were rendered which added to the success of the entertainment. S/M Hugh Moore rendered, "We're all Friends Together," in the chorus of which the Rovers heartily joined. The mouth-organists A/C/U Alan Weir and S. Coomber lent very enjoyable contribution to the entertainment. Dist./Com. Beiers and A/S/M Jones displayed marked ability in deeply appreciated recitations. Community singing added greatly to the success of the function, but some of thee voices of the members somewhat disrupted the Harmony.
Rovering has now been firmly established in the district, and the inauguration of this movement on such a firm basis bodes well for the ideals of the movement. Undoubtedly the function, which was a typical example of good fellowship, joviality and cooperation, has laid the foundation of higher ideals in the future, greater cooperation and good citizenship."
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