PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 169, 17 July 1919, Page 5

PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

A TOUCHING TRIBUTE

BY RETURNED SOLDIERS

TO FALLEN COMRADES.

A WREATH FOR EVERY AUCKLAND GRAVE.

The Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association is responsible for what will undoubtedly be one of the most beautiful and touching features of the peaift, celebrations in Auckland. Amongst the. poignant cases of the war bereavement j are those of families who have received their soldier boye home only to see them die, and in remembrance of those whose grief will be accentuated by the rejoicings all round, and as a tribute to the men who have died, the Returned Soldiers' Association has decided to place a wreath on every grave that can be traced. There are 51 graves of soldiers in Waikumete, and as far as is known some 70 in other cemeteries in and near Auckland. For some days past Chaplain Burgin has been engaged on ihe work of tracing the graves, and the association is hopeful that not a single one will be > neglected. Naturally .the expense in connection with such a tribute is very considerable, but there is no question that ] the action of the executive will meet .with the endorsement of every returned I man who is a member of the association. I With the co-operation of the sextons, the members of the association who are carrying out this work hope to have all the wreaths placed on the graves by early ' on Saturday morning. RINGING IN PEACE DAY. The Deputy-Mayor (Mr A. J. Entrican) is proposing to bring before a meeting of the Peace Celebration Committee this afternoon a proposal to ring in peace on ail the city and suburban church bells at eight o'clock on Saturday morning, -in order to start the celebrations with due eclat. THE PROCESSION. AMENDED ARRANGEMENTS. Cabinet having decided to ask the public of New Zealand to suspend all festivities and activities throughout the Dominion for five minutes from 12 noon on Saturday next, 19th instant, the officer commanding the district has again found it necessary to amend the previous instructions issued relative to the ceremonial parade as folloWB:— Representatives of units will vow report with markers at the respective assembly places at 10 a.m. (a) Thexparade will now move off at 10.30 a.m. (b) Paragraph la of instructions, dated 15th instant, is now cancelled. (c) On the Band, Third (Auckland) Mounted Rifles, reaching the junction of Queen Street and Karangahape Road, The column " will "halt" for ten—(-10) minutes, to permit the civilian portion of the parade being formed. (d) At 12 noon all troops will stand at "attention" for five minutes, while the cnurch bells ring, and the "Last Post" is sounded. The proclamation will then be read, the salute fired, the National Anthem played'by the massed bands, and troops dismissed in accordance with previous instructions.