DAWN PARADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 95, 24 April 1939, Page 8

DAWN PARADE.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.

IN HONOUR OF ANZAC DAY.

TO-MORROWS CELEBRATION.

Solemn and Impressive, the dawn service which will commemorate Anzac Day to-morrow, the 24th anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli, will be a unique experience for Aucklanders. This will be the first time that such a service has been held in Auckland, and its organisation has been prompted by the Australian Imperial Ex-Servicemen's Association acting in collaboration with the Returned Soldiers' Association, to follow the lines of a similar parade held annually in Australia.

The time schedule drawn up by the organisers of the dawn service sets the initial movement at 4 a.m., when returned soldiers and sailors, with Gallipoli men in front, will assemble at the Domain Kiosk, and at 4.20 move off towards the Cenotaph in columns of eight, led by the Governor-General, Viscount Galway, who will be accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Captain Lord Dermer. Order of Parade. Then will come the parade marshal, Mr. W. S. Morrison, the assistantmarshal, Mr. £. C. Webbcrley, the president of the Australian Imperial Force Ex-eervkemen'e Association, Mr. E. P. Titchener, and the president of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association, Mr. W. R. Kendall. When it reaches, the Cenotaph the parade will break into fours, one section moving to the right, the other to the loft, to take up positions before the Cenotaph. By that time the group of nurses and ex-ecrvicewouien, who will not march, but will be assembled at 4.10 a.m., will be stationed in the Court of Honour. The Prime Minister, Mr. Savage; the Mayor of Auckland,-Sir Ernest Davis; Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, who was general commanding the New Zealand Division in Fiance, and other olticial guests, will have been received by Dr. E, L. Fitzgerald and Mr. G. R. Blackett, officers in charge at the Cenotaph. Choir To Sing; Anthem. A choir from the Commercial Travellers' Association, under the direction of Mr. W. Henderson, is to take up its position behind the Cenotaph, to lead the hymns and sing the anthem, "There Is. No Death." Buglers and drummers, under Mr. R. C. Johnston, will be located in the museum portico, and, official guests will occupy positions on the steps, while the general public, already assembled at 4.15 a.m., will stand by. The service proper is timed to begin at 4,30 a.m., and is expected to last 25 minutes.

After the assembly there will' be a roll of drum*, followed by the assemblage singing "Abide With Me." Prayers will be offered, then the einging of "The Reoessional." After that the GovernorGeneral will recite the Aiuac Dedication, and all present will repeat after his Excellency the aftirufatiou, "Wo Will Remember Them." The oflicial wreaths will be deposited and then "The Last Post" sounded as a prelude to one minute of silence and the singing by the choir of "There Iβ No Death."

There will then be a short address, the ringing of "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," to be followed by the Benediction and the sounding of* the "Reveille." The ceremony will close with a roll of drums and the National Anthem.

At 11 o'clock the second ceremony will be held, the parade being Under control of Lieijtenant-Colonel C. N". Newman. Assembly will be at Grafton Road at 10 o'clock, above the junction of Park Road, and dress will be mufti, decorations and medals. There will be 31 unite present, representative of practically all units with the New Zealand Division during the Great War. One marker from each wiU report to the adjutant at 10.5 a.m., and the fall-in will sound at 10.15. Officers will report to the senior officer of their unit. In eo-operatioii with the Auckland City Council, the Auckland Returned Soldiers' .Association will follow the plans for" the parade last year. Six bands will take part.

To cater for those who are coining from Henderson for the dawn parade, the Auckland Bus Company has arranged a special service to leave Henderson at 3.15 a.m. Special services have also been arranged in the city and on the North Shore.