CADET BATTALION PARADE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XVI, Issue 581, 3 December 1904, Page 4

CADET BATTALION PARADE.

•The first parade of the 2nd Jlawke's Bay Public School Cadet Battalion was held on the Dannev^rke racecourse, yesterday. The following companies were oh parade :—Woddville No. I (Capt. Bagley), Darinevirke North No. 1 (Gapk Olsen), Dannevirke South (Gapt. Brown), Ndrsewood and Takapau detachments (Capt. Caughley), Makotuku and Ormohdville detachments (Capt. Johnston),. Woodville No. 2 (Capt; mcoll), and Dantievirke North No. *2. (Capt. Best). TKe companies assembled at tiio Railway Station on the arrival of, the morning; trains from Woodville and W.aipukurau. The parade was under the command of ' Major Stevenson, of Woodville, who had. with him Captain and Adjutant Curd and: Quartermaster Sonndy. The. total number on parade was 274. The only cadets in the battalion not represented was theEumeroa Detachment. . ~.. r - C The companies' were formed up in* column of companies and add f eased by the Mayor (Pastor Sies), who welcomed them to Dannevirke on the occasion of" their first visit, expressed his pleasure at the on parade, his feeUng of perfect accord with the cadet movement,, and trusted that it would continue togrpw^ -lie believed that the movement was calculated to build up a nation of* enthusiasts in totuufceering, and would, foster a feeling of t»rotherJiness, hencehe addressed them as "brethren."

Major Stevenson briefly returned^ thanks to Castor Bies for, his welcome - and his words of encouragement, and at his call the boys gave three hearty - 'cheers for the Mayor. . The battalion was then marched offto the parade ground. The day was spent in battalion movements, - ..At theconclusion Major Stevenson heartily congratulated both officers and boys on, the work done, which had been in every - respect particularly good. The whole of the movements were characterized by ' steadiness— 4 rather uncommon feature in battalion drill, especially for the first, parade. He wag proud to command them, and hoped that the battalion would:, have many more such parades. Special mention must be made of thegood work of the three buglers of the • JDannevirke North School, who played. 'the battalion -both to and from the race— course, in fine. style.. ,