ANZAC DAY

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24982, 17 September 1946, Page 6

ANZAC DAY

FORM OF OBSERVANCTI TO BE CONTINUED I ■■ CITY COUNCIL’S DECISOK I The continuation in ChristehureHg the citizens’ Anzac Day service i' same lines as in previous years wei cided on by the Christchurch «J| Council last evening. t „ i Stating that in former yean « considered itself as acting on IMF of the citizens in arranging the g in Christchurch, the committee w Christchurch Returned XI sociation wrote to the council tttmug an opinion whether the Anzac Day service in the past Mflojg considered satisfactory and WT opinion of the council ? n the tonE Ll | service to be observed in the | The association explained wygl taken this action because of tne sion in recent months on the observance of Anzac Dayout also that at the request of wr g sociation the Mayor (Mr E.- g drews) in the early montps ot we g cent war inaugurated a civic which was held every monJJiHg Civic Theatre and attended W of all denominertions. “The R.S.A. is asking ui W lead. As a returned man or w k world war I want to say that mm > never been anything more n>spinw<g me than the Anzac Day services»ng here over the years." said vrLyons, in moving that the should approve of the Returns vices’ Association conducting vices as in the past. He said not like to see anything of w ligious character, solemnity. of remembrance taken aw®?* <«■ Cr. J. N. Clarke seconded J tion, and Cr. A. R. Guthrey the men in the services gether, fought together, and pra? gether. Most did not even denomination of their unit This was primarily a civtt and he felt that certain peogjTj precluded from attending D t^rval jje. the religious nature of the odsc said Cr. L. G. Amos. He Christchurch should do as * jiriF and Australian cities do —hoW» services in the churches in tne ing and in the afternooni how ® affair conducted by theWrjw * ity.” The council representea a and all creeds: and he felt tn» ” in the best interests of all. , Cr. Lyons’s motion was Cr. Amos apparently the only ent.