MEMORIAL CEREMONIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 821, 21 May 1910, Page 6

MEMORIAL CEREMONIES.

GREAT GATHERING AT PARLIAMENT GROUNDS SOLEMN SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S. THE CHILDREN AT THE BASIK RESERVE.

Neariy 1100 troops paraded in WMi>indre Street yesterday afternoon to take part in the united memorial service. The assembling of the various units was watched by a largo crowd of spectators. About 2 p.m., the Garrison Band, with the drum-major marching elowly ahead, wheeled out into the Quay, and to the solemn' strains of tho "Dead March," the '■ troops marched, with arms reversed, towards the old Parliament Houeo Grounds, the order of procession being as follows:—

Drum-Major. ; ,v -, Garrison Band. :■■■■■ - Liont.-Colonel G. F. 0. Campbell ■ ; Commanding Garrison Artillery).. Bight-half Division, Wellington Garrison Artillery. ■ - Major F. J. Courtney. /■Left-half Division, Wellington Garrison ' i ■ . Artillery. . .Wellington.Field. Engineers. Wellington Cycle Corps. Lient.-Colonel W. G.Duthie (Officer Commanding the Rifle Bat- . - talion). (Right-half Battalion, Wellington Rifles. ' ."' ■ Major C. D..Mackintosh. •- ■ : 'left-half Battalion, Wellington Rifles. Dominion Scouts. iVictoria College Officere' Training Carps. : Garrison Signallers. ' Snrgean-Major C. Mackie-Begg. Field Ambulance Corps. Commander Hooper, R.N.R. Amokura Training Ship Boys. Orowds of spectators lined the streets along the route, which.led from the Quay into Molesworth' Street, and thence along Hill Street, the troops 'entering by 'the small side gate in I columns of two's: In the grounds, prior [to toe arrival of the procession, the [■Royal New Zealand Artillery, ' under f Major Hume, had already taken up l"their position in front, and a little to I the left of the official dias, two comipames of the First Wellington Rifle '■Battalion, in extended order, made a iecarlet barrier across the greensward, keeping back the crowd, while all the entrance gates were strongly picketed by the police, Inspector Ellison and SubInspector. Norwood being both present. Among the officers present were the following members, of the Headquaters Staff of tho' Forces :— Colonel A. W. Robin,: C.B. (Chief of the. General Staff); Colonel. R. J. Collinß, V.D.j 1.5.0. (chief executive officer, • Dominion Rifle Association); Colonel J. R. Purdy (Director of Medical Services); Liout.-Colonel E. W..0. /Chaytor. (Director of' Military , Education) ; Lieut.-Colonel H. F. Head (officer commanding tho Permanent Force). The arrangements for the ceremonial were carried out by the District Staff, Lieut.-Colonol A. Bauchop, C.SI.G. (officer commanding the district) and Captain R. 0. Chesney, D.A.A.G., while Major'T. W. M'Donald and Captain G. T. Hall assisted. Everything passed off without the slightest hitch.