JOHNSON VILLE

Evening Post, Issue 98, 27 April 1936, Page 14

JOHNSON VILLE

The Empress Theatre; at Johnsphvillt was filled to capacity oh Saturday morning for. the Anzac Day commemo- ". ration service. The district "authori- ; ties united with- the school: for a service which had been organised by'ttie headmaster (Mr. W. Binet Brown) .'At 0.30 a.m. the. returned soldiers, .Boy Scouts, and .Girl.Guides paraded,'and ' , deposited wreaths .on. the, memorial gates and on the South African, Memorial, after which they.-marched ' to the theatre, where a very impressive service, presided over by .the chairman of the Town Board. (Mr. G. A., Law- , rence) was held. The. "Requiem"'wpj ;:. sung by the school choir, prayers were * offered by the .Rev. J. F. Martin, and' Scripture reading 'was. taken by the the Rev.. J. Whittingtoii, and' the Rev..C.'J.'G.. Samuda.', The roll of , honour was read by the headmaster at ,: the school, after;-.' which, the ;..■ senior scholars very impressively recited ■ Laurence Binybn's "For-the.;Fallen." A very telling' address was .given by Major C. A. L. Treadwell; 0.8. E., who showed what Anzac should mean to people today, and'how they should prac- ■ tise the lessons of faithfulness, loyalty, and honour' which are .all, comprehended in the term "British, justice.!'

At the conclusion of: this service the ex-servicemen ■ were motored to New- . lands to take part in another service, j which was held around the monument at which the school children andfresi--' dents had assembled and' where manf. beautiful wreaths were placed. ' ; •"