DEFENCE DAY
AMERICAN CELEBRATION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ■WASHINGTON, September 12. The American world fliers were a feature of the Defence Day celebrations to-day. Their machine passed over the national) capital, followed by another containing officials,, newsmen, and camera men. Throughout the country Defence Day was celebrated by millions with ■ parades, etc., the object being to keep alive the citizenry and interest in defensive preparation in accordance with the suggestion 6f General Pershing; who retires from active service to-night. ■ Church organisations, as well as many Liberal an,d Socialistic societies, adopted resolutions depreciating the appointment of a day for such celebrations, on the ground that it tends to foster the spirit of militarism. War Department reports indicate that more than sixteen million civilians participated in the Defence Day exercises throughout the country,.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 September 1924, Page 7
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132DEFENCE DAY Greymouth Evening Star, 15 September 1924, Page 7
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