“DAY OF MOURNING”
SALVATION ARMY’S SCHEME
(Special to “Star.”)
AUCKLAND, August 13
A day of mourning for the sins of Auckland is included in the comprehensive programme of services arranged by the Salvation Army, on the occasion of the opening of the new Congress Hall in Grey’s Avenue, on August 25. Friday, August 31, will be observed as a day of mourning. At 8 p.m.,' a procession of mourning will proceed up Queen Street ■ from Queen’s Wharf to the new hall, wjiere Commissioner James Hay, hqad of the Army in New Zealand will deliver an address on “The damning sins of Auckland.” The procession will consist of from 60 to 80 of women oncers of the Auckland Corps in flowing mourning robes, and proceeding at 'slow march, the Band of the City Corps, which will lead the mourners, will play a series of funeral marches, such as “The Dead March in Saul,” Chopin’s “March Funebre,” and “Garland of Flowers.” In addition to women mourners, there will probably be a number of other members of the Army in attendance. Explaining the nature of the procession, Major A. J. Miles, Secretary of Divisional Headquarters in Auckland, said that such a demonstration had been held in Wellington about twelve months ago.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1928, Page 5
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