ANZAC DAY
METHOD OF CELEBRATION.
(Per Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, April 18.
The suggestion made by the Governor General in regard to the observance of Anzac Day, was generally endorsed by representative citizens and representatives of the Church, who were interviewed to-day. The Gover-nor-General’s remarks were heartily endorsed by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Wilford).
“I entirely agree with all His Excellency has said,” declared the Minister. “I believe that Anzac Day should be marked by the highest possible ceremony, every moment of which must bring to the surface memories of those who have made the supreme sacrifice. I have felt, when addressing large concourses of people on Anzac Day, that the occasion should be made one by which we could cushion the touch of sorrow, which is so near to those who have lost heir brave boys. The Cenotaph in Whitehall is an everlasting reminder of tributes paid in the ghastly holocaust of war, but it is also a silent tribute, and in that way, the most effective one. If I had my way, I would have no more than a hymn, prayer and a few words of hope broadcast to the people on Anzac Day.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 April 1929, Page 5
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