ANZAC DAY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 28 April 1924, Page 4

ANZAC DAY.

I ♦ ; • i MANAIA'S OBSERVANCE. i ___ < j (From Our Own Correspondent.) ' The memorial service was held in the ! Manaia Town Hall on Friday afterI noon. Tlie hall was packed to its ut~ ■■ most by citizens of Manaia and dis- , trict. The service right throughout , Fas most impressive. Prior to theservice the returned soldiers, Mounted' } .Rifles, Boy Scouts and Manaia Municipal Brass Band formed a processiontrom the Manaia municipal fire brigade' station to the Town Hall,.there beinar a very large muster under the marshal; Colonel T, Sutherland. The serried opened with the National - Anthem, P I«gfd by the Municipal Brass Band «f % Sfu-i" °-. Swains °^ ▼icar of St. Cuthbert's, who presided, asked the Rev. C. Roberts to open the service with the Lord's Prayer, the conK^'S. 011 i°inin£ in- After a hymn r the Recessional" was played by the* band, and all present joined in the singing. At the conclusion a Scripture reading wa* given by the vicar.. the Rev. A. C. Swainson. ' The Rev. O. Roberts offered a prayerfor the fallen heroeis of Gallipoli and m keeping with the service. Mr. S. IH. Greaves (president of the Manaia1 I Returned Soldiers' Association) placed" i a beautiful wreath from the- Manaia ; returned, soldiers on the casket thafr was place<l on the stage with the words.l inscribed: "From the members of the j Manaia returned soldiers to our fallen j comrades who have given their lives;. 'for Kind and country and freedom toall. They have paid the. supremesacrifice for that worthy object. Theseworthy comrades sleeping their long , rest will always be remembered by theitreturned comrades, and their 'names will be handed down for all time. They have given all that could be given.'' ' The Rev. C. Roberts read sentences^ from the burial service. The Rev. Chaplain Te Rangitewhata. Fraser sangthat beautiful solo. "He Wipes a Tear From Every' Eye." His rendition of I this solo was most effective. The hymn "O God Our Help in Ages Past"" was then sung by* all present, the band accompanying same. ' The Rev. Chaplain Te Rangitawhata Fraser j gave a stirring address on the brave and noble deedsof the comrades who had made the supreme sacrifice ott the shores of Gallipoli on that memorable occasion. He outlined the deeds of our men at Gallipoli, in Egypt* and in France, and how their deeds of valour will long live and be handed down to posterity. He extended to the sorrowing parents, brothers and ■sisters the sympathy of all to them in their great sorrow. They had lost their best for the Empire; they had /sacrificed all. The speaker enumerated the great deeds of past gallant; leaders whose names will live for ever, and concluded his able address with the text. "Although the dead sleep, they speak." I The hymn "Abide With Me'V was* then^ played by the band, all presentjoining in singing. The benediction was then pronounced by the Rev. A. C. Swainson, and Mr. .J. A. G. Coscrrove played the "Last Post.'' ' After the ceremony in the hall, theband, returned soldiers. Mounted Rifles and Boy Scouts and public marched tothe Manaia Cemetery for the purposeof unveiling a memorial stone to thedeceased returned soldiers. . Thisb^autiful monument was erected by theManaia returned soldiers, and the design is a. Graves Commission Cross on a massive concrete foundation, thewhole surrounded by a concrete enclosure. . . I The Rev. C. Roberts, on behalf of~ the retnrned soldiers, said they bad gathered that afternoon for the pur- _ ; pose of unveilinsr the memorial to the^ , returned deceased soldiers.. He complimented the returned soldiers on the erection of this beautiful memorial. ,In his n.ddrQßs he said: This monu-, ment will stand for all time, and wilF •'. be there to remind all who gaze on. it j of tbe noble and supreme deed* of ourdeooa.se'l returned soldiers. &c thetr I 3«ked Mrs. .T. Mei^i. senr., to unveiF' the monument. She also placed a . be«ntiful wreath on the monument. j The hymn, "Brief Life Here is Ourj Portion " was then suns by all present. The seWioe concluded with the- • benrl plavin<r "God Save the King.'' Tlie band, returned soldiers and Snoutc marched x back to. the Octaeron. ' The band then played +bp "Dead" . M»^ch in Saul" to th° fallen heroes. The following is a list of wreaths placed on the Cenotaph in tbe Octagoni At the memorial service. All the> local" bodies were represented. Town Board Mr. J. .T. M°ldnn, Waimate West; County Council Mr. T. McPhillips, "Ladies' Patriotic CommiHpe. Mrs. A. H. ChnVtiV nrd Mr. T^ F»«minr-. Otakeho Patrt<\ti'*. r «»*»i«--«Ofl <rrlr!jors i Ma.np.?j| I^ad'°c' "Patriotic *Vnyi~ ifctee, Boy Scouts (2). Manaia P+"te Mrs. BornV. saiii-; and family. Mr. and" Mrs. J. McPhillips. Mr. and Mrs. B. Badiand. Mr. and Mrs. T. Hair and' family. Mollie Vincent. A. Franklin nnd family. Mrs. and Mist Cassidy, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wells. Nola Hornby. Mr. and Mrs. Jam**! Claque, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hill-- aud family, «F. 7>. Mitchell and family, Mrs. Limerick, M. Hastie, Mrs. Claque. senr. and" family. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Parry, Nick "Povnter and Charlie Sutter, Mr_ and Mrs. B. Tiloyd. Mr. and Mrs. .Tarries Deacon, Murmy faniflv, Mrs. N".. N. Smith, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Bridce r ,J. W. and It. Snowdon (Inaha), Mr.. | and Mrs. Silbv. Mr. and Mrs. A.. Gamlin. Douglas Smith, Mrs. ,T. Meuli, j Mr. nnd Mrt;. AVhite and family. Mrs. ! T/. Nolan. Rev. aud Mrs. D. Smith, j Mr. and Mrs. d. A. G-. Cosgrove and' i family. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kendall, Mr. i and Mrs. R.. H. "Donald and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. McPhillins and family, Mr. and Mrs. 1> Fleming. Mr. and" Mrs. A. H. Christie. Mr. and Mrs. W. , White and family, Mr. and jVfrs. Yin- ; cent and family. "To the memory of the Maori War Veterans." from the returned soldiers. There were manyother wreaths, but the cards were missing. Ther" were also thre« wreaths; to Maori War veterans which were* without cards.