OBSERVANCE IN BLENHEIM.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 96, 25 April 1917, Page 4

OBSERVANCE IN BLENHEIM.

IMPRESSIVE COMMEMORATION!

The wholehearted'manner in which - the anniversary of the landing of the Australian arid New Zealand soldiersat Grallipoli was observed to-day evidences, the fact that the honoring of * that glorious* event has entered ■ deeply into the hearts of the people. ■ The united religious service held in Market- Flaoe at 11 o'clock was' a notable demonstration of that feelmg' It was larSely /attended,, and - W&& .or a aiost impressive 'character. ; There Vas a large representation of the mihtaij fortes, the school chil-; dren, and ■• various civil organisations^ ■ summoned for. the occasion Tin* respective units assembled .., at V'th©. Borough School grounds, ?.iid V-greafc' procession marched to Market Place - and lined up at the rotunda/ wherea raised olatform had been erected., The military parade state was a«----follows: Tenth , Mounted RegimentalBand and National Reserve Band (Conductor C. J. Forrest), 45 -i Returned (Lieut. , Clark* secretary of the Mnrlborougb.1' Patriotic Association), 27; Tenth! Mounted Rifles,. A Squadron (Lieut., A. J. Maclainc), 11 ■• Twelfth Nelson: , Regiment, D Company (Captain ?W.,; J. Girling and Lieut. E. J. Harvey),, 43; Twelfth Company of SeniorOadete (Lieut. poison), 51;' Twentieth Company' (Lieut. H ■'$&<"" •Denne), 41; 'National Reserve (Oapi.f H, Horton), 20;J8oy Scouts •';<Comjnander ■ Tt:hite and f>cd«t^niis.terf;l!dinger),A2o: Amonp; the Friendly Soeietiea 'the i'oresters were present in.regalia. •.■;...;•■■■ • ■',•■■ ■•";''■'>• •'■■*.''; ■,'./ ' .The reliKions service was openedt with ,the National Anthem, and the reading of Psalm ,xc.<by it lady ofißcerof the Salvatidii Army.' The Yen.,' ,Atchdeacon.:Graco;-'recited the Oon-~; iession and Supplication with the»' c Lord's PraVier. .-.■ \ and the {r.itherinK ; I then sang .the hymn *'Lord God of* [the, ksson.-. from Corinthians xv;V 3/T-38,, and the Rev. H. >B. ;Whito? offered a^prayer. ; The;:->.hyirfn^<i"':'*?f>;'» God, our Help in/Ages Past," having '«been. c ;sung.-the-ReY.,~:B. F. RothweH* J delivered an eljo^uent:: 6 and; strUilrigj •<■ :address, ; in: ,w ; KicH; he ffche»'f evidence .'i^ordefl by t'o-dav'a- fVftfo-'"' ce?dingß that Anzac;Day wbuld^ ?be«\ 1? deeply 'i-iiv&tfor: all ;:tim| v in£'i the. o^nalsi.and^iohservAnees'^ 6f peoples :r The- nyron^ i> Me"^ was si^ng with deep feeling and.1 rhe: combined bands renderevJ/■ ' 'Garland of Mowers'' in eseellenfc ■ ■style. . „■■ .-j.: ,;.:•.";■; .'■...-••'■t-'.. ■.''•^■fC "•' '■"'The'singing of the National Anthem1 terminated rbhv proceedings at abput^ r 12 fo'clbcK." ■>..:... >:

| At, one o'clouk the returned! soldiers were entertained at ;diriJier#i> ', and. Hthis afternoon a fdrther patrioticdempnstration is being held, at Which Speeches,-were delivered},by/sfeadihgi citfeensr.' ' ...' :. • '}: './'.?;. ' .s'/<";■■'-"X- ' :