ANZAC DAY PARADE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21468, 17 April 1933, Page 10

ANZAC DAY PARADE

ARRANGEMENTS FINALISED Arrangements for the Anzac Day parade from the junction of Park Road and Grafton Road to the Cenotaph at the Domain, which will be under the command of Lieut.-Colonel W. C. Sinel, havo been announced. Those taking part in the parade may attend either in uniform or mufti, as in previous years, while medals and decorations will bo worn. After tlio leading band, the first units will be naval, theso sections being followed by the representatives of Imperial and oversea forces. Then will come South African veterans, the New Zealand Mounted Rifles and the New Zealand Artillery. The next unit will be the New Zealand Engineers, who will be followed by infantry units, the Rifle Brigade, the l'ioneer Battalion and other New Zealand units. Nursing sisters and ex-service women will join the column in the Domain, marching at the head of the parade. The bands this year will be the Ponsonby Boys' Band, the Artillery Baud, tho Auckland Regimental Band, tho Salvation Army Congress Hall Band and the Mount Eden Boys' Band. No territorials will parade on Anzac Day, all the limits being representative of returned nien. Auckland territorial units will parjido on the King's Birthday, Juno 3. \ V—SERVICES IN SCHOOLS NO PROVISION IN ACT t "I consider tfyat on Anzac Day services should be | held in the schools." said Mr. J. K. jHornblow, at the last meeting of the] Wan can ui Education Board. "Anzac Day should not be regarded as an ordinary holiday and 1 would movo that teachers be notified that services lie held in schools on that day." j Mr. j. Aiken: ]| am not sure that it can bo done. Ankac Day is regarded as a Sunday and thi schools have to bo closed. Mr J. S. Tingey \said that the Act provided for tho schools to be closed. Mr. E. F Hemingway (chairman): I do not think can move; the matter is beyond our jurisdiction. We can state, however, \that it is tho desire of this board that all children in tho district observe < Anzac Day as a Sunday in tho proper manner. decided to] take this course and Mr. Hornblow'sJ motion lapsed.