SINS OF AUCKLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 70

SINS OF AUCKLAND.

SALVATION ARMY PROCESSION. AUCKLAND, August 31. Public attention to the “ damning sins of Auckland ” was drawn by the Salvation Army to-night. The demonstration took the form of a mourning march through crowded Queen street, the procession being led by Commissioner J. Hay. It was a good-humoured crowd ou the whole. The attitude of the crowd was a tribute of respect to the Salvation Army. Probably only a small minority approved of this form of religious appeal, but the great majority were automatically respectful. A huge crowd filled Queen street and blocked the traffic. At the front of the procession was the familiar red and blue flag, then came the higher staff officers, and then three parties of draped women. The first party wore black costumes, next came a smaller band of women in scarlet costumes, and then another group in white. Several banners were carried, one bearing the words “We mourn for the sins of Auckland.” The crowd was quiet and curious, but it was not demonstrative, and there was no enthusiasm. The march lasted 25 minutes.