BITTER-SWEET MEMORY

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1930, Page 14

BITTER-SWEET MEMORY

THE HONOURING OF ANZAC DAY

SERVICES HELD IN. TARANAKI

BIG GATHERING AT PUKEKURA PARK

Anzac Day, with its bitter-sweet memories, was honoured in every corner of the province of Taranaki yesterday. Thousands gathered in the towns to honour the living and mourn the dead, and tribute was paid at every wayside monument. . The long, swinging line of khaki, the four soldiers in steel helmets, the flash of “ribbons and polished leather brought back a startling picture of the war, a picture that had already grown slightly dim, with a sharp, hurting clearness. The service of remembrance was attended by over 8000 people at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Major-General loung, G.O.C. N.Z. Forces, was present to take the salute as the men marched past. Quick, impulsive bursts of clapping sounded from each terrace in turn as 300 ex-servicemen, a record number for New Plymouth, went by. , , , « • Wreaths were placed on the cenotaph and the long procession saluted as it wound around it. The thought came that not even the graceful bridge of remembrance at Christchurch, not even the Grecian lines of the Auckland memorial museum and not even the promised loveliness of the Wellington carillon could hold so well the lasting pain and beauty of the sacrifice.

CEREMONY AT THE PARK

PROCESSION THROUGH THE TOWN. LARGE CROWD AT NEW PLYMOUTH. Motionless with bent heads and. reversed arms, four men in steel helmets and full uniform stood one at each corner of the New Plymouth cenotaph. Led by the Regimental Band, the long procession left the post office shortly after 10 a.m. Winding after the band came the Taranaki Regiment, cadet companies; the New Plymouth Boys’ High School, the New Plymouth Citizens Band, the South African veterans and frontiersmen, the Great War ex'-seidice-men and. nurses, representatives of local bodies, Boy Scouts, St. Joseph’s Parish school boys, the New Plymouth Pipe Band, Girl Guides, Girl Citizens, Girls High School, Convent High School girls, Giri Guards, Salvation Army band and pupils of the primary schools. • The procession-* went down Queen " Street from the post office and circled the cenotaph, giving the salute in passing From Queen Street the procession returned to the post office and then marched along Devon Street to the park. The long line of uniformed men swung in through the park gates, winding past the western terrace to the dull beat of the drums. The parade wheeled through the wide double gates, the band leading it on to the fresh glass of the sporteground. ’ Every terrace was packed with people and others watched by the rails and clustered round the entrance. Yet in the clear morning sunshine there was scarcely a sound in the park except the beating of the drums and the rasping of boots on the gravel.

marshalling of parade. All at once the deep quiet was sliat- . tered As it came into the sporteground ' the bank struck up ft lively, regimental tune, whistles sounded and the sharp Ibark of commands. The parade marched towards the eastern terrace, then wheeled and marched parallel to it around the ground. Halfway along, their in- , atruments glistening in the sun, the band swung in to the centre while tac main body marched on in its circling of the ground. High above an aeroplane boomed in the clear sky. There was a quick sound of clapping from the crowd on the western terrace. The body of returned men, over 300 strong, in mufti but with their Ibridit, ribboned medals across their coa°ts, had entered the main gates of the park. As they passed each terrace the rattle of applause -was repeated. A man in uniform carried the flag of New Zealand, and then came the four soldiers from the cenotaph in the familial • tin hats and full military kit. Under a Union Jack flying from a flagstaff rising' from the ground just below the centre of the western terrace- Major-General Young took the salute as the long parade marched past. With him were Lieut.-Colonel C. H. Weston, Lieut.-Colonel, Jardine and Major Conway. The men marched past in columns of fours, gave the salute and then formed up in a great square. In the centre of the square were the ministers, 12 veterans of the Maori 'War, the veterans of the South African War, ' Major-General Young, Major Conway and Captain Hartnell, the Mayor (Mr. H. V. 6. Griffiths), Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., Mr. C. H. Burgess and members of the local bodies. All the people in the park stood bareheaded and sang the National Anthem. Archdeacon F. G. Evans, assisted by the Rev. J. D. McL. Wilson, Adjutant McKenzie of the Salvation Army, the Bev. F. A. Parry and the Rev. Clarence Eaton then conducted the Anzac Day service. The service was: “Q God, Our Help in Ages Past”; Old Testament reading, Adjutant McKenzie; “0 Valiant Hearts” (in memory of the fallen), New Testament reading, the Rev. J. D. McL. Wilson; prayers, the Rev. F. A Parry; address, the Rev. Clarence Eaton; “God of Our Fathers”; benediction, Archdeacon F. G.' Evans. RICH IN INSPIRATION. “Anzac Day is with us once again,” said the Rev. Clarence Eaton in his address, “a day that is rich m inspiration and a day of holiest me, p' cry. This day is one we remember with pride because it is peculiarly our own. There are other days, great days that we hold in common with all mankind. There is Sunday, the day of rest.. Iheie are days we hold in common with all Christendom. There is, -Good Fiiday, But to-day we celebrate .Day, which belongs particularly -to the Com-

monwealth of Australia and the people of this Dominion. We have to thank the Anzacs for adding a new day to our calendar.”

The day was young with the people yet, said Mr. Eaton, and they were gathered to find a use for it. Some eaid the use for the day was passing away, but he did not agree. They were gathered that day to make the highest use of it. There were three things to, bear in mind. The first was that they were gathered to find inspiration from one of the noblest days in human history. In a sense they were celebrating the victory of the British Empire, but really it was a victory of the whole human race.

Before the war there were people who said that the race was degenerate. There were those who said Britain particularly was weak and failing, and said a nervous hand held the Crown of Empire. There were those who feared that when the people were weighed in the balance they would be found wanting. That day they were celebrating the fact that in one of the greatest ordeals in history they had come out a vindicated people. “I love to think,” he said, “that today wo gather from all the pages of . history those stories which show to us the proper greatness of the whole race. The common men amongst us, men of little consequence, went out and returned as giants. When we tell the young people of Anzac Day let their memories be qitickened so that they may walk along the highway and see the sacrifices of our fathers and our sons.”

THE NATION’S DELIVERERS. Chiefly they were gathered that day to remember the men who were the nation’s deliverers. There were those who said it seemed strange that the people should celebrate Anzac Day when Gallipoli had been a defeat. But the people remembered that the men who went to Gallipoli set a flame of patriotism alight through the whole country. And this had followed—that no longer was this little land known to the world by the statistics of commerce and industry oi’ the data of its produce, but it was known through the name of its manhood. That day the people remembered the name of their deliverers. “Say not that our men have gone west. Say rather that they have gone east. It "is ft grand fact that Easter Day this year was not far away from Anzac Day. And we believe that our men faced the morning, not the setting sun when they made the great choice to die. In the words of Masefield: “The finest body of men ever brought together in modern times. - For physical beauty and nobility of bearing they surpassed any men I have ever seen.” The people had not given its treasure; it had given its eons, its goldenhaired youth.: How could they celebrate best the deeds of that mighty day? There was only one way—they must endeavour to carry out the ideals for which those men had died. The roll of honour was not closed yet; there was space for everyone. This was the hour in which they thought of the task to which the nation had still to put its hand, the task of peace. Thie day they were not celebratin'* war. Some said there were gains from war, gains in surgical discoveries, in chemistry, in science and in medicine, but he would remind them of the losses on the way. They were not gathered to glorify war. He had not changed his mind about the Great War; he still believed that Britain had been justified in that war. But this day they were met to think of their loss. Even the gains of war, in flying, in chemistry, meant only more terrible wars in the future. . “So we pledge ourselves to peace, said Mr. Eaton. “The signing of no documents will make for peace—we can only write it on the human heart. So to-day we ask God to help us and so may He usher in the day of abiding peace among all nations.” After the archdeacon had given the benediction Corporal Hetherington stepped forward and the high, clear notes of the bugle, echoing through the park, rang the soldiers’ laet sad call. The intricate French Reveille was brilliantly played by a returned soldier, Mr. G. W. Scott. There was a silence of one minute while the people stood bareheaded ,and then, rising and falling on the still air, came the mournful beauty of “'The Rowan-tree,” played by the Pipe Band. After the ceremony Major-General Yoking presented service medals to the following officers:—Major Varnham, for 12 years’ continuous and efficient ser-

vice; Captain Hartnell, for 20 years efficient service; Captain Weir, for 10 years’ efficient service. The general then went among the returned men and chatted with them. Afterwards he brief ly addressed them. Cheers were given for the general and the winners of the long service medals. BY THE CROSS OF SACRIFICE. SERVICE AT SOLDIERS’ PLOT. To impress the significance of Anzac Day upon the minds of the children Mrs. <C. H. Burgess, under the auspices of the Victoria League, has organised each year a small service at the soldiers plot in the New Plymouth cemetery. Over 300 were present at the service yesterdav. The service was conducted by the Rev. J. D. McL. W Hson. * Major-General Young, G.O.C. Forces, attended and addressed, tlie gathering of returned soldiers, children of tlie primary schools, Boy Scouts and cubs and'Girls’ High School pupils. The soldiers’ plot in New Plymouth, said General Young, was so far the

only one in New Zealand which -had a Cross of Sacrifice. In simple, graphic language he told the children the story of the landing at Gallipoli and stressed the high ideals the men had left for the children to carry on. The Anzacs had left their homes looking on the war as an adventure and when they had come up against its realities they had shown wonderful courage and endurance. They had found their strength. They should remember Anzac Day, he said, as the day on which New Zealand had become famous among the nations for - its men. .. / After the benediction the children filed past and placed on the grass the wreaths they had made themselves under the supervision of their teachers. Several hundred beautiful wreaths were placed round the cross. Tiny children came forward with wreaths as big as themselves. After the placing-on ceremony the wreaths were arranged on the separate graves and a cross of wreaths was formed in the centre of the plot. , He knew of no ceremony, said General Young later in the day, more likely to impress upon the minds of the children the meaning of Anzac Day.

HAWERA COMBINED SERVICE.

LARGE ATTENDANCE OF PUBLIC

The memorial service at Hawera was held in the Opera House, and attracted a large attendance, which was presided over by the Mayor, Mr. E. A. Pacey. The service was preceded by a parade of returned men, territorials, cadets, scouts, cubs, Girl Guides, brownies and rangers’ headed by the Hawera Pipe Band and the Hawera High School Band. Lieutenant-Colonel E. P. Cox, V.D., was parade marshal. The service at the Opera House opened with a dirge “Lochaver No More by the pipe band. A prayer was given bv the Rev. J. R. Young, Scripture reading by Major Wyatt (Salvation Armyb intercession by the Rev. C. S. Dobbs', Benediction by Mr. Young, and an address by the Rev. R. E. Evans. The Lord’s Prayer was said by the people, who also joined in thee hymns accompanied by the Hawera Municipal Band.

The text taken for Mr. Evans’ address was from John 111., V. 16, “God So loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.” Subsequently the people adjourned to the memorial arch, which was surrounded bv the units parading. The prayer was 'given by the Rev. E. 8. Emmitt, after which ‘a firing party fired three volleys. Members of the Municipal Band' sounded the Last Post and Reveille,. and wreaths were placed at the arch.

Last night the service of remembrance and hope was held at the Opera House under the auspices of the Minister’s Association.

SERVICE AT WAITARA.

SHORT, IMPRESSIVE.CEREMONY.

Anzac Day at Waitara was commemorated by a service at the monument in Broadway. Territorials and cadets, cx-servicemen and members of the fire brigade paraded at the service, having marched from the drill hall to the strains of a martial air played by the Municipal Band. There was a good attendance of citizens. At the foot of the monument there were Mr. E. A. George (Mayor), who presided, the Rev. R. McGregor (Methodist minister), the Rev. J. 11. Combes (Presbyterian minister), and Captain Svendsen, fo the Salvation Army. The Mayor complimented the ex-ser-vicemen upon their parade and hoped they would be able to be present for ■many years. The hymn ‘O God Our Help in Ages Past,” was sung, followed by a Scripture reading, Isaiah 25, by the Rev. J. H. Combes. Two more hymns followed —“God of Our Fathers,” and “Lead, Kindly Light”—separated by a prayer offered by Captain Svendsen.

An address was delivered by the Rev. R. McGregor. He said that they were not gathered at the memorial to glorify

war. The names inscribed in the stone were the names of men who had died for their ideal of a warlec-s world. They had gone to war that they might end Avar. It was nearly 16 years since arms were taken up and almost twelve had passed since the war had ended. Now, gaziiig back, had one any sign that this ideal of a warless world was being realised? Progress was very slow. “But,” emphasised the speaker, “it will be attained.” As they stood there that morning they were closer to it. It was the duty of them all to be loyal to the men who had died—the torch had to be carried on, the nation educated to the knowledge that war was but ’a relic of barbarism.” They had to recognise that no nation could regard itself as superior to, or more virtuous than, any other people. War had come in the pafit from such beliefs. Universal peace could be secured only by an appreciation of other countries’ points of view. Many of the present-day privileges we- enjoyed were due to thinking men and women who had the ideal of a better world. He was proud to belong to the Empire, said Mr. McGregor, but what were an empire’s claims to superiority? Not its possessions, but the

spirit with which the people were im'bued. A nation was great whose laws were most in harmony with the laws of God. The day would surely come when the words of the Hebrew prophet would be fulfilled —“and -they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” The way to end war was to introduce a spirit of religion, and all had to carry on the work carried on by those who had fallen. At the close of the address several wreaths were placed with those which already covered the base of the memorial. The Last Post was sounded by Bandsman R. Sampson. After the National Anthem had been played the benediction was pronounced ‘by the Rev. J. H. Combes.

During the service there were one or two cases of fainting due to the heat of the sun.

UNITED SERVICE AT OPUNAKE.

INSPIRING ADDRESS GIVEN.

Anzac Day was observed at Opunake by a united service in the New Theatre last night. A precession headed by the Opunake Federal Band was marshalled in front of the town hall by SergeantMajor Bell. There was a good muster of returned soldiers in charge of Lieut. L. Des Forges, including a number of Rahotu returned men. They were followed by the Girl Guides and Brownies in charge of Captain Cook and Lieut. Byers and Fawcett and the Boy Scouts in charge of Scoutmaster J.S. L. Smith and a good muster of the general public. The procession marched to the theatre where a combined service was held, the hvmns being led by the band. The prayers were recited by the Rev. C. W. Roberts (Methodist) and the lessons by Mr. J S Tosland (Presbyterian). Mr. Roberts' read the King’s message, and apologised for the absence of the Rev. Wheatley (Presbyterian), who was indisposed. . A striking address was given by the Rev. A. J. Farnall, vicar .of Opunake, who prefaced his remarks with: I drcam 11 see a flag unfurled, despised, rejected by the world, bearing the plain inscription “right,” its dread opponent’s name ’is “might.”

Anzac Day, he said, again claimed their thoughts and they would do well to bear in mind that epoch in the history of the British Empire when, together with the English troops, the sons of Australia and New Zealand took part in the Gallipoli campaign and made the whole world ring with their gallant deeds. “The many monuments erected throughout the Empire should have a message,” said the speaker. These monuments call us to halt in the ordinary round of our daily lives and on such a day as this cause us to think of the cause that made it necessary f or so many hundred of those cenotaphs to be set up.” ‘Has it ever occurred to you,” he said, “to think what our position would have been had those men not won through? Our duty, therefore, is to hand on that sacred gift of liberty.” He urged all to strive to hold that liberty unspotted and undefiled. They made the whole world ring with their deeds in fighting for the honour of their country, and therefore our thoughts should be with them on such a day. The Garland of Flowers was played by tire band, after which the Last Post was sounded by Bandsman C. Humphries.

CEREMONIES AT MANAIA. WREATH'S PLACED ON MONUMENT. The customary ceremonies were carried out at Manaia, a large number of residents attending the service at the Town Hall. The chairman of the Town Board, Mr. H. Mead, presided. The address was delivered by the Rev. B. Dudley, the Rev. C. W. Soloman reading from the Scriptures and the Rev. R. Miller taking the prayers. Floral tributes were paid at the returned soldiers’ monument in the centre of the town, and after a hymn played by the band the Last Post was sounded. Afterwards the wreaths were taken to the Manaia cemetery and laid on the soldiers’ memorial stone.

INGLEWOOD PAYS HOMAGE.

NEW SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS. An impressive service was held in the Town Hall at Inglewood. Instead of conforming to the general plan followed in most towns the service was conducted entirely by the Rev. R. S. Keenan, the Presbyterian minister. This was in accord with a des.te felt by many people to give the surrounding country districts a service each, wherever possible. Many of these districts have erected memorials to their men who fell during the war, and the ministers of Inglewood thought it would be fitting to endeavour to arrange matters in such a way that services could be held at these memorials. This idea was followed, and while the Rev. R. S. Keenan conducted the Inglewood service the other ministers were busy in surrounding settlements. It is intended that, year by year, the home service be conducted by the ministers of the different denominations in rotation.

On the stage with Mr. Keenan was the Mayor (Mr. J. Winfield), also a choir, comprising members of the different Inglewood church choirs. The Mayor, after introducing Mr. Keenan, who has been in the district only a short time, briefly sketched the landing at Gallipoli and the history of the campaign. He spoke also of the gallantry shown throughout the war by the men from the Dominion and other parts of the Empire. He said that although this was a very sad day still, time was a great healer. “But,” he concluded, “as in the past we have paid tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice, so do we now.” Mr. Keenan took as his text the short sentence from the Epistle of Paul, “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors.” At the conclusion of the service the Inglewood Municipal Band led the people to the Soldiers’ Memorial opposite- the post office. The Mayor, Mr. A. Corkill (county) and Mr. E. Olson (secretary of the Inglewood branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association), together with many other residents, paid silent tribute by placing wreaths upon the .memorial.

THE SERVICE AT STRATFORD. GATHERING IN VICTORIA PARK. Anzac Day in Stratford was marked by an open-air service in Victoria Park. There was a large attendance of the public, while the territorials and cadets of D Company, returned soldiers and the pipe and brass .bands took part in the parade. Also at the service were contingents of the Girl Guides, Salvation Army Guards and fire brigade members. In the absence of the Mayor (Mr. P. Thomson) and the deputy-Mayor (Mr. A. Nelson), Mr. ‘ S. A. Ward, member c. the borough council, presided at the service. Various parts of the service were conducted by Ensign Armstrong, the Rev. T. Skuse, the Rev. G. T. Beale and the Rev. J. MacGregor. The brass band accompanied the hymns, the service being commenced with a selection by the pipe band. . “We should not assemble here to-da.y in a funereal spirit or with a feeling of depression,” said the Rev. G. T. Beale, in the course of his address. By his resurrection Christ had given to them a spirit of hope, joy and happiness, and by His resurrection had destroyed forever the power of death which had no dominion over the peoples of the earth. The spirit of joy and happiness was the only one with which Anzac Day should be approached. “That being the case, we are here to-day to honour those who fought and died in our defence as much as to mourn their loss,” he said.

The landing at Gallipoli had been an outstanding event in the history of the Empire, and as such should be cherished by the descendants of those who took part in it. “On Anzac Day let us unflinchingly maintain what is ours as citizens of this great Empire and immortalise the priceless inheritance that has been handed down to us,” he concluded. Following the service returned soldiers, over 50 in number, and their wives, were entertained at morning tea by the executive of the Stratford Ex-Service-men’s League. Major J. B. Hine mentioned that it was the first function of the kind, and he hoped that it be the forerunner of many more equally successful. OBSERVANCE AT ELTHAM. • SERVICE IN TOWN HALL. Anzac Day was observed at Eltham by a large parade of citizens headed by the Eltham Brass Band, Salvation Army Band, Pipe Band, returned soldiers, territorials, cadets, Boy Scouts and school children who marched from the fire brigade station to the memorial gates at the school. A short service was held, the Mayor, Mr. I. J. Bridger, placing a wreath of remembrance on the gates, and relatives of dead soldiers adding their tributes in a similar manner. The procession then proceeded to the Town Hall, where the main service was held, the Mayor presiding. The address was delivered by Ensign Barker, of the Salvation Army, the Rev. T. Coatsworth leading the prayers and the Rev. C. W. Whitacre reading from the Scriptures. Mr. R. L. Garden sang the solo- “ God Mad’st Heaven and Earth.” The Eltham Band played the “Garland of Flowers,” and the Last Post was sounded by Bandsman Drabble. At the conclusion of the service wreaths were placed on the graves of soldiers at the cemetery. APPEAL FOR UNDERSTANDING. PATEA MEMORIAL SERVICE. An appeal for a better understanding among men and nations to prevent the danger of war, and for the emulation in daily life of the deeds of the men of Anzac, were the main themes of an address delivered at the Anzac Day service at Patea by the Rev. A. W. Smaill. A procession headed by the Patea Municipal Band and the Girl Guides and Brownies marched to the Town Hall, where a large concourse had assembled. After the singing of the National Anthem and “0 God, Our Help” the Mayor, Mr. F. Ramsbottom, delivered a short address, followed by the Lord’s Prayer and a short address by the Rev. 0. Gibson. Prayer was offered by Captain J. C. Allott, and the lesson, Psalm 46, was read by the Rev. C. Aker. Other hymns sung were “Rock of Ages” and “God of Our Fathers,” accompanied by the band, which played also “The Garland of Flowers.” The service concluded with the pronouncing of the Benediction by Mr. Gibson and the singing of the Doxology-

SERVICES AT RAHOTU.

SPIRIT OF SELF-SACRIFICE. At Rahotu the whole district ■ was fully represented at the Anzac service, the attendance (over 600) constituting a record. The service, which was a simple but very impressive one, opened at the school memorial arch, where the children were assembled under their headmaster, Mr. Lineham, and the school staff. A good gathering of returned soldiers under Lieutenant Wright, the Opunake Federal Band, under Conductor Humphries, and the Opunake Boy Scouts, under Scoutmaster J. S. B. Smith, were among present. After playing by th& Opunake Federal Band the Rev. Roberts, Opunake Methodist minister, gave a brief address, basing his remarks mainly to the young people. Anzac Day was being observed not only throughout New Zealand, but also throughout Australia, and the services were rightly called memorial services because they were in memory of the many men who had given their lives for the Empire, not only at Gallipoli but on all the battlefields of the war, and at sea, and of the many brave deeds they had done, he said. It was also called a service of remembrance because it served to remind the younger people of the great deeds df the past. The older people were never likely to forget the mighty deeds of those brave men. It served to remind them of the great sacrifice. Indeed, it was selfsacrifice which had been the keynote that had built up The British Empire and had made it strong and righteous. Selfsacrifice, too, entered largely into the lives of those early pioneers who gave up their homes in the Old Country and came to New Zealand, facing all hardships and dangers to make new homes. Sacrifice was needed to-day in - tho home, the schools, at work and at play, because without the element of selfsacrifice they could not expect great things.

Mr. Roberts warned them against being carried away by the idea that war was a glorious thing, for it was not. War certainly provided plenty of instances of great courage and valour, but behind it there were great grief and sorrow. War was- not glorious, blit was one of the direst calamities that could befall any nation. 7 Four of the elder girls then deposited wreathrat the memorial gates, at which there was already a beautiful floral offering presented by Mrs. G. Gibson. Each of. the children then deposited a spray of rosemary at the foot of the arch.

Headed by the band, the procession marched to the hall, which was well filled. The Rev. G. Adams delivered the address, others taking part in the service being Mr. Geo. Gibson, the Revs. Roberts, and Wilson, and Messrs. T. P. u. ghsbn and C. H. Field. The band accompanied the hymns. Mr. Adams took for his text Rsahn 173, 5, “Yea do I remember the time past,” and Psalm 112, 6, “And the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.” He was confident, he said, that all felt it a great privilege to be present that day. The keynote of the service was -remembrance. As the years passed by the viewing of the past became more dim with so much to occupy one’s thoughts, and while it would not do to be always: living in ; the-past and forgetting the responsibilities and duties of the present, there was the grave danger that they might forget the debt they owed to the past and to those who lived and died for them.

They should, therefore, realise. the value of the remembrance of Anza| Day. It was a day full of memories to all, and of sacred memories to most. Their minds were taken back to that memorable day when, the Australian, New Zealand and British troops accomplished what was deemed well-nigh impossible and landed on the shores of Gallipoli. They recalled it with pride not only because it showed that their kith and kin were equal in courage and determination with the soldiers of the world, but because that landing was the entrance of New Zealand into a war which she would not have had to enter but that she had. to be true and take her due share of upholding a righteous cause. It was, too, a day of remembrance of the self-sacrifice on the part of women, the nurses who volunteered, the thousands of mothers, who, though with breaking hearts, nobly saw their sons off on the path of duty. There, were also the memories of the glorious dead, those who had made the supreme sacrifice and in this service they were being given the respect they had earned. The Last Post was sounded by Bandsman Humphries, and the Benediction concluded a very impressive service. The band was subsequently entertained at afternoon tea by the ladies. Mr. G. Gibson thanked them for so willingly assisting at the service, Mr. J. Humphries, conductor, acknowledging; WAVERLEY HONOURS DEAD. CEREMONY AT THE MEMORIAL. Anzac Day was commemorated at Waverley by a service held in the Town Hall. The Rev. H. C. Stuart presided over a gathering of returned soldiers and members of the general public which filled the hall.

After the singing of “0 God, Our Help”. Mr. Stuart offered a prayer, following which the hymn “0 Lord of Love” was sung. The lesson, Joshua, Chap. 4, was read by Mr. Stuart. Other hymns sung were “God of'Our Fathers” and “0 Valiant Hearts." .

An inspiring address was delivered by the Rev. E. IV..Coles. An orchestra accompanied the hymns. The service concluded with the Benediction and the National Anthem.

After the service a parade of returned soldiers marched to the war memorial where, in the presence of a large gathering, Dr. J. P. Duncan placed the Waverley Returned Soldiers’ Association wreath and Lieutenant J. Stevens the Q.A.M.R. regimental wreath at the foot of the memorial. Mr. J. Pepper sounded the Last Post, after Inch those on parade marched round the memorial.