SALVATION ARMY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12551, 14 July 1905, Page 7

SALVATION ARMY.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Just 21 years ago Captain Perry and Cadet Rowlands opened fire in Wanganui on behalf of the Salvation Army, and succeeding in establishing a corps. During tho period that ihas intervened faithful work has been done, but like most other organisations, the Wangamui corps has 'had its ups and downs, and its condition is somewhat changed from that wfhdoh, prevailed twenty years ago. Captain Pwrv is now Brigadier, and has i charge of the famous Biorama Company I now touring New Zealand. Cadet Rowlands (has hod to retire from active work, after many years service, on account of failing health. The old citadel has been j converted into a cycle shop, having given place to .the comfortable, commodious barracks inwhich the corps is now 'housed. The offio&r An charge of tie corps at present is Adjutant Thurkefctle, and under his direction the corps ds making steady progress which must be gratifying to him and his comrades. They Save indeed had a hard and long pull; but God lias honouredtheir efforts, not only in the organisation of the corps, 'but also an soul-saving. Wanganui has been unfortunate in losing, by transfer, many of its leading soldiers; still, the) remaining ones have toiled faithfuly with j their officers, and the Adjutant, this week, sends down sa new list of Locals, j ■filling every office in the corps—twenty- j one Local Officers and eleven bandsmen: for commission. The twenty-first anniversary, was celebrated last night with a tea meeting and song service, which was well-atbended. ■ The tables, of which there were four, had to be replenished several times before tihe wants of the inner man -were satisfied, liable.,"No. 1, was presided over by Sisters Boyd, Ellis, Penhall, and Bason; No. 2 by Mrs. Adjutant Thurkettle, Sisters Shaw, Banks, Fawoetot, and Watts; No. 3 ? Sisters A. Siddall, Dallde, Roi, and "Williams; No. 4, Sisters J. Siddali, Doran, A. Siddall, and^owsiey; whilst Sister Hay ward presided over and provided the whole of No. 5. For the after meeting the Barracks was well filled in every part, and the •chair was taken by Mr. Caatson (after the devotional opening exercises), who, in his opening remarks, referred to ffche good work done .by -the Salvation Army in the past, and wished the local corps and its officers God speed. A part song was rendered 'by tihe Maori choir, a recitation by Mr. Olliver; violin duet., Messrs. Gilbey and O'Hara (encored); solo and chorus, Miss. Sterling and the Maori Choir; recitation, Mass Pentoaill (encored); song, -Mir. H. G. Vine; solo and chorus, Mr. B. Taylor and the Maori Choir; violin duet, Messrs. Gilbey and O'Hatra; part song, by t)he Maori Chow; , and a duet by Sisters Doran and Penhal . During tihe evening Adjutant Thurkettie delivered a short address in which.Ac made reference to ttJhe work of the local corps, during the past 21 years, but more especially to the advance *fc has recently made, and on behalf of his ool* leagues thanked all those who had helped to make the anniversary meeting such a "huge success. .