SCOUTS AND GUIDES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 97, 26 April 1932, Page 8

SCOUTS AND GUIDES

SERVICE ON QUEEN'S PARK. Commemorating those who fell at Gallipoli 17 years ago, the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Wanganui marched to the Queen’s Park Memorial on Sunday afternoon to hold their annual service. Led by Queen Alexandra’s Own Band they proceeded from the Wanganui Technical College in St. Hill Street and on arrival at the park formed a square in front of the memorial. They were addressed by the. Mayor, Mr. N. G. Armstrong and the Rev. H. W. Harvey. There were also a large number of the public present. Boy Scouts Parade The service opened with the hymn. ; O God, our Help in Ages Past,’ and was followed by a prayer by the Rev. H. G. Goring, who also read a passage from the Scriptures, St. John, Id verses I—4o. “I am the true vine and My Father is the husbandman.’ Addressing the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides, the Mayor. Mr. N. G. Armstrong, thanked them for being present in such large numbers and complimented them on their fine appearance on parade, an appearance which must bo very gratifying to their leaders. In attending the service that day they were paying their respects to the brave men who died years ago , for their country. These men had passed through difficult times just, as the men and women of to-day were passing through difficult times. Air. Armstrong thanked the Scouts and Guides for the work they had ■ done, last year in helping in various ways. It w.ns by everyone working - together that thev could make things better. He hoped that- they would

continue their activities and that when thev were called upon they would help again. “If you keep on ns you have > in the past vou will all hecomo goo ( » i citizens,” concluded Mr. Armstrong. , After the hvmn. “Courage Brother, i Do Not Stumble.” the gathering was I addressed by the Rev. H. W. Austin. Reading Sir lan Hamilton’s famous ! orders which led to the Anzac troop* storming Gallipoli. Mr. Austin reminded his audience that they were present to commemorate the way m which those adventurers had laboured and died. In eight months the total casualties were something like 100.000. Of all those *ho fell many of them were taken in the flower ot their youth, flushed with health and strength. Most of them were taken unawares. They went into battle, and. like brave men. they thought not of death, but rather of the victory of the cause which they served. MrAustin quoted the passage. “A Voice said. ‘Blessed are. the dead which died in the Lord’.” and continued to say that there were three reasons why they thought of the fallen Anzacs that day. The. first reason was to remember those dead; the second that they might be inspired, by the example of brave men and women throughout all ages who had lived and worked for brotherhood, peace and love, and thirdly that thev might do the work which those men and women would have done had thev been alive. The least that they could do would be to show their gratitude to the men and women who had given their lives, and "Mr. Austin claimed that the parade that day was an act ot gratitude to them who had fallen. He said that thev should take the two letters of the motto given them by their Scout leader and “Be Proud” when they remembered the fallen. Inspiring examples had been set by those men and women, continued Mr. Austin, who re ■ called incidents during an air raid when murage had been shown both l».v the nurses and by the patients. Ho • also referred to a section held by i Australians and who had loft a notice I behind them to say that their section ’ would, be held bv their men dead or i alive. j During the war one of the men had written that when the war was over < he would face life in anew way and ) would accept it as his special mission : to preache, love and peace for the rest ■ of his life, and Mr. Austin believeo that the majority of those who fob in the war would have lived for peace • if they were alive to-day. That was the work which they could, do in place n of those who had fallen. Brotherhood and love were two im ; portant principles in the world to i day. continued the speakers. Brother? .- could not bo made by Act of Parlia n ment. however, for a brother’s regarc t had to spring from the heart. By e love the strife of the world would be n ended and the peace for which those ’ men had died would be achieved. » should take as their motto, “Do a: *- you would be done bv,” and would de ? well to member Kipling’s “Kim,’ who was known as “A. little friend o: o all the world.” c. Commissioner Christie presented Mr c Minnell. district Scoutmaster with ’ c long service medal as a mark of appro in elation of his long service by th< ■•-• headquarters. Mr. Christie rc is ferred to Mr. Minnell’s good work am w congratulated him on being presents* k with the modal. r After singing Kipling’s “Reces [r sional, ” two wreaths were laid on th it memorial by Scouts and Guides, am i- the “Last Post” and “Reveille’ ’0 were played. Led by the Queen Alex jt andra’s Own Band the companies rc n formed and marched back to the Tech (3 nical College. The hymns throughou e the service were played by the Salva tion Armv Band-