ANZAC DAY
i THE QUESTION OF CELEBRATION. The colebration of Anzac Day was mcntiontd at .yesterday's meeting' of the council of tho Central Chamber of Commerce, when the following resolution wai received from the Wellington Retail Drapers, Grocers, and Clothiers' Association:— . ■ "That with the view of adequately recognising the fateful 25th of April, nowknown as Anzac Day, the Government 1)8 asked to make provision for suitable religious ceremonies to be held throughout tho Dominion on tho nearest Sunday to that date, instead of proclaiming (lie dav of recreation and amusement." Mr. T. Forsyth supported tho suggestion. He considered that Anzac Day 01H1I; to be commemorated, but not as n holiday, with sports and pleasures. It shouia be n solemn celebration. Anzac Dav did not seem to be the most suitable day for the national war celebration,' since only a fraction of the soldiers had taken part in the famous landing. Tho counoil decided to endorse,the association's suggestion, and to aslt the associated chambers of commerce to submit the resolution to all allied chambers.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 195, 13 May 1919, Page 4
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173ANZAC DAY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 195, 13 May 1919, Page 4
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