ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 23, 28 January 1938, Page 9

ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

NO REPETITION OF

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THANKSGIVING SERVICE

SYDNEY, January 27.

Although the chief pageant marking the anniversary celebrations has passed, the festivities will continue until April 25.

The weather was unkind for today's parade of bandsmen of eighteen bands through the city. Great crowds were disappointed when the storm interrupted it. The band competitions, however, began in the evenings

An Anglican thanksgiving service was held tonight on the'harbour. About 7000 people cruised in the five largest ferry steamers and participated in a service conducted ...by the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr. Mowll). The proceedings were broadcast 'and amplified by loud-speaßers.

The Celebrations Committee today decided that it would be inadvisable to re-enact the landing of Governor Phillip or to repeat yesterday's pageant of the March to Nationhood as had previously been decided. -

Considerable adverse comment is appearing in the Press because the Australian athletes in yesterday's procession of Empire Games competitors were attired in civilian clothes. The consensus of opinion is, that they should have been fitted out in the regulation blazers and hats after the manner of visiting competitors.

' Mr. W. E. Parry,- New. Zealand Minister of Internal Affairs, visited the athletes' village and met the New Zealand Games team this afternoon. He spent some time with them and learned that they were perfectly comfortable. Happy speeches were made, in which good wishes were exchanged with the' team manager.