ANZAC COMMEMORATION

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 85, 27 April 1937, Page 3

ANZAC COMMEMORATION

l Our Own Correspondent.)

Largely-Attended Service at Takapau

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TAKAPAU, Last Night. The Anzac commemoration service, which was held in the Takapau Public Hall on Sunday afternoon, was largely attended. and it was gratifyiing to flnd that on the 22nd anniversary of An?ae Day tho attendanee sliowed thero was no diminution in the appeal that the day makes to all New Zealandcrs nor in the respect for all that it stands for. The returned soldiers of the district, wearing decoratdonsj the local troop of Mounted Rifles; the Girl Guides and the Boy Scouts paraded at the Post OflSce and marehed to tho hall where seats were reserved for the different units. Mr N. M. Paulsen, who presided, speaking on behalf of the R.S.A. and the Anzac Commitlee, complimented the publie on the way in which Anzac Day was commemorated and supported dn the Takapau district. The Rev. H. S. Scott, M.A., read a portion of Scriptnre and the following hymns were sung: National Antliem, "0 God Our Help In Ages Past,; and ' ' Abide With Me.J' Mr. H. M. Christie, M.P., gave a particularly impressive address on the sparit of saerifice and service as exemplified by the Anzacs, and drew the lesson that the spirit of saerifice and particularly of service was still the great force that was required ia the world to-day. The speaker asked for support rather than criticism of the statesmen of Bi'itain, who had made so many contnibutions towards peace, and he hpped that, although they had as yet failed in their efforts, a better understanding of the viewpoints of other nations would yet lead to some measure of security against war. The chairman moved a very hearty vote of.thanks to Mr. Christie for his address and for coming such a long way to attend the Anzac service at Takapau. An apology for the absence of the Sev. H. Blathwayt, who is away on holiday, waa tendered by the chairman. A collection was taken, tho proseeds going to maintain the Soldiers' Memoiiial site. On behalf of the Takapau sehool children, Mr. P. de Stacpoole, president of the Takapau branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, accepted on behalf of falleh comrades.a wxeath presented by Patricia O'Dowd. After the service in the hall a procession was formed, led by the members of the R.S.A., Mounted Rifles, Guides and Scouts, who formed up round the memorial where wreaths were land and "The Last Post" was sounded by Mr. G, N. M. Tilley. The Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. H. S. Scott.