SALVATION ARMY
LEADER AT WELLINGTON
WELCOME ACCORDED ON WHARF
(By Telegraph—ter Brets Association j
WELLINGTON, April 0
General Higgins, bead of the Salvation Army movement, and Mrs Higgins arrived from the South by the, Rangitira, and were accorded a reception on tlie ferry wharf by hundreds of Salvationists, eager to pay homage to their leader. A number of the general public were also present to witness or to take part in the arrival. As the vessel approached the wharf, the cadet hand struck up a war song, “Steadily March Forward,’’ as she berthed, the Citadel Band, played a march. Cheers wore given for the visitors as they stopped ashore, accompanied by Commissioner Cunningham, head of tlie Arinv in Now Zealand, and brief speeches of welcome were made in the wharf shod.
General Higgins said that the few weeks spent, iri tin* Dominion, so fat, had convinced him Hint the Army was held in very high esteem. He rejoiced that he was able to come in contact with people who were carrying out to the full tlie high traditions set by the Army.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1932, Page 6
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