PEACE CELEBRATIONS

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13938, 17 July 1919, Page 2

PEACE CELEBRATIONS

The Peacie Celebrafcdoiiie aft Thames cm Saturday and. Sunday inex,t premise ito be worthy ctf the great oo cuisjioaii, but, there are two feature* which, shiouid be stressed. The first is in domiuecitlioin, with tihe returned soldiers, who possibly sure scanie\vJia.t ' tared of parades amd proacesdoius 1, am* 1. Of oowirlse airo atttdrely free to "cuiilj" Satua-day'e proceswiioni. This day, liowiiver, w© tmwt tribal far it-ho credit of tiietir 1 own distriot, which, deisii-ee to luomlaiu 1 them, they will turn out in strength, and do tiheßr part mowaids nuafcifngl itibe day ai d-istimot success*. The tpffiocessioini will give xeitaiimed soi* diens eu greiaib apiportuinitiy tot ehoiw the IpiuMio of tifois dishriiat how many soldlieira withoiulti a permanent club there are im Thiaanies. We aire -oodfidenit (tibal the men who, held tlhiei lita.^ to us aigiadnisiti a/11 odds, will...iplay." their full part. UQ Siaiturday amid Sumiday's prooeediiiigte!. . ■■: ■-.•■,.•■ Tho oltiber matteff 1 is in regard to the <stptarit of "tlh© dlay. We fcruisfe ttet it will Koiti be too formal a.Tid tiiait some reist/riotaoiiß ordiniaa-'ily lafeoessairy, will be. xdlaixed, ati leant foir the early p&r% olf Saiturdafv momi-ng-. For one ,+)hiiDg, we 1 tih.kvk the "'rtinga&fa-m'* of the town, sihoiuld r'emiotvie the Taipu froim tiho firabells, at leais* uratail' teai o'clock, so that -thei daiy cam' be uisherod in joyously. We dbn't want ■to .ifjeo a laoigie mwnibeal -of pieoi]f)lc stolidly v waticJhi'ng a long 1 .prfoicessioin; |ther© shiauld' be elecihrieasty iw tihe a(ir, a feeling ,tihia,t' everyone is .tiaiking 1 part in the day's pTocee'djing'si, not* merely looilci-ng om). An early star* to a joyful jimgjfo oif the townj'si bells will help 'tb am linfejojtiio'Uis olf jollii/try aaid: fellowsMlpi. We wamt everyonnei to rejoice., not onfy those who aifo in the panaide or oni the platfoirim. . ' ' . '