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THE LATE SI!. JOHX MONASH.
SERVICE AT SYNAGOGUE.
2,000 Persons Attend.
?\eailj 2000 jeisons attende 1 a tu i e 1 memorial ben ice fot the lite Gcnciil fci John Monash at the b i agviio Toola road last night Maul other people m able to obtain admittance heard the «ci
nee b¡ meinb of amplilters in the lai"e vestibule and in tie communal hall adjoin ins the Simgoguc The ofiiciatins, cltifci
tere Rabbi Brode and the Re\ S M fe o mon (Melbourne Hebrew congregation) tie Rev J Danglow (bt Kilda) the Rev 3
Ko vadlo (Last Melbourne) the I ei ii Kiass (Cailton) and the lev / Alan Iel baum (Ballarat) Ihe combine! choirs or the Melbourne ami St Kilda liebre con giegations mder "Air B Jleselcv led the singing y Inch m a i feature o an n .
¡ rcssii o sen ice
In his address the lev J Dañólo
b lol e of the sense of loss cieuted bl ti e death of Su John Monash ot his culture of bis conspicuous ability and com age iJ a nar leader of his skill ab an engineer and of his ciuuhties »b u man amon" men
Ile Mas also snd Mr Dniiglow -t loving fathei an 1 a devoted grandtatl el
vhose fingers ti aniel to irai made oi the little one» a dolls house hghtej 1} eleetncit} which will alua}s be to ti em a beautitul shrine oí i emembi ance Ils magnifi cut nclnei ementt- both on t le lields of battle and in peace Mi DantJov
added had given him a torcmost place amone, the t/eat men of the world Ah Ditiiglon ac! now lodged \i ith gratitude ti c tributes paid to Sir John Alonash bj othci
creeds
Hife lAcellencj the Goiei nor General (Sir Isaac Isaacs) was iepre'tntcd at tie sen ice b} Commander II L Quick VDC OthctH present included Alesets II I Cohen Tuger -ingles Smith ] dgai
baltnu and Russell Clarke Al I C s- the .ittorney General (Air Slater) the Alni» ter for P lbhe AA orks (Ali Jones) Alessrs Soil} and Burnett Gra} AI L A s t! c chairman ot the Eleetncit} Commission (Air t Y\ Clements) Di i elis. Alever the president of the Jewish I cturntd bol diers Circle (Lieut Colonel Isaacs) Ser géant Izz} fenn»h, Y C and relatives oi *» i John Alonash The 3rd St Kilda troop
Boj Scouts and the 4th St Kilda Girl Guider« atter dod in uniform
Sympathy of Scotch College
Tributes were paid to the memory u Sir John Alonnah b} man} speakers at the anniiersar} dmnei held at the Vi attie on -saturday night bj the Old Scotch Co) lcgians -Association Sit John Alonash was i ¡.rent Scotch collegian said the chairman (Sir Arthui Roi n sou) He was devoted to the i-ehool m all its activities and intended to be picsent at this dimer to night
Sir Vrthitr Robinson added ti at the ol 1 bo} s intended to ask the school council ior pci mission to erect a monument to bir John Alonash at the school Hie prmci
pal of the school (Dr AA S Littlejohn) commended the idea to the old bo} s pre cent and sud that he hoped tint it would be c me 1 out
Service at Sheppai ton
bHEPP\K10\ bunda} - H a tnbute to the late Sir John Alonash a well
attended memorial service was held at the soldiers niemonal this nttcinoon AA reaths were placed on the memorial bv the st ft of the bhcppniton office of the Hectuciti Commission the icturned soldiers -ni the borough ind shire councils Vtchdeaeoi G AY Carter officiated Colonel Bourchier AI h A spoke