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A NEW OFFENSIVE.
* SOLDIERS' CARNIVAL.
, IMPOSING SIGHT AT THE OVAL.
. A new offensive has opened, though the
Traffic of shot and shell and the sacrifice
of men have stopped. This time it is an
advance against the pockets of men. The
front hoe is lightly held, and the enemy
surrender at discretion. The khaki lads
the hero of many glorious "stunts are
the attackers, and they march under a
banner bearing the words, "Les: we for-
set. The war is over and the danger
' past. There is a fear in some minds that
amid the trials of new anxieties and interests
the " memory of what the
. gallant soldiers did may fall from
its proper preeminent place. But the
survivors of a hundred hard-fought
battle- will never forget the comrades who
"went west" in those days of timber
areas. The soldiers who have come back
are going to see that their pale are not forgotten,
and so there is to be a line all
M'era' clubhouse erected to the memory of
the fallen brave. The new offensive is not
for the destruction of men; the attackers
are but requisition in that which the de
'" Tenders are anxious to contribute. The
Brick Drive of the RJ5.S.I.J-. is now
in full swing. The first advance was
made at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
*. All objectives were attained and the year
lots are now consolidating their gains.
In of her words, the opening carnival in
connection with the Brick Drive was a
marked success. A huge crowd gathered
at the Adelaide Oval-- crowd open-hearted
and generous-, bent on subscribing
* liberally towards the cost of the memorial
clubhouse. The Governor was present,
and, to see his Excellency's words, it was
an auspicious start for the appeal.
A Fine Guard of Honor.
The city was enlivened shortly
7 before three o'clock by the, music
t of way bands, which were marching
at one-minute intervals to the Adelaide
Oval Thither the footsteps of many thou-,
sands of people were turned and the
stands and the mounds at the rendezvous ;
were packed with a most enthusiastic
* co-course. The bands marched on to the
green with great pomp and a guard of
honor of ISO returned men in review dress
' Were drawn up to receive the Governor.
Captain A S. Blackburn, V.C., was in
' f-H No officer could have wished
for a better body of men. They moved
' with the precision of care-worn and ""with
the carriage of veterans In at. La?
toual W. R. Montgomery, Mr., M-rL, as
- to be complimented upon the appearance
and caring of the guard, which he organised.
Its smartness was in keeping with
the fact that the carnival was arranged by
t anxiety. The GOVernor, who was a
tended '-T Major Connor, A.D.C., and Up
' tain Brown, A.D.C., was received as Live
,'tcM-A-Colar-el Darvall (acting for the Mili-
tary Caw»aadaai), "fee Recorder (Sir
e Richard Butters the Commissioner of
Crown Lands (Hon. E A. Anstey), the
; Mayor of _uk_ide.(-_r. CR. J. Glover),
I Classed Dean, and Sir William Sowden.
The first item of the programme, after he '
; Excellency had inspected the guard of
honor, was the playing of the Song of
a Au«rrraha'* and the *T4«t_eillai_B'' by
a mowed bands, under Mr. C. Summerton.
There were SOO bandsmen of the following
Associated Bands: Adelaide Vice
' trial (Mr. Summerton), Naval (Mr. Ron
" ebeVj). Military (Warrant-Officer Stanley),
.. Adelaide Model (Mr. J. Finlay), Mitcham
- Brass (Mr. L. O. Chenoweth). OJtJ. Sil-
bar (Mr. C J. Madge), Glenelg (Mr. O.
I*--tanh Hindmarsh (Mr. W. Symons I.
A.N.A (Mr. A. Drew), Eastern and
Suburban Boys (Mr. O. T_»ve_), adelaide
. city (Mr. R. F. Wiltshire). 78th-Military
» (Mr. Cornell'.). Mr. J. W. Hazeal was mar
hall" and Mr. Bruce was drum-major. The
second.- Parer-' -and also played as
a Sections. The gnard-ol-honor, headed
, try the 4th Military District Reserve Guard
Band, paraded the ground, and was loudly
* --ewes during the march.
The Maypole Dance.
"I UM Oral was beautified by a number of
; Majrpofee dotted about the green. The
police were decorated with fern and roam,
. aad'~rbea little girls from metropolitan
* schools tripped out as to the oval to dance
: thefaarpalc dance the onlooker- could not
restrain their admiration. It was indeed
; . -Wakeful eight and one that would have
moved a heart of stone. The children.
showed veil;' taker doo gave the impression
* of so many dainty little fairies at
fal- play. Every figure of the
danse were faultlessly executed,., and
Mist ScriTea bad . reason to be proud
if her little pupils. The school. which
is teak part were:-fboae Park, Chicago,
Lockey-, Cowandilla, Norwood. Welling
ton-road, Gilles-street. WalketviRe, Obser
L vation, Lyneham, Glenelg, Westbourne
Bar-, Kilkenny, Easington. Underdale,
v East Adelaide, North A-éWde'Woodville,
* Parade, Goodwood, Settatree, Tear
toa, Mitcham, Brompton, Ctwdnn, Glen
. Oswald, NorthfieH/rfct-hT-O-d, Edwards
town, Abattoirs. . The Adelaide Viceregal
> Band provided the music.
recantation of behn.
There followed an impressive ceremony,
in which the Governor, on behalf of the
ladies) of the Battalion Clubs,
... presented battalion color to several
-South Australian units. The guard of
honor was this time drawn up in the rear
of the colors, which were carried by act
diem, and school girls helped to form a
hollow -square. Sir Henry Gehrig. from a
pktfop-.aá'dre.Md the men's follows: It
is my privilege this afternoon to hand
to the different units of the < Australian
Imperial Force the colors presented to
them by the Ladies' Battalion CMF, who,
on the part, pay a tribute -ram the
women of South Australia to the fighting
men for their valor, devotion, and sacrifice.
When the history of this war is
written it will form an epic second to none
in the annals of the history of mankind.
It is not for me on this occasion to
eulogise the services and the glorious
achievements of the Australian fighting
divisions. I have done' so many times,
but any attempt has been a lame slinging
together of poor sentences, in which I
have tried to expre- what I felt. I will
be very brief and quote the tribute to the
Australian divisions by the greatest master
i war of the present age Marshal Foch,
to his Your message in connection with the
services of the A.I.F., referred to them
as "Australia's incomparable soldier-."
That being paid by Marshal Foch, Com
mander-in-Chief of the Allied
s"ores, is Quite sufficient for
young man. This is an auspicious
occasion for you and your comrades. . We,
have here representatives of the fighting
forces, s, of the women who worked at
home, and of the children who will do their
duty when the time" comes, I congratulate
the Returned Sailors' and Sol- {
diers' Imperial, League in South Australia
Within greatest start of their appeal to j
the' public. The splendid guard of honor
moRe should be a fine target against which
the" bullets of donations may be armed.
The color will not be carried in battle, '
hot will be kept by your respective units,
44, BC doubt, twill, be placed it. the
memorial hall, which you are going to
erect to your '" fallen comrades.
I hope in time each battalion will get its
official colors, on which will be emblazoned
the battles in which the unite took part.
There will- he no grandly record in the
world than the record which those colors
present. I hope you an vin he able to
raise your memorial hall to those gallant
souls who treat over the top and clasped
the enemy appear points to their breasts
and died for their country.
The colors were received by the following
officers: 14th Battalion, Colonel Price
Weir, D.S.O.: 5th Battalion, Lieutenant
Colonel F. W. Hurcombe; 27th Battalion.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. Dollman; 16th Bat.
tallon, Captain R. S. Somerville, DSO.,
M.C.; 43rd Batraaon, Lieutenant-Colonel
C P. Butler, D.S.O-.; 32nd Battalion. Lieutenant-Colonel
D. M. B. Coghill; 48th Battalion,
Lieutenant D. H. Clarke; 3rd Light
Horse, Major A. Dick; 9th Light Horse,
Captain N. Malcolm; 11th Light Horse,
Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Parsons, D.S.O ;
Australian Field Artillery Lieutenant
Colonel W. C. N. Waite. D.S.O., M.C.;
1st Division Field Engineers, Major S. H.
Watson, M.C.; Pioneers. Captain H. J.
Storey; A.M.C. and Field Ambulance,
Colonel W. T. Hayward. CMG.; 1st
Division A.M.C., Colonel. W. T. Hayward,
CMG.; 1st Division A.S.C., Colonel Henley;
Flying Corps, Flight-Lieutenant V. A.
Norvill; 12th BatUlToTi, Captain Jorgensen;
52nd Battalion, Captain T. H. Lonnen.
Warrant-Officer Pritchard, D.C.M., M.M.,
who was supported by Sgt-Major Carey
(Croix de Guerre), and Sgt. Inwood, V.O.,
handed the colors to his Excellency, who
spoke to each officer as be presented the
flags.
The officers marched around the ground,
and the people gave full vent to their
feelings. The colors were cheered to the
echo.
Football of a Kind.
Retained soldiers and members of the
Rejected Volunteers? Association engaged
in a game humorously called football. The
ball had a diameter of about 5 ft., and the
players were attired in the most grotesque
costumes imaginable. They had not
had time to train for the event,
and a few minutes of strenuous
showing of the ban sufficed to came most
of them to seek the first-aid station. No
goals were scored, but both sides claimed
a colony, in consequence of each having
assisted in forcing. the ball into the grand-
stands, and canning a small commotion
i there. Football was soon abandoned as
lan impossIble game.
Acrobatics and Other Features.
OLD. boy?, accompanied by the 6½5.
Silver Band, under Mr. C. J. Madge, gave
an exhibition' of physical drill and of
acrobatics. These were popular items. A
Paddy's market was conducted by the bat-
talion- clubs, and stalls were erected at
various points. Good business was done
by them, and also by the sellers of souvenirs.
A very handsome souvenir
of the occasion was on sale.
The stalls' and stallholders were:
Jumble Stall 104 and 50th Battalions,
Mrs. Sharland. Bran Pie A.F.C., Mrs.
Wragg Cake Stall 43rd Battalion, Mrs.
W. J. Kinnish. Parish and Vegetable
Stall Artillery, Mrs. Waite. Sweets
Stall-Ettgineers, Miss Coghlan. 2nd
Jumble Stall AM.C. and 32nd Battalion,
Mrs. Colebatch and Mrs. Allen. Smokes
12th and 52nd Battalions, Mrs. Burt.
Afternoon Tea-27th Army Service Corps
and 3rd Light Horse, Mrs. Kinnear. 2in
Cake Stall 9th and 11th Light Horse.
Mrs. Roache. 3rd Cake Stall 16th and
48th Battalions, Mrs. Henning. The
AFTER. souvenir stalls were in charge of
Mesdames W. A. Kingsborough and C. E.
Moore and Misses F. Dangieson E. Nottage
H. Powell, and V. Byrne and members
of Glenelg Cheer-up Society. Mr.
Gordon Spry was honorary organiser of
the carnival, and Mr. A. li. G. Fearby was
secretary.
The Concert.
An enjoyable' concert was given in the
Town Hall at night in aid of the carnival
funds. There was a good attendance. The
programme was more than usually diversified,
and the items elicited hearty applause.
Instrumental music was contributed
by Misses, Gertie Campbell; M.
Hockridge, H. McNally, Bertha Jones, and
Gladys Bruer and Messrs. H. Brewster
Jones and A. Demodena. Songs by Misses
Katie Joyce and G. Homburg and Messrs.
Sable Grivell, S. Alexander Cooper, and
H. Armstrong were much appreciated. The
ragtime items by Miss Maxine McKenzie
and Mr. James N. Rooney won flattering
evidences of approval for the performers.
One of the finest items was the final a
trio, "The Lost Chord" (Sullivan), by
Messrs. Lance and Laurie Kennedy and
Miss Dorothy McBride. Mr. James Ander-
son submitted excellent elocutionary items.
The accompaniments were played by Miss
Gertie Campbell and Mr. H. Brewster
Jones. Mr. Herbert Walsh and Miss
Violet A. Taylor were the joint honorary
'managers
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