Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1914

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prellicJont,
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. WilBon.

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oongrat.ula io n
, on 'fuosda
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au'ppo!'t<ld by
Peaoh (holl.
(sooremr y)
W. R Ho well.
J. F. Co~ l c3

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;M. Wright .
Messrs . .K

. a4dition to i. Orders under Seal"
"The Wreck" (Vitagraph), tllerc wiU

wards, G. T
;Joeey, W.

R. H. A

durin, this. week A.n interesti ng

of ' t.Jre Grand National, 1914.

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,variety programme .
Races
. and ·9th,
on ' EOE!ter
Wyoombe, ·· on tllEl " occ86ioD of the , The following pri.6oncM ~\'iIJ come up rnr
of .the Berko Md B ucks Senior ·Cup, tria.1. at , the Reaping &roygh Qu or1~ r
Ayleabtl17. United Y. · Maidenhead. Town. Seee.on8 to-day (Friday) :-Harry .10n ,,",
W'I IB
The London and Soiitp-Weetern Ra.ilway no fixed abode, cha.rged wiLh iitea li!( fY
its
~ ComJl~ny are running ~ host of. Easoor money from dwelling llonses; n.: l!h "l'~l
prqaperqwi pBrilidB w....
w.,;
excurswns from Readmg. WoklDghsm, Charles Evnns, 80. Gr.cat KnoH YA St,rcct
c~a:rged with 6teal ing money frum n. pro:
u.e m~meiit of that
.Iandlady, Bracknell, Windsor and Eton, etc.
payment g"s nICter:
M~.:.~rg;,: .,
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G W.R.,.'rEMPERAN'cE UNION. ~
THl!l HEN OF TBE BQUB. ,
No.1 Diviaion of the G .W.n. 'Temper- KENDRICK BOY'S SUCCESS.
A. . <lOntJ&~ersy whetber _ of local or anoe Union held. ooncert in tho Abbey . Keeble mo.,. the hnptlloirl of th e ]{ Plfdr;ek
national iliiporq.n'ce, inv&r.iablY bringe' one HaU, ~m Satllrduy, Mr. William Mcn~oy )Joys" School, 11BB receb:cd mall V ('\. 111'
or , two mS1C tcrthe ,fore and ..!.eveaIs eapa-I pr(lSldLDg. Among th()5e al8() present were gratulations on obtnining a fiI'6t di ,"j ''' iil ll in
~ty~,whiCli ,perhapli" [had ':lot been .,eppre- !' Me88rs. R. G. Be<!s (Lond()n), .J'. W. ~""e the London Matriculation Ex"nJ: II:l :.;o ll.
ClSted before. "'T ·b<j r<><:ent ~choolB oon- , (J(enernl eccrot.ary of the UDl?n), J. B. Says the Ke ndrick Boys' 11o.gl\7.ilJ(~ : ., Il ir-t
trOve.... y has been a caBe lJlo ·pomt. Of/ the 'I Chapman (dl'Vls,onal £ecretary), O. Ro ... future .career (wjIl be watched · ,I.-ilh I,ho
members of ' the' town oouncil who h ..ve . (c]>q.irman of No.1 Division) . and J., Dooll greatest inter~t by an those WllO kno-.'l
enhanced theu- .Nputati9n -aB ,th<l outoom<l I (hon, B6C,:"tary of the ~adiJlg braneh) , him a.t school and ''''ho n.pprc cird{' I d~
. of the controvei!
'" too <lhiel is Councillor , The art.stP.s were M,.s Queenie Bees wortb ... IU1 all,round boy, goorl IXllh' at
Fank _~';i1ter.
·r. Winter, who hll8 only ~ (.~prano),. Mi •• Min!,~e Br()wn. ' (c~:mtralto), work and games . "
been a member f the cooncil .. little over 'M1SB Anme Mountam (erocutIonlst) • . Mr.
a ',......, sjlo,",Il<f'.. 'thorough 'grOE!p of the 40na~d Byerley (tenor). Mr. ~ill Pearson ST. PETER' S LODGE. .
A -rery fln.tiBfL1C~Y year's w{)rl{ inl{ i,'\
question and a capacity f<!r"dealihll with !V'(),\.! Dl8 9, and Mr. Arthur Bra,de OlUIDorit- ablY " o.rid wi~l! 1Il(lderati9n. On ' the ' .st) . . MISS May Brown and Mic. Winifre? .Nl<)orded by tJIG St. Peter'8 Lodge of 0 .1.1 ,
otb<ll' Side Alderman Chivers aga.in sllowed : Cla~ke ably shared the d'!tle. of aocolD' fellow.. Starting with" capital of .£7,G70
himself tl8 a very II live It member -of ~he i pn.~]{'1t. Mr: .Bees,. addre681!lg .the ga.tb~r­ ,!~L .4io., the year WM concl ud ed with n.
council, though.JIis figures were rather ..a
comphm:ented the ' dlvlen.on on lta cn.pltal of £8.051 1,1A. O .~ d., Sll,)wi iq:; II,
tribnte to hie pow~ of imagination. Mr. year s w()rk, The:e ""as an lncre"--,,,. of Raving of £381 116. Sd. Sick P"Y 1m, bee n
E. 'P. Collier. who' h ... been rather in the ~36 1n membe",h,p, and the Readmg hea.vy, amounting to £47!l 14fl . 4d , . Rn <1
background of late, again "ool,ll<lnstr..ted br~eh w .... . at tho ,top of tho divis!~'lI death d n.ims have r e n~h,ed £;l1D. C Ul lt rj·
,his powers as ... . .first-olll8lt fighting inan, havlDg .. mem.bershi'»· of 367, and 'an In- buliolls amounted to £!i82 63. 1<1., and
·.A:ldertlNl.\l Dryland, the lellWler of the crease of 118 In the year,
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interest £334 IGs. 5.\ d .
MClllb€r~ who
have lapsed h·n.ve be~ n ~ma ller in lIu'rnh c rn
ope~bool"r., has now ~ 'ass1ll'ed. POsitio!l COLEY CRUSADERS' BULB SHOW
than eXJWcte u, nnll the rn e mbr.'3 hi l) now
on the couned. The two-ecltoolers owed ..
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,reat <!e¥..to t,he,-platform ability. orllanis,
I.n keeping with , the progressive' spirit numbers 458.
mg skill, ' and «in<!rgy Of ·Dr. Abram.
whleh they belIeve should ellll.racterioe
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social work, the committee ()f the Coley .. GALLIA."
MONEY WANTED.
Crusaders h"ve j.lBt held a bulb competiUnder the ",uspices of tll~ Federatic;;;'7.r
~r.: n.:kers ; the pr.e~id;m-t 'Of the ·Nation,,! . tion. 'Through the, kindn(l6s. of a. local the Briti.; h bl'll.l1ches of tho .. A II ij'" co
UUW,n , .of Te&ehers, apeakjng before Ule ' g~Dtl~man . . !()mp Buty . hyacmthe were Fra.nC8.isE'," and in connect!on with its
Berke 4.«.ooiation . of 'l'eachero on 's~ur- I d18trlhuted I>uwng the Children some eeks eleveut,h lecturing tour In .Great Britain
day. Wfl,8 '&8king for ' morA money fo,r fl.g,?
-The flowers were" brooght In on a.nd Irela.nd. the v.eJl ·kno" n ll'l'ench l ex~
teachers' salflo'ries. ,Had, Mr. Dakera beel! -Fnd"y: 186t. when Mr. Maske:!, and Mr. plorer, U. Ie MarqlliR de Scgon.ne, g~V(l
better acqu ..inted · with ijtia locality he i CoUnCIU(lr Watts ac~ ns llOnorary judges .. ;moot mterestlll!! l€ctllIe III French "t
would ho.vo known that \loth in Reading of · the .bl(loma . . Prizes were awarded as the U"ivers' t y College Hl\ll on " 'Morocco"
and the .eountf there is a f ...ling that the follow. :-Class I.
(gro\VD by cllJld~en () ll Thl!1'5(luy "vellill!!, March 26 , all<1 de~"",.Lf+.,"l demands ' f(lr education ont of the rate.. over ten yea1\3 of age) : 1st, Cru.snder TIlly ecribed, wit,h the aid or a fin e seri .." 0 1
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have rea.ched· 'tbe '-extreme limit
Wh..t CO()ke; '2nd, Crus"der Beatrjee . Lunnon; .lll.ntern views Iii. own travels thron~holl'
Mr," D,.kers 'and t11(~.-\.ho thmk'· ~ith him certi6cateB, (~) Dolly Firlon~er, (2) P ... t that country,' tlie prillc'iptU part ()f ,Jhich
might· do 'is' to press for .a, fairer equalis.... Cr,u.s ader JIWlCS; (3) Fred WII, The l"1lt- f<>rIDS a French protectorate.
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tiOD of tbe' ed]Jcatiooat" buroon ..nd to ·liamed awo.rd w",,: made &8 -s\l ' enoourtl se, ,
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tblr.t tHe iniflfons' now expended on mont l(): .the ex~ellent .attempt mad~ f!Y WEST READING ADULT SCHOOL.
. ehonld-be need to bet.t er purpo •., the exhib, tor. CI ..... 11, (grown by clill"
An .,,,ceptlonally good .acred con"crt
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tho ''''C~ ':' Pot present •. dre~.. under ten -ye~ of . .a.ge): 11:1t, Amy was-given on Sundl\y evening, Arrn.ngt'd hy

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H endy, JI.
Alloll (1.
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MR, SPALDING: TO.A.DDRES~

ME~Tlim.Td~NlGHj. -

teachers of Berk- Atkinto0!l';. 2:Qd, . EttIe Grlffi.!l _ C}&88 111. Mr. \Valter Redgrove. \\'ho .cnpU vnl {, tl t.ho
(grown ,~~n .wa~r): 1st. VloE',1?e .GrIgg; Zn~J la.rge aud ietice . with h}FI hn.lHlh ~ lI :;.010:'1.
Tom Lv~ord . .. ~ e?~m1ttee teK-e
U FJ.'he V oopet"Hymn,"
I ' TIle I.o~t C I:ord " .

doubtleea did not
of" tboee dwelling
""rt~y &e,eervinll
~'ilIl,tY.,J3'()Wlf1;'o)t.':if~~;~~g1~:,~!: !(~~2the IIpl.e ndid work
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meet

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oPl;lortumty of ) banki,ng .atl ,,)'foo ' Ij'lave (enoore, .. The Spanish Ch an t " ), an(l
helped to mak...- tbl\ l!JiOW-,.~ : 8U~" . (file selections ,on tile fairy .l)ol ls, Mr.,. GrlMen
fact tlla~ no bul,!> ,sh?,:"ed ~lgn8 qf. neglect, 6o.ng "~.Yond" . anp ./ Qu esti ons,'1 nnll
a.nd that such .~~flQtJlt,~ JJl~~ "\Ve;e Mrs. Kinchillgt.on sang "Th-crc is a Green
6t.aged. r¢lecf.e gr"." t. oMllft _,ul>o~tOO ·."hil- :· HilL Far away" and J ' When I .1lI· VCY tho
dren , concerned . . '1;'l,e ,P~Ii~ 'wilr '.b~ .l~re- . W6ndrou. CrosB," anrl Mr. F. Rr<lgroye
senW by thtl. clitilrm~J-.:',Dr: '~Bood1e , at Ballg I f Come, unto Mo 11 n.nd "The Chor iHa.n e.arly. meeting.
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tcrs," Eaeh item W06 r e ndered with feel·
GIFT TO TEr-EPHONE OFFICIAL
. ing and ~atho.. and well nwrite<\ tho
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6uthUr31RStIC applnu6 e accord ed. 'rhe Ichalr'
. 8atl,-,(I"lr_ ~·<lveniIig, : " at MeJ1~oy's w!l.II.takulI hy ·MI'. A. fl . W()(Idl oy. Th~
ladies ' and ge ntl bmen pr-esldent Mr. S . Brondbca.r, t ho.ukcd tho
. Office telephone arti.tes .
..t<>.t.he estAmed I NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS.
d'attjct, Mr. IM ac,
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' appoiriteit in a. simi!ar.
The ~a~lOnal_ Um-o n of Te::l.C~lcl:S. w!lIt!h
Plymo'Qtb .. " 'rhe' proceedings: now numb ~r s . u·1 county n.f;SI\Cl~tlQlIB. [l24.
of a. whist drhre conceit' loco..I a.c;soClatlOns, and 188,37U TIli.!miJ ers,
. . the . whi8t . <\ri~e
f~w will hold i~ s forty,firth i>nllu~1 ~Jlf~rcnco
rendered by.. M;iase. Cllurch, at Elldter 10 L<iwc8tof~'1 by inVitation fit
H!P11ngb'e~t, Fidlet: and Sri)ith, and MfflBl'8. tl.e mayo~ and oorp<Jmtl,?ll of tJ.e oo~ough.
Bauds: Mias Maclean , thcn A receptlOu b,y ,t hn Mayor ana Mayore""
pyizes to 'the winners ¥iS6~S of Lowestoft, on behalf of the borough.
Lane and Messrs. Ferguson will be held dur \"g the week, OVC'1 ,2,20()
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Mr I Stcvens.on

the c1m.lr- aelegn:Les have ocpn app.oillted

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·, ~ott. -postrna.ster at Windoo17,
and ~Ml1ng are ~tl~g~S Cau/U?, DrurY .~d
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r()iced their regrets at 'Mr. Mac.l ean's de , .pooley, VICkers , ,\ h;,'t.o and Vell" , ' rho
Mr.
c· Ferguson
erinte¥.dent,1
parture.1
' Mr. , Stetrnffic
venson 6u
pre£ented
Mr. Lltt]".
represen tl),tlves ,of the EllIS
local, Gold
EdllcntlDn
Mae1ean. on behalf of the Readiri$ ' staff .oommlttee are 'MISS SULton find MCSIlrs.

M.<'~"rs, C"l.~'l!.c.

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and coll-engncB,
with
a handsomo,oombined
a.n d suit
case.
,Mr. MnClefn, ' in

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B~'perintc ndil;g .eugjneer. the O?nrt:'rcll~, 1,'.1'ho rcp r~tie nt(ltive~ I Irom

n~'tJl.

lInrrer
and Pugh.
ST.
LUKE'S
MUSICAL SOCIETY.I

.rf'ply,
s~oke of the between
h8rmo~ylum,
.?f th~
' . guvc, nu
tlOns wlueh
tlie reIn,,,
staff 1 lh. St. Luke.'~ 'MUSICal Socldy
his
in other
b,t:snches
of
excellent
performanC<l
of
Alfred
R. ~lIke
C,wl 'R
presented Mr.. cantata .. '~he' Holy CIty", fit St.
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w,i.et
Da.noing Wf\..'1 Chur-ch on Monda.y ,evenIng. wb~m. as
with . !
continu~rl tIll usual on these 09caslonR. there I was a.
to 'Misses crowded ,co ugregatlOn. It WfiS gel t~ rallY
Messr. cOllsldered to be olle of the best pi! form, ' fo~ anc"" of the SQClcty. The best elf rt or
,
the choru5 was H T hine- isi the King(lorn, "

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,~bile the una:coorp.p~~lied ~horusee~

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fining pot" and "For God B() lov prl the
world " were very efleetive, One of the
features of the work, is the Sanctu~ sUng
'01 by an invisible clwir. TiiiB was re h<lcred
ou 1rom th.e gBllery by four of the mefnhcl's,
M .... Tom F()ster (!>RSB), Mr. H. J. lT i.her
II!tl~!d.ll1ee. , (~nor1, Ma.ters· Wilfr'jd Ho.pkiuB a~l~ R'llS'
,s ell Pa.lmer, alld WBS most Imprf'6SLve. or
the · 801oltits Ml"s. Haro ld Constable (th"
cont,r",~tOi
Mr. N()~lJ\an Cr..e Ibnrik>ae)
were·: 1D . excellent VOICC.
MISS I f-rook,
toouRh having ·I"". 't6 do thon the c,olit ralto
a~d:DB.ritone" al80 Is~ng , ext-remel ~ ',..'c ll .
Mr . . Wbittaker (the tepor) waB
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Bucoc6Bful ' &S usual.. Exce1J.cn t
was rendered by the orchO:'itra . \\'
.itJted (If the following :-ls1 v ioli ,

Jackson
Bouts.
R : Hood .
Sb.II.W.

Mioo G. Lin
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8ion .

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clon t ,
pot&rl

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b Gr o f ,,,~i!\;.3
d Oli h lo eri h ill
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pr (\~ ;d t~nl rnr
nl! t tf'o Id",o
tlt'nl f"'n who
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