Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

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(as,in,·
announced
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Howard Palmer), Mr .
. "Palmer, and Mr. Martin H.
:509 10 ~)8'1' :F.
, the I..Uer of wh om . !.awu
156 171 Jl' , th&t he oould not unuc r st alld wby the
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·r'ClulJ--wa.s not better st1{)port.ed, e sp~ialLy

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-3r.:-2:--;1'r3~.i!'1 afier &11 Mr., How!l.l'd Palmer hM done .
p 1'" 1'" :7'he annu&1 report nppeored in I,."t,
2 , 537
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. . Thti wayor' propoood thc odoptinn of
. ~~'.;':" " " "' .-,' "' .'" ...£2890 1a tl~". rep6rb, and Mr. A. C. B,uLh olon" w'

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tih.e ...hole th~' h.,.lth
Mr. S. S. WollMton. in revi !' wing 11,.,

800<), &· lo~ of, 'Onl. ve.rioua items in the revort, nl1ud r d 1'1
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e:alf bavIng 00-_ the ~rioU6 1088 '''t'hicb the club h ;\ u ' II
"this being I.... than.l-tained -by the d .. &th of ML G Wi ' !
a herd of a'bout 240 I' mer' 0.00 Mr. Mt.rtin J. S utt<lll
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PaLmer W(\i8 a. vlce-nrooident of 1I 1" 4 I. ,
. J!o<oa<~9. -:-T{.1.t8 '.Fear the upkoop of the sinoo it was started. . .nd five v,, ,r., ""

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£54\

' 'XJ>6nslve:'-Wages.
he showed his great interest 'n ;: I, . n', "
_~h"", Bt<;.,. ~74 3s. 6d; . ... nting & Y"r, hand some ch an· " E,' ' 1)".11 .
9rl. In a.dd .ti()n there III 1 which WI>S .(lOm!leted lor ",t ,:, " ",, ' "'.1
l~ 'of "!-ni1;em of -ho...... l"boiu:, w_r "ad ! cr-oquet t ournament. Mr. ~ht'l " :1.. 1. ..
;i:I;~~~~1e~l!"';~~:~:,= "exoollel).t
~!fI>o,,: are i a par·
of C&rls, etc. , for "art~ of gr ..vel 1' S .. tton was the heM of & Ii'ln \ I" 11 k 'd
·ani.l . evenly l_oolour.
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given the committee the l' eJ », .. 1 I" "a
a ~'V6»Y. Import..
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yea.r
consld.era.ble ex- e.g to t1lbeat way of tr-ea.tillg t h o ~" 1I .d
<Ji.l1riI. tIs _ they ! pense h.M boon. incUlfeq in kooping • the \ The fir had al so !lr~nl",1 (he," ," :
. ~ fenoos In repaIr. the wa.ges account for seodtl, a.
it wa ~ due to f\1l 0 tl l l ·t III , : :~.
the,. ..re 35 1t'hia, item ~inir £50 158. 911.
ber 'er the firm that tI,e com"" l(,'" w,','
than ::l~;~:lrel..,·' bu1;,-lW! I
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able to plant the ornn.mP li tal t rM" " , .-i

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A POPULAR .t:lECRETARY'S
PRE~EN1'

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which had added
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its .ground,
Seoeral "ttr.ctivene"
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from tha.t mooting that 0'" wi", had ,....,\
l,. beenwasthe
backbone
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TheN!
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fHee of or'th:,
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JllnlJcl" J,Ill '",
it w ... Rt"rted.
H e rdcl'red (,(, J~'
Henry ColHna. H~ had ac k :·(l n,..; 1~ s}I! . . · t
anchor to the club, and had 1" .e ll It ,

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:season

on ' Wednesday

afternoon 1ears (HeAr,

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i_with • mo.tch·· bfttween . te..m. Ml're ... ntini / l!&rd to the finall{!ial positio ll or lh ,: ,.: ".1"
bas the W<!dnead:a."Y c·aphin ".nd tlHl Saturday . Mr. Wollaston SaIU that .. ll\'oll),<1 , ,,.~.
8a:l~. o.ptain . . An enjoyable· , ..me end~d in a.", ~tatern,ent of accounts 8ho\V.~1 lL hal ••
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......l~, .,.<in for the .. S!'turday te ..in by \~i;< points, ' In Jw.ud ilf £30 ]0,. 5d .. till' "'M n,,,,..,
7~ar.
the ........pootiTe 800""8 1J.ejng: \ Saturd""11th"n outset hy the fact th nt Lh o ' ,"11' .. f
.-..u:y ' nio:e ,!<>t . in- .t,ej,n;, 60t Woonesda,. tefl.tll. 54. ~ ppcI!.;
36. ~. "'lIB due to Mr. W. H" w.1 "d
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1£94
Palmer m

re~p 4?ct of
ren t to D .J('cnlih'r
The un sntisf . et.<.n'y pos l io"
·du.o to th~ l'ee ci!'l,. from fo~t.b a ll.
eneket, ..nd hocko~ ,fohn g ofI..
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~ low; but · tor ·: tlll". Jhel'll.
hiokoe . ... e\lt .......'1 at the outset. Town r, yo:.ra ..go the rccOI !,'" from th ", SO Il , 'CO
·b""n .. _ ftr~ OOllBl-a.el"l''bJe in·. c.h ..lleD!;~ him, making 5 out of 7 in t "I"", £69 1II0re t hnn lnst . year. I n tho
this 'iillrtic~l&r -itelD' .of toM J.at ~ink8 .. 'L ocke's rink, hewever, . ot Il9Bt two yen'" the .lkrlliillll'O Ge~i1"mcll "
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1#le' yerdio$ br :4 ,points.
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Hockey Club had eel\.'";u to eXIst. ant!
nEPORT ' " 1 ' Sa~:v : Tvler, Bpepoer, W . .E. Fu i;er the Readlllg Amateur I'ootba!! CI"h 1t,,1
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(skip)"
211. Woonead .. y ~: , G. HuggilMt, ,oe";;od to ,p ..y enough to remain affilJau·d.
r~~l:ting ·on
Allen. HU(!lon (Ikip), 17.
. ,, ' <. ·'rllen .the ·Berkshlre County Crick et Ci " h
~~~""~!~~.~~:!~~~~~~.:· 1.~·~ ;:Qur:'! PnIler',, ' rink -bad the 'better of mAt;,.,...: h"<l 'r~uoed .their home progromll' c by
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.' r~rtf,;Jr WedDesd..,: W.:L.....rence, .B<lst, Bryant on.. m .. to~. and all th is h!,d mc,," t ~
th"'~ '..the ...rskipl. >23.
s..tu"ilay: ~ri.. P ..yne, M<iuction LJI th.. ~v"lIue. 1 he. club ''''.'
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tll .. refore fACed wltll the nnenvlable po' ,'
• pef,od, ~F Ho.man (sJqp) 19.
cIi3-. Bryant mide ·the~ pa"". !l'he rink. how- ti\lD of haYing to "&rry fonvltrd to (h o

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th~re.. ia '" ·far i • Wedoeed ..li:

'talbot.

l'1n""~I~r q~_'''t.'1 thAn I ~;er ~Nm"il)l!.;r'·1;l?"' TojWn"", · ,(s)cip).. 15.
a.Pl)gl~t~~~,t'~~~~·t"'~~·fh::;FI~~:2':}'l~i:ai1l(~~·~j-~~~~,~~I~~~~ .' . but, . unf<>rtqn~~ly,, ·, 't~ .., .ll/[o~..: LoCke (skip),
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&turd",y:
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'. '<!ver, ;crept l"P and passed I the Wednel)'
-and Ma,.,
ya. on ·the 19th end. B~ant 'then came
• ....as re- ,,,llm!" with \I and 3. and h,. rink won ~y
MY", ' -proyed diI\rim~ntal tot 4, JIOIDt..
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UleJ~41,n.~ "of th, m.,ngold and po~to . ' PRESENTATION TO MR. TOWNER.
wet n&w of. ~ 8~Und ,
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present ye"r .. debt · of £94 36. 4<1. ,..
""spoot of rent."
He could only Ilr~o
!"os~ o1;rool111 . that it wa. of th e \l11Jl~ ',"
lmportDnoo that members of club" u" "g
the &round sbould do thei r .cry bos t
600ure new me.mhers, as . that 6 ~.c llH' d

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.cn.ltiv.ation~ . dim~Ult ~Dd e~~ .· . A pleJl~ung i~~ioont/'-"!'as Lthe p:sssnt&- ·t~a on~y way by .which the fin8.lIc :nl J)(1sibIP!!'otjV", .:'!n4 deu,r,a the -.plant:~ ttll hon .n. th" pa.v4ion dunni p'e ~ mten:-..I tlo n of thoae clube would .. n"ble ~h c m t...
'l 'I~"~~b~~~'~:W1II ·deotrlliblov
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l~f .~ 8JlV>er-mounted· u .. tr!'Y,: ~~tabl ... 111- pa,. a good an.! fa,r rent for t he . " "'" or

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:Much. 1914..

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8Qrlbed, to Mr. E. T.owner, . in

th-e SnoNS -Ground.

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finanCll\] 110-~ 1 '

t4e . .even ,,~ ended· nit~on of t~e eerv~ce8 he ~ilB : ~ndered ·to tion ';1 the S!lOrts Club '""" gl'<!"t:y <1110
we"" ..n wet

a..l"S ·"",t"the

club .... hnD . .....,retary . dur,ms the Pa8t
·of 6:49 incli8ll.
. ,.two leaN. Jilr. ··Towner'.· ~sianl!tion ·oi
.' ~. . RM,._ i tha:~. 9~~ . a.t . the ..""nri~a]l-'~t:ng. :w~
THE·. F4..
. l'e:OOlVM. ,!"ith g~t. ~el!ret. 'anil the club is
. were "louu·Q.ate. in - having a8 hl~ etiec,;s.or such
~ . an ""bli> ,h on .
a. Mr. Bryant.

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,tF-[mnpll' .'fl)e ;p~i,~e~nt" Mr.

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4'~ent8.tion . ,to .. If;~.,

." tho fac. th ... mally of tho olubs us mg

the' groulld "",,re not ablo to ]ll\y tho
renta that three ycars ago it lnw t\ ~tjc jpated tbcv would do.
It was •• t",fl\c·
torY to Irioow that thero had been no <l o·
er.a..9 in th~ mewMrshi!l or tho Spo rt,
Qlub, and llracticu.lIy the re h nd b c.ell 110_
deere""" in the a,mount of 6Ubscrlp i l(;''' ,
reo.iv~ (applause).
In .reply to Mr. W. C . B ' nndy. ~' . "
IVolJ:Io8toi1 said that the .-ent to 00 p",,1

~w:!'tlno~l: made

':!loy.on..-; 'He
w.:lia;"'i1' :I!~·ld '~t.ha;t \lI~n~om'-'n 'had ~h ..r""d the
~:~,;~~:j.~~~t~,om"" 'Tery ~l;o:; .:and eY,,!'J'
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. him In . W1ehin~ Mr.
and !M .. s~r Towner during the eosuing yea:z:
was
£2U5.
pr<jsperlty.
Th~y whioh included tithes .
.Jlreeent 1"'ould be a
Th.. r"DOrt .. nd .!.atement of , cC01' ki~
of his . l1&ppy and p16&' were the n. p....56d. . ..
with
r Palmer Park
Mr. A. C. Bartholom.ew, in propo ·;j ll ",
the !'e-<llection ot JI1·r . W. Howanl 1':.1·
.~9'WI><lr, in acknowlediihg t~e mer asa pr08ident of the club, ""'iii . tli ,' y
to:li8'; >l00lt~oOl~p'~liIoe"t, .ald. no word. from Jum ali knew that h .. had at hO llrl LIl<> .trllO
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hie deep &ra.titude foy . their intere8~ of nm3.teur BDOrt b ot.h in ,It.-a dI,
of hiM elTorts. '1'1>& oecreta.-ry· ing and the di6tr;et (Hear, hear). ' TIi o
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cluh"'lIB a .bv l"? meaDe e"'1 tlbject Mr. P .. lmcr had. in t:l\ki.Q.q thu
.;poo.,,".n,
with a.n ch loy;a.l _ ~~ope,ration ground and handing it ' over to' ~he· Bport!1
had &1"'&'1'8 r600~YOO from the .Club had been achieved. a.nd he h"d

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J"ltendednd
to hl!' 8U(),,-.r
..nt,. , oport
the town
d,strlCt. am."",,·
At t·ho
lie ......... ¥r,
lurelI.'7
would
done' ain great
work and
in """iBting
it hald :been,.. quite "l~1iour-<O'p:ove. . . . . .me time . Mr. P.lm cr w"" not OJ1. t·o
n
. The .Pl'e8ide t
thefr th ..nluo to boLster up • cl ub of that M rt, out he
Mr. P~y 'Bull
,hon. did not believe th.t he would bo a hMd
kCN,-tary 'of the . .
I.. ndlord and would kind.-- m eet U,e ...
if the, could not exactly pay their ""1
(Hellor. h"",r).

Mr. John CrowlH.Ir~t, in seconding,
in the pMt, there was a.n enor·
mous ..mount of Q!l"thy amonset !l.mnteur

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sportsmen in tho town.

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I understand
thia
80whlCh e.x lSkd
the l!llendi.dwhy
opportullltJes
for all kind. of OPOl't on tllo COlluty

Ground (~p!ll&use).

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I ried.
The prop06itipn W;A! UD3.U1mous!y
On the propooition of the Rev. H. EI·
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Herbert Bonyo n. Mr.
~l1r,. Collillll. Mr. J. E. Hill , Mr.
E . :!rey.or, Mr. Alfred Palmer, Mr. Al
· b.rt J . Palmer, Mr. Ch,.,-I", H. Palmer,
· Mr. EU9tace E. Palmer, Mr. S. E rnest
· Palmer, Mr. John Biwondo. Mr. Ch~rles
.F . .Siotond., Mr. F~ed Stok~, Mr. Leo,nard G. Suttan, Mr. M",rtin H. F.
Su~on" Colonel W ..lt"r 1'hocnton,
Mr.
W . Bulliv." nt Willi&llls, Ilood Mr. S. S.
W",\1""ton..
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Mr. W . C. ' B}o.ndy p.ropoee<l the re·
election of Mr. ·Ch.r1e. P . Simond8 as
il'll"'Ul'>Or. Mr. S. S. Wollaston as
oec~, ' ''00 Mr. BI"nl"y Hny·
...ard' .... ~nt _retary.
Mr. P. C. Fen.. i.clte·Cleonell 6600nd~.
and both the mD.er· and eeconder patd
.. 'hearty :tribute to "'l" ...""k· of Mr. 'Wol.&Dd' Mr: li"""" ....d , to -Whom thtt
ow~ .. sr-t deal .lOr· aU they had
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